Sounders vs. Timbers 10-4: Full Match Broadcast

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Welcome into Loomin Field for Seattle Sounders Portland Timbers number one hundred and twenty four. After a one to one draw between these clubs down in the Row City back in May, the two heated rivals will face off a kin here tonight for the Sounders, just three matches left in the MLS regular season and with this game a chance to try to keep the Timbers out of the playoffs as well. It is still possible. The intensity, the passion, the fire, It will be here tonight as it always

Shane.

Always fun when these teams face off, and I imagine being part of this rivalry for a while. Either's there's nothing quite like it in soccer in this country.

Absolutely, this is one of the if not the premier rivalry in the country in MLS, and it's a date we all look forward to. And it's kind of a game where you you throw the tactic Ford out a little bit. It's just there's just so much intensity, fire and that fight that's gonna be the determining factor in tonight's game.

Yeah, so many factors.

You know.

It's always funny.

We always talk about how no matter how these teams are doing at a certain point, you know in their seasons, really the ultimately you just wash away all the stats, you wash away all the records, None of that matters. What matters is the intensity. What matters is who wants it more, the fight that exists between these clubs. We know that Seattle plays in a lot of finals and this is certainly one of the biggest games on their

This is their.

Super Bowl every single year when they come to Seattle. This is the match they care about the most. This is really if you were to ask a Timbers fan, I bet give me one match every season ye want to win.

They're not thinking finals like we are.

They're thinking at Seattle and we gotta match that intensity here tonight, Shane, you're laughing, I'm not joking. This is everything for Portland. They don't play in League's Cup finals. They play in MLS is back finals. They don't go and win two MLS Cups. We have two MLS Cups. They don't have a CONCA CALF Champions League trophy.

We have a CONCA CAFF Champions League trophy. They don't have.

Four US Open Cups. We have four US Open Cups. They want to be us, they ain't us. For them, this is facing the big dog, this is facing the big brother. We are on top. They try to knock us off every year. That's the reality of the situation.

Yeah, I mean, obviously I respect the commitment there, and you know, credit to Portland though for a few years there they had a great run. They got to a couple of MLS Cup finals. Obviously winning one. One MLS is back as you mentioned in Orlando, so, you know, trying to be a little bit you know, neutrality to the commentary booth. I feel like Portland for a club, you know, not obviously the size of Seattle have certainly held their own and punched above their weight at times.

You couldn't be more right.

I mean, shoot, Portland looks at Seattle and sees them at forty six points. Timbers are at forty four points. This is a game where quite literally, the Timbers could jump the Sounders with a win here tonight at lumen Field.

So lots of stakes here for these games.

Quickly, Shane, let's jump back because there's so much time and there's so much to preview when it comes to Sounders Timbers.

Let's take a look back because this.

Is kind of part two of Rivalry Weeks. Because last weekend, Shane, we had the Vancouver white Caps year and they took a one nothing lead. Sounders got two goals inside a ninety seconds from Jackson, Reagan, Albert Rusnak. They take a two to one lead.

But then the white Caps score on a set piece on.

A corner kick editor into the back of the net and it finishes two too. So I think the question that we asked during the postgame show that I'll ask ye here again is did you see enough in that game where the Sounders were able to kind.

Of get out of the post Leagues Cup Championship.

Ango, Well, you're probably sick to here and me saying this, but I feel like I've talked a few times about these cold Christie Knights in Seattle and Vancouver was the first one of those that started to feel like the playoffs.

Right.

The second half of that game really started to feel like a playoff like atmosphere, and the Sounders played with a great intensity and vigor for about twenty five minutes, overwhelming the white Caps after they took that lead, and so we really felt like things were kind of pulling together and then obviously you give up a set piece goal walk out of there to two, Like we talked about on the broadcast. Though, Vancouver white Caps are a

Really key man Yeah exactly, And when it comes to the playoffs, Sounders are kind of looking pretty squarely at somewhere between the five seed and the seven seed. So it's sort of a question of, you know, all right, what are those teams who are gonna be looking at in that first round LAFC, Minnesota, San Diego and Vancouver. And as we kind of approach the playoffs, three matches to go. Today it's against Portland next Saturday here at Lumenfield,

Before we give you.

The starting lineup, there is a couple of injury notes to share with you, so very quickly, let's dive in to the provident Swedish team health reports. Yamar Gomez Andrade is the major new name to report. According to Brian Schmitzer, Yamar Gomez Andrade is going to miss four weeks with a hamstring strain. That was four weeks from last weekend,

Alex Holdan also picked up.

A knock in that Vancouver game, but I can tell you very good news. He is good to go and he is starting today. We'll get that full line up here in a moment.

Also, Ryan Kent hamstring injury will keep that deep from the MLS Cup playoffs.

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To Kim key Hee coming in for Yamar.

Christian rolled On will be a holding midfielder alongside Albert rusnack Up. The line you're attacking midfielders. Pedro de la Vega returns he is starting on the left. Heyesus Ferira is gonna be in the middle, and then it will be Paul Rothrock out on the right wing with Jordan Morris up top.

Shane. That is about as first choice.

I mean, that is the best eleven players I think you could put on the fields here tonight.

Yeah, obviously you drop Albert Russknack back a line. He's he's gonna be in that position next to Christian, and I think that's the one area that is gonna be interesting to watch. Obviously, that's a lot of attacking firepower on the pitch. Now, how do you balance that off in defensive transition moments? You know who's going to be doing that dirty work. I think Christian's gonna have to

Yeah, it is.

And one of the things that we talked about with head coach Bryan Schmeenzer yesterday is the freedom and the versatility. I think of that threesome of Christian Rolldon haes Wu's Fera, Albert Rusnak, and when you talk about the aggressiveness and the attack mindedness, you think that Christian Roldan of the three of them, is going to be the one who.

Naturally sits back.

But having Albert Rusnak in that lower position, I imagine Shane there is a pretty good amount of flexibility probably for him to get up the field and play alongside Hazus Ferira.

Well.

The other thing too is the ability to play those splitting passes from deep. Albert Rossnak is such a fantastic passer of the ball, and so to have a guy in a position like that, I mean, especially when you guys got guys like Jazus Ferrara in between the lines,

Getting going, getting him up and running, and.

Having guys like like again Albert finding Jesus who can then slip those balls into Jordan. I think it's really nice that the Sounders have so much attack and talent on the pitch to get him up and running.

Will you tell me if I'm off base a little bit? But it didn't seem.

Like Jordan Morris made enough runs in that last game against Vancouver. He got his first start in a long time in that white Caps game. And I, for one, maybe you can tell me that I'm dumb, but I, for one, I'm kind of looking at that saying to myself, I need Jordan to make more of those runs.

So cycle more of those runs.

Going, going, going, and get in behind those defenders over and over again to try to open up some space, but also try to get some balls behind their defense.

Yeah, and obviously from a player's perspective, I might take you know, you also have to think of it as he needs that service too.

Yeah, he needs to know.

That the ball.

If I'm a striker. I don't want to be making all these runs off it. I don't think the balls come true, you know what I'm saying, And so I think for him. The other thing, too, is when you're out for a scene, if you don't out of time, that first game back is always tough. It's tough on the body, it's you know, it's tough to get up to speed. So I think tonight, you know, he's got

Yeah, for sure, we'll see what Brian Schmizer's lineup produces on the offensive end.

It's so attack minded.

Hopefully the Sounders are in for a very very fun day here today against the Timbers. It is the one hundred and twenty fourth occasion of Seattle and Portland playing soccer.

Will of course give you the full rundown.

Of this series against Portland in the long history a little bit later on in the pre match show, we'll also here from Paul Rothrock.

He has some fun thoughts on Portland, who.

Also have our players to watch Keys to the Match, and coming up next, we're gonna talk about these Portland Timbers and talk about the intensity of the rivalry. Shane O'Neill, former Sounders center back here, certainly can shed some light on the intensity there. We are live here from Loomenfield, the pre match show counting you Down to kickoff Sounders Timbers. It's coming up here Sports Radio nine to fifty km.

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Luminfield by talking about the horrible, ugly Portland Timbers. They are eleven, ten and eleven here on the season. They entered the weekend seventh place in the Western Conference with forty four points.

They are six.

Points above tenth place Dallas, which is the first team outside the playoff picture, so it is still.

Possible they missed the playoffs.

But more importantly, they're only two points back of Seattle, which means a win here today would have Portland to jump Seattle for fifth place.

Talk about motivation.

Forty one goals scored on the season is thirteen less than Seattle they're definitely having a little bit of a down year offensively. Forty three goals conceded though is five less than Seattle in one more match. They've done much better there this season.

But Shane, we can.

Talk about all the stats, we can talk about all this and that what really matters is the fight and the intensity in these games. What is it like as a player on the Sounder side as you experienced facing the Portland Timbers, especially here at home.

Well, there's a couple things first and foremost, it's interesting how obviously Seattle's core has remained so similar. So there's that the whole team knows the seriousness of this rivalry in the Darby match, and the coach as well. You know,

You know, it's funny. We talked with Brian yesterday ashe Metzer and.

One of the fun questions that I asked him was do you have a former Timbers player that you hated coaching against or playing against the most? And he named a bunch of different guys. He named, of course Will Johnson and stands out obviously for any Sounder fans. He talked about Gavin Wilkinson back in the day and back when Danny Jackson was playing the strategy that was involved in making him mad Steve Clark. You know. He also

Then having the experienced this rivalry for the.

First time, that natural hatred that all players wearing the rape green must have in these games, you do got a manufacture if you aren't from here, and then a lot of players aren't from here, you do got to manufacture that fire and that hatred for these games.

Well, the cool thing about this game that is so unique to you know, this league, is there's history. There's real history in this game. And that's what's really unique about it. You know, people talk about l TRAFFICO or all these and it's like that game. How's talking about manufacturing exactly exactly what I'm talking about here. You feel the history of the club, but that is that goes through the whole club in all aspects. It's not just

Well, let me just give you that history right now while we're on the subject. I was gonna wait, but let's just get this right now, because I will mention Vancouver's already one Cascadia Cup. That's over, that's done with. But that doesn't take anything away from this game here tonight. Overall in MLS play, this thing is even in MLS

One to one drop. All right, let's get a break here on the premat show. We'll come back.

We'll give you our players to watch. We're gonna hear from Paul Rothrock as well. We still have to get the keys to the match. Lot here coming up here on the Premat show ahead of Sounders Timers number one twenty four. It's coming up on Sports Radio nine fifty KJRM.

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Welcome back to Luminfield and the Providence, Swedish prematch show. Jackson Felts, Shane O'Neil counting you down to kick off before Danny, Stephen Michelle have the game here for you on Sports Radio nine to fifty KGr AM.

In a moment, we will hear from.

Paul Rothrock an interview that I did earlier a couple of days ago at training talking about this sound Timbers rivalry. But before we hear it from Paul Rothrock, let's get some Sounders players to watch.

Shane, who are you looking for tonight?

I'm really interested to see how Pedro del Vega does you know, obviously he's been dealing with that little bit of knee todonitis. Obviously in that league's Cup run he was instrumental and he was absolutely electric, especially in one on one situations, his bursts of speed to get away from defenders. So I'm really curious how how is that looking now? You know he's had a couple of weeks van the shelf getting reintegrated. Now how does he look with that sharpness and that's trying to speed?

Certainly have to be curious about that level for Pedro. I'm curious to see about Albert Rusnak on he's playing next to Christian Rolldon in that holding midfielders slot that typically Obed Vargas is in. Obed's away with Mexico at the U twenty World Cup. So for Albert rusnak how much does he stay? How much does he go? Because he's gonna want to get up the field a lot.

I'm interested to see how much Albert.

Does that versus behaves a little more like oh, but where he does stay back a little bit on the defensive end, especially when Portland has the ball, So his spacing and his positioning and his decision making of when to go. I'm really interested to watch that today from

I think the last two games especially have been frustrating because I feel like we've played better than maybe the result.

Showed. But I thought there were some positives.

Like you said, I thought our intensity in the game was a bit better, and you know, I think people who were watching that game and we're in the stadium, it felt a bit more like a playoff game, and I definitely felt like we matched them, if not had some of the better moments of the game. And yeah, still giving up some sloppy goals and we've we've got to we've got to.

Clean that up.

But I think the response from having two guys get injured in the first half was good, and then the response to the goal. You know, we scored almost immediately off of both kickoffs, and I think the the chat this week has been just how can we how can we bottle up that energy a bit more and and carry that forward and and see that more consistently with us? You know, I think we were better once they scored on us. We were better once we scored that goal

Well, you just mentioned Portland, there is somebody from here.

What are your feelings on the Portland Timbers.

