The Sounders won their second consecutive road game Thursday night at B.C. Place Stadium Paul Arriola’s brace led the Sounders, who were resolute in defense and lethal in attack. Arriola’s brace was a year and a day after recovering from a horrific knee injury that saw him miss the majority of the 2025 season.
OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION
Jesus Ferreria recorded his fourth assist of the season, and Paul Rothrock added a third goal in the 70th minute. With the win, the Sounders took a commanding lead into the second leg of the two-match aggregate series. Leg Two will be played on Wednesday, March 18th at ONE Spokane Stadium (8:00 pm). Preceding the Leg Two match is an MLS regular-season match with the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, March 17th, at Pay Park (4:00 p.m. PT / Apple TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
- Mariners do right by Randy Johnson with statue to honor his legacy
- Cal Raleigh’s Injury: Latest News and Prognosis
- Seattle Sounders Struggle with Finishing in Draw
- Seahawks Rookie Mini-Camp Highlights: Key Performers & Insights
- Mariners Scratch Raleigh, Call Up Pereda Ahead of Johnson Celebration
MATCH NOTES
- Seattle is 23-16-12 in Concacaf Champions Cup play dating back to 2009. The Rave Green remain the only MLS team to win the international tournament, doing so in 2022.
- This is the second-consecutive year Seattle has participated in Concacaf Champions Cup action. The Rave Green defeated Guatemalan side Antigua GFC in the Round of 32 before falling to eventual champion Cruz Azul of Liga MX in the Round of 16.
- Paul Arriola’s goals in the 45th and 58th minutes were his first and second of the season, one year and one day after tearing his ACL and missing the majority of the 2025 season. The midfielder scored two goals last year, both in Concacaf Champions Cup play.
- Tonight marked Arriola’s first start of the 2026 season. The midfielder has made substitute appearances in all of Seattle’s previous three matches.
- Paul Rothrock scored his second goal of the year in all competitions in the 70th minute, also bagging a strike in Seattle’s season-opening 2-0 win over the Colorado Rapids.
- Jesús Ferreira assisted Arriola’s first strike, his fourth assist in four matches in all competitions, the most on the team. The forward tallied 12 helpers in 2025, tied for second on the team.
- Cristian Roldan assisted Rothrock’s strike, his first assist of the season and 72nd in all competitions, second in club history.
- Brian Schmetzer made two changes to the starting lineup from last weekend’s match against St. Louis, with Kalani Kossa-Rienzi replacing Yeimar Gómez Andrade, who is out with a hamstring injury, and Paul Arriola replacing Hassani Dotson.
- The second leg of the Round of 16 tie will be played on Wednesday, March 18 at ONE Spokane Stadium (8:00 p.m. PT / FS2, TUDN). The match is being played in Spokane due to Lumen Field undergoing preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Following tonight’s match, Seattle returns to league play with a road match against the San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, March 15 at PayPal Park (4:00 p.m. PT / Apple TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Venue: BC Place
Referee: César Ramos
Assistants: Alberto Morín, Marco Bisguerra
Fourth Official: Jesus Lopez
VAR: Erick Miranda
Attendance: 12,446
Weather: Indoors and 38 degrees
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Paul Arriola (Jesús Ferreira) 45’
SEA – Paul Arriola 58’
SEA – Paul Rothrock (Cristian Roldan) 70’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
None
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei – Captain; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Alex Roldan (Antino Lopez 89’), Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Cristian Roldan, Snyder Brunell; Jesús Ferreira (Peter Kingston 77’), Albert Rusnák (Nikola Petković 77’), Paul Arriola (Paul Rothrock 62’); Osaze De Rosario (Danny Musovski 62’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Max Anchor, Cody Baker, Sebastian Gomez, Yu Tsukanome
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 7
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Yohei Takaoka; Édier Ocampo, Tristan Blackmon (Ralph Priso HT), Mathías Laborda, Tate Johnson; Sebastian Berhalter, Oliver Larraz (Jeevan Badwal 75’); Emmanuel Sabbi (Cheikh Sabaly 62’), Thomas Müller, Kenji Cabrera (Aziel Jackson 82’), Rayan Elloumi (Brian White 62’)
Substitutes not used: Abraham Zendejas, Isaac Boehmer, Mihailo Gherasimencov, Nikola Djordjevic, Jean Claude Ngando
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 14
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 11
Saves: 2
Discover more from Cascadiasports.net
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
