The Seattle Sounders have made history. After years and decades of torment from Liga MX teams and other clubs in Concacaf, the Seattle Sounders are the first Major League Soccer team to win the Concacaf Champions League.
Seattle pulled off the victory in front of a crowd of 68,741 fans, a record-breaking Concacaf Champions League crowd at Lumen Field.
Raul Ruidiaz scored two goals to lift the Sounders over Pumas at home on Wednesday night, with Nicolas Lodeiro adding the exclamation point in the 88th minute. In the first leg, the Sounders came from behind to score two goals in Mexico, tying Pumas 2-2. Away goals don’t factor in the SCCL Final. However, Seattle didn’t need that help — they lifted the Concacaf Champions League trophy on their own.
GOAL, #Sounders!!!!!
Raul Ruidiaz gives the Sounders the lead! We’re not there… but we can hear it through the TV — Seattle is LOUD!!! #SEAvPUM | 1-0 | #SCCL22pic.twitter.com/ttNNwGlOhe
— Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) May 5, 2022
Ruidiaz’ first goal came just moments before the halftime whistle blew, as Albert Rusnák raced down the left side of the pitch, sending the ball into the box. The ball eventually fell to Ruidiaz, who hit his rocket shot past Pumas goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera. Ruidiaz’ second goal came in the 80th minute, with Lodeiro scoring just eight minutes later off a rebound.
WHO ELSE!!! Raul Ruidiaz with a clinical goal for the #Sounders!! Could this be it!? #SEAvPUM | 2-0 | #SCCL22 pic.twitter.com/Bc0JJPj1sf
— Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) May 5, 2022
There’s no other words to describe it: history and pure joy.
Seattle has won everything you could win in Major League Soccer. They have two MLS Cup titles and a handful (4) of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles. They have one MLS Supporters Shield. This is a team that is gilded with accolades and is only looking to add more to their shelf.
Now, they have the Concacaf Champions League trophy, and have put themselves in the history books as the first MLS team to claim the coveted trophy.
Many have tried before, but it’s the Seattle Sounders who reign supreme.
HOW ABOUT THREE!? Nicolas Lodeiro makes it 3-0 for the #Sounders! That looks like it’s going to do it! #SEAvPUM | 3-0 | #SCCL22 pic.twitter.com/GX3dm9c6i3
— Last Word on Soccer (@LastWordSC) May 5, 2022
Photo: Jane Gershovich/Seattle Sounders FC.
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