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Federal Way's Darren Sawatzky assists on two goals and scores another in Portland's 7-1 pounding of Washington at Merlo Field. It's the Huskies worst loss since the 1979 season. After Jason Boyce puts UW up at 7:36, the 7th-ranked Pilots pour it on to lead 5-1 at halftime. Linus Rhode leas UP with three goals.
FC Royals make another stellar run at nationals, taking third in the girls' U16 USYSA tournament by winning the consolation final in Phoenix. It comes a year after two Royals teams won national titles. FC Royals '80, together since 1992, was one of two Washington regional winners. Highline SA Eagles took the U15 girls, but there is no national tournament at that level.
Seattle AFC wins the Northwestern Senior League's first championship by defeating Thistles, 2-0, at Woodland Park to complete inaugural season undefeated. They are presented the silver cup April 28 at Germania Club.
Bill Conterio scores five goals for Buchan Bakers in a 12-3 romp over Harvey’s at White Center while Andy Phillips kicks 4 goals for Scotty’s Fish & Chips in a 4-3 win over Scandia at Woodland Park.
Behind Stefan Frei's shutout and a second-half strike from Jordan Morris, the Sounders clinch the first berth in an MLS Cup final with 1-0 Leg 2 win in Colorado (3-1 aggregate). Seattle, which fell short of the final in seven previous playoff runs, gets the vital goal in the 56th minute. Postseason hero Nelson Valdez springs an in-stride Morris to race into the box and find the far post. Morris had also scored in the 2-1 first leg win in Seattle, with Nico Lodeiro also getting his fourth playoff goal.
In his first game with the U.S. National Team in two years, Chris Henderson helps earn an important point in a scoreless draw at Mexico. Before a partisan crowd of 114,600 at Estadio Azteca, the Americans get their first result in a WCQ at Mexico in 11 tries. Henderson's tireless effort going both ways as an early second-half substitute helps compensate for playing shorthanded the final 58 minutes following Jeff Agoos's red card.