They did it.
A moment eight years in the making finally came good. After one of the wildest up-and-down seasons for any team in MLS history, the Sounders are going to the MLS Cup Final.
Seattle Sounders 1. Colorado Rapids 0.
So much had made of the Rapids’ home edge, but the Sounders neutralized it like no team has all year. The Rapids’ fortress had been unassailable in 2016, and their 12-0-6 record at home at altitude made the task set before Seattle all the more daunting. While it’s true they held a one-goal edge on aggregate, a single goal by the Rapids would’ve tilted the balance and forced the Sounders to equalize against perhaps the best home defense in MLS history.