After a 16-day gap between playoff matches, the Sounders, who had a somewhat stumbling start, managed to find their flow and come away with a 2-1 home victory over the Colorado Rapids.
Remember that surge of momentum the Sounders were riding after sneaking into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, and then knocking off both Sporting Kansas City and FC Dallas?
Me, neither.
In fact, it’s hard to remember much of anything involving the MLS after the most absurd hiatus in sports – 16 days between Seattle’s clinching victory over Dallas in the Western Conference semifinals and Tuesday’s long-awaited (and tediously delayed) opener of the Western Conference championship.