Who Do You Want to Win the MLS Cup? [Poll]
The MLS Cup will be here in Seattle at Qwest Field on November 22nd (kickoff is at 530p). Tickets are still available. 
Are you rooting for Houston, because they ended the Sounders’ season? Are you cheering on the Fire because you like to watch Blanco dive? Are favoring with LA because, well, they are LA? Or are you hoping that Real Salt Lake wins so you can see Kyle Beckerman’s Sideshow Bob hair some more?
Who do you want to win? Vote! Read more
Sounders Lose to Houston 1-0 to End Season
Freddie Ljungberg (SoundersFC.com)
7 of the 8 teams who start the MLS Playoffs will end their season with a loss. Sounders FC will be one of them.
The Houston Dynamo ended the inaugural season for one of the most successful expansion clubs in MLS history in a 1-0 match in the Western Conference Semifinals.
After playing 90 minutes in Seattle and then 90 in Houston without a score, the two teams went to two 15-minute periods where former USL-Sounder Brian Ching scored on a volley from 9 yards out in the 96th minute.
The Dynamo held on to the lone goal and won 1-0 after 120 minutes.
More to come…
Sounders FC vs. Houston Dynamo Live Blog
Playoff #2: Sounders @ Houston (Preview)
Seattle and the Dynamo meet on Sunday in the second leg of the Western Conference Playoffs in Houston. It will be the 5th match between the two squads after two MLS regular season games, the US Open Cup semifinal, and the first leg of the playoffs. The Sounders have won 2 of the 4 games and the other two were draws. Sunday’s match will have a winner- whether it is after 90 minutes, 120 minutes, or Penalty Kicks. Read more
USSF Disagrees: Onstad NOT a Douchebag
US Soccer issued their opinions on last week’s matches and the Pat Onstad chest bumping incident with Fredy Montero is addressed:
The referee makes the correct misconduct decision by cautioning both players for unsporting behavior. The goalkeeper’s actions are not excessive force and he does not make “contact above the shoulder.” The goalkeeper merely makes strong chest-to-chest contact with the opponent. The manner in which the contact was made and the fact that the chest-to-chest contact is in no way endangering the safety of the opponent, makes the contact reckless and, thus, a cautionable offense.
Following the “punish uniformly” guideline, the referee is correct in cautioning the attacker for unsporting behavior for his actions in embellishing the contact as well as for his actions in holding defender on the original cross which initiated the conflict.
Not Headed to Houston? Head to a Supporters’ Viewing Party
Overs 100 Sounders Supporters are headed to Houston this week, GoSounders.com included. But if you are unable to make the road leg of the Dynamo Series, you can join other Sounders Supporters at one of the Viewing Parties.
Gorilla FC will be at Fado.
ECS will be at The Atlantic Crossing, The College Inn, and Schultzy’s in Seattle. And O’Blarney’s in Lacey.
Immortal Fury is planning on being at Meconi’s in downtown Tacoma.
North End Supporters will be at The Ballard Loft.
Where do you plan on watching the game? Read more
Possible Western Conference Final Times & Dates
If the Sounders win the Western Conference Semifinals against the Houston Dynamo, here are the two possible dates & times for the Western Conference Finals confirmed by MLS… Read more
Sounders, Dynamo end in Scoreless Draw in Playoff #1
Nate jaqua is evidence of a rough match (AP)
Sounders FC played in their first MLS Playoff game on Thursday night and the two toughest defenses in the league ended in a 0-0 tie.
Seattle had their chances, namely from Patrick Ianni who was a game time addition to the Starting XI in place of Tyrone Marshall. Ianni connected on a header from a Freddie Ljungberg corner kick in the 14th minute- it had beat goalkeeper Pat Onstad but was cleared off the line by a Dynamo defender. Later in the43rd minute off of a Ljungberg freekick, Ianni’s header hit the crossbar.
The game was a rough one and the tone was set early on. In the 14th minute a scrum ensued in front of the Houston Net. Read more
Sounders vs. Houston- Post Game Quotes
Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid
On Pat Onstad yellow card… “I haven’t seen the replay. You’d have to ask Salazar. I’m confused. A lot of calls I was confused about. In on a breakaway, calls a foul, and calls the ball back and doesn’t card the guy. It’s confusing.”
On physical game… “The game was very physical and it was allowed to be played that way. If it’s that way in Houston, then we’ll be ready for that. It takes away from guys who can plan and make an impact on the game.”
On game… “Getting a draw on the road is good for them, but we’ve been a good road team. I look at it as we’re 0-0 at halftime. We’ll see how the game gets interpreted by the referee down there and maybe it will change it.” Read more
fun and frustrating…
Osvaldo Alonso battles Ricardo Clark (AP)
famous last words…. but i am going to keep it short.
i had fun tonight. against my stomachs best efforts, i actually had fun tonight. we are the sounders and we made the playoffs in our first year. somehow, i was able to sit back and actually take it in. as much as i want us to go to the next round and the final, i don’t want to forget this time.
ok, until now…. what the hell was that ref on about. honestly, i have no idea how much onstad did, or didn’t punch one of our players, but it was very iffy indeed. anyone got more info than that? but the one that really steams me is mr righty back that took an elbow to ljungberg in about the 80th. how that wasn’t a second yellow? i seriously don’t know. it seemed dead on to me. Read more
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Next / Last Match
Next- San Jose [Tickets]
Saturday 7/31 | 7p
Last- Metapan (CCL): W, 1-0
Next Home Match Houston Dynamo | Aug 8th [Tickets]
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