There was some on-field shoving in the closing minutes of their Western Conference semifinal, with Sounders midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro and Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson jawing at each other.
Nearly four decades after last meeting in a true first-division league playoff match, the Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps have wasted little time renewing hostilities.
There was some on-field shoving Sunday in the closing minutes of their Western Conference semifinal opener, with Sounders midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro and Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson jawing at each other back and forth. Both benches also were chirping at one another, and by the end of the scoreless draw Robinson and Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer could be seen having a prolonged on-field exchange at close quarters.