The nice thing about cup competitions is that the stakes are always clear. In the case of the Seattle Sounders, they know they can advance with any win over Montagua in tonight’s Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 match. The downside is that they have no room for error. The Sounders will be eliminated with any loss or tie that involves any goals being scored. The only way this match goes to penalties is if the score remains 0-0.
The good news is that the weather conditions should suit the Sounders well. Gametime temperatures should be in the low 30s, which is about 40 degrees colder than in Montagua’s home town of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.