Seattle Sounders FC 4
St. Louis City SC 1
April 18,2026
Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
MLS Regular Season

It was weird to be in the seats. I am so used to not cheering and a reasonably quiet environ, it was refreshing to actually raise a scarf for the first time in a long time.

The Sounders looked good. They scored early and often and only gave up a garbage time goal killing off stoppage that was tough to watch.

Seattle Sounders FC 3
Tigres UANL 1
April 15, 2026
Lumen Field – Seattle, WA
CONCACAF Champions Cup QF2

Tigres UANL made the trek up to the Pacific Northwest to play Seattle Sounders FC in the return match of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal tie. The first match ended 2-0 for the Liga Mexicana side last week.

Seattle had chances in the match in Mexico, but had to settle for a close scoreline. The lack of a Sounders away goal potentially loomed large.

A late start Wednesday evening match up in poor weather on the recently installed world cup grass created unique conditions at Lumen Field.

The match started off with a brisk pace. The play was chippy out of the gate.

Seattle needed a goal and would get it early. Albert Rusnak would get through in the 11th minute and drive a left foot volley into the net, but the flag was up. Fortunately for the Sounders the VAR was in their favor and the offside call was overturned. Suddenly it was a single goal margin.

The equalizer for Tigres arrived in the 31st minute. Seattle conceded a corner and Joaquim would drill a header to the far post. The match was not merely leveled, the away goal meant Seattle needed to net four to advance.

The visitors managed to settle in on defense to see out the half. Nabbing the equalizer changed the momentum for both sides and slowed the match.

The second half began with the hosts needing three to advance and the visitors needing to see off forty-five minutes. Seattle made it interesting almost immediately, grabbing the second goal just three minutes in. Halftime sub Danny Musovski slipped one past Tigres keeper Nahuel Guzmán.

The Sounders were energized by the goal and the mood in the stadium was immediately altered.

Tigres would take some opportunities on the counter and Seattle keeper Stefan Frei was called on to make multiple saves, keeping the hosts alive in the 61st and 67th minutes.

Seattle got their third in the 82nd minute. Albert Rusnak cracked a long range volley to the far post, bringing the tie level but for the away goal.

Despite throwing numbers forward, the Sounders could not overcome the away goal. The hosts would win 3-1, but the visitors advance to the Champions cup semi.

BOX

Seattle Sounders FC 3 (3) – Tigres UANL 1 (3)

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Assistants: Juan Francisco Zumba, Geovany Garcia
Fourth Official: Fernando Moron
VAR: Yasith Monge

Attendance: 20,036
Weather: 42 degrees and rain

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA – Albert Rusnák (Cristian Roldan) 11’
TIG – Joaquim Henrique (Juan Brunetta) 31’
SEA – Danny Musovski (Jordan Morris) 49’
SEA – Albert Rusnák (Cristian Roldan) 82’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

TIG – Diego Lainez (caution) 27’
SEA – Danny Musovski (caution) 76’
SEA – Paul Rothrock (caution) 87’
TIG – Jesús Garza (caution) 90+3’
TIG – Diego Sánchez (caution) 90+6’

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei – Captain; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Paul Arriola 71’), Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou (Hassani Dotson 83’); Snyder Brunell (Danny Musovski HT), Cristian Roldan; Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock; Jordan Morris
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Max Anchor, Antino Lopez, Cody Baker, Peter Kingston, Sebastian Gomez, Yu Tsukanome, Osaze De Rosario

Total shots: 20
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 16
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 5
Saves: 5

Tigres UANL – Nahuel Guzmán; Jesús Garza, Rômulo Zanré, Jesús Angulo (Juan Vigón 83’), Joaquim Henrique; Diego Lainez (Juan Purata HT), Juan Brunetta – Captain, César Araujo; Ángel Correa, Rodrigo Aguirre (Diego Sánchez 85’), Ozziel Herrera
Substitutes not used: Juan Carrera, Felipe Rodríguez, Francisco Reyes, Uriel Antuna, André-Pierre Gignac, Edgar López, Rafael Guerrero, Osvaldo Rodríguez, Isac Galván

Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 6
Fouls: 8
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 2

USWNT 0
Japan 1
April 14, 2026
Lumen Field – Seattle, WA
Women’s International Friendly

The US Women’s National Team took on Nadeshiko Japan at Lumen Field in Seattle. It was the second match of a three match friendly series on Tuesday evening. The first match was won by the USWNT over 2-1 over the weekend.

