Sporting KC vs. Sounders: Highlights, stats, quotes

Paul Rothrock scored less than two minutes into the match and the Seattle Sounders dominated large portions of the match, but a rare mistake effectively gave Sporting KC the equalizer in a 1–1 tie on Saturday. The Sounders will still carry a seven-game unbeaten streak into their upcoming three-game homestand.

Highlights

Stats

Via MLS Stat on BlueSky

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Sporting Kansas City 1

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Venue: Children’s Mercy Park

Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Assistants: Meghan Mullen, Jeffrey Greeson

Fourth Official: Alejo Calume

VAR: Lukasz Szpala

Attendance: 16,378

Weather: 68 degrees and partly cloudy****

**SCORING SUMMARY **

SEA – Paul Rothrock 2’

SKC – Dejan Joveljić 18’

** MISCONDUCT SUMMARY **

SEA – Jackson Ragen (caution) 31’

SEA – Hassani Dotson (caution) 90’

** LINEUPS & STATS **

Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Peter Kingston 86’), Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Cristian Roldan – Captain, Snyder Brunell; Jordan Morris (Albert Rusnák 67’), Jesús Ferreira (Hassani Dotson 86’), Paul Rothrock (Paul Arriola 67’); Danny Musovski (Osaze De Rosario 76’)

Substitutes not used: Stefan Frei, Cody Baker, Antino Lopez, Sebastian Gomez****

Total shots: 11

Shots on goal: 4

Fouls: 12

Offside: 2

Corner-kicks: 5

Saves: 3

Sporting Kansas City – Stephen Cleveland; Jake Davis, Erik Bartlow, Wyatt Meyer, Jansen Reid; Lasse Berg Johnsen, Manu García (Tiago Calheira 84’), Jacob Bartlett; Capita (Caden Harris 74’), Dejan Joveljić, Shapi Suleymanov

Substitutes not used: Zorhan Bassong, John Pulskamp, Cielo Tschantret, Stephen Afrifa, Ryan Schewe, Ian James, Jansen Miller

Total shots: 9

Shots on goal: 4

Fouls: 11

Offside: 1

Corner-kicks: 4

Saves: 3

Quotes