Seattle flipped the script in their away game against Colorado, and managed a 1-0 win against the Rapids. Pulling a page from their opponents’ playbook, the away side absorbed pressure repeatedly, forcing the home team into hopeful, speculative shots. Seattle took advantage of a break to score a huge away goal.
KEEPER:
Stefan Frei – 7 | Community – 7.0
Frei saw little direct action but I credit him for performing the enormous task of keeping his backline tight and compact throughout waves of Colorado pressure. The Sounders had little chance to do more than absorb attacks for the first 30 minutes.