With several regulars away, including Clint Dempsey, who notched a hat-trick in last night’s 6-0 win by the U.S. Men’s National Team over Honduras, the Sounders will give extended looks Saturday night to a bunch of non-starters.
This “friendly” against the Mexican side Club Necaxa allows the Sounders to start Will Bruin up top in place of Jordan Morris, who is with Dempsey on the USMNT. Beyond that, Alvaro Fernandez gets another look on the left wing after being bumped from his starting spot the past two weeks by Harry Shipp.
For more on Shipp, check out the feature in Saturday’s paper about how his life is now sizzling both on and off the field.