They say it’s the hope that kills you. Right now, the Seattle Sounders seem to be finding ways to die in increasingly excruciating fashions.
One can only hope it won’t get any more painful than Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to Orlando City. Not only did the Sounders blow a two-goal lead for the second time this year — something they hadn’t previously done once since 2009 — but the winner came on a stoppage-time shot that deflected off Jackson Ragen. Just to twist the knife a little more, the goal was initially ruled out for an Orlando player being in an offside position, but was put back on the board following VAR’s determination that he was not directly influencing the play.