MLS Seattle Sounders FC

Rave Green Advance in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with 2-0 Win in Fourth Round over Kitsap Pumas

Published on June 16, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


TUKWILA, WASH. - Second-half goals from Cristian Roldan and Joevin Jones gave Seattle Sounders FC a 2-0 win over the Kitsap Pumas on Wednesday evening in the Fourth Round of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Starfire Stadium. Aaron Kovar and Erik Friberg recorded the assists and goalkeeper Tyler Miller kept a clean-sheet as the Rave Green advance to the Fifth Round of the tournament. Seattle's Fifth Round opponent and matchup date are set to be determined via a draw held on Thursday, June 16, with updates being provided by @OpenCup on Twitter at 9:00 a.m. PT.

After 70 minutes of scoreless play, Roldan put Seattle on the board first when he found the end of a Kovar cross inside the 18-yard-box and put a deflected shot past Kitsap goalkeeper Matt Grosey for the 1-0 lead. The goal marks the second professional goal for Roldan, who previously scored in the 2014 Sounders FC 2 season-opener against Sacramento Republic FC, also held at Starfire Stadium.

Jones, who came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute, made it 2-0 in second-half stoppage time when he got behind the defense on a through-ball from Friberg. The winger from Trinidad & Tobago calmly put a well-placed shot into the back of the net for his second goal in as many games. Jones scored his first Sounders FC goal in the club's last competitive match, a 2-0 win at D.C. United on June 1.

Sounders FC is now 22-2-3 all-time since joining MLS in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, including a 18-1-1 record at home. Winner of the U.S. Open Cup in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2014, Sounders FC is tied with the Chicago Fire for the most titles in the tournament among MLS clubs. Maccabi Los Angeles and Bethlehem Steel FC hold the record with five wins apiece. In 2011, Sounders FC became the first team since 1968 to win three consecutive Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championships.

Sounders FC returns to action on Sunday with its first MLS matchup since June 1 against the New York Red Bulls. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. PT at Red Bull Arena with a nationally televised broadcast on Fox Sports 1.

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