Sounders defender Chad Marshall says credit for the team’s record-long shutout streak extends far beyond the back-line.
And that’s probably a good thing, since an anchor of that defense, Marshall’s center back partner Roman Torres, will be serving a suspension in Thursday’s second leg of the Western Conference championship at CenturyLink Field. That absence could offer hope to a Houston Dynamo squad that must figure out how to score on a Sounders team that’s gone 452 minutes since conceding their last goal nearly two months ago in Philadelphia.
If the Dynamo can’t score at least twice, the Sounders will advance to next week’s MLS Cup championship for the second time in as many seasons.