I'm excited for this game, I'll say that. And I've never been a big Portland fan. These games you know lot to me, And yeah, I don't want to use any expletives on the expedives on on on live camera, but I'm really excited to play those guys.

And you definitely dont want to give money Bolton board material.

You know, It's funny. They definitely get up for these games. They treat them like the super Bowl. You guys play in a lot of finals. Is the energy sort of like that? Can you compare it all as another big game on your calendar?

I think it's a massive game. I think last weekend gave us a taste for what it's what it's going to feel like. I think there's going to be even more just because it's Portland and it's a good time for a game like this for us to change the mojo a little bit and get us going.

You're playing Portland.

I guess what would you rather score at.

Home, in front of your own fans or in their house to shut up their fans.

That's a good question. I haven't scored against Portland yet, so with Dream Scenery ending their season in a ninety is minute Winter.

Rock, I would be a dream for him to score a winner in the ninetieth minute tonight. Yeah, I wouldn't end their season, but boy a late goal to be the Timbers. We haven't beaten the Timbers here in this stadium in quite a while. Would love for that to happen here tonight. Sounder Dan's down on McDonald's Up to Danie when the sound you'll win a free mix chick in the following day with a minimum two dollars purchase exclusively in the McDonald's tapp We'll come back. We'll wrap

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It's a light show here at Louminfield, the flu in, the green lights flashing from the rafters as players are getting ready to walk out here and getting ready to face off in the one hundred and twenty fourth occasion of Seattle Portland in soccer.

This rivalry which dates back so many.

Decades, five decades in fact, and here we go again for this best rivalry in American soccer.

Before we get you to kick.

Off with Danny Stephen, Michelle Shane, what are your keys to this match?

Defensively, it's all about containing Christopher Veld. He's a new player from the summer, but he is the guy Norwegian coming over from the Greek league. And you know, obviously the last few years Portland have had a key guy a Vander before that, Diego Blarry.

He is the key guy.

You gotta shut him down offensively, Fluidity in their movements. Obviously with Russknack, de la Vega Ferrara, how can they get that interchanges in fluid movements to get Jordan in behind.

Sometimes, you know, it's funny you look at big soccer clubs around the world, especially Man City and the way they operate, having flexibility and fluidity when it comes to talented midfielders there. Certainly you know Christian Rolldon is going to stay and he's gonna do his job. But allowing Christian Albert Hayes, Who's to have that flexibility in the fluidity.

That's gotta help absolutely, And obviously it's also it helps a lot to have guys who can play those splitting passes between the lines. That's what's gonna be really important, because you know, it's all well and good having.

Dale Vega Ferrera rock Rock on.

The pitch where you need guys who can get them the ball consistently, and having russneck and roll down back there is going to be really instrumental.

And Jordan up top to feeding him for sure, and that's gonna be such a massive key.

All Right, the first fifteen minutes.

This is a home game against a rival who wants to come in your house and jump you in the standings. Two points back are the timbers of the Sounders. How do you treat this first fifteen minutes to do the Sounders.

Let's let's go on both ends. Start with defensively.

How do you treat the first fifteen minutes defensively? Well, they kind of go hand in hand if I'm being honest. Okay, you want to go along. You want to get Jordan, you want to get Paul in behind, and you want to get the back line up and you want to make sure you're defending in there and put the pressure on them because obviously, at the end of the day they need these points to make the playoffs, so they're gonna be feeling a lot more pressure sure than Seattle is.

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Good evening Sounders fans from equc pitch here at Lumenfield where your Sounders face their art drival the Portland Timbers in this final Cascadia Cup game of the season.

The Timbers currently sit in.

Seventh position and have still got not confirmed their spot

It's good versus Evil, It's Seattle and it's Portland.

I'm Danny Jackson alongside former Sounders winger Steve zac Quan, who's played in a few these games over the years in his career, and Michelle Ludker down.

On the sidelines.

Before we get to Stephen Michelle for their initial thoughts, let's get you the delta. Starting for your Sounders, Stephen Fryin gole. Alex Rolldan will start in the right. He limps off last week through injury but has recovered.

Kinky Heat will step in for Yama in that starting lineup.

Jackson, Reagan knew Who, Christian Rolldan will play alongside Albert Rusnak, who drops a line as obed continues to play in the You twenty Youth World Cup, Paul Rothrock on the right. Jesus Ferrera will play in that ten Pedro Dolovitch gets a chance right back into this starting lineup on the left hand side, and then Jordan Morris up front for Portland and Phil Nevill crap owing gol a back, fourth Masquera, Simon Miller, Smith, Ayala and Peritis. In the middle of

Cup game and it's all to play for Sounders. Need to win.

Soda Portland. Steve zac Quani. How do the Sounders get three points?

Yeah, they don't get much bigger than this, and I think for the Sounders you can field the energy of the proud use that to your advantage. It's been a bit of a load since the Least Cup triumph. But if ever there was a game a team to win and get us off kick started again, it's this opponent. Come out on the front, foot play fast, play forward early and often I think the Sounders really set themselves up for a good trance at three points tonight.

It comes Portland in the cream kit. Sounders are playing in there saily sheet kit tonight, which is dark green with some flashes of teal across the shirts. As the ball goes down the left hand side and Smith attacking down the left aboard the left back just venturing.

Forward into the channel.

Good block out by Melick all On, good early test for him and his body as he comes back from that hit injury. The Brian Schmidtz said it was less serious than they initially thought. Came off in that first fifteen minutes alongside game on and it was a bit of a change for the sound It took a little bit of time to get back on track against Vancouver. As the Costa comes into the hole, ball flicks up on his hand.

It's gonna be a free kick for the Sounders.

Yeah.

I think if you're a sound is henok at the Timbers team, you kind of know what to expect. They won't want to have much of the board. They're good on the board, but they're very happy to see possession. And Bran Schmets and my pregame chatter who told me the same. Look, we have got to have it off the board, but it's what we do. A bit can well be aggressive early and we're seeing that right now from Sounders.

Here is a player that can unlock this.

Back line and it's Sermon alongside Miller today Zuper rich Out there comes to Christian worldn called up for the US men's national team as Christian for this upcoming camp. You will leave after this game, miss the RSL game. So we lost for the Sounders, but definitely something's positive. The ball gets almost flicked in by Pharrera Lot slashing run by roth Rock behind the back four Paul able to snuff.

It out and they come away with it on their left hand side.

Yeah, and the Spanish mens, he's going very attacking today in the sense that you know he's trusting Albert Russknak by dropping him back a line next to Christian road On that allows him to get Pedro de la Vega Hey, sus Frere up and Albert Russknack or on the team at the same on the pitch at the same time, and it's gonna go through forever and Rusnick.

They have to really figure out not take up the same.

Lane the same spaces, can they when one's on the left hand side, can one be on the right hand side.

Just really occupy those.

Portland defensive midfielders because you don't both have to work in similar spaces, but you cannot occupy the same two spaces.

And as Portland build it with some as you mentioned Sermon as a player that made his debut for Portland in the last home game against Portland, which not this time last year. It's Portland playing into the cost got some space top of the box, right hand side available as Moscao's course, scored some wonder goals against the sound at the top of the box. The Portland timers having now they float it out to the right hand side with my scared with clips it in towards the baxstick.

Good evening, Michelle, good evening you guys.

Earlier this week we had a chance to talk with head coach Brian Schmitzer and we asked him about the preparation of his team and the messaging from the coaching staff to his squad getting ready for today's match, and he said, you know, they were a little bit more detailed oriented in training this week. They watched more film than usual, and he was a little bit more firm

Thank you, Michelle.

Yet, Brian Schmetzer was definitely telling some stories in our production meeting and of course in his press conference yesterday, and he's been through many a game against Portland, but during my time, of course, twenty plus years ago, during his time as a young whipper Snapper playing back in the eighties of course, and now because of course cause the Timbers as head coach of the Sounders, and they mentioned that Horton.

Timmers have had his number over the years. Sounders certainly have done well away.

From home, but at home it's been a bit of a struggle against the Timbers.

Steve.

It's one of those stats that if I didn't read it, I would have believed it.

I think it's been eight years Finish won a game here at home against his Portland Timbers stem and it's really shocking. But I think the reason is the way Portland have played historically is very good in transition and they've had you know, Valeria there for a long time. Of course, the Bastian blankle for a while. They've had finishers at the other end who've punished a Sounder seam that want to play on the front to when I

Game for both clubs and really free.

A point, yes that's them well, but you kind of if you get three points, you really put a dent in the other side aspiration for the season.

Yep, seventh position for the Timbers coming into today's game Sounders in fifth.

It comes Jordan.

Morris left cord of the box for the Sounders, wins the ball, brings it back to Ferrara's got some chance to play in that number ten spot with Albert Roznecks still in the field playing alongside Christian of course did that a couple of years ago. It goes into Jordan Morris, back to gold. It comes to La Vega on the six, it goes and it just scooped up in the airby big frame of sermon.

Looked like come of the hand to strike by Ferrera. Sounders still have it.

It's gonna be new whips it in Heady clear by Miller scored a wonder goal fro about twenty five thirty yards against Vancouver just a week or two ago in Vancouver.

Won one tie for the Timbers.

It was back to back Cascade games for Vancouver Wednesday Saturday.

Last Saturday. Of course, the Sounders more goes in.

Here's a good ball from Reagan just skips through and it was Alex rolled On coming off that right hand.

Side and Crayper comes off his line and cleans it up.

Yeah, but I like this balance from the Sounders where I've mentioned a couple of times you expect to have possession, but when can you go, Darren, when can you.

Have hard runners in behind? We had it right there from Alex rod On.

Great idea, but Jackson Reagan didn't quite put it off a bit too much in the way of the past. But if you want to see the sounds mixed up and because the Timbers are just waiting for you.

To overpossessed and trying to catchy in transition.

It was a long ball, just like the Sound is almost unlocked the attacking threat that Jordan, Morris and roth Rock can bring. But Paulard also look at the ball over the top as the Sound has held a high line, but it skipped through over the end line.

It's gonna be a goal kipe for Stephan Frye. The chance to answer is one hundred and twenty two clean sheets of.

Course, before goes in flicked forward by Morris, well played by Morris. Now the ball comes into Christian, rolled on right hand side by Jordan.

It comes Jeorde towards the end line, cuts the ball back. There's a sliding Smith.

He's asking for a handball, This says the referee on the far side.

We're just ten yards away or so.

It's gonna be a corner kick unless the referee get something in his airpiece. But we'll take the corner kick right now. First chance from a set piece for the Sounders.

They had some good outside run by Jordan Morris there, Christian slips them in. I was kind of hoping Jordan would maybe try to lift that cross there.

We're seeing a replay now and it's our first look at it. I think that'd be.

A harsh call if given there defindage of sliding gets a good block on it. But Jordan Morris is trying to play across the gold from that proximity. Maybe you lift one to the back post, give your players a chance to attack with a head up. But as it is no review, no check. Will be a corner kick for the Sounder.

It almost felt like he wasting hours.

Very House had to pause because it looked like he was coining for v But it'll be a corner kick for our.

But it will be a corner kick from the Sounders right outswinger the right foot of Albert rous And one I'm.

Up in the air.

Now it's drilled into the nearest post, headed clear by Portland, picked up by rolled On.

Now you knew who just a little turned away.

From fresh from Belder the new signing from Olympia Kosts signed in August Norwegian International. It's a good impression so far as the ball goes in Delvega top.

Of the box.

As a chat strikes, he's saying it's.

A handboard, just screwed up on his hand and he was trying to bring it down off his chest Dela Vega, but came off that left hand side and had a chance to.

Bring it down and shoot. But you free kick for poland they get us underway.

Yeah, it's a different dynamic only Dela Vega there, I think you know, I mean missing the past few weeks had such a good summer and you can see sort of the quality for no We've been waiting for a while since he ever signed. But this season really in that middle stretch was a big part of the reason why this sound of season really turned around and was headed towards where I said it.

Now, now back in there, we'll see how fit he is for today.

But he does give you just a different sort of quality on the left hand side, and he's made a good start to the game so far.

Yeah, bright, refreshing as Dela Vega certainly had a chance to get a good preseason under his belt, got four goals in preseason, came off that preseason like.

A house on fire.

Smois goals in Concacat Champions Cup, and of course let's not forget that wonder goal probably one of the best goals you've seen at Lehman Field against Cruises, all in that seven year old drubbing and League's Cup mastertill finish, there comes Poland now can they break through the stubborn Sounders back line. So far, as the ball goes center, a great step by Jackson Reagan, clean on Belger, swins the ball, now look for pression, then just gives it away.

