Sounders Win. Advance to US Open Cup Final.
In front of 4,547 Sounders FC got two goals from Nate Jaqua and one from Fredy Montero to defeat Chivas USA 3-1.
Steve Zakuani assisted on the first two goals. The third goal, Jaqua’s second, came off a brilliant cross by second half substitute, Roger Levesque.
Seattle will play the Columbus Crew on October 5th at Qwest Field in the US Open Cup Final. Jaqua noted, “Great win for us tonight and the chance to play a Final at Qwest Field in front of our fans is an unbelievable opportunity.” The 6’3″ striker is now tied (Paulo Araujo of Miami FC) for the US Open Cup goal scoring lead with 5.
Sounders FC is looking to become the first club to repeat as USOC Champions since the the New York Pancyprian Freedoms did it in 1982 & ’83.
Tickets for the Final will go on sale at 10a on Tuesday September 7th.
Scoring Summary
SEA — Nate Jaqua (Steve Zakuani) 10
SEA — Fredy Montero (Steve Zakuani) 58
CHV — Jesus Padilla (Justin Braun) 68
SEA — Nate Jaqua (Roger Levesque) 92+
Chivas USA – Zach Thornton, Michael Umana, Mariano Trujillo, Ante Jazic, Dario Delgado, Marcelo Saragosa (Jesus Padilla 54), Paulo Nagamura, Rodolfo Espinoza, Jonathan Bornstein (Michael Lahoud 46), Justin Braun, Giancarlo Maldonado (Sal Zizzo 63).
Substitutes Not Used: Carlos Borja, Yamith Cuesta, Ben Zemanski, Kevin Guppy.
TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Jesus Padilla 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 6 (Jesus Padilla 2); FOULS: 13 (Paulo Nagamura 3); OFFSIDES: 3 (Justin Braun 2); CORNER KICKS: 7 (Rodolfo Espinoza 7); SAVES: 6 (Zach Thornton 6)
Seattle Sounders FC – Kasey Keller, James Riley, Tyrone Marshall, Taylor Graham, Leo Gonzalez, Alvaro Fernandez (Roger Levesque 83), Osvaldo Alonso, Nathan Sturgis (Mike Seamon 66), Steve Zakuani (Jeff Parke 90), Fredy Montero, Nate Jaqua.
Substitutes Not Used: David Estrada, Michael Fucito, Zach Scott, Terry Boss.
TOTAL SHOTS: 19 (Steve Zakuani 5); SHOTS ON GOAL: 9 (Steve Zakuani 3); FOULS: 9 (3 tied with 2); OFFSIDES: 1 (Fredy Montero 1); CORNER KICKS: 10 (Osvaldo Alonso 7); SAVES: 5 (Kasey Keller 5)
Misconduct Summary:
CHV — Paulo Nagamura (caution; Reckless Tackle) 51
SEA — Osvaldo Alonso (caution; Reckless Tackle) 79
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Referee’s Assistants: -Colin Arblaster; Mike Kampmeinert
4th Official: Josh Wilkens
Attendance: 4,547
Time of Game: 1:51
Weather: Partly Cloudy-and-67-degrees
