Sounders Beat LA to Advance in Open Cup
Updated with photos from Chris & jT
Two second half goals from Nate Jaqua gave Sounders FC the edge it needed to beat the LA Galaxy 2-0 in the US Open Cup on Wednesday night.
Seattle’s next USOC match will be against Chivas USA in the semifinals on September 1st. A match that is scheduled to be playe at Starfire in Tukwila.
Jaqua put Seattle on the board in the 50th minute when he followed up a Miguel Montano shot that bounced off of the crossbar.
In the 62nd minute, the 6’3″ Eugene Native headed in his second goal, again on a play initiated by the 18 year old Colombian, Montano.
Scoring Summary:
SEA — Nate Jaqua (unassisted) 50
SEA — Nate Jaqua (Miguel Montano) 62
Seattle Sounders — Terry Boss, Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Nathan Sturgis, Mike Seamon (James Riley 78), Miguel Montano (Leo Gonzalez 71), Roger Levesque, Nate Jaqua (David Estrada 83).
Substitutes Not Used: Fredy Montero, Pat Noonan, Steve Zakuani, Kasey Keller.
TOTAL SHOTS: 21 (Nate Jaqua 7); SHOTS ON GOAL: 7 (Nate Jaqua 4); FOULS: 13 (David Estrada 3); OFFSIDES: 3 (Sanna Nyassi 3); CORNER KICKS: 6 (Nathan Sturgis 6); SAVES: 2 (Terry Boss 2)
Misconduct Summary:
LA — Alex Cazumba (caution; Reckless Foul) 45
LA — Bryan Jordan (caution; Reckless Foul) 70
SEA — David Estrada (caution; Reckless Tackle) 89
LA — Alan Gordon (caution; Unsporting Behavior) 89
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Referee’s Assistants: -Mike Rottersman; Baboucarr Jallow
4th Official: Manuel Soledad
Attendance: 4,512
Time of Game: 1:49
Weather: Sunny-and-85-degrees
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