And that's one of the things as much a mess of recently is because at of the theme of they've been their own worst enemy and some of the goals given. I think if some of the balls in Miami, obviously in Austin, big mistake there as well, just sort of like team's aren't really breaking them.

I'm not having to work too hard.

So if you clean up some of the defense of the deficiencies, some of these no one point games or games that we're losing do a turn into three points.

But you could can't take too many chances back there because you will be punished at this level.

Tenth minute here Lumingfield Cascadia match up biggest rivals in MLS Portland Sounders.

Nil nil on Sports Radio KJR.

Or goes into the middle, little pressed by the Sounders Portland break that press. Now they have it on the left hand side with Smith to Anthony, who has been a rich vein of formist.

What's flicked for by DeCosta. Here comes Smith towards the end line well read by Jackson Reagan.

It's a little run by Velda is asking for maybe some kind of handball and much off it jumped up and it was cleared by Jackson. Good defending so far by Jackson. He's been solid reading the play. He's very much in control of his game, and he's gonna have to be even with Kim kihe and all the experienced Kim has, He's gonna have to be the leader back there, and he's started to put that on his shoulders.

Yeah, you're absolutely right, Daniel.

I think Jackson he's really grown into that role and he's had to roll even more.

Kim is not the first choice at this point.

It is Jackson Reagan and so without yeahday he's got to take you.

This ship role. I think it's a big, big test for him.

He's obviously had a fantastic season again, but tonight act, you're not expecting that in a big playoff game, first choice that Kim he would be in there, it would be Jackson Reagan. And so I said, good test of not just playing well for himself but leading a backlund, which is a whole different board game.

Well.

Tonight's match is presented by Emerald Queen Casino, the entertainment capital of the Northwest.

Go Sounders. Sounders are able to tip sing out of the game.

Somewhat that was spoken about with Phil Nevill and bryansch match without just having ice in your veins. As Phil Neville mentioned in his press conference, it's been in many a derby during his time and Manchester United as a player, and of course Everton as well, so Merseyside Derby, Manchester Derby of course, and sure he's spoken about that during his build up to this game for his young team. All goes over the end line. It's gonna be a

Clawed that back.

Guts and persistence as head coach of the husk is mentioned in his presser as well, just talked about the resilience of his team on twenty four to twenty on the road to their.

First ten win on the road.

Of course, next door to us, Mariner is playing in the first game of the playoffs. Huge course for the Mariners. Busy afternoon around here.

Forty plus thousand next door looks like a fort to.

A full house here as well for the Portland Sounders games mentioned three for both clubs tonight.

But as we get sound the real business end of the.

Season, Steve, if we look at a run in RSL is a makeup game because it was rescheduled due to that league's cup final, and then of course going on the road to New York and that kind of strange East versus West matchup for the last game of the season.

Sounds are solidified it.

But they can certainly solidify their fifth spot with a couple of good results the next couple of weeks.

YEA, two home games.

I think if you're coming into this stage of the season, it's very much in your hands of how high you want to finish at this point, two of them at home, you've got to feel confident, You've got to feel good about teeth in the Sounders. Of course you mentioned the extra thing. He'll be able to kind of put a dent in Poland's home. But funny South Sounders tonight's absolutely must win, I think just for mo mentum and morale and definitely definitely get a club.

Turn out of pressure. I knew who is pressed on his back line.

Eventually gets some pressure for Kelsey and it goes all the way back to step Friend fry.

Jackson Reagan at square across the kid Key.

He of course even the match between these clubs fifteen to fifteen and eleven mls, but Sounders have the benefit of four wins and the total one hundred and twenty three games leading up to this one hundred and twenty fourth game between these clubs.

Scrawldar tries to slip it through and it's picked up now quickly by Pawland on the left hand. Signer is du Coss striding forward, knows when sound has committed numbers.

Now they have to retreat it get back behind the boards defense Stephan Fryer's goal and they did a good job as they hold the top of the box, forced Portland.

To go back.

Ayala plays it into Anthony mentioned seven goals his campaign so far, cho as a regular free again just a little giveaway by kim Key even picked up now by Farrera. Good one touch ball down the line rock Rock has as he breaks through on that right channel, cuts in sign got some time and space.

Looking up plays at square.

It's near signe to as the soundersch the goal to our left, brust neck counseling, scroll rolls it into Perrera, Oh black and run by.

Rolled on, It comes, rolled on towards.

The end lighte the Vega scores for the Sounders. He's back in the line up, back on the score sheet, and the Sounders.

Are right where they want to be.

One nil up against the Timbers.

Wow, what team gold, What team gold?

De La Vega's gonna get older credit here.

But this is as good as it gets from a team perspective. Heyces Frearro all over it. In the end, lovely little possible. Alex Rodin, who gets there, makes a wonderful cotback and then a.

Vega on his return from close.

Race could make no mistake and give these.

Fans somebody to cheer about. Is it deserve these from the Sounders who made a good start here?

It was such a good team goode one nil.

Well, as the Sounder celebrate and they walk back into position, we're gonna throw it down to Michelle.

What a way to get back into the mix.

For Pedro delav he has missed the last four matches out with ten nighters in his knee. That is his fourth goal of the season. He's was hoping to get back in the game against Vancouver, but after a couple of injuries and early substitutions, he wasn't able to get any minutes. So definitely are positive here to see for him as he's seeing his first minutes in over four matches.

Thanks Michelle. Yes, three goals in League's Cup.

That was his fourth goal in MLS regular season. He just gets involved with Mosquerra Colombian against Argentinian right there.

Matchup, but Steve.

Fidela Vega to get back on the score sheet, to be involved.

You'd mentioned he'd looked right starting.

This game and we're just over fifteen minutes into it, but he's been involved a couple of different times.

White plays right time.

Yeah, you just think for the sound is to be successful, which key guys really have to find their very best form. And he's in a top of the list because you saw what he adds during Leeds. Carpaid very well of moments.

That he did have. But I think for President Vega, it's when he's.

Flying, when he's getting touch. He's a different player than you've.

Been at any stage of his career and the Sounder so far and then getting a goal like that in this kind of game would do. Wonders what he's confidence.

Yeah, I'm just looking down kim Ky heat after the sound has scored, was stretching out his calf. We know that he's had some issues with the calf that's been It's caused him to miss games throughout the season. It doesn't look particularly comfortable. We're sort of jogging across this near side, a little bit.

Of a limb in his gait.

Who cuts the ball away from Felder crossed the half way down this near sight now rolls into Jordan and picks up by Della Veg and knocks down the line.

Someon's going to roll it back to cray Poe.

A little bit firm in that bad pass forces craypo to launch it long picked up by the Sounders.

Now can the Sounders really get a grip of this game?

We're seeing the Sounders go up goals but conceded soon thereafter.

And Steeve, you and I have been on a cause before.

We said the first five minutes after this goal is so important.

Somehow the Sounders don't listen to us.

Yeah, my mind is going right there is This next five is going to be so key. You've got expect a bit of a responsible Portland. I think Field never has been up off his bench ever since that boat barking instructions trying to get he seemed going you're gonna expect a bill for response. Is how can you manage that? The emotion of trying to get a second and really stick the knife in, but it also to stick being happy with one nil and kind of finding control over

Kim Key is just gonna hold back here, I think, just to con serve himself somewhat. As we mentioned, get to Michelle and a second. Maybe Michelle's got a bit more information, But the boy's gonna get clip towards the back set towards Jacks egg and hits it down and bounces right in front of Cray posim to gather it up as he tries to look for some options playing out of the back. We're gonna throw down to Michelle.

Yes, kim Ky, he is starting tonight his tenth starts this year for the Sounders out of his fifteen appearances in for Yamar, who will be out for the next four weeks with a hamstring injury. Branchmetzer is saying that he was confident and Kim taking a start today. You have to remember he was a starter in eighteen and nineteen when he was with his first stint with the Sounders. He only missed one regular season start in those two years.

There hasn't been any indication.

Other than them warming up, but we could maybe potentially expect something soon.

Yeah, thanks Michelle.

Of course you mentioned last week it was two players who had to get subbed down the first fifteen minutes, and Yamar and Alex rolled on.

But here come the Sounders.

As Ferrera connects eventually with Jordan Marris's bull's gonna get flicked in, blocked out by Smith Rothar asking him for a hand balls. The ball goes out in the far side it's gonna be a sound as throw. And yes, we looked to our right hand side as Kilanie and Bell continue to get warmed up. See if I would imagine it's more of a lightful od switch with Belle. Yes, you have to slide Jackson across to the right from his left spot, but you know, Klannie could go in

But what do you think?

Yeah, I think look at how the goal came.

Alex assists.

I think he's given you a lot in an attack of sense right now, and dot think Jonathan Bell has ever put a foot rung when he's been caught upon.

That's the obvious choice is to bring on Bell.

And maybe, yeah, you slag Jackson a bit, don't convince him a little bit. I think it's just less adjustment in that way, having to put Alex at center back, which he did, well, just lose what he's given you so five minutes.

He's been a very good start to the game.

He certainly has assist for Della Vega, and here's Gore early on. Here as we take towards the twenty minute mark, just perhaps the twenty million mark, I should say sound is leading one goal to.

In Ill against the Tien.

But here comes to Delaveaga, goalscorer flicks it intervals with us and that ball bounces around, eventually scurries through to Craper who quickly rolls it out to DaCosta, who has been lively.

In these first twenty minutes or so for Portland.

Here's a new signing for Phil Neville, Portuguese DP from long In, France, signing the pre season just before the season kicked off in February.

So Phil Nevil's had some established players.

Of course, Miller came from Miami, where Phil Nevill coached before its stint now here in the Pacific Northwest. But Chara in a lifeblood of this franchise, certainly in Portland Timber Sounders games.

He's been ever present.

He's on the bench as he comes towards the twilight of his career.

And they come as sound as pressed they almost went off.

Ayalo eventually scurries through and finds the ball to Da Costa did actually quite well getting out of pressure there.

And here comes Velder with the ball right corner of the box.

Support is Moscow and drops it back to Velder comes across square or cut with his left foot, now rolls towards the endline.

Miscommunication goes off the end line.

The crowd like that, it's gonna be a goalkick sound as leave one milk.

Yeah, I think we haven't seen too much attacking west on the Portland Timbers here. That's the Sound has got back really well defensively inter the block very quickly.

It's what you've got to be wary of.

By open twenty two to twenty three minutes here schmess and he's I've got to be very very happy with what they've seen so far.

Yeah, four game windless streak. As we've mentioned coming out of League's Cup. As it seems like Frony mentioned the Sound has happened won here in Seattle in an MLS game. So it's twenty seventeen, but they have gone on the road and won six times since that last win for the Sound is here, so they've had no problem going to Providence Park and getting results.

We can remember some of those games and goals. Of course over the years.

You can go back a little bit further to Steazac Corney's time in both sets of shirts.

I should add.

Ball goes down little step over by and the top of the box to Timbers, and Velder tries to find some space to turn a strike. Good block by Jackson. RAI has been the right place, right time defensively already a couple of times in this game. As the ball goes back to Velder, you sign it from just a month ago as new that's a little weak new body's body, and it was good defending.

Velder went down too easily.

Assistant referee right next to the action puts up her flag and it's gonna be a free kick, but a little soft Yeah, knew.

Who read him well?

And this kind of gotta be game.

You quite expect that kind of challenge out at least if you're calling those kinds of fouls, it's gonna be calling a lot of things around the evening.

You who read Velder very well, try to give a little turn. Who shoved him a little bit?

I don't think it's a foul.

But he gives the Timbers a great chance to put in a dangerous board from a set piece, and the Sounders now have to be very good defensively.

Hill pet you get on this right hand side, it's gonna be Felder the new Man with his right foot just a couple of yards in from this near sideline, ten yards or so from the end line. Sound as a hold in the top of their six yard box. No movement yet with kim Key.

He referee pulls it in.

More goes in headed clear by now good head of the top of the box. Fines Moscuero just scoots a shot in. We've seen him strike the ball, of course from distance a couple of shots and similar range at Providence Park.

I mean the shot comes in. Stephan Fry picks it up. Were twenty four.

Minutes in and who takes off on the counter attack and listen.

It's very entertaining to watch. But I don't think he needs to go one der up. Just take a shape, give Steph some time to get it bought out.

He might give Brian more grey hair, so he just be a bit more gray hair. I don't need any of that help. Paul goes in to roll down deep on the right hand side, flick forward by kim Ky.

He finds Ferrera well brought down by Ferrera striding across the half way like Jordan Morris holding his run de la Vega.

To his left.

Keep going forever strikes it out just over the top. It just opened up for him as the.

Back four for Paul and.

Backed off when they backed off, and eventually from about twenty three yards he took a shot, went over a goal kick.

