The Seattle Sounders come into Saturday’s match against Real Salt Lake flying high off a season-opening win in which they looked very much like a team that is ahead of the curve in terms of preparedness. The Sounders, of course, had already played a competitive match and it seemed to show with their fitness and sharpness.
Real Salt Lake also won their opener, albeit less convincingly. The Vancouver Whitecaps dominated most of the first half, but RSL came out strong in the second half to score two goals just a few minutes apart and emerge victorious.