At times, last Saturday’s game reminded me of early-season Sounders, when we dominated play, failed to finish, and then had a counter-attack goal crush our dreams. But this Brian Schmetzer-led team is different. This team stayed strong in the back, kicked and clawed until they found that breakthrough goal, and sent the Vancouver Whitecaps home with a 1-0 defeat. This new incarnation of resilient Seattle Sounders got the result it absolutely had to have at home, and injected more momentum into a late-season playoff push.
KEEPER:
Stefan Frei – 7 | Community – 7.5
Frei had an excellent game, controlling things from the back, coming up big on occasion, and staying mentally tuned into a match that would have turned on any defensive mistake.