Seattle Sounders vs Dallas: Kaick goal puts Dallas ahead late
Key takeaways
- FC Dallas led Seattle 1-0 late on Oct. 14.
- Kaick scored in the 63rd minute. Osaze Urhoghide set up the goal.
- The game shaped the MLS playoff race in the West.
FC Dallas led Seattle Sounders 1-0 late on Oct. 14, 2026. Kaick scored the only goal so far. The game was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
What happened
The game kicked off at 7:30 p. m. CT.
Fans watched it on Apple TV. Jon Freemon was the referee.
The first half ended with no goals. Both teams had chances. Neither team could score.
The second half changed the game. Kaick scored in the 63rd minute. Osaze Urhoghide set up the goal with a pass.
That pass was an assist. An assist is a pass that sets up a goal. Dallas led 1-0 after the goal.
Seattle pushed hard for a tie. Dejan Joveljic led the attack. He took six shots in the game.
Four of his shots were on target.
Seattle made five changes from the bench. Jordan Morris came on in the 59th minute. Jesus Ferreira came on in the 66th minute.
Caden Clark came on late in the game. Dallas made three changes. Christian Cappis and Patrickson Delgado came on in the 75th minute.
Herman Johansson came on in the 83rd minute. Delgado got a yellow card in the 82nd minute.
A yellow card is a warning from the referee. Too many cards can lead to a ban.
There were some injury scares in the game. Stuart Russell Hawkins was hurt in the 10th minute. He came back two minutes later.
Nouhou Tolo was hurt in the 58th minute. Morris replaced him one minute later.
With minutes left, Dallas had 54% of the ball. Seattle had 46%. Dallas had 14 shots.
Seattle had 11 shots.
Dallas had seven corner kicks. Seattle had eight. Dallas made six saves.
Seattle made one save.
At the time of writing, live trackers showed the game in its final minutes. No final whistle had been confirmed in the sources we checked. We will not state a final score until it is confirmed.
Fans could watch in two languages. Apple TV showed the game in English and Spanish. Mike Watts and Phil Neville called the English feed.
Raul Guzman called the Spanish feed.
Local radio also carried the game. Seattle fans could hear it on 950 KJR-AM. Spanish radio was on El Rey 1360 AM.
Why it matters
The game shaped the playoff race in the West. MLS is Major League Soccer. It is the top soccer league in the United States.
Before the game, Dallas had 47 points. Seattle had 41 points. Dallas sat third in the West.
Seattle sat seventh.
Dallas could clinch a playoff spot with a win. A playoff spot means a place in the end-of-season tournament. But Dallas also needed help from other games.
Portland, Real Salt Lake, San Diego, and Colorado all mattered. Their results could help Dallas clinch. That is what FC Dallas reported before the game.
Seattle could move up with a win. A win could lift Seattle to sixth place. That is what Sounder at Heart reported.
Seattle came in hot. Seattle had no loss in nine games. Seattle had won four games in a row.
The last win was 3-0 at New England. That win showed Seattle at its best.
Dallas had a setback before this game. Dallas lost 3-2 at Charlotte. That loss ended a six-game run with no loss.
Dallas stayed strong at home. Dallas had no home loss since the World Cup break. Dallas had three wins and one draw in that span.
History favored Seattle in this matchup. Seattle led the all-time series. The record was 8 wins for Dallas, 18 for Seattle, and 11 draws.
At home, Dallas had a small edge. The home record was 7 wins for Dallas, 5 for Seattle, and 7 draws.
Seattle had won the last meeting. Seattle won 2-1 at Lumen Field on April 26. Dallas wanted to answer that loss.
Seattle also hit a big mark this week. Seattle won its 100th road game since joining MLS. No team had reached that mark so fast since 2009.
Albert Rusnak led the league in assists. He had 14 assists. He was two short of the Seattle club record.
An assist is a pass that sets up a goal. Rusnak sets up goals for his team. He is a key man for Seattle.
Petar Musa led the Dallas attack. Big D Soccer named him the player to watch. He chases the Golden Boot.
The Golden Boot goes to the top scorer.
Both teams missed key men. Seattle missed Pedro de la Vega. He had a quad injury.
The quad is a muscle in the front of the thigh.
Seattle also missed Nikola Petkovic. He had a knee injury. Paul Rothrock missed the game too.
He had a hamstring injury. The hamstring is a muscle in the back of the thigh.
Dallas missed Logan Farrington. He had a lower-body injury. Anderson Julio missed the game too.
He had a lower-body injury.
What happens next
Dallas has a big game next. Dallas plays the Texas Derby this weekend. A derby is a game against a local rival.
Big D Soccer flagged it before this game.
Dallas will want to carry this lead into that game. A win here would build trust. A loss would hurt.
Seattle will want to bounce back fast. Seattle still chases a good playoff spot. The race in the West stays tight.
The regular season runs to Nov. 8. That leaves time for both teams. Each game now counts more.
Fans should watch the playoff table. Dallas can clinch soon. Seattle can still climb.
The next games will tell the story.
More MLS games from this week include Vancouver Whitecaps vs St. Louis City, [New York Red Bulls vs D. C.
United](/sports/red-bulls-dc-united-audi-field-93rd-meeting/), and Philadelphia Union vs Chicago Fire.
More MLS games ran on the same night.
See Nashville SC vs Sporting KC.
See Columbus Crew vs Charlotte.
Seattle came to Texas as the hot team. Dallas met the test with a late lead. The final minutes will decide what this night means.
Both teams now turn to the games ahead.
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