A pair of late goals from Joe Gjertsen delivers Evergreen State College to the NAIA national tournament for the first time following a 2-0 victory over Warner Pacific at Portland's Delta Park. In the 75th minute of a scoreless stalemate, Gjertsen is taken down in the box and scores on the resulting penalty kick. He then seals a trip to the finals in the 88th minute. Geoducks goalkeeper Tommy Kneeshaw get the shutout.

In the wake of Jimmy Gabriel’s resignation, the Sounders roster is churned, with former captain Adrian Webster released along with Cliff Brown. Webster, the only player to see action in each of the first six seasons, holds the career appearances record of 120, combining regular season and playoffs. He signs with the Pittsburgh Spirit of MISL a week later. Meanwhile, Jimmy McAlister contemplates a move to Europe, MISL or elsewhere in the NASL. Mike England's future is uncertain. He is a candidate for Seattle head coach and Wales National Team manager.

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.

Following four seasons in MLS with Columbus, Jason Farrell returns home and rejoins the Sounders. Farrell, 30, played over 100 matches for the Crew, contributing 14 goals and 19 assists. He also plays indoors for Wichita of the NPSL. Farrell was second team all-league in 1994 and kept the 1995 title hopes alive with a late equalizer in the final.

Elysse Bennett's early second-half header is the winner for OL Reign at Portland, 1-0, extending its unbeaten streak in the NWSL Challenge Cup to 13 games. After a late first-half goal was nullified by offside, Bennett heads home Alyssa Malonson's cross in the 56th minute. Laurel Ivory makes two tough saves in stoppage time before 16,252 at Providence Park. Seattle finishes 4-0-2 in Challenge Cup play, but falls to Louisville, 1-0, in the semifinals Sept. 6.

A pair of Bert Lerch goals propels Seattle Heidelberg to a 3-2 upset win over the Seattle Hungarians in the Northwest final of the U.S. Open Cup at White Center. Ed Carrillo scores the other Heidelberg goal, while Les Mueller, back from playing semipro football, scores twice for the Magyars. For the first time in five years, the Hungarians will not advance out of the Northwest.