Sounders hold off LAFC 2-1 behind Andy Thomas's 7 saves

Seattle beat LAFC 2-1 at Lumen Field, grabbing the lead in the first minute and holding on after a late LAFC push. Andy Thomas was the player of the game with 7 saves and a Chirp Rating of 8.0.

Albert Rusnák scored from very close range in the 1st minute, set up by Cristian Roldan. Seattle doubled the lead in the 31st. Sebastian Gomez curled a left-footed shot from the right side of the box into the top right corner, with Rusnák assisting.

LAFC stayed quiet until the 81st minute. Eddie Segura headed in from very close range after Ryan Porteous nodded on a set piece. That made it 2-1. LAFC outshot Seattle by a wide margin, with Armindo Sieb taking 7 shots, but Thomas stopped the rest.

Seattle moves to 11-10-12. LAFC falls to 12-11-10. Chirp's Sim gave LAFC a 36% chance before the game over 10,000 simulations.