Cristian Roldan put his side ahead on a powerful effort from distance late in the second half and the Seattle Sounders rallied from an early deficit to a 3-1 win over visiting Minnesota United on Sunday afternoon.

Roldan’s 74th-minute drive into the top left corner was the moment of brilliance the Sounders (3-5-1, 10 points) needed to snap a three-match losing streak in league play.

Roldan also earned the penalty that Raul Ruidiaz converted five minutes after halftime for his first goal of the regular season. And he assisted Nicolas Lodeiro’s second of the year deep in second-half stoppage time to make the winning score more comfortable than the match suggested.

Robin Lod scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season for Minnesota (4-5-2, 14 points), which has now lost in all six of its regular-season trips to Seattle since joining MLS in 2017.

Dayne St. Clair added four saves in an exceptional performance despite the Loons losing a third consecutive match.

The Sounders had been playing second-choice lineups in some of their previous defeats while also competing to win the CONCACAF Champions League over Mexico’s UNAM Pumas in a series that concluded on May 4.

But against a first-choice lineup, it looked like St. Clair’s efforts might be enough to earn the visitors a favorable result after arguably his best stop of the evening denied Albert Rusnak in the 71st minute.

Three minutes later, though, Roldan stepped up. He took a pass from Ruidiaz just beyond the penalty area, turned and initially looked to play a pass. When none materialized, he snapped off an exceptional right-footed strike from 24 yards that left Minnesota’s keeper little chance.

Earlier, Roldan reached Rusnak’s well-weighted through ball and absorbed a foul from Wil Trapp to draw the penalty.

While Lodeiro typically takes Seattle’s penalties, he allowed Ruidiaz the opportunity. The Peruvian, who led the Sounders with 17 MLS goals in 2021, responded by converting to break his 2022 league drought.

–Field Level Media

Adam Buksa scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season but the visiting New England Revolution settled for a 2-2 draw against Atlanta United on Sunday afternoon.

Buksa’s first multi-goal game of 2022 helped the Revolution (3-5-3, 12 points) overcome an early deficit and take a second-half lead.

The Polish international has scored all six of his goals in his last five MLS games. But New England has only picked up eight points from those contests and remains winless in five away games this season.

Thiago Almada had a goal and assist for Atlanta (4-4-3, 15 points), his second of each in MLS since the 21-year-old became the most expensive signing in league history this offseason.

Atlanta United extended their home unbeaten run to 13 games, including six this season. But three of those six games in 2022 have ended in tied games.

Almada opened the scoring in the 17th minute when he reached a deflected shot, collected himself and curled a gorgeous effort from the edge of the penalty area inside the far-right post.

Buksa leveled it at 1-1 in the 30th minute after the Revolution turned over Atlanta United in their own half from a throw-in.

After a few quick passes, Carles Gil played a diagonal ball from the left in behind Atlanta’s back line. Buksa raced onto it first and struck a low finish from a tight angle that squeezed through Atlanta ‘keeper Bobby Shuttleworth’s legs and across the line.

Buksa then gave New England the lead 10 minutes after halftime when he slipped behind his mark, held himself onside and controled Sebastian Lletget’s cross before he finished past Shuttleworth from close range.

The lead lasted only eight minutes. Brooks Lennon, Matheus Rossetto and Marcelino Moreno all connected on deep passes to the right side of the penalty area before Almada’s sliced pass found Araujo’s curling run inside the penalty area in stride.

Araujo sent a deft first-touch half volley into the top corner from just beyond the 6-yard box, leaving New England ‘keeper Matt Turner little chance.

Both teams had chances to win it late. The best may have fallen to New England’s Tommy McNamara, who beat Shuttleworth but struck the left post in the 87th minute.

–Field Level Media