Minnesota dispatch Seattle in a high-scoring Western thriller | OneFootball

The final act of matchday 17 in the 2025 MLS season saw a Western Conference top-four clash end with Minnesota United holding on for a 3-2 win on the road against the Seattle Sounders.

Scorers: Rienzi 55', Romero 83' (own goal); Oluwaseyi 51', 58', Lod 54' (pen)

Across what was an expected intriguing tactical battle between a ball-dominant Sounders side and a pesky counter-attacking outfit in Minnesota, the pair of Western upstarts canceled each other out before heading into the halftime interval.

Eric Ramsay's Loons finally broke the deadlock in the 50th minute, with Oluwaseyi once again proving to be the attacking focal point when he turned in a cut-back from Finnish wing-back Robin Lod from close range after Minnesota did well to break quickly.

Minnesota was then awarded a penalty just one minute later after substitute Bongokuhle Hlongwane was judged to have been fouled in the box after a storming run from Joaquin Pereyra aimed to pick out the South African forward.

Lod would ultimately dispatch his effort from the spot to double their advantage at Lumen Field, a venue they have never picked up a single point at across their history.

But Seattle would storm back right after play resumed through a close finish from Kalani Rienzi, who put the finishing touch on a cut-back from Pedro De la Vega.

The Loons would not be undone after the quick Seattle response, however, with Oluwaseyi completing his brace on the night when he converted the rebound after Stefan Frei could only parry an effort from Pereyra right into his path.

Once again the Sounders would storm back as they through everyone into the fray and would narrow the deficit to a single goal after Nicolas Romero turned it into the Minnesota net in the 83rd minute.

With that, the Loons climb up to second in the West and level on points with MLS upstarts San Diego FC, and now sit four points clear of both Seattle and the Portland Timbers.

📸 Editorial Photo Credit: © Joe Nicholson | 2025 Jun 1 - Imagn Images