As the final whistle sounded, Stefan Frei jumped into a crouching position on top of the crossbar of the goal he cleanly defended for 90 minutes, and yelled at a mob of rabidly-cheering Sounders fans.
With a T-shirt wrapped around his head, and one of his sons in his arm, Clint Dempsey could not hide his overwhelming excitement. Neither could teammates, who ran around and grabbed one another for embraces.
It was Seattle’s time again to rule the Western Conference of Major League Soccer.
Next up — is it the Sounders’ destiny to win another MLS Cup?