Sounders beat Rapids 3-0 to take Western Conference lead

Oct 3, 2021, 9:33 PM

The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Cristian Roldan scored for the fourth consecutive game and the Seattle Sounders beat the Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Sunday night to take the Western Conference lead.

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Jimmy Medranda and João Paulo added goals to help Seattle (16-5-6) win for the third straight game and move past Sporting Kansas in the conference standings.

This is UNREAL from João Paulo!! 🙌🇧🇷#SoundersMatchday | #SEAvCOL pic.twitter.com/SgbGHbSkMm

— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) October 4, 2021

Colorado (13-5-9) had its 12-game unbeaten streak — dating to a 3-0 loss at Real Salt Lake on July 24 — snapped.

The Rapids played a man down after Lucas Esteves was shown a straight red card in the 61st minute.

Stefan Frei made four saves for the Sounders.

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