In the first Cascadia match of the season, the Seattle Sounders traveled up I-5 to take on the Vancouver Whitecaps. Though Cascadia matches are always big, Sounders fans saw special meaning in this one as they were being reunited with their all-time leading goalscorer Fredy Montero who signed for the Whitecaps this past offseason. Montero didn’t hold anything back against his former club as he scored two goals against the Rave Green to help claim a 2-1 victory over Seattle. Here are three things Seattle can learn from this match:
The Final Product Needs to Improve
The Sounders did well with the ball in possession and if we look at the stats, one would assume that it was the Sounders who won, not Vancouver.