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FC Seattle’s women finish a brief summer schedule at 3-1-1 under coach Kerri Hunt, defeating Richmond Cornerkicks, the Canadian national runners-up, 1-0, at Renton Stadium. All four home dates were played as part of doubleheaders with men’s team. The sole loss was to U.S. runners-up Cozars.
Club legend Fredy Montero adds to his legacy and impressive goal total with an extra time, stoppage time penalty kick in the Sounders' 5-4 U.S. Open Cup win over the San Diego Loyal at Starfire Stadium. For the first time since 2017, Seattle advances in the tournament, to the round of 32. Montero, who also scored the game's opener, takes his club record scoring total to 78 in all competitions, including 10 in Open Cup play. Ethan Dobbelaere and Reed Baker-Whiting notch their first Sounders goals, and Paul Rothrock comes off the bench to score as well, helping offset Joe Corona's two goals and assist for the USL Loyal.
Laethe Al-Rashid comes off the bench to score two goals in the final eight minutes of the first half, and Cascade proceeds to roll over Gonzaga Prep, 4-0, in the state 3A championship game at Veradale. An Nuon gives the Bruins a lead in the eighth minute before Al-Rashid blows it open. Nick Parker adds a second-half goal for Cascade (15-1-4), which secures its third state title and first since 1989.
Sota Kitihara of Edmonds fuels a late comeback for the U.S. U16 Boys National Team for a 3-3 draw with The Netherlands at Lakewood Ranch, Fla. A second-half substitute, in added time Kitihara smashes a shot off the post for Kevin Paredes to score on the rebound, close the Dutch lead to 3-2. Then in the dying seconds, Kitahara gets free in the box to score from close range for the stunning equalizer.
The Seattle Hungarians become the first Pacific Northwest club and one of 123 nationwide to enter the U.S. Challenge Cup. The tournament features 25 entries from California. Fort Lewis enters the 132-team Amateur Cup field.
Although they overcame a disastrous start to surge into contention, the Tacoma Stars are eliminated from the MISL playoff race in the next-to-last game. A Juan Cardenas hat trick helps the L.A. Lazers snap the Stars' 11-game Tacoma Dome win streak, 6-5, before 10,824. Mark Peterson scores two goals for Tacoma, which had won 20 of 33. The Lazers also won at the Forum two nights earlier.