EARTHQUAKES 1, SOUNDERS 1: Albert Rusnák scored his second goal of the MLS season, beating his man off the dribble and slamming the shot past Daniel.

Pinpoint Perfect 🎯 Albert Rusnák scores the late equalizer!
— Sounders FC (@soundersfc.com) 2025-03-30T04:27:03.142Z

EARTHQUAKES 1, SOUNDERS 0: Beau Leroux opened the scoring after his deflected shot beat Stefan Frei. The chance was created when Alex Roldan made a poor pass that was picked off near the penalty area.

LINEUPS: Nouhou and Obed Vargas returned to the starting lineup after missing last week's game while on international duty, while Kim Kee-Hee and Reed Baker-Whiting are each on the bench for the first time this season.

The Seattle Sounders play the first of three consecutive road games tonight, facing a San Jose Earthquakes team that has cooled off considerably after their hot start. The Sounders will be looking to get back on the winning side of the ledger after two straight disappointing league results.

The Sounders should also have some reinforcements, as Kim Kee-Hee and Reed Baker-Whiting have been fully in at training this week after missing the first five games of the season.

The last time the Sounders won at PayPal Park was on Sept. 21, 2021, having lost three straight games there since. The most recent was a 3-2 loss that came almost exactly a year ago when they erased a 2-0 deficit only to concede the decisive goal almost immediately after equalizing.

Notes

This will be the 41st meeting between the Sounders and Earthquakes in MLS play, with the two sides even their matches, 15-15-10. The Sounders have gone 5-7-7 on the road against the Quakes. They’ve also split the Heritage Cup, 8-8.
Obed Vargas and Nouhou have both returned from international duty and will likely be in the starting lineup.
The Quakes won their first two games of the season but have now lost three straight, which included home losses to Minnesota United (1-0) and the Colorado Rapids (2-1).