This first defeat at home for the Sounders in 15 games wasn’t exactly the rematch of last year’s MLS Cup final some had billed it to be.
For one thing, the Sounders quickly got a shot on goal — something they failed to do throughout last December’s title match. In fact, they managed 11 shots total and actually controlled vast swaths of play in Saturday’s contest against Toronto FC, but nonetheless took a 1-0 loss when they again failed to put the ball in the net.
Actually, the Sounders did finish off one sequence in the sixth minute, when Jordan Morris headed the ball past keeper Clint Irwin at the end of a free kick.