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Erik Skipper's header snaps a 1-1 tie with 17 minutes to go and Seattle Pacific pulls away to beat Seattle University, 4-1, in a downpour at Interbay to clinch the Pacific West Conference championship. The Falcons proceed to finish the regular season on a 12-game unbeaten (11-0-1) run to reach the NCAA tournament for a Division II record 28th time in 29 years.
Four of Black Diamond’s top players play for Carbonado in a 4-3 win over Seattle United in Tacoma, prompting a protest. Clarke, playing in goal, punches the referee in the jaw after a penalty was called. The match ends with spectators on the pitch. League president Howard McPherrin suspends Clarke for the remainder of the season.
The Yakima Reds win their first USISL PDL divisional title by beating Okanagan, 4-1, at Spokane. Luiz Machado scores two goals and adds an assist. The Reds defeated the Seattle BigFoot, 1-0, while playoff host and regular season winner Spokane Shadow was upset by Okanagan, 2-1, in the Northwest semifinals.
SeaTac SC manages its first win in the final game of the season, yet there is little satisfaction. They are awarded a forfeit when Vancouver Cougars arrive 1 hour 40 minutes late at Tacoma's Baker Stadium. All 500 fans are given refunds and players attempt to entertain them with a football field-goal kicking exhibition. After the Cougars arrive, they win a non-counting exhibition, 4-1. SeaTac finishes a distant fourth in the WCSL at 1-13-1.
Norselander Vikings deny Buchan a third major prize by beating the Bakers, 3-1, for the Pacific Coast Coal Trophy, emblematic of state soccer championship. Joe Njoku-Obi scores twice in the first half. The game, played before a ‘fine crowd’ at Olympic Stadium in Hoquiam, raises $500 for Grays Harbor Society of Crippled Children.
Five-time FIFA world player of the year Lionel Messi and Argentina pull 47,753 to Seattle's CenturyLink Field for a Copa America Centenario group stage match with Bolivia. Messi, coming back from a back injury, plays only the second half in the 3-0 win. The crowd greets him with chants of "Messi, Messi, Messi," and he nearly scores on a curling 25-yard free kick that slides just wide. It's Messi's first Seattle appearance since accompanying Barcelona for a Sounders friendly in 2009.