MONTRÉAL — For the second time in as many weeks to start the 2017 season, the Seattle Sounders fell behind 2-0. But unlike week one’s 2-1 loss in Houston, the Sounders found an equalizer in stoppage time on Saturday in a 2-2 draw with the Montreal Impact to steal a point in front of 34,000-plus fans at Olympic Stadium.
The mood following the match was one of relief and disappointment, as the club celebrated a hard-fought road point while still understanding they need to stop making life hard on themselves. Montreal is a talented team that loves to counter and attack in droves down each flank, and playmaker Ignacio Piatti burned the Sounders twice, once on a brilliant through ball to Matteo Mancosu and once on a magical half-field run to double the Impact’s lead.