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First impressions: Sounders enter playoff spots for the first time all season with Fire win

Chad Marshall's first-half header held up as the lone goal as the Sounders edged the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Wednesday night in front of an announced attendance of 39,269.

Chad Marshall’s first-half header held up as the lone goal as the Sounders edged the Chicago Fire 1-0 on Wednesday night in front of an announced attendance of 39,269.

These are my first impressions:

– Seattle is in the playoff places for the first time this season.

That’s what happens with you start 0-3-0 and lose eight of 11 matches during the early part of the summer, but it’s far better to be above the red line now than in April.