Sounders lead one nil see exact one.

I think he's been the best play on the pitch Forerra. I think he's playing that number ten roll really well. He's been the bridge between the fence and attack. On that occasion, maybe could have slipped Jordan. I don't mind it. He drives, he's direct in the end, gets too much underneath it, but just the touch to bring it.

Down and think about it up. It's not always gonna be.

On a statue, but the things he does for this team attacking wise, it's really fun to watch. He's come into his own second off of the season and he's been He's proven to be a great signing she mets on before the game.

Some players he had a change.

Of scenery and he's a guy who had to get out.

Of Dallas kind of roll and find him off as a man. He's done that here and what an addition he's been. He's been so good and it's open twenty five minutes, but he's been good for the last three months.

Walkouts to his right inside to Moss.

Squerer comes back to Hayala crafted left foot as he.

Kills the ball to the far side. Anthony picks it up left one of the box, a little step.

Over Paul Rofork doesn't fall for that one. Levin men behind the ball for the Sounders, they defend the top of the eighteen yard box, just stuck step out now as a Sounders put some higher press on the ball with Jamal Miller for Paul and Kazi. Paul goes into Kelsey Lit'll drop off to parade Us little step over.

Belder picks it up, stumbles, doesn't win the free kick. Russneck's is going to drop the ball back. Has been quie the.

Efficient so far as Rusneck golaying alongside rolled down mentioned his name to him times. But it's doing a good job, just kind of filling space the right times.

The board goes over the top by Perrara. Little miscommunication and both those players have talked.

About how much they've looked forward to playing together. Now they started to get some time on the field together. We've already seen the connections in the past couple of games.

Yeah, and this why it's time so important, because it takes time.

To get on the same page. On that occasion. Jordan Morris comes short, Hey Houston's long. That just takes time on the training ground in match practice and you kind of find that riven. But two great players when they do get going, it's gonna add such a dimension to the sound as attack well.

Tonight's match is presented by Emerald Queen Casino, the entertainment capital of the Northwest Coast. Sounders Stephan Fry has it it's gonna be a goal kick just in the middle of his six yard box twenty seven minute here at lumin Field Sports Radio KJR, of course mentioned Maren is playing next door to us, that the fans have found a way in the traffic and bedluck going around as part of the city is the ball gets clipped long as Sermon sees.

It well, just cushes a header to Mosquera.

Sounder is leading one nill and this score up and it is presented by eqc.

Ian Smith has it fast side the left.

For Portland.

As a Sounder starts to find their way in they've been solids and scoring that gold.

Della Vega opening the gut the game up with that really good incisive play down the right hand side.

To cut back for Delaveaga in.

The sixteenth minute and he just roofed the ball in the top of the net in.

His first start for a number of weeks.

It's that type of guile that the Sounders might need to unlock some teams to get to the business end of the season.

Steve he just brings something a little bit different.

He does he does all right.

Then you think Pedro has a little bit extra quality, depends how fit he is, but you want to get him minute. You want to get him up to match sharp. And the same with Jordan Morris as well. You need those guys firing. You know what's happening around the league of teams that you think might win it off. The team of the Woman is lifc. They've got two.

Guys who are at three on fire, So if you have.

To go through them, you're gonna need the likes of Patrol and Jordan being at their very best.

Yet, Son Bawanga, that's one two punch offensively in MLS right now, just playing They've played together for years and it comes new striding forward just where he wants to be attacking down the left hand side, makes his way into the Porland half of the field. Sounders then just turn it over and keep possession with Christian rolled on. Really good chance for Christian to make that square of twenty six. I would say in the summer, just able to play a position in the middle of the park.

If you can organize.

And you can also cover ground like Christian does and play the ball out and he just gives them all away away from pressure.

Good step by Portland.

Sounders pick it up though, with Jackson Reagan who's been efficient now on the back line as well.

Sounders so far playing well.

Bryan Schvetzer should be satisfied with his team's performance at.

Least verse thirty minutes.

Steve, you haven't been too troubled. No, Stephan Fry hasn't really been caught into action. I think since the ball the game's kind of settled down.

It's not outright dominance. The Timbers are having some woman's.

Coming forward, but yet to really penetrate that sound as back line and defending quite well, but maybe you're seeing a bit too much to a totally At the moment, you're gonna edge your line up a little bit and taking the game.

It goes pauland know it's good cover by new.

Kind a combination of Reagan and kim Kyhe just kind of bobble through them inside the eighteen yard box.

It's gonna be a goal kick. But now who read the danger really well.

Came across, did just enough to put off the Bortland striker bar goes over goal kick.

Yeah, and that's what gonna happen. You're defending well.

If you keep allowing teams to come on top of you and keep attacking you, at some point things may break the win.

Something can happen. And now o the Timbers getting inside the box In the end, not a great finish.

The sound has recovered quite well, but a danger signs on there and at one nil definitely staid a dangerous situation.

Referee just beckoning Fry and Jackson regan just to speed things up a little bit. As Fry gets the ball from Reagan and just drills it down.

The sounds right hen side but it scoots past roth Rock picked up by smith Well sound as FC soccket is presented by prominent Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders, FC good Tea for today by the sound is Faithful down to South end a bit of a score up date before everybody on oh bed and the Mexican twenty national team two draws against Brazil and Spain. Morocco had beaten both those clubs, so Morocco is sitting on top

They sat now in second position.

Brazil just win the one point looking away by Russneck and then picks up by Jackson. There's to find the ball that breaks the line with Dela Vega goes away.

It should have turned away and gone.

Forward, but he goes back, just keeps the ball, drops the ball to rolled on, then gets it back from rolled down across the halfway line farst side the right.

The Sounders have it with roth Rocks.

Continues to play great Formers pulled roth Rock, solidifying his cult status with that goal third goal in the league's cup final, and he was asking for help down the left hand side, but everyone's kind of shifted across to the right as Delaveaga made his way.

From left to right because Sound has maintained possession.

Break the line now with Reagan drop by Alex rolled on to his brother Chris, who just gets away from trouble through the legs of paraders.

The ball goes down the right hand side.

Then a roth Rock get there and put the way he does across the six good defending. My Miller just took it off the toe of Morris, but the Sounders still have it on their right hand side with rolled on Flix towards the back stick, and there's Dela Vega across. It goes punched away by Cray po heading clear boy Smith finds Anthony.

Blows down by Rolled on far side as we're looking at it.

But Poland managed to work their way from pressure with Al who just clips with his left foot to this near side to Mosquero standing.

Right in front of Phil Neville on the Portland bench and now they're gonna attack. Why the sound of stee Yeah, we.

Have seen it too often, but there is another gear to the sound of team, especially on the right hand side. When Alex rode on overlaps hit times allows rough From to really push your head. The sam is gonna overload the left hand side and then find mismatches on our right hand side.

It's where the gold came from. And now o casion across from rough Rock just cow just in time before Jordan Morris got there.

But you do feel good because you see there is an extra gear. The game's sort of in neutral right now, but as Samas can't turn it on and the tiam.

Is having a very hard time keeping up.

When they do, something becomes Anthony now on top of the box has to flick it forward heading clear boys really works himself through the discomfort is obviously feeling with that half feels tight to him as continues to stretch it with the game. When the ball is away from him, all goes along. It's a pin iala. Now Sounders needs to me trying to get a grip of the game.

The Costa made his way into the eighteen yard box, snapshot with his left foot. It was heading into the net, and then it was frying flung himself to his left, strong left hand corner kick good as a goal, and.

What's saying that is an unbelievable left hand. He gets to it and foys on for sure gold the cost of us well gets in the box, strikes it well to get that much of a pond behind it. If there were any question if thefil fries back, that's just been answer.

What's the same, what's a say?

Indeed, here comes falling down from the corner kick, it's gonna be elder towards the six headed clear. Now strike scoots through again, top of the box. It is with Sermont back to Mosquerra. They'll didn make it a running behind.

It's gonna scoot.

Through and assistant referee on this near side and Steve zach Quarney, I feel it at them, you're running down with her.

I feel like I'm playing this game. But I also you mentioned the possession.

I'm a bit surprised by that. Yeah, it's not being the dominant kind of fallout. They're just gonna sit back. I think Phil Neville might sense, Hey, our season's a bit we kind of pen on ha it's called.

San Diego and needing something.

We've gotta get all pay against them. We've got to get something done tonight. And now being a goal behind, I think there is some urgency because then even at least a point to kind of keep things interested for themselves.

Well San Diego, yes they're in, but as a brand new franchise. Saint Louis did it a couple of years ago won the conference.

San Diego right.

Now with one game left against Portland, they sit on fifty seven points. Minnesota and sit ahead of them with fifty eight points, so there'll be lots to play for for San Diego.

That's not just a throwaway game for them. They want to get a win and give themselves the best chance to win the conference. And they're in all your season in MLS, So that's not what pauland want to see.

Not exactly, And it's why they're playing with the urgency.

They're not just sitting back on for what they would do a little bit more on the front foot than expected. And I don't think they'll never will be two things and where all behind one or two upset because they Shone flashing a little bit glimpse to say, obviously forced the great save.

I'll step and Fry, so they're very much fet in the skin.

Kelsey tries to hook the ball from the right hand side of his left, but it's gonna scoop through to and they need about thirty yardsenal goal takes us Strikers skips in front of Fry, who goes to his right lets it go past. It's the advertising hoardings which the crash you heard. It's gonna be a goalkick for Sounders. But yes, pauland Timbers are just inching ahead in possession. They've got five shots and they'll be the sixth shot

The second and half.

As we get to the final ten minutes of this first half, Sounders leading one nil. You know, an EQUC pitcher lumin Field you mentioned, Obed gets the result that he needs sound As we're maybe hoping that the team wouldn't do so great, and they get Obed back.

But it's like he'll be saying a little longer down.

In Chile for that U twenty World Cup Readbaker Whiting of course there as well.

I've got great results so far. Will flips through as Smith looks like he pulled down Roth Rock's not.

Saying anything the thirty three asand plus fans want to see some decision from the referee.

But Rock Rock fell down, got back up.

I think it's a tangle of legs, not really a foul dead six and one half dozen at the other death and you can always tell at.

A first reaction not real a pill from rough Rock.

It's a referee rng.

Stition, right hand sight, good read again by New back winding. The sound has done a really good job reading the play Jackson has.

Done a few times Kim Gehee and this time is New.

Played very well.

This club's success, the reason you has been built on the foundation of defending, and that's been in question this season, I think more so for personnel reasons.

Haven't we had a stable.

Back five when include the goalkeeper up out of the season, different players missing at various times again tonight also Yama, But again we're talking about the playoffs and you've got only a few chances now to really find you and get it right and defensively. Tonight at least the Sounders the setup has been very good, absorbed. A lot of

You have best defensive record in twenty three with thirty two goals against, tied with Nashville Lash years sitting their own with thirty five goals against this year forty seven goals against, so not quite as tight as it has been. Years have some uncharacteristic mistakes by the Sounders, as see second money mentioned a two minutes ago. Just those goals they've been giving up the wrong times and the wrong ways. The worst enemy at times, Mosco just gets in the face of Ferreira.

Unnecessary by the Portland Timbers right back because the Winter's free kick. Farrera are just having a wood of the referee. Nothing there. Portland have it well.

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You tick towards the end of this first half, Sounder is leading one nil and a packed house flags waving to our right.

The north, then full all the way up to the top.

For the Sounders and for the Timbers they've met a handful of times towards the back end of the season last year of course as well. You've seen the Sounders has mentioned struggle somewhat at home to get winning results against the Timbers, or so many memorable games, not just in MLS play, but US Open covers well, that red Card game where I think they're down to seven men by the end of that one, like the two fourteen fifteen.

And I think you can speak it as well, Thos Rabies.

That's really carried over no matter what league they're in, right, whether the Sounders are they're both in USL, the A League, Sounders an MLS dead. It's always felt like that, asked Branch since before the game. Is this still the one, he goes without question, this is still the one you wake up for, you got for, and the fans certainly in foot voice as well.

Great to go from the timsaw has to be said.

And I think the game has been a free flowing game, no nasty challenges, very kind of It's flown by really and the Sounders.

Of course will be very happy that they're leading right now.

Yeah, I'll just say you just mentioned about the fans.

You know, when I think about this game, players come and go, coaches come and go, the fans are the same. Yeah, it's the fans kind of energy they bring to every single game down there in Providence Park as well, but here of course as well as is tonight. It's just a different feel when these two teams play against each other. Yeah, all goes down the right hand side, just gonna scoot over that endline for a Portland Gold kick. As we

Not much to speak of. It's been a nice open game so far.

Much of the game has been played in and around eighteen to eighteen yard boxes.

