Seattle Sounders 2–0 Colorado Rapids

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 1 · 23 Feb 2026

Seattle Sounders vs Colorado Rapids in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Lumen Field, Seattle.

Referee: Malik Badawi, USA.

Seattle Sounders beat Colorado Rapids 2–0. A. Rusnak opened the scoring for Seattle Sounders after 15 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Seattle Sounders: A. Rusnak 15', P. Rothrock 62'

Seattle Sounders starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 26 A. Thomas (G)
• 16 A. Roldan (D)
• 28 Y. Gomez Andrade (D)
• 25 J. Ragen (D)
• 5 Nouhou (D)
• 31 H. Dotson (M)
• 7 C. Roldan (M)
• 9 J. Ferreira (M)
• 11 A. Rusnak (M)
• 13 J. Morris (M)
• 95 O. De Rosario (F)

Colorado Rapids starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 Z. Steffen (G)
• 4 R. Cannon (D)
• 24 N. Cobb (D)
• 22 L. Herrington (D)
• 99 J. Travis (D)
• 8 H. Ojediran (M)
• 12 J. Atencio (M)
• 7 D. Sealy (M)
• 10 P. Aaronson (M)
• 77 D. Yapi (M)
• 9 Rafael Navarro (F)

Match events

• 8′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, P. Rothrock, J. Morris
• 15′ Seattle Sounders: Normal Goal, A. Rusnak, P. Rothrock
• 23′ Colorado Rapids: Yellow Card, Rafael Navarro
• 30′ Colorado Rapids: Yellow Card, Noah Cobb
• 40′ Colorado Rapids: Yellow Card, Dante Sealy
• 42′ Colorado Rapids: Yellow Card, Reggie Cannon
• 45+14′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, S. Brunell, H. Dotson
• 46′ Colorado Rapids: Substitution, K. Rosenberry, R. Cannon
• 59′ Colorado Rapids: Substitution, W. Frederick, H. Ojediran
• 61′ Seattle Sounders: Yellow Card, Alex Roldán
• 62′ Seattle Sounders: Normal Goal, P. Rothrock
• 68′ Colorado Rapids: Substitution, A. Harris, P. Aaronson
• 68′ Colorado Rapids: Substitution, A. Manyoma, D. Sealy
• 69′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, G. Minoungou, J. Ferreira
• 69′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, D. Musovski, O. De Rosario
• 73′ Seattle Sounders: Yellow Card, Snyder Brunell
• 74′ Colorado Rapids: Substitution, T. Ku-DiPietro, D. Yapi
• 88′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, P. Arriola, A. Rusnak
• 88′ Colorado Rapids: Substitution, M. Navarro, J. Travis

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