As the air begins be be just a bit cleaner in Seattle, the Sounders marched back to the top of the Western Conference for the night with a 3-0 win against LAFC at CenturyLink Field. Nicolas Lodiero scored twice from the penalty spot in the first half–one given via VAR for a Dejan Jakovic handball and the other a foul by Latif Blessing. Lodiero is not 14-for-14 all time from the spot in MLS.
Raul Ruidiaz added a third eight minutes from time to ensure the three points. Meanwhile, LAFC find themselves in the middle of the log jam where six points separate third-place Minnesota (17 points) and bottom-of-the-West San Jose (11 points). LAFC are currently in sixth on 15 points, but just one point clear of the red line.
Maddy Grassy was our photographer for the match and here are the photos on the night:
