Osaze De Rosario Scores in the 89th and the Sounders Won't Stop Winning at Lumen Field

The Seattle Sounders are basically unbeatable at home right now, and they proved it again Wednesday night by taking down the San Jose Earthquakes 3-2 in front of their home crowd. Osaze De Rosario came off the bench and buried a header in the 89th minute to seal it, and honestly, at this point you have to wonder when this team is going to lose at Lumen Field.

Nine Straight Without a Loss

The Sounders extended their unbeaten run to nine matches and haven't dropped a single game across all competitions at Lumen Field in 22 straight outings since a 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain back in June during the FIFA Club World Cup. That's the kind of home dominance that changes seasons. Seattle is now sitting at 7-1-3 with 24 points, and while San Jose came in hot with the best record in the league at 9-2-2 with 29 points, the Earthquakes are learning the hard way that Lumen Field is not a friendly place to visit.

Jesus Ferreira and Albert Rusnak also found the back of the net for Seattle. The Earthquakes scored through Nick Fernandez early and Preston Judd in the second half, but it wasn't enough. San Jose had an eight-match unbeaten streak snapped with this loss, falling to 6-0-2 after this defeat.

De Rosario's Late Heroics

The winner came exactly when the Earthquakes needed to hold on. Nouhou Tolo sent a cross from the left wing, and De Rosario was right there at the top of the 6-yard box. His header took one bounce off the turf and into the far right corner. Game over.

San Jose had just tied things up in the 69th minute when halftime substitute Preston Judd scored his ninth of the season. A blocked shot fell to him, and his attempt went off the heel of defender Jackson Ragen and just over the diving goalkeeper.

But Ferreira put Seattle ahead in the 55th minute with a dazzling individual effort. He intercepted a pass near his own goal line and dribbled 75 yards down the middle of the field into the San Jose penalty area. He weaved through defenders and fired from 15 yards inside the right post.

The Early Drama

The Earthquakes struck first in the second minute when they took advantage of a Seattle turnover. Sounders defender Kalani Kossa-Rienzi's back pass was intercepted near the end line, and Nick Fernandez buried a one-timer into an open net.

Seattle equalized on Rusnak's penalty kick in the 43rd minute after San Jose's Dave Romney was called for a handball on Kossa-Rienzi's header. Rusnak sent it into the middle of the net.

San Jose was without forward Timo Werner due to a left hamstring strain and midfielder Niko Tsakiris who underwent right groin surgery. That's a lot of talent missing, but the Sounders still had to earn this one.

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