Osaze De Rosario's 89th-Minute Header Ends San Jose's Unbeaten Run and Keeps Seattle's Lumen Field Fortress Alive

The Seattle Sounders are running the table at home, and Wednesday night they proved it by shutting down one of MLS's hottest teams. Osaze De Rosario came off the bench in the 89th minute and headed in the winner as Seattle defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 at Lumen Field, handing San Jose both of their defeats this season.

De Rosario's Late Strike Seals It

De Rosario's goal came from a Nouhou Tolo cross from the left wing. The ball found De Rosario at the top of the 6-yard box, and his header bounced once off the turf before finding the far right corner of the net. It was the perfect finish to a wild back-and-forth match that had plenty of drama.

Jesus Ferreira and Albert Rusnak also scored for the Sounders (7-1-3, 24 points), who found their rhythm in the middle of the field. Ferreira's goal in the 55th minute came after he intercepted a pass by Reid Roberts about 30 yards from his own goal line. He then dribbled 75 yards down the middle into the San Jose penalty area, weaved between defenders, and fired from 15 yards inside the right post.

San Jose Had Answers, But Not Enough

Nick Fernandez and Preston Judd scored for the Earthquakes (9-2-2, 29 points), who came in with an eight-match unbeaten streak. Fernandez struck first in the second minute after a Seattle turnover. Sounders defender Kalani Kossa-Rienzi's back pass was intercepted, and Fernandez had an easy one-timer into an open net.

Rusnak equalized from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute after Dave Romney was called for a handball on Kossa-Rienzi's header. San Jose retied it in the 69th minute when halftime substitute Preston Judd's shot went off the heel of defender Jackson Ragen and over goalkeeper Andrew Thomas for his ninth of the season.

Lumen Field Remains Unbeaten Fortress

The Sounders extended their unbeaten run to nine matches (6-0-3) and haven't dropped a game in 22 straight across all competitions at Lumen Field since a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup last June 23. That's the kind of home dominance that wins seasons. San Jose, meanwhile, had their eight-match unbeaten streak snapped (6-0-2).

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