The Seattle Sounders’ 2020 Concacaf Champions League venture came to an end at CenturyLink Field on Thursday, as Honduran side C.D. Olimpia prevailed on penalty kicks after the second leg of the Round of 16 series ended in a 4-4 draw on aggregate.
Cristian Roldan scored for Seattle in the first half after the Sounders conceded an early opener and João Paulo scored another in the second half, but a late leveler from the visitors sent the contest to a penalty kick shootout, which Olimpia won 4-2.
After a fourth-minute opener put Olimpia on top early, the Sounders struck back in the 21st minute off a pinpoint free kick from João Paulo that found the head of Roldan, who nodded it into the net to level the aggregate at 3-3 and put Seattle in the driver’s seat on the away goals tiebreaker.