Overview
- Seattle and Sporting Kansas City finished 1-1 Saturday in Kansas City after Paul Rothrock scored in the 2nd minute and Dejan Joveljić equalized in the 18th.
- Joveljić’s strike ended Sporting’s 351-minute scoring drought across competitions and stopped a six-match losing streak.
- Cristian Roldan’s mis-hit backpass set up the equalizer, which Joveljić reached first and finished from the top of the box.
- Goalkeepers carried heavy workloads as former Sounder Stefan Cleveland made seven saves in his first Sporting start and Andrew Thomas recorded six for Seattle.
- Seattle extended its unbeaten run to seven as its road shutout streak ended, and returning attackers Paul Arriola and Albert Rusnák came off the bench.