The match marked the first USWNT match in Seattle at Lumen since a one nil loss to Australia in 2017.

For locals, The Seattle Reign FC was represented by goalkeeper Claudia Dickey. It was also a homecoming for former Reign players Phallon Tullis-Joyce, Rose Lavelle, and Emily Sonnett.

With three matches in the international window there was complete squad rotation from the first match. The young American side had to work hard to break down a disciplined Japanese defense that would bend, but not break. Attacks down either flank would create the first half chances, but the finishing was not there in the box.

Both sides struggled connecting lines, but each had moments where dangerous chances came together. Two opponents with such familiarity were able to frustrate the other.

However, Japan got on the board in the first in the 27th minute. Maika Hamano managed a lovely juke and chip in the box, beating the US defense and Tullis-Joyce for the early lead.

No changes were made coming out the interval, as the starting eleven was given the opportunity to adjust and see if they could break through with an equalizer.

After the 60th minute the changes came in large numbers, as the more veteran members of the squad would enter. For a time it looked as though there could be a breakthrough, as the fresh legs pushed and kept the ball in the attacking third.

The stalwart defending never really broke. The US kept a good deal of possession as the match wore down, but the lanes and opportunities were few.

The Japanese saw out the match, patiently holding off and frustrating US attempts to break them down.

It was a record crowd for a women’s sports event and soccer match in Seattle. Megan Rapinoe’s retirement match had drawn 34,130 to Lumen in October of 2023. 36,128 were on hand Tuesday evening.

The match was the first played on the grass field installed for the world cup.

The third match in the international window series is this weekend.

BOX

Match: United States vs. Japan
Date: April 14, 2026
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, Wash.
Attendance: 36,128
Kickoff: 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET
Weather: 48 degrees and rainy

Scoring Summary:
JPN — Maika Hamano (Maya Hijikata) 27th minute

Lineups:
USA: 24-Phallon Tullis-Joyce; 3-Avery Patterson, 6-Emily Sams, 14-Emily Sonnett (12-Tierna Davidson, 65), 5-Lilly Reale (22-Gisele Thompson, 65); 15-Claire Hutton (Capt.), 7-Lily Yohannes (10-Lindsey Heaps, 71), 13-Olivia Moultrie (11-Sophia Wilson, 65); 8-Jaedyn Shaw (26-Jameese Joseph, 79), 9-Ally Sentnor, 19-Emma Sears (2-Trinity Rodman, 65)
Substitutes not used: 1-Claudia Dickey, 4-Naomi Girma, 16-Rose Lavelle, 17-Sam Coffey, 20-Michelle Cooper, 23-Emily Fox
Not dressing: 18-Jane Campbell, 21-Alyssa Thompson, 25-Kennedy Wesley
Head Coach: Emma Hayes

JPN: 23-Akane Okuma; 2-Risa Shimizu (14-Yui Hasegawa, 79), 3-Moeka Minami 4-Saki Kumagai, 21-Miyabi Moriya (13-Hikaru Kitagawa, 46); 17-Maika Hamano (15-Aoba Fujino, 59), 18-Honoka Hayashi (19-Momoko Tanikawa, 79), 10-Fuka Nagano (7-Hinata Miyazawa, 68), 22-Remina Chiba (16-Yuzuki Yamamoto, 59); 24-Maya Hijikata (20-Manaka Matsukubo, 46), 11-Mina Tanaka (9-Riko Ueki, 68)
Substitutes not used: 1-Ayaka Yamashita, 6-Toko Koga, 12-Chika Hirao
Head coach: Michihisa Kano

Stats Summary: USA / JPN
Shots: 12 / 9
Shots on Goal: 5 / 5
Saves: 4 / 5
Corner Kicks: 3 / 2
Fouls: 3 / 13
Offside: 3 / 4

Misconduct Summary:
JPN – Miyabi Moriya (Caution) 37th minute

Officials:
Ref: Janeishka Caban (PUR)
AR1: Lourdes Noriega (HON)
AR2: Santa Medina (DOM)
Fourth: Sandra Benitez (SLV)