A couple of shots on golf each team.

But let's say Crapo and Fry, other than Fry's wonder save from that left hand, which is a sure goal how much to speak of to the Bland. But here they come down the right hand side now with Velder towards the endline.

Good block by New through the legs.

Of New, who's DaCosta has it right on the end line in front of the assistant referee on this near side Portland's right like around the corner by DaCosta ll scare keeps it going. There's a poor ball by Muscira, got it all wrong. Should have played it earlier or played it in himself.

He didn't either. Over the end line it goes sound as lead one nil gold kick.

Yeah, thankfully for the sound as he took the bad choice. That mustcarem. But I think if you'll never will be encouraged.

The Timbers are attacking, the showing glimpses their final piece has yet to come. But just a little bit of concern for the sounds, just how easy they getting behind, even on the stephand side at times no one really beats me who won on one directly, but off the board runners runners in behind. It can cause problems, which it has so far and so good choice in.

By Stephan Fried. He's gonna take a long goal kick.

Just relieve the pressure, get aborting to the attack and half this edge our lineup and start playing more of the territoria game.

Inside the Timbers half well.

Head forward it comes rath Ug inside the eighteen, Gray Pop comes out of good save by Gray Pop.

Della Vega has it towards the end line Rosa b. Moscaro and it.

Goes headed clear boy sermon, good powerful header by the New Zealander, picked up now by the sounds.

Good quick free by Della Vega. Vers next available inside the eighteen.

Here's use And I tried to go through the likes of sermon cleared by the Boland central defender out on this near side for a sounder's throat. Good incisive played by the sounders. It was Rathwick just scurring himself through. It looked like a lost cause, but he got there first and Craiger had to.

Make it safe.

Yeah, and it's been three or four times when a sounder just turned up the notch and the timers can't live with it.

I think for the sounders it's not been there enough. It's been a good half.

Bump whut to add a final attacking, third change of pace getting multiple runners, dynamic attacking.

Anytime that's happened, the Timers have really struggled.

To keep up.

On that occasion, be brought up by the goalkeeper.

I almost got caught in trouble, but cleared by serving.

Then a deflective ball by the cost that goes out on this near side for a Portland throwing well. September fifteenth through October fifteenth, it's Latina Heritage Month. Support Latina owned businesses throughout the month for a chance to win Sounders prizes. Visit Intentionless dot com to find a business near you get into the final two minutes of this first half of whatever the referee will add on after Sounders League one nil referees just gonna force Moscerra back.

Sounders will take that all day long. As the game just delays itself as Oscare has to bank track.

And now he's gonna throw it down. The line throws it up in the air, headed forward by Kelsey, but picked up by the sound as little ricochet off Kelsey again from Carrera.

Now Smith comes down their left hand side, Anthony.

Available fast side the left across the halfway and then he goes closed down by Roldan, who hasn't missed the beat so far back the lineup after concerned was that he might be out for a little while after come flipping off the first off last week against Vancouver, but he starts he must should.

Be back for the playoffs.

Aaul goes in to Anthony, guarded well by Kiffy, He who not like he was struggling somewhat, but looks a little fresher now as it's on the left hand side, all towards the end line. He goes to Smith, here's gonna clip it in with his left foot. Baul bounces around, almost collected by Felder. Scarre plays the ball in quickly turn away for pressure paraders.

It comes roth Off making a run against Miller. It's got the run on Miller does rath rock well heavyer.

The touch goes a little bit wide towards the end line, goes down by Miller now slowly down.

It's a great ball.

It was almost right on the foot of roll Don. It's good defending by Paradus. It's gonna be a corner kicks and the Sounders fans like that. Sleeves.

That told, that's precky.

He's off his feet, he's crapping as loud as anyone here. And that's poor rough Frock in a nutshell so industrious, great.

Running off the board.

Yeah, he's touched a bit heavy, still rescues it, still makes something out of it.

And as you said, putting a great board towards Christian Rodan in the end, just couldn't quite get there clear away.

The Sounders have to.

Settle for a corner kick, but finishing the half strung here as a seeker.

Second ball, Sounders heavy worst night corner kick right hand side wake up date for next door to two Tigers Mariners at a second before the halftime break, headed clear both top of the box with rolled up. He said, I'm really well. This right foot scoots him back to a rossneck. Two minutes about it. Time to look down

Here comes Rock Rocks just wriggles away needless foil by ayala, that's gonna if film never fits down there.

It's give me another chance of the sounders to deliver a good ball in from a dangerous position.

Yeah, it's a silly foul. Rough Rock really was stuck.

Didn't have too many options going no it really, But again, as I mentioned, he seems to just make things.

Happen all the time, and do so again.

Now occasion I pull rough Rock and it gives Albert russ Napkin off about a minute left him at a time a chance to get something pretty livery has been locased of far, but can you find his quality here? Give me Shrimner something to run onto him.

He's the only one staying back right now.

Jackson's up there.

Jordan's of course put in the air as well. We've got numbers around above. Tim has keeping a high line on the eighteen.

But the Sounders of a chance to.

Add to a second here to their lead as.

Long as Albus Sliffley's good give your run as a chance.

Sounders lead one nil, one minute to go.

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He whipped him with his rife.

De leave me to the sex and Jordan Morris made it just got a heavy touch with his head, goes over the top. It's gonna be a goal kick that should see out this first half.

Pauland slowly put the ball to the top of their six.

No rush by Paul, and they want to see this one out as well. Get in the locker room and what's Branch's magic is gonna be a half time stave?

Yeah, I think it's a more of the same, but more like you know, I like what we've done. We've defended well again. It's a a tough game to read. It a Darby game. You kind of come up all the plans you want. It never really called the where you think and I than the Timmoth surprised me a little bit. But how adventurous they being in possession. Their quality.

Good first half of the Sounders. Efficient is probably the word of the day for the Sounders. They look good at times. They challenged Crapo in the Portland goal and they managed to execute. In a sixteenth minute delivery by rolled on on the right found Della Vega as he gets his first start in a good number of weeks, comes off that left hand side and from about ten yards out roots the ball into the net. Sounders got one nil, and we'll take a short break, Jackson feltz.

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Absolutely, this game has that playoff feel again, so much energy on both sides. It felt early Seattle was really on top of the game, and credits to Portland. They hung in there, you know, Finn Sermons having a fantastic first half, Kamal Miller made some big plays, but they kind of crept back into the game, had a bit of momentum going into the halftime, but ultimately Sounders up one bill. They'll be feeling really good, Shane.

That goal from Pedro dalea Vega, we've kind of watched that whole thing build up together and sort of as we were kind of our physical gestures as it was coming, We're yep, yep, yep, yes, and sort of take us through that play and what worked so well and why I think everybody in the stadium probably saw that build and saw a goal was coming.

Of course, and it all starts from that run from Paul rothrock in behind, which he's done over and over again in his time here in Seattle. It stretches the back line of Portland and then obviously Albert Russnik gets on the ball, he finds that space for Jesus in between the lines, who slips Alex rolled on a lot of the things we talked about before the game, Albert to Jesus slipping Alex. He cuts it across and what a finish from dalea Vegas. So he looked really lively

He was your player to watch great caw obviously, and we know that it's been an adventure for him, you know, frankly these last couple of years, and specifically in these last few weeks dealing with tendonitis in his knee and knowing that the pain Pedro de la Vega must be in and the pain he's trying to overcome. And Brian said that he needs to see how much you can get out of Pedro de la Vega. From my eyes, it looks like Pedro de Levega is back to his league's cup self.

What do you see?

Oh my goodness, there's there's just an electricity when he gets on that ball. You know, he's got that burst he's got that ability to find players connect combined, and he looks really, really at it tonight and back to his best, no question about it.

It's not just the goal.

It's the way he's receiving the ball, the way he's turning, the way he's coming at players. He looks really sharp.

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Let's take a look at what Brian Schmenz has available.

On his bench tonight That includes Jul Paulo, Jonathan Bell, Danny Muzzowski, Snyder Brunell, Danny Leva, Colonikoza, Rienzi, Georgie Manongu, Osase de Rosario, and the backup goalkeeper Andrew Thomas changed first up. Looking at that bench, who on that can help Brian Schmitzer. And maybe the better question is, at this point, with a one nothing lead, with the players on the field, with no midweek match, when does that first sub even come?

Yeah, I would imagine it doesn't come for a little bit of time here because Seattle has looked really, really good in that first half, make no mistake about it. Obviously, Georgia Minongu stands out as somebody who's gonna be really, really dynamic and dangerous, and we assume that dal le Vega's not gonna go ninety, so I would imagine we'll see that switch at some point. The other guy that i'd love to see get some minutes just to see

I mean, I think you just spelled that out right there, Joel Paulo for Pedro de la Vega. Because you have Albert Rusknat come up, you have Hay Suce Frera split out right, you have Paul Rothrock on the left, you have JP next to Christian that he just writes itself right there. Let's jump to keys to the second half. Shane, what are the Sounders need to do to get three points tonight?

Well, I think one of the keys will for sure be just keep it clean. I felt like Portland only got their opportunities from kind of cheap giveaways, maybe lackluster moments.

If you keep it kind of tight, keep it.

Buttoned up, focused, especially in your passing, I think they'll be okay. Obviously, I talked about Veld before the game, knew who hasn't clamped that guy. He hasn't done absolutely anything, and I feel like Portland has in terms of actually breaking the Sounders down. I feel like it's only come off of giveaways.

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Welcome back sound As fans to EUC pitch here at Lumenfield is the players make their way back out on the pitch. Saw the second half and for the sound as it was a good, solid, efficient first half capped off by a pedro de la Vega goal in the sixteenth minute, assisted by Alex Roldan, and the Sounders went into the half time break one nil up against their fierce rivals, the Portland Timbers on a night for Seattle

Can they get three points the winners.

Eluded them in the four games after league's Cup final. Where they want, of course that game here three Nila gets a packed house and it's gonna be looks like an enforced change for the Sounders. We'll get it down to Michelle Lucuina just a moment to give us a bit more perspective and detail on that one before we get you the lineup coming out for this second half

So here go.

The Sounder is getting a second half kicked off here. They're attacking the goal to our right in there, say the seat kit of dark Green with Teal before ricochets off to Jordan Morris. Can they find a quick goal as they did just a few weeks ago Georgie Meningo, and it introduction to that second half at Austin where he.

Scored in the first minute.

Of course, well less adventurous change for the Sounders, So wild Timers are gonna work their way through the back line for the first time this second half.

Give us a bit more information. Throw it down to you, Michelle, Yes, thank you.

Danny you obviously indicated the substitution for Kim Key Heat coming up, Jonathan Bell coming back in. I'm going to pause right there.

Danny Yah, roll down the left, turn side. We'll get right back to you, Michelle. As Anthony has it down left hand side to Smith as he gets.

Chaperone towards the corner flag ands clipped Away's could be a throwing for the Sounders and bat.

To you, Michelle, thank you.

I talked to head coach Brian Schmener and he indicated to me that kim ky Heat is dealing with some tightness in his calf. They are assuming at this point that this is similar to an injury he's had previously, but we don't have any further details than that, other than tightness in his calf.

And they're going to continue to evaluate it.

But something to watch for is that Jackson Reagan is one yellow card away from yellow card accumulation resulting in a one match suspension, so it'll be interesting to see how that factors into the last forty five minutes to play here today.

Also, yeah, thanks Michelle. We'll have every right from the bench on his left hand side. They're attacking the north end. The gold to left sound is in their.

Traditional south end direction for the second half.

As Bell gets his first touch of his introduction to the lineups, we'll get back to step and fright. Check your touch type to step Frod fright on the goal line. He managed to get the ball clear. The ball goes across the six yard box asking for m Bull bounced off Russ next chest, nothing given by the referee. Sound has come out with Perera.

Good ball by Parata's left foot down his right hand side, running behind by Jordan Morris and it comes rock rock across. It goes strong with his right foot almost fans.

The top corner does delevate round of reports by Cee Zach Marney next to us, but the sound has broke. Well, it's gonna be a goal. Kick, they leave one nil.

And it was it was an important attack because you're right, I mean Jackson Reager's Stephen Fry no favors of that back pass, the fight at him that Stephan Fry deal with it well on the.

Other and Sounders with a good attack Rock Frock maybe could have sliped Jordan Morrison, chose not to and then found it a Vega.

Listen.

Normally I say take up time to compold yourself, but Dela Vega has a flare for the spectacular with a decent attempt.

On that on the left hand side, trying to curl the top corner just missed out, sounds.

Run off side, nothing given by the assistant referee. Quite young Anthony. Here comes Anthony off that left hand. So I go square two.

I'll eventually goes up.

