SEATTLE, WASH. – Following today’s 2-1 Decision Day victory over Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders FC has secured fourth place in the Western Conference, setting the stage for a 2016 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout Round clash with Sporting Kansas City on Thursday, October 27. Kickoff for the first fixture of Seattle’s eighth-consecutive postseason campaign is set for 7:00 p.m. PT on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. The match being broadcast nationally on FS1 and UniMás, with radio details being announced at a later date.
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Sunday’s match marked a busy MLS Decision Day, with every team in the league squaring off in simultaneous kickoffs with postseason positions on the line. Seattle needed either a win over RSL or a loss or draw by either Portland or Sporting Kansas City to clinch its berth. As the dust settled, the Rave Green took control of their own destiny with the victory, while Portland fell 4-1 to Vancouver and Sporting Kansas City beat San Jose 2-1, claiming the fifth-seed position and trip to face Seattle.