Bakambu rescues San Diego with a late penalty against Seattle Sounders in 2-2 draw

The match between San Diego and visitors Seattle Sounders ended in a 2-2 draw in matchday 31 of MLS, in a game played on 25 October 2026 at 05:30 Saudi time.

Seattle Sounders opened the scoring through Dejan Joveljić in the 50th minute, before Sebastian Gomez doubled the lead for the visiting side in the 55th minute. Before the second half ended, Cédric Bakambu narrowed the gap for San Diego in the 60th minute, before scoring the equaliser from a penalty in the 90+6th minute to snatch a valuable point for his team.

Cédric Bakambu received the man of the match award for scoring two goals during the second half, in a performance rated 8.2.

San Diego dominated possession with 59 percent compared to 41 percent for Seattle Sounders, while the home side had 13 attempts compared to 12 for their visitors, including 4 on target for San Diego against 3 for Seattle Sounders. The average expected goals value reached 2.51 for San Diego compared to 1.37 for Seattle Sounders. The match saw no red cards, while Seattle Sounders received two yellow cards.

With this draw, Seattle Sounders raised their tally to 42 points in seventh place in the Western Conference after playing 30 matches, winning 11, drawing 9 and losing 10, scoring 39 goals and conceding 37.

Meanwhile, San Diego raised their tally to 34 points in twelfth place in the Western Conference after 30 matches, achieving 8 wins and 10 draws and suffering 12 losses, scoring 53 goals and conceding 56 goals.