He just I mean, Rosneck's response is the same as what we are, just shrugging his shoulder and thinking.

It's ten seconds. Put your flag up.

Yeah, and when it's that obvious you can kind of see it. Let me just call it.

I mean, I get when the bulls closer to the gold, something may develop. You may need to give yourself more time. But yeah, now, occasionally I think it was quite obvious. One thing, you know, Schwetzawa says, go to change games in this situation, goals change plans because they had a sort of an idea of the la Vega and.

They won't shore how fit would it be. But he's got a goal.

He's probably a half time.

He says, guys, look, I feel good and I've consulted with a medical team and they put him out there. We'll see if he has another ten to fifteen minutes in him, But it's a good signed seat that pager can push beyond just forty five.

Minutes, because it feels like sometimes Steve, these players are so kind of evaluated based on data and stats, not like the old way we used to play, like do you feel we'll keep going yet exactly?

Going exactly?

And I see that seems have taken place and that which is good. But he's been very good for the Sounders, and I just think this game now, the Timbers are going to give you a strong put second off. His first ten to fifteen is going to be very important. Can you build a cushion, can you find a second bold to start to put this game slowly out of reach? The longest days one ye. We've been sending all season long. Anything can punish you at any moment.

Quick goal kick by Portland's The ball went over the endline miscommunication between rough rock and rolled arm. But Sanders pick it up from the clearance from Timbers and they drop into their defensive shell. Now Sanders have some possession coming out of this second off Jonathan Bell and now breaks the line well with Rossnak now turns on the half turn place for Rare. I got a pocket of space on the left hand side, said the ball out

You, Michelle.

Thank you, Danny yeh, says I indicated earlier.

I talked to head coach.

Brian Schwenzer on his way back out, got his initial thoughts on the first forty five minutes of play, and he said overall he was really pleased.

The biggest areas to work.

On were possessions, and they've had some, you know, close possession in the back of the field near Steph and Fry by the goal and He's like, I don't want possession there, I want it on.

The opposite end of the field.

So they really talked about getting Kayesus and Albert to drop back more and then really trying to catch them into one on one situation with either roth Rock.

Or Morris up the field.

And he said the biggest message he pushed to this team is that this is a ninety minute match. We're forty five minutes through it, but we've got forty five more to go.

Thank you, Michelle.

Sound As lead one nil fiftieth minute here at Luman Field.

Three games remaining of this campaign for the Sounders that made the playoffs.

Ball and timers up two games, including today, and there's last games against second place San Diego inaugural season. So no easy thing to go play. San Diego's assistant referees flag on the far side. Go is Avin Smith, the broading left back eats off side. It's gonna be a free kick for the Sounders deep in there's half the field. Actually it's played a little bit further up the field. Referee doesn't pull it back. Stephen Fry checks now Jackson

Botro Kinnie's body between ball and player does pretty well.

It comes Morris tries to back into Sermon froms off Sermon's knee, Ballard clean things up.

Yeah.

I like your point there from a showing to him to Schmiss because I had a feeling of that in the first half where the poussession was okay, but it was it wasn't good territoriy and know if it was in the back half of the field, I'm sort of building at the back can get more possession in the attack and half really put pauland under under pressure here.

It's not just being.

Transitioned, so much more of a back and forth game than expected. But I agree with watching metts Stal with Michelle. I think you want to see the Sounders having possession in the attack and off a lot more, and that is going to include Russnik and Ferrera finding a lot more touching.

On the board.

Headed clear by Jackson Reagan for a long ball played forward by Portland back line and then the clearance Vyn who goes up in the night sky flick forward by Morris. Elvaga comes back really well, turns out a pressure takes it off Ayala's foot. Here comes rolled on, getting harried now and pushing the back here comes rolled on, keeps going, finds Ferrera rock rock to the right, gets it right corner the Engen yardbox gets his head.

Up across the six.

Played well by Miller, really good defending by the Portland center back, and then Kelsey just shrugs off Jackson Reagan. Nick comes Poland in transition three versus three Norn behind and a heavy touch by Anthey the wrong time, trapped well.

By Knew who goes to to fry. He throws it out quickly in their games really.

Opening up now, Yeah, this game might be a little too open.

And I think to your point in branch Mens is up off his bench instructing these guys.

Just where's my balance?

You know, we're selling five forward and defending with five.

That's not what I want. I want a little bit more balanced. The tim was there got through a little bit too easily. Indian Anthony's touch was too strong, pushed it too far. But all evening I've says the danger is there. One will not be enough is my feeling game because I think the tim is us showing enough

Yeah, it was good play by Kelsey, just kind of road the challenge of Jackson's trying to nip in and win the ball, and Jackson went to ground. It was Paul and we were able to spring into the counter as the balls not back to Jonathan Bell pressed now by that man's.

Kelsey ball all the way back to Steph and fry Well. Wherever you're headed, Discount Tire wants to get you there safely.

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Have it in their back line.

With Jonathan Bell introduced at half time for injured kim Key, Hugh managed to work his through way through forty five minutes look like he made have to be pulled joined that first half.

He looked uncomfortable at times, but he looks his way through it well.

Good board by Della Vager from that this near touchline inside it goes.

Ferrera has it right of center.

Now drills the ball to the far side, off to the chest of raft Rock, and it's gonna be off side.

And Steve, you're a left wigger. You could talk about saying right across that line, that's gonna drive a.

Coach the biggest pet peete when it's gonna be a crossfield plus a dagonal the balls in the air for a few second, it's going forty to fifty yards sometimes more.

Should not be the case.

Good play by Rosneck far side the left to shepherds the ball out of play. It's gonna be a sounder's throw with New who quick up day across the street. Tigers go up three to two. Top of the eleventh. Somaron has got a little bit word to do. Now I'm quite hearing any sounds coming from over there. The sound of the s sam with the Sounders faithful is too loud for us to hear that packed house over the team Morble Park.

But here come the sounders. Can they find a second?

Now?

Whipped in by a rath Rock headed clear by Smith, picked up by rolled on left of center outside the eighteen yard box.

Back to rath Rock.

It goes a little shimmy shake of his hips and then plays the ball back to New who then rolled on to New who sounds looking for the opening Here is Alex rold On makes a little run, but Frera turns out of pressure well and they's hustled off the ball by Paradus and Ia, the two defensive midfield players.

Good step by checks and he doesn't win the ball has happened a couple of times now.

It comes Anthony down the left hand side inside the eighteen yardbox.

Bell shepherds it well back it.

Goes, and then Sounders well, Christian rolled on cleans things up Forrera's gonna make a run down the line. Little cutboard by Christian de la Vega just scoots in front of Kelsey and the Sounders able to withstand another counter attap.

It's happened a couple of times.

Now where Jackson stepped missed the ball and it's allowed Paula to go forward.

It has them both times. Anthony's the one who boats me, has to let his team down. But the danger signs of there. I think that one day will be sad. A couple of times now it's not the strongest lead to happen to Timber's getting out of the counter attacking ow a few times. They're gonna take one more chances. In the end, they've got a risk losing by two or three for the risk for getting back into the game because they cannot let it go to Fountain the

They've got a point about the Seal Sounds.

Of course, Sounds have a game in hand, but that should be enough of an incentive to.

All in behind. Kelsey runs through. He's gonna scoot it. Just what if the post.

Fry came out assess a referee flag came up. Eventually it looked like it was a yard or so offside. It's gonna be a free kick for the Sounders.

But yeah, Schmat's he's yelling to album something you mentioned moments ago.

Just settle it down.

The game is way too open right now, and that is not the way that the Sounds one is going to be going.

That's suster.

The Timber is way more it's way to open, and the tim is not mine. They're gonna keep running, take their chances. They've gone behind three times now, a couple of times offside, a couple of times bad touches for example. But it's a little too open.

Not enough control through the middle right now.

And I hate to say it. May see these moments you do miss a guy like Albert Fargus, power.

And pace of obed through the middle, just showing something. The maybe is Anthony just knocks rough across the ball.

It's gonna be a.

Thrown from Portland on his nearside. Let meshure about Jordan Morris. You know he's had a couple of starts now going back from that shoulder injury.

Of course, he was down for a good while. It takes a player some time to get back in the swing of things. Look at you coming to them. Over Here is Morris down the right hand side.

It's good defended by the Sounders and counterpress all goes back to Jackson, will step forward. Here comes Jackson top of the box, cuts into rusnock back.

It goes to John fa Bell just as he sees that corny Mansions putting the foot.

Of the ball.

And if it's not forward, go back. Just keep possession.

And what Sounds need to do is just control these games. They went up to a nil of course against the Galaxy. It's given away by Dela Vega. And then here come balland again Sounders all over the place right now in transition, and Paul's gonna scoot group board bounces. Good play by Alex just cushions his head and then flicks it to Delava, goes back. So Jordan Morris ruin himself back in the game, thinks the game's kind of gone around it. It feels like today he.

Needs a god.

I figured we did the game against Buston when he came on, had a chance right away. You thought, if you could put that one away, he probably gets two or three.

More over the next few games.

But he's such a streaky players a confidence playoff and I think he just needs a goal. Doesn't always have to have his best game, always be involved, but as a striker, missing the chance of the year that he has missed was gonna really get him going and ramped up in time for the playoffs. Which we need is seeing the board in the back and in any fashion play haven't.

Of course, he got sixteen gold men in all competitions. Danny Maussosi is sitting on the bench. Azage de Rozzari, of course had a wonderful League's Cup run goal in the semi final goal in the finals, so he's chomping on the heels of both those two players. So manche Metz has got some options playing in that number nine position up fronts gold On steps in, it's gonna be a free kick for Portland. We'll get to Michelle Luck

Ten yards in from the Bortland bench and this near.

Sideline, got a chance to whip it in with his right foot. Sounders holding the top of their eighteen yard box and they lead one nil here thirty minutes to go near at lumin Field Sports.

Radio KJR, Sounders holding their box.

It's gonna be whipped in by Belder and it comes good delivery, curling headed wide and then over the end line by a Sounders player, and it's gonna be a corner kick for Portland.

Down on this left hand side. It's gonna be Velder again. He's gonna run out and play this cornerkick with his right foot. It's gonna be an in. Swinger's got some good whip on this delivery.

As Belder, the Rwegian international signing from the Olympia cost just a few weeks.

Ago one I'm up in the air.

Now it gets whipped with right on top of Fry's a good solid poch by Fry inside his six collected again by Mos Squerra. The Sounders will step or does all the way back to Craper. It's gonna take his opportunity to knock it long now down for far side the right who reached the ball that was picked up top of the box, rolled across to Kelsey with his left foot down the line.

It goes toward Felder.

There's gonna be another corner kick, Michelle. I promise you're gonna get to you. We'll get you right there. It's gonna be another corner kick from Portland again. It's gonna be on the left hand side again with the right foot of Veelder, saying, set up us just a moment or so ago.

Sound you have to defend this.

Six yard box of the well whipped in ball by Velder just a minute ago, felt well by fright with the punch. Now it goes near and short put clear by rolled On finds the coss it.

Brings down brilliantly with his right foot. Balls at square to Anthony Cuts the wall to the top of the each and yard. But ayala to Kelsey.

We've been fending by rolled on again, but it's gonna scoot over the end line.

Third corner kick.

In a row for Portland on there left hand side again it's Pi Veelder again with the right foot. The costa goes short, this time marshaled well by Ferrara. Sounders need to stand strong leading one nil, needs there. I'll try bilder tim but Pau gets whipped in short again. It comes off de la Vega. It's gonna be a fourth corner kick.

In a row. So far, so good. Ben don't break is the message for Brian Schmitze to his men.

They work on set pieces. Now goes short. This sign to the coosa to Anthony. Now whipped in clos down well by rolledn It just scoots around, thinks it well by Anthony.

He's gonna head it forward and then cleared by Morris who's gonna pick it up on the far side. Got left, we'll step over, no pressure.

For he's gonna go back and as the Sounders built through the back, we'll throw it down to you Michelle.

Thank you, Danny.

We've got some substitutions about to come in here. I've learned that it's Georgie coming in from Pedro de la Vega, who got to Steve's points earlier. He was kind of on a minute watch here for today's match. He got more minutes than originally fought by the Sounder staff coach telling me at halftime it was very impressibly what he saw from Pedro in the first forty five.

I'm gonna pause right there, Danny, Yeah, thanks, Michelle, get right back to you. It's about four corner kicks in the row.

It comes to the costaf w Pennans gonna bounces awkwardly in front of Stephen Fry.

He's gonna marshal his troops out and Michelle will throw it to you.

Yes.

