sounders win at home… about freaking time
i am up way early on my way to NYC tomorrow so i have to keep this on short tip.
sounders played their ass off, and there is no fault for effort anywhere on this team. it was the full 90 and even though i was ready to have a hear attack in the last ten minutes… as i was not ready to watch another game gifted away… credit to the boys who did the job that we were so used to last year.
i didn’t get to see replays of either zakuani’s goals… the first seemed a little sloppy (no complaints) and the second a result of a nice johnny legendriley cross. or do i have those mixed up. either way… both were a result of player taking his chances by being in the righ place at the right time. and let’s be honest… most of your goals should come from that. you can’t rely on crazy skill and wicked shooting for most goals, or you will lose more than you win. you should rely on people taking their chances and that is what he did.
some thoughts on the overall performance… and then i am off to bed. Read more
Zakuani’s Brace Gives Seattle 3 Points
Two first half goals by 2nd-year player, Steve Zakuani, proved to be too much for the Colorado Rapids as Sounders FC won 2-1 on Sunday night.
Zakuani opened up his scoring sheet in the 8th minute after putting away a pass from Fredy Montero. The Rapids managed an amazing response a mere 30 seconds later evening the score 1-1 on a goal by Omar Cummings.
10 minutes later, Montero started the play up the right side by lofting a pass to Sanna Nyassi who slid the ball to Zakuani for the game winning goal. Read more
Sounders Host Colorado
Seattle returns to regular MLS action on Sunday evening as they host the Colorado Rapids at Qwest Field. [Tickets]
This is the second matchup of the year between the two clubs with the Rapids winning at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park at the end of May, 1-0 thanks to a Conor Casey goal in the 65th minute.
Sounders FC (5-8-4, 19pts) look to build off of their road win at DC thanks to Roger Levesque’s 89th minute winner. That was the Rave Green’s 2nd win in 7 matches. Over nearly the same period of time, the Rapids have gone 0-1-4 in their last 5- all of those losses were a 0-1 defeat. Read more
sunday morning reaction
have you ever heard of a house that doesn’t have a dvr or even at least a vcr? well it exists, and it just to happens to be my parents. when my dad announced a family dinner at 6 i thought…………….. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh crap. but 6 it was. i ate fast without being obvious, and made stellar conversation to make up for my soon to be absent body.
i couldn’t even watch the replay in full due to other family commitments later that night. yes, it was going out for drinks with my sister, but “family commitments makes it sound a) more official and harder to break and b) much less of an alchy.
so sorry for the delayed response…
Sounders fall to the Rapids 1-0
From the front office…
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The Seattle Sounders FC was unable to earn a result on the road as it lost 1-0 to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in front of a sellout crowd of 18,116 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.
Sounders FC (3-5-3, 12 points) remains tied for sixth in the Western Conference while the Rapids (5-3-1, 16 points) temporarily move into a three-way tie for third place.
Sounders @ Colorado Rapids Preview
After a rousing 3-0 victory over Argentina’s legendary Boca Juniors on Wednesday in front of 40,122, Seattle Sounders FC completes the month of May seeking to continue the momentum going into the World Cup break.
Seattle (3-4-3, 12 points) plays on Saturday night versus the Colorado Rapids (4-3-1, 13 points) at 6 p.m. PT at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. A single point separates the two teams in the Western Conference standings. Read more
Charity Shield Match with Colorado Canceled
From the Club…
Due to severe winter weather forecasts predicted for Denver and its surrounding areas, the Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders FC have cancelled their Charity Shield match that had previously been scheduled for this Friday, March 19 at 7 pm at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.
Sounders to Appear in Charity Match with Rapids
The Colorado Rapids announced today that they will be participating in a Charity Match with Sounders FC the week before First Kick.
The “Charity Shield” will be held at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Friday, March 19th. Proceeds from the match will be forwarded to UNICEF earmarked for relief in Haiti.
thanks LAG
after the explosive sounders FC start, and the poor start of many other teams, it seemed like, while it would be premature to think we were going to win the league, well, we could count on the playoffs…. but then over the last 4–6 weeks that feeling started to slip away from a ‘we will make the playoffs’ to a ‘boy, we could throw this away.’
yesterday hopefully put a stop to that…. we put 4 points between colorado and us but in more of a surprise, the galaxy held houston.
houston is still 3 points ahead with a game in hand, but there was a point there where they didn’t look like they were going to drop another point. they play that game in hand on july 4th away to KC. should they fail to get a point there, we will be playing them on the 11th where a win would see us leapfrog them in the standings based upon goal differential.
funny how quick these things change
Seattle Sounders FC 3: :0 Colorado Rapids
Nate Jaqua celebrates one of his 2 goals (by Getty Images)
From Sounders FC…
SEATTLE- Nate Jaqua scored two goals and Fredy Montero scored the game’s first and assisted on the others as the Seattle Sounders FC posted a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids at Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field on Sunday afternoon.
Montero scored in his fourth consecutive game as the Sounders FC (6-3-7) extended their unbeaten streak to four games (2-0-2). The match attracted the largest crowd of the season, 32,526, and it was Seattle’s first shutout in 10 MLS games.
Colorado (5-3-6) had an eight-game unbeaten run ended. The Rapids trail Seattle by four points in the Western Conference and have two games in hand. Read more
Next / Last Match
Next- @ New England [Tickets]
Saturday 9/4 | 4p
Last- Chivas USA (USOC): W, 3-1
Next Match @ Qwest
9/9 vs. Real Salt Lake [Tickets]
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