Sounders FC 4: :1 Real Salt Lake [US Open Cup]

Posted by Mike on April 29, 2009 · Filed Under Real Salt Lake, Results, US Open Cup 

Seattle got two goals and two assists from from Sebastien LeToux as Sounders FC defeated Real Salt Lake in a Play-In Match for the US Open Cup.

Sanna Nyassi and Stephen King added goals for the Sounders in their 4-1 win.

LeToux notched his first goal (24′) on a Penalty Kick after fellow USL Sounder Roger Levesque was taken down in the area. Nyassi quickly scored 2 minutes later.

King’s goal in the 53rd finished off a pretty passing sequence that started with LeToux and Levesque. Seba scored his second and the club’s fourth goal on a cross from Levesque 2 minutes after that.

Head Coach Sigi Schmid noted, “the result was great for us tonight, and it was good to get some guys on the field who haven’t been playing a lot, and for them to make our job as difficult as possible as coaches. So, obviously, [Sebastien Le Toux] had a very good game, with his two goals, [Sanna] Nyassi, causing a lot of problems, but I also thought Ianni and King played very well in the middle of midfield, kept things together for us pretty much. It was nice to have Taylor Graham back out there. So, overall, I was really pleased with how we played.”

Sounders FC will play the Colorado Rapids next. The game, location, and date will be determined later. The winner of that game will earn one of MLS’s eight US Open Cup spots.

Scoring Summary
SEA — Sebastien Le Toux (penalty kick) 24
SEA — Sanna Nyassi (Sebastien Le Toux, Roger Levesque) 26
RSL — Will Johnson (unassisted) 32
SEA — Stephen King (Sebastien Le Toux, Roger Levesque) 53
SEA — Sebastien Le Toux (Roger Levesque) 55

Real Salt Lake — Chris Seitz, Tony Beltran, David Horst, Jamison Olave (Nat Borchers 46), Robbie Russell, Ned Grabavoy, Kyle Beckerman (Jean Alexandre 66), Andy Williams, Will Johnson (Raphael Cox 71), Robbie Findley, Luis Miguel Escalada (Yura Movsisyan 57).
Substitutes Not Used: Tino Nunez, Kyle Reynish, Chris Wingert.

Seattle Sounders — Chris Eylander, James Riley, Taylor Graham, Tyson Wahl, Zach Scott, Sanna Nyassi (Evan Brown 72), Stephen King, Patrick Ianni, Steve Zakuani (Jarrod Smith 65), Roger Levesque, Sebastien Le Toux.
Substitutes Not Used: Osvaldo Alonso, Brad Evans, Nate Jaqua, Kasey Keller, Fredy Montero.

TOTAL SHOTS: 16 (Sebastien Le Toux 5)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 8 (3 tied with 2)
FOULS: 12 (Patrick Ianni 3, James Riley 3)
OFFSIDES: 2 (Sebastien Le Toux 1, Roger Levesque 1)
CORNER KICKS: 4 (Sebastien Le Toux 4)
SAVES: 2 (Chris Eylander 2)

Misconduct Summary:
SEA — Patrick Ianni (caution; Reckless Tackle) 19
RSL — Jamison Olave (caution; Handball) 41
SEA — Sanna Nyassi (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 71

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