The Swope Park Rangers (9-4-4, 31 points) would defeat Seattle Sounders FC 2 (3-10-2, 11 points) at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash., on Thursday night. The Rangers played down a man for 60 plus minutes, but goals from Hadji Barry and Felipe Hernandez would land the Rangers all three points and propel them to third in the West.
The Rangers started on the front foot as Barry directed a header wide of the target on a service from Chase Minter in the seventh minute. The duo would create a few quick chances inside the box moments later, all resulting in blocks by the S2 defense in the eighth minute.