Sounders clinch playoff berth after battling Whitecaps to 2-2 draw

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SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Rusnák had a goal and an assist for Seattle in a 2-2 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night and the Sounders clinched a spot in the 2025 Major League Soccer Cup playoffs. 

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SEATTLE (AP) — Albert Rusnák had a goal and an assist for Seattle in a 2-2 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night and the Sounders clinched a spot in the 2025 Major League Soccer Cup playoffs. 

Seattle (12-9-10) has 46 points and is fifth in the Western Conference, seven points behind fourth-place Los Angeles FC.

Vancouver (16-6-9), which is unbeaten in six straight, is tied with San Diego (57 points) for first in the West. 

Seattle Sounders FC defender Jackson Ragen celebrates scoring a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)
Seattle Sounders FC defender Jackson Ragen celebrates scoring a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin Ng)

Vancouver’s Brian White opened the scoring in the 52nd minute but the Sounders quickly responded. Jackson Ragen tied it with a header off a corner kick played by Rusnák in the 54th minute, and Rusnák chipped a first-touch finish into the top-net to give Seattle a 2-1 lead in the 55th.

Mathias Laborda flicked a header off a corner kick played by Sebastian Berhalter under the crossbar and inside the back post to make it 2-2 in the 69th minute.

The Whitecaps beat Seattle 3-0 at home on June 8.

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