Osaze De Rosario's 89th-Minute Header Ends San Jose's Eight-Match Run and Keeps Seattle Unbeaten at Home

The Seattle Sounders aren't letting anyone forget who owns Lumen Field right now. Osaze De Rosario came off the bench and scored on a header in the 89th minute Wednesday night, lifting the Sounders past the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 3-2. It was a clutch finish that extended Seattle's unbeaten streak to nine matches and snapped San Jose's impressive eight-game run without a loss.

The Late Drama That Decided It All

The winner came courtesy of Nouhou Tolo, who sent a cross from the left wing to De Rosario at the top of the 6-yard box. His header took one bounce off the turf and into the far right corner of the net. That's the kind of finishing touch that wins close matches, and the Sounders desperately needed it after San Jose tied things up earlier in the second half.

Jesus Ferreira and Albert Rusnak also scored for Seattle (7-1-3, 24 points), but it was De Rosario's moment that mattered most. The Earthquakes (9-2-2, 29 points) had clawed back from a 2-1 deficit when Preston Judd's ninth of the season made it 2-2 in the 69th minute. A blocked shot fell to Judd, whose attempt went off the heel of defender Jackson Ragen and just over diving goalkeeper Andrew Thomas to even the score.

Ferreira's 75-Yard Dribble Sets the Tone

That 2-1 lead came from one of those plays that makes you jump off the couch. In the 55th minute, Ferreira intercepted a pass by Reid Roberts about 30 yards from his own goal line and dribbled 75 yards down the middle of the field into the San Jose penalty area. He weaved between a couple defenders before putting a shot from 15 yards inside the right post. That's individual brilliance right there.

San Jose actually struck first in the second minute, capitalizing on a Seattle turnover. Sounders defender Kalani Kossa-Rienzi's back pass for Andrew Thomas was intercepted near the end line on the left wing by Nonso Adimabua, who sent a pass to Nick Fernandez at the top left corner of the 6-yard box for a one-timer into an open net. But the Sounders pulled even on Rusnak's penalty kick in the 43rd minute after defender Dave Romney was called for a handball on Kossa-Rienzi's header.

Home Field Dominance Remains Unmatched

Here's what should scare every MLS team facing Seattle at home: the Sounders haven't lost in 22 straight across all competitions at Lumen Field since a 2-0 defeat to reigning UEFA Champions Cup winner Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup last June 23. That's real dominance on home turf. San Jose came in unbeaten, and Seattle still found a way to make them taste defeat.

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