SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Cedric Bakambu scored twice and San Diego FC rallied from a two-goal deficit to draw the Seattle Sounders 2-2 on Saturday in a soccer match that turned after halftime. San Diego FC, nicknamed the Toreros, remained without a win in the competition but earned its third draw of the season. Seattle built a two-goal lead early in the second half before San Diego responded through Bakambu and then completed the comeback. The match was played in San Diego, California, and both teams finished with two goals after a scoreless first half. The draw gave San Diego another shared point and denied Seattle a victory after the Sounders had taken control following the break.

Seattle opened the scoring in the 50th minute when Dejan Joveljic found the net. Joveljic was shown a yellow card in the 52nd minute, two minutes after his goal. The Sounders doubled their advantage in the 55th minute through Sebastian Gomez. Hassani Dotson was credited with the assist on Gomez’s goal. Seattle’s Albert Roldan was booked in the 59th minute as the visitors tried to protect their lead and slow San Diego’s push. The two Seattle goals came five minutes apart and gave the Sounders a 2-0 advantage. Seattle’s lead held until San Diego’s response in the 60th minute.

San Diego answered in the 60th minute when Bakambu scored. Bakambu later added the equalizing goal as the Toreros completed the rally. Joveljic finished with one goal and a yellow card for Seattle, while Dotson’s assist helped Gomez score during Gomez’s 44-minute appearance. Bakambu’s statline was 90 minutes and two goals, Gomez’s was 44 minutes and one goal, Joveljic’s was 80 minutes with one goal and a yellow card, and Dotson’s was 80 minutes with one assist. Seattle’s two-goal burst had given the Sounders control, but San Diego’s response changed the final outcome. Bakambu’s two goals accounted for San Diego’s scoring total, and his second goal completed the comeback.

Seattle made a substitution at halftime, bringing on Ferreira J., and later used Roldan A., Morris J., Joveljic D. and Dotson H. as second-half changes. San Diego made a series of adjustments in the 61st minute with Alvarado Jr A., Pellegrino A. and Godoy A. entering, then added Sargeant K. in the 71st minute and Gabriel Pirani in the 82nd minute. The substitutions framed the closing stretch as both teams played out a draw. Seattle’s Joveljic and Dotson were both substituted in the 80th minute after Joveljic scored and Dotson assisted. Roldan A. was replaced in the 63rd minute after his yellow card. Morris J. entered in the 68th minute for Seattle. San Diego made five changes in all, while Seattle also used five substitutions. The match included 10 substitutions after halftime and two yellow cards.

The result leaves Seattle Sounders with one win, one loss and two draws in the competition, and the same record across all competitions. San Diego FC is now zero wins, one loss and three draws in the competition, and the same record across all competitions. Seattle’s overall record remained level with its competition record, as did San Diego’s. Seattle had previously drawn with CF Montreal, lost at FC Dallas and won at New England Revolution in its earlier matches this season. San Diego had previously drawn at Los Angeles Galaxy, drawn with Houston Dynamo and lost at New York Red Bulls in its earlier matches this season. The draw continued a run of shared points for both sides and left both teams with matching records in competition and overall play.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Seattle Sounders 2, San Diego FC 1. Interstat’s ELO system had given Seattle a 67.1 percent probability to win. Those projections preceded the 2-2 draw.