The other substitution that's coming in is Danny Mussovski. We can surmise at this point that he will be coming in for Jordan Morris. While I have not had that confirmed, I believe Jordan's time will be done for tonight, only in his second start in the last five straight appearances since he missed nearly two months from that shoulder separation to Steve's point earlier. How meeting he is of getting a goal.

He has not scored since he.

Set the record for all time goal scoring for the Sounders back in March, and today it was a hard one for him to even try because in his nineteen appearances across his career against Portland, he's only scored once.

It comes here.

Can he get on the board before he goes off? Clips him by nude rules. The fo post skips through govern too far from Rosnack's able to collect. Now skip to towards the bank.

Post skips all the way through to new Wren's sitting with his left foot headed clear picked up right corner of the box.

Point Alex rolled on. He's gonna cut the wall back to Jackson Reagan.

Good florid attack right now for the sound It's gonna find their second goal. Rold On just strides forward a couple of step ups inside the eighteen yard park on top of the box. It goes to Rosnack. Got some time, then it gets carried out. It's gonna be a challenge Revere. He's gonna pull it back.

Waited for a squad second for the advantage. Nothing there.

It's gonna be a free kick for Patland and the subs there will make their way.

Yeah, I think your subs something needs to change.

It's been a little topping, as we mentioned, and yes these are attacking changers.

But it's a different dynamic Georgie. We know it already when Georgie.

Comes on, and let's just see what happens to say, whether Roth Frock stays on the left or comes across the.

Right hand side.

But Georgie's direct dynamic, gonna try to make things happen. And I think Jordan Morris his evening's off Misofsky.

Just finds golds. He's been finding golds.

Of course, we know he's on the verge of breaking that club record quite surprisingly me to Ruth.

Yaz and old Kamie.

Martin's in all competitions, so he'd be happy to get a gold as well. And of course it looks like rough Rock will he's coming across to the right here, I'm not.

Sure because Georgie.

Has also still on the right.

Yeah, Rothrock' still on the left. Georgie will play on the right, and of course Miss will go right up top. But Fresh legs a little different dynamic. K from the sounders Mussovski not as adept as getting behind us Jordan Morris. So maybe Ferrera has the gap and support him a little bit, but he just gives the Timbers defense a different look to look at him.

Yeah, highing form of course, confidence seeping through DOWNI Massovski right now, but right now the sounds after the defense right hand side, Look a couple of steppers overs by Felder the far side the right. You're asking for deflection of Felder. An unfortunately quick update, not a good update for Mariners and Seattle sports fans. They go down three to two against the Tigers across the street from us, so they lose that first game of the playoffs.

So we've got lots of opportunities to come back.

And if you listen to the pundits, I'll say that Marinas are one of the favorites to left the World Tiers this year.

Hasn't been spoken about for many many a year here in Seattle.

Of course, the Sounders have shown the way in terms of putting trophies in their trophy cabinet, noting the trophy was the league's.

Cut triumph force, the only one.

There was a louding the Sounders of all competitions that they can actually win.

Paul and habit ball.

Now sound is defending a one goal lead with twenty five minutes to go of this all important Cascadia game.

All down to the right hand side.

Skips through top of the box, finds the Castle was able to roll his foot over the ball and elude Musovski's pressed out of the right hand side to mascare three fallen timbers in the box. Now Hadding at four cut by Kelsey strike, Oh, just wide. I'm not sure if Frey had it covered. He was scrambling to his right. It smashed crossed advertising boards. It's gonna be a goal kick sound as they lead more nil sieves that quany but again Paul and showing they've got some threat in that attacking third.

Yeah, Sounders living very dangerously there. Of course that shots from distance. Fry probably sees it all the way closer than I would have liked. But there's been waves of attach on the timbers in the second half, a little bit more than would have expected. It hasn't just been free transition. If us sustained it, Hopefy Georgia here and Danimsasi can give the Sounders a bit of life in the attack because they're needing something.

You need a spark right now because on the.

Two the tim has looked slightly more likely right now to be next.

On the board.

Certainly two look down on my stamps board. Sounds do have a bit more possession, but it's all gonna have been dangerous. Here come the sounders pointing is.

Danny Masoski, Oh could.

Be a foul.

Well, like you've got pushing about my mill. We'll see if bar says something. It was obviously got the stride on Miller helps the ground. It's good defending if it was cleaned by Miller. Either way, the horse not in the back of the net walland have it inside. They're attacking half the field now Ferrera steps in. Referee is going to add the advantage that pass it down in my shoulder by Massovsky. Double foul given. Eventually show off

And I think he wants the advantage because he's like, you could always come back, and especially if you're not booking the player, which he might, but I don't take he's booking, Hey, Susia.

He's having a.

Word with him and he's having to word, give me advanceae. But we saw the last sound of attack there what Georgie and Danny can bring George again and ran inside good cross Early on Danny looked like he got cooked to me, and not surely if you've got a contact on that, because sound has been certainly thought.

So referee did not see it that way.

Ferrera's down, He's not good. That's not good.

Maybe in the awkward challenge of that's not gonna be a good sign. So let's get you the bench for the sounders to open up my.

Line up here.

So John tavell on, of course you mentioned a halftime for kim Key Missofsky just came on, got Andrew Thomas, Jo Paolo, Danny, Lavor, Snyder, Brunell, Georgie came on. Of course for de la Vega. Klan is still on the bench, Derosario or the other options.

So he looks like Lev. He's coming back from warming up, stripping down.

It'll be a like for like switch.

Yeah, and then you push Albert upper line back into probably he's more natural number ten position.

It's a shame if a sus does have to go off.

He's been attended to here by members on the Sounder's medical staff here, if you're in a fine forms, I didn't have a good game tonight, becoming key to everything that the Sounder steam wants to build and is building. But he went down there and it didn't look good, similar to Kim Key in the first half. And player knows they know thanskip the Sunds and that's not breaking the game here because the Timbers were building momentum.

But it does look like Danny.

Leva will be coming on for his final twenty minutes plus change well.

Tonight's match is presented by Emerald Queak Casino, the entertainment entertainment capital of the Northwest goes Sounders as this is walking off on his own, marshalled by the Sounders medical staff and Chris Cornish.

There's definitely a hobble in his gait as he walks off the field.

Danny lever, We'll see what happens. You know, we've seen Danny playing that number ten. Brian Schmidtz has talked about maybe that could be his better position. But certainly Rosnek can slide up alone, Massovski can play in that hole.

Maybe there'll be some change up between the two players. What Sounders FC.

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Twenty minutes ago of this game.

This Cascadia matchup between Bland and Sounders one hundred and twenty fourth game between these clubs going dating back to nineteen seventy five, is the fiftieth anniversary for the set for the Portland Timbers.

This year the.

Sounders, Vancouver white Caps, San Jose Earthquakes all celebrated their fiftieth last year, and their changes confirms Ny Labor for Farrera. Here it comes to Paul a good step again by Jackson. Reagan plays it into the Labor. We'll see if he plays more advanced. But here comes Labor across half right line. He goes, He stops to making a little running behind delaveagas Dela Vega. Labor cuts the ball back right in

Paul without a win since that league's cup finals.

Mentioned and they haven't beaten the Timbers here since twenty seventeen, so this would break all sorts of bad records for the Sounders. Good step by roll Dard. She fights with Ayala now eventually comes away that it's there's Alex Roldan who stuffs Ayala for his brother Paradus of course chops at Alex goes down inside the center circle. It's gonna be a free kick for the Sounders. I don't like there was a reasonable yellow car, just says Fererra got it a few minutes ago, and the note's gonna be

They went down three to one today.

Houston to San Diego four, so they now move into top spot again above Minnesota.

But it comes Georgie down the right hand.

Side, cuts it away from Smith, just fours to the ground, and it's just to keep possession the ball. Great player by Georgie inside the eighteen yard box and then good defending by Smith who just shepherded Georgie out. It felt like it was going down a bit of a black hole there. Maybe you should have cut the ball back, but good play initially by Georgie, and it was good defended by Smith.

Yeah, it's good recovering you and you got to give the defender credit there. But Georgie that's why he does well. And then he recovered so well, And you're right, he's just got to get the cross off. Once you beat the defend up, you just need to get half a step in front. You gotta get the crossing there. But he's certainly come on and adding as Bob and your original instinct was right, Daniel Labor's come on. He's playing in an advanced position to Albert Rossnak is gonna stay

What's gonna be interesting against RSL, which is as you're there was supposed to be a week off international break, you've got obed likely not going to be here now with Mexico advancing to the next stage. Chris, you're all on with the US men's national team. You know you're getting down to their boats numbers. JP, of course is on the bench, has not yet seen really time on the field after coming back from that knee injury which

Now cuts the ball towards the near corner of the six hook.

Clan by Miller has done that a couple of times as the big es central defender for Portlands.

SCAA tries to flick it around the corner.

Picked her now by Parade it's far side the right strides parades Moscare in support go square into.

Velder Anthony to his left.

He gets it as a turn scurry collects the ball left corner of the eighteen yard box, marshalled well by Alex roldand Sounders back or step to the top of the eighteen yard box. Anthony has it, wriggles, free dress and cut the Balls's been disappointing as Anthony and those attacking areas a couple of loose passes loose touches are the wrong time for the leading goalscorer for Portland and it's gonna be in the hands of Stephen fry Steves that corny get here in the final fifteen minutes.

Yeah, I think that's one of the Sounders at times are defended at there's been a Timbers then themselves down get into the one into.

Really good positions.

If they had a little bit more quantity tonight they could have really caused a sound of some serious stroug when they haven't as of yet. Of course, still time fifteen minutes here plus whatever we again at the time and it is still only one nil. Still with that early goal from Della Vega. The difference between the two sides here, it's certainly not been a vintage Sounds performance, but sometimes in a derby game, a rivalry game, this is what it takes.

This is what you need.

You don't want to be limping over the line off the Sounders have in the last five ten minutes from trending in the right direction. Tim is still carrying a thread, but their quality hasn't quite been there so far.

Tonight, Steve, I'm just looking down.

So it was a late equalizer of a Vancouver late winner for Austin in the final minutes of that one, skipped by Miami of course, a La Galaxy coming out of League's Cup. It was a two two tight towns Is leading two nil, gave up a late equalizer in that one. There's a little anxiety start to see it because they start set one, they'll leave fifty minutes to go.

Hey, it does because you want to get that first one since the League Cup final, which was such a more.

Meant to stay here to see and have at once Sis. That's on a player's mind.

So can you get that victorys it goes Maso, can he tie things up?

Be defended by Sermon just stood up really well and won the ball cleanly off Massoski.

You had the ball top on the box, just couldn't quite create some space to take the shot.

And here comes the Timbers. Now Sounders are retreating, getting a left men behind the balls.

Mussoski just has a nibble file giving up quickly taken by Portland. Diallo with his left foot scooted out to this near side to Dacost who has been roaming across that number ten role as he's sit now moves Ala plays it back to Miller.

Pull and the patience in their possession right now.

Now the right hand signs Felder, well, this copyrighting audio cast of Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduce, or rebroadcast without the express written consent of Major League Soccer. That'll leave us at the end of the game, Shane O'Neill Jackson felt, till we're back to break everything down.

Well turns just plays its square and Rock up wide open and the crowd urging.

Mussosia played that boy, he didn't and it was good defending the end.

But what a check he's got to play.

I mean, it's so obvious that he almost caught it as if he had passed, because it's supposed to pass that situation.

Masoski.

I understand being a striker. I like selfish franklers, but there's some situations you do want the games asking for you. That's the yellow card and Msoski.

Rothrock has a simple finish and he plays him across what I missed opportunity, and that's what Georgia gives you. Puts you under pressure and now get.

It sounds a good free kick and a timmers player going into the book.

Well Smith now stretching his calf muscles.

Yes, that's a good sign.

Well yeah, be think about it. You playing against Rothrock, who's like relentless.

Then Dellabager comes across and does some stuff during his time on the film.

Now he got Georgia. I mean, it's a defender's night there.

I mean Smith has not played a ton of minutes in the last month or so. There's gonna be a triple change right now for.

Port of Timbers. Chara is gonna make another appearance for the Timbers. So we'll see the changes. I all is gonna come off Chara on Mike for like switch Kelsey off.

Year on.

That's gonna change.

Lassiter is gonna come on the field. We'll just get a confirmation of the player going off, and it's gonna be Ian Smith. Yes, so it's gonna laugh back. He's gonna come off the field to come to stretching his car muscles, probably thanking Phil Neville under his breath. Goodness him off the field, but here comes sound is now

It set into the sixth headed clear, more bounces challenged well by Rusneck. He turned his baths to some referees. Flag goes up. I didn't think it was a foul, but it's gonna be an off side. It's gonna be a free kick for Courtland.

