This was not quite the start to the title defense the Seattle Sounders had in mind.
The Sounders muddled through a viscous first half before dominating the final 45, but they couldn’t turn the tide from an early deluge and ultimately dropped their season opener 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Sounders were outshot 15-2 in the first half and completely reversed the tenor of the match in the second with a 12-2 edge in shots and a 67 percent possession share over the final 45 minutes. But two early first-half goals from Erick “Cubo” Torres and Romell Quioto were ultimately too much to overcome.