Sounders Head Home From Utah with Draw
In what probably feels like a loss for most Sounders fans, the defending MLS Cup Champions used an extra-time time header from Alvaro Saborio to gain a draw against Sounders FC.
Seattle (1-1-1, 4pts) got on the board first with an 11th Minute Goal from Steve Zakuani who was fed from Fredy Montero before sliding the ball past Real Salt Lake netminder, Nick Rimando.
Carrying the lead into the second half, Will Johnson equaled the score at 1 in the 53rd minute.
The Boys in Rave Green, took back the lead in the 72nd minute as Freddie Ljungberg place a free kick from 25 yards out in front of the Real Salt Lake goal for Tyrone Marshall to direct in (but was later recorded as an RSL Own Goal).
With a 2-1 lead in Stoppage Time, the road win was looking good until Saborio’s 95th minute goal.
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Scoring Summary:
SEA — Steve Zakuani 1 (James Riley 1) 11
RSL — Will Johnson 1 (Robbie Russell 1, Robbie Findley 2) 53+
SEA — own goal (Nat Borchers) 72+
RSL — Alvaro Saborio 1 (Nelson Gonzalez 1) 93+
Seattle Sounders FC — Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall, Leo Gonzalez (Tyson Wahl 45), Pat Noonan, Brad Evans, Osvaldo Alonso, Steve Zakuani (Roger Levesque 45), Freddie Ljungberg, Fredy Montero (Nathan Sturgis 45).
Substitutes Not Used: Patrick Ianni, Peter Vagenas, Michael Fucito, Terry Boss.
TOTAL SHOTS: 2 (Fredy Montero 1, Steve Zakuani 1)
SHOTS ON GOAL: 2 (Fredy Montero 1, Steve Zakuani 1)
FOULS: 10 (Tyrone Marshall 3)
OFFSIDES: 1 (Freddie Ljungberg 1)
CORNER KICKS: 2 (Freddie Ljungberg 2)
SAVES: 3 (Kasey Keller 3)
Misconduct Summary:
SEA — Tyrone Marshall (caution; Reckless Tackle) 56+
RSL — Chris Wingert (caution; Tactical Foul) 60+
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Referee’s Assistants: -Frank Anderson; Steven Taylor
4th Official: Tyler Ploeger
Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-60-degrees
