What an afternoon the
Seattle Sounders initial eleven had against Western Conference leaders Dallas
FC when it’s Manager decided to sit down several of his starters. As his initial
plan was to rest his players after the league strenuous schedule, prepared for many of its squads, still he decided at the same time to observe other
of his players.
Not against the
Sounders despite the struggles the squad of Sigi Schmidt is been going through
and seeded in last place, it looks like Oscar Pareja the Dallas Manager underestimated
the locals and learned his lesson.
With a 5-0 rout and a
sudden goal fest, the Sounders came out of a miserable slump they immersed in lately,
both in wins and in scoring, so far they got the best of their offensive might
this squad is known for. Very well, with this win they go a bit pumped out to their
weekend compromise against their I-5 rivals the Portland Timbers in their first
meeting of the year in the always-contested Cascadia Derbies.
Finally Seattle saw a
complete initial eleven in the field and among one of them his leader in the defensive core in Brad Evans
conducting his fab four with an immaculate defending that at the end
they gave their keeper a well-deserved clean sheet.
Still this squad did
not stopped cold in its tracks, with a play initially that Dallas player in
its defense- Maynor Figueroa seeing red after a hand play ball inside the area, the Sounders
opened the score with a PK via Clint Dempsey for 1-0 with just six minutes in the
game.
The first half saw a
Sounders squad crowning their effort’s with two more scores, with Andreas Ivanchitz
with a combination with Osvaldo Alonso for the 2-0 with eighteen minutes in the
game and the 3-0 in the 22nd from a one two punch from Dempsey to rookie
sensation Jordan Morris.
Going at halftime the
Sounders enjoyed a 3-0 lead, still this did not assured the locals a sure
victory as this could been anybody’s game, with the big D paying a top line
football maybe we had coming a reaction in the works for the Texans.
At the end that so-called
reaction was just in many people’s thoughts, as the Rave Greens were so
inspired with its initial eleven, soon the referee blew his whistle the
Sounders fireworks where immediately
seen.
In the 61 and 73, Joevin Jones and Cristian
Roldan immediate became present in the scoreboard and showing off their Sounders
might and all around hunger and playing with a total inspiration seen from the Seattle
Boys.
A great match and display of what this Rave
Greens squad can do as they prepare in a very contested two weeks of MLS action
before the All Star break, as every match and set of points will count dearly and for the Sound Boys
getting off the cellar will be tops.
The negative for this
match was the two red cards both squad players received each, but the one that
really hurts the most is for Seattle’s top player Clint Dempsey that will miss
the Cascadia Derby.
Deuce card came in
the 33rd , when he lost his
head and slapped Dallas midfielder Esteban Ortiz in the face for an automatic red
and a blow to his squad on their upcoming match and their quest to get out of
the cellar, very well netting a possible fine.
At the end, the
Seattle Sounders are one tough client to deal with and last night at Century
Link Field, they showed off their mettle and belligerence as a team not to be
messing with in the rest of this campaign. With the offensive might and explosiveness
that we saw from this initial eleven, we really believe that this squad is not
out for the count but ready for many more amazing things.
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