yes, i am going to talk about the ref… and missed chances
**update**
just read these quotes from sigi on the penalty takers… as i suspected there is a chain of command, and it looks like he doesn’t want the guy that is fouled taking the shot. but what is weird is that sturgis is one of two, and it didn’t seem like he wanted it. i applaud le toux for taking charge on this.
“We had talked and it was Sturgis and Montero unless somebody gets fouled,” he said. “Sturgis really didn’t want to hit it and Montero had been fouled. Seba grabbed the ball and at that point, when players are in those discussions on the field, I think you gotta let them resolve it. If you’re resolving it for them, you’re maybe handing the ball to the guy that doesn’t want to hit it or maybe you’re handing the ball to the guy who’s now pissed off for some reason….It went in, so we don’t have to worry about anything. If it didn’t go in, then I’d be kicking somebody right now.”
**Original post below
Sounder Defeat the Wiz. Advance in the US Open Cup.
Sebastien LeToux nailed a Penalty Kick past Kevin Hartmann in the 89th minute to give the Sounders a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Wizards in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
Fredy Montero was taken down by Hartmann in the penalty area resulting in LeToux’s PK.
The Sounders will take on the Houston Dynamo on July 21st in a US Open Cup semifinal. That match will be at Starfire as well.
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Audiocast of US Open Cup Tonight
Just as a reminder here… we made a passing note in the Kansas City- US Open Cup Match Preview but there will be an audiocast tonight on SoundersFC.com for those who can’t make it to Starfire.
Preview: Sounders Take on Kansas City in US Open Cup
Sounders FC will take on the Kansas City Wizards tonight in the Quarterfinals of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup tonight. [Buy Tickets]
The USL Sounders matched up with these same Wizards last year in the Quarterfinals of the USOC at Qwest Field- a match that Seattle won in Penalty Kicks.
Kansas City needed Penalty Kicks to defeat the Minnesota Thunder94-3) in the Third Round last week. Seattle defeated Portland 2-1.
These two clubs met in April when the Wiz defeated Seattle 1-0 at Qwest Field, giving the Sounders their first MLS loss. Captain and Goalkeeper, Kasey Keller, was sent off for an intentional handball in the 30th minute.
As a reminder, teams participating in the US Open Cup may only use 5 international players (as opposed to the 7 in MLS play). It is likely that those five will be Seba LeToux, Sanna Nyassi, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Steve Zakuani, and probably Fredy Montero.
The Sounders will be without Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica) and Brad Evans (US) who are competing in the Gold Cup. The Wizards will be without Jimmy Conrad or Davy Arnaud (USA) and Roger Espinoza (Honduras).
This is the Wizards’ fifth match in two weeks.
Kickoff is slated for 7p from Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. A live audio broadcast will be available on SoundersFC.com.
If the Sounders win, they will host the Semifinal match on July 21 at Starfire against the winner of the Charleston Battery-Houston Dynamo match.
US Open Cup Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets for next Tuesday’s US Open Cup Quarterfinal match against the Kansas City Wizards went on sale at 10a today on Ticketmaster.
The game will be held at Starfire Sports in Tukwila on July 7th. Kickoff is set for 7p.
If the Sounders win, they will host the Semifinal match on July 21 at Starfire against the winner of the Charleston Battery-Houston Dynamo winner.
Sounders FC 0: :1 Kansas City
Kansas City came to Qwest Field on Saturday night and became the first MLS team to score on, and defeat the Sounders.
Playing with only 10 players for the final 60 minutes following a red card issued to Kasey Keller for an intentional handball, the Sounders maintained an offensive pressure through out the game.
Monroe native and Western Washington alumn, Ben Dragavon, an MLS hardship pool goalie replaced Keller.
However KC’s Davy Arnault was able to get a 35 yard blast past third string goalkeeper in the 80th minute.
Seattle drops to (3-1-0) and Kansas City moves to (2-2-0) on the young season. Read more
game reaction: mixed feelings
never does a loss feel “good”, and this falls into that category, but the way we dominated the second half, a man down, was very encouraging….
lets go to the bullet points shall we?
first half
- KC dominated the first 30 minutes. they were very dangerous down the right half and opened us up on many occasions. luckily for us, they never seemed to have the final pass/shot that would worry us.
- conversely, we were very poor. there wasn’t one thing that stuck out, but we just were not cohesive like we have been in the previous games. passes went everywhere but where they should.
- now onto the sending off. Read more
Match 4: vs. Kansas City Wizards
Sounders FC have gotten off to a hot start as they and Chivas USA are the only ones currently sporting a 3-0-0 record. Seattle doing so without having allowed a goal yet in 270 minutes played.
This week, Seattle hosts Kansas City (1-0-2, 3 points) to a sold out Qwest Field.
The Wizards bounced back from a Week 2 defeat and blanked the Earthquakes at home, 2-0, behind goals from Argentinian Claudio Lopez and Aaron Hohlbein. Throw in forward and US National Teamer Josh Wolff, the Wizards have been effective and dangerous on offense. They are averaging 5 shots a game and have netted five goals. Read more
Another Sell Out This Weekend
We hope you already have your tickets to see the 3-0-0 Sounders on Saturday. The Front Office just announced that Qwest Field has been sold out for this weekend’s game against the Kansas City Wizards. Tickets are still available on StubHub.
As a note, fewer than 1,000 tickets remain for the Sounders FC games on April 25 against the San Jose Earthquakes and May 10 against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
