Gordon Wallace scores his second goal in the 85th minute as Seattle comes from a goal down to beat Philadelphia, 3-2. It’s a costly win, with star winger Jimmy Robertson suffering a broken right leg after being intentionally kicked by defenders. After the foul, two Philadelphia players are sent off for the final 23 minutes and the Atoms (25 fouls) finish with nine men. Robertson’s free kick to Mike England equalized 13 seconds before halftime. Harry Redknapp sets up both Wallace scores, his soft cross being volleyed home by Wallace from 10 yards for the Sounders' third straight win.

Seattle Parks Department installs a cinder surface made from crushed brick at Lower Woodland Park. Cintrex alleviates problems with puddling and mud but proves abrasive on legs and arms. Meanwhile, a new close-fibered grass surface with improved drainage is laid at West Seattle Stadium.

Scottish runners-up Aberdeen ruin Wolverhampton's holiday in Seattle, 3-0. A crowd of 6,100 comes to Memorial Stadium. Dons' newly signed Barrie Mitchell scores twice, both headers past Wolves keeper Phil Parkes in first 32 minutes. It's Aberdeen's fifth straight win on their U.S. tour. Wolves finished 10th in England's top flight.

Exorcising their demon, the Sounders stun the West top seed LAFC away, 2-1 in extra time, to reach the final four for a seventh time. Injury-weakened Seattle benefits from an own goal and nine saves – some spectacular– from Stefan Frei. Jordan Morris fires past Hugo Lloris into the near corner in the 109th minute to snap a 10-match winless run (0-8-2) against LAFC through all competitions since 2021. The Sounders are unbeaten (6-0-4) since August.

For the second year in a row, Gonzaga is denied an NCAA tournament bid despite losing only once in the final 12 games. The Bulldogs, WCC co-champions who were edged by San Diego, 2-1, in game deciding the automatic berth nine days earlier, are not granted an at-large bid. Instead, third-place Santa Clara gets the nod with an identical record.

Fifty teams of children ages 6-9 play in Magnolia Soccer Club's Mod World Cup at Seattle's Interbay Stadium. No scores are kept, and fun is the objective. Parents are warned not to yell. If they do, a lollipop supervisor is instructed to issue a sucker.