Yeah, we'll just see he's a juble change field nev surely going for it.

See what that changes, not just the shape but exactly where he slots his players in and their approach, sending two up top at the moment. Here Diego form a teammate of mind for more opponent, even in his advanced age. He's gonna bring you so much energy.

The Sounders fans greeting him with a nice chorus on Bruce, which is appreciation for how great of a player he's been. It's probably in his last day.

Say, but he gives you a lot of cover, lot of energy which allows you to send numbers forward.

That's why he's come on ye most minutes.

And he played in these two games to these two teams. I should say, Diego Chara or goes inside to rolled On.

Can Sam's frying a second goal. Here as we get in the final ten minutes of this Cascadia Cup game between the Timbers and Bawland one nil, Sounders fans on their feet, full voice. Today good play by Rusnak finds rolled On striding forward left hand side.

Is roth Rock gets it inside the eighteen yard box, says roth Rock. Good defended by Sermon.

He came across, just cut out the pass that roth rot was maybe looking forward to try and find a teammate, forced Rothrock to say the shot, and they covered the shot deflighted corner.

Gay, Yeah, we absolutely right.

I think Rolick does the right thing there because he first he looks up when the runners isn't quite there. The defenders come in across. If you waste any longer, the space opportunity will be gone. So in the end goes for Bold. It takes a deflection sound, a sett for a corner, and it may come down to this. We'll just be a set piece, a moment of magic to get our second goal.

It comes George Witten towards the back stake.

It's gonna ski it all way through it as a roth Rock again relentless as we said, likes the ball and it's near side the right. Witten now by a really good delivery, had good shape and headed clear by sermon, but only finds the foot of Georgie just drops the shoulder on the left corner of the eten r box goes back and square to lay a good quick ball into rolled on out to the right to Alex right corner.

For Portland this year.

As Finn Sermon and well Nevel was saying that they identified the search for a new center back in the offseason, but Simon stood up and didn't have to do that. As Paul goes into Lesovsky, Miller just pulls up Danny Nothing.

They fell down under the challenge, but he did have really asked for anything hard want to give the referee.

Fans asked for it, of course, and Pautland billed on their left hand side. Shar I guess his first meaningful touch Matta Miller down the line. It goes Willie Runner of DaCosta, headed away by Roldan victor by Anthony Foal given by.

The referee on Christian Ordan.

He's to slow things down a little bit and as they slow things down on the back line, we'll throw down to Michelle.

Just a quick follow up on your note there about Diego Chara being the player who's played the most games and minutes of any player in this MLS series between Portland and Seattle, thirty six matches he started in and coming into today's match he had logged three thousand, two hundred and eleven minutes against the Sounders.

That's incredible.

One of players don't have that many minutes in games in their professional career, I said against one.

Club, por goes forward one and well by Miller, who's played really well tonight as Mom Miller times a community of rattics.

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Rail Salt Lake on Saturday, October eleventh at six thirty pm Pacific. Watch the match via the mlscson passing Apple TV and listen on nine fIF am l RA thirteen sixty am. The prominent Swedish pre match show starts at six pm. Here comes pauland seeking out and I Gualaza's rock up brilliantly comes in, gets clipped wins the ball and here is another double substitution for pauland throwing everything at this game, try to find a result.

They know how important this result is.

That last game of the season is against San Diego, who's sitting on top of the MLS standings. It's going to confirm comes off Da Costa, off Fernandez on, and then it's gonna be Felipe More of course, who scored goals against the Sounders in years past and Chile, and he's going to come on the field.

We'll just confirm who's going to come off.

Looking down, Steve, tough to see that one, but we'll get that to you in one second.

As we kind of big Rimer reason on. That change.

All goes along by the Sounders, challenged by Masoski, heads it inside, flick clear by Sermon, dropped off by Fernandez, Ora making a run in behind. Striding forward is Anthonys plays the ball in cut back, cleared by Roldan, then it picked up by Fernandez and gets that ricochet off Bell. It's gonna be a corner cake Bell that's gonna sprint over and take it. Final five minutes or so of

Here at home against the Timbers.

One of up in the air by Feld that's going to drive it in this sign toward the middle of the six Paul bounced around, headed back back in, inflected top of the box. Find lassito back It goes to Shara. It's gonna clip it in or run made headed clear.

By new headed back in, who goes.

Up again, wins the headed ball all bounce around, finds Sermon, just pokes it out to this near sight.

It's a lassiter, a scare available.

Lastly goes inside on his right foot, rolls it out square to screw all the way across to Fernandez. Little drop on the shoulder Fernandez wore comes back. It's gonna float in. Disappointing delivery. There's gonna be a goal kick for the Sounders. Five minutes to go here the Sounders Timbers one nil Sounders and the score thing is presented by Properdent Swedish. This is one of those games's gonna roll up your sleeve time. You've mentioned GP many many times.

To try to close this one else smarts up.

Yeah, sure, as to see women could see it being rough throat with and I don't know how exactly branch Fresser your adjust Maybe he just gets more bodies in the middle back. You want to get a calm presence. A guy's good in possession, good on the board, a.

Guy's not gonna panic, not afraid to get stuck in which you might need as well. JP.

He can still give you a few quality minutes. One of the best players in club history, of course, and bringing him on in this situation, I think it's needed. Putlands Senning five subs on. They're certainly going for it, so I'm not sure what the call is saved referee. It looks like it's going the Timber's way.

And JB it's gonna before We're about.

To find out here.

Yeah, well, Rougher it is rough Rock and I will see another great shift, no industrious, and I think rough Frog is always gonna give you that.

Quickly becoming a fan favorite.

I heard he was the most popular guy at the Men in Blazers podcast in midweek and that least cup Gold. Of course, that whole week, the rough rock past mess situation, not a bad conbot to the and he's end up to it. And I think again today you see, you see he's just a.

Guy who's gonna get things done in his own way.

But this time certainly makes sense.

Jap's gone in there centrally, JP, Christian and Labor sort of a three in front of that back four russknack in front of them, and then kind of let Georgie and Missoski make the runs behind.

It comes that man misofsk making that running behind takes it go strike forward towards his white strikes.

A good defending by sermon, just got enough. It deflects into the side netting.

Oh no, that's a oh I mean, and there's Musosky throwing the ball and he's at the assistant.

He's gonna be very air.

You can't do that. Presidents there, he's been spoken to. But I understand the frustration that is a preachers there.

I mean, if I'm sermon, I'm thinking I want to call it because that's that's a great defendant.

Yeah, that is as bad of our scorn as you can get.

There.

Listen, it's been a well rough game, a system of freezing on well as well. You siffinitely can't miss them.

Yeah, Sounds playing almost like a box right now in front of the back four.

As the ball gets scootered out to listen near side the left foot pauland the lasted ten yards from the end, they'll step over against Alex Good defended by Alex's.

Forced lasses to go back to Chara.

Referee gives a call to pauland from Masoski that's not gonna help his frustration level. Sounders to have eleven men behind the ball just camp down on top of their eighteen yard books have to grind this one out. Two minutes to go of the ninety Paul get out far side the right for Portland clows down by Danny Lade against his toe in ricochet and then there's an assistant.

Referees flag up from the far side. It was the pass.

There was the initial pass that got deflected, but it was a player in an offside position. That's going to allow the Sounders to burn off some more valuable seconds.

So let's get you some of the results.

As we mentioned, Minnesota's getting a really good three yearl win against lowly sporting Kansas City you've got a big rebuild it in the off season.

You mentioned Austin one, Saint Louis three, Houston two, San Diego four. We kind of work our way up here.

There's a number of games tomorrow, Vancouver, San Jose, LAFC, Atlanta tomorrow that should shake things up again.

But the Sounders really control their destiny here in terms of where they landed the conference.

They currently sit on fourteen nine points, five points off Austin in sixth position, five points off Portland and seventh position. If they can hold this, a good step by Alexis puts the ball into a Rosnak. Well, it's the ball in short, stepped in by Lassiter for I's gonna come out. It's not gonna quite get there, just about us by inches before I comes out. Just picks the ball up just inside an eighteen yard box. This is kind of when you need for Bryan sch.

Metz just grind it out. It's not been the perfect performance in any way, but I've done enough to this point. Five minutes about it time.

It's gonna get the ball of players up for it, and they've got plenty of time to find something in these final five minutes.

But Rice Retch has made his defensive marks by bringing JP and Steve and it's.

Kinda knocked out in the middle of the park and hopefully let the speed of newho Alex and the outside defense.

Yeah, exactly, and now I'm gonna suit your level and if this holds in his post game, Noels will say he feels hard done by depending on off front four and they did well. But I think Stephi Fry makes a big left handed save in the first half which I think was.

Just that was a huge saying it's it's as big as the golds Night.

I mean, that was fantastic saved there.

Yes, the shots a bit central, but at that paced cross range, what's a safe he made. It's a game saving save. And I think how sad of that is. Timbers have not tested Stephan Fry enough. What the Sounders have to do now is play the corners, win fouls, walk to everything, just take up frustrating the Timbers a minute.

You take weights, but it is in your old handrew.

Distin the referee is not gonna.

Youself on the Christmas card list, Hernie Sounders fanners.

He gives the ball right back to Portland from a throwing things a deflection. I didn't see it, but he did. Sounders flick the ball up in the air. Good headed by Christian, rolled on because that's.

Well by Rossnack. Clicked around the corner by JP. Good play by the Sounders midfield out for leftown side. He goes Sir Georgia just over three minutes to go of the five Sounders have the opportunity to close this one out almost player.

Can await team, just be ugly and just see things out. As JP goes down, throw his arms up in the air.

Good step by Christian, rolled on right hand side available as Labor Besoski takes a shot all down, nothing given by the referee. Advantage given, but maybe he should have been something given inside the eighteen to two. Georgia goes good play it cleared by Sermon, finds New gets his body between ball.

And play it well, and then he shrugged off.

It comes new good smart play plays ball and her role guard to Rosnow sound hassessing the ball.

Well in the attacking third of the field.

Two and a half minutes to go up the five sound As leading one Gold to nil here and loom in the field. This would all but solidify their fifth position in the Western Conference going into the playoffs.

I'm not gonna have home field advantage. We should set them up well for whoever's gonna come up next. But here come the tim But it's.

Good play ball, bouncing around more strikes it right down the middle. It's got great defending by the Sounders and it found the foot of one of the talisman for Portland. But can only strike it down the middle and saved by fry Win. The final two minutes should have been a goal.

That is as big of a let off as you can expect. You can't defend like that in the final couple of minutes of a game that means so much against a rival who means so much.

It sounds a couple of times I felt and arrangement to something saying go to the corner. I know you want a second goal.

Just take it to the corner just point time I can awaiting exactly and you're trying to find goals, get crosses.

It gives them transition and more inside the box there.

I mean he puts that either side of Steph Fry and we're looking at two point shopped again, headed.

Up in the advice I meant from a long throw by rolled on down the line picked up by Paul and Miller's lasseter left hand side, plays it square into Shara Good, plot it down by rolled on.

It's gonna scoot outside the eighteen, doesn't matter. Pray Pro knocks it down the line picked up in the middle of the park.

By all of this, Rossneck says it got the ball and that's gonna be a yellow carch are going across having a word with Ross Neck.

And it's taken ninety four minutes to see the kind of tackle that I has to see in the.

First two minutes when it was rah On.

I mean, he's taking that.

You're gonna you're gonna hit someone in this kind of.

Again to send a message. So he's taken night four minutes way its coming. Russnagnosways doing and the sound is just probably get putting in one more chance to knock the ball into the box. You defend this, you get through this, your home drag safe.

Sounders want to see see out this final thirty seconds. Portland play still on the ground now gets pulled up by Craig pro. It's gonna be a free kick. All the big men are up Sounds holding the top of their eighteen yard box. This is probably the last opportunity of Portland, just depending at the refereees on anything else for that will stop it from an injury.

But Craypo has got it for Sound.

The Portland goalkeeper just inside his half of the field, Sounds holding about three yards outside their eighteen yard Boxfry just sitting outside is six just for any long ball that comes in that he can challenge. There's a lineup of Sounders and Portland players just outside the eighteen yard boxes.

Oh maybe a red card.

Yeah, not good.

Once bought them one inside days not a player that you even want.

Well, we just talked about what's the one player that's could all lay in the middle of the parking.

It's ourself.

Oh this is not good. Yeah, So referees reviewing now that Albert Russnak challenged there I believe on on Fernandez it was a rash challenge.

You're trying to stop the counter attack, but came in studs first, ye from behind, and you always take a risk. And if they recommending that review, it's gonna be a very interesting gay for the.

Sound Rossnak just taking a big breath of their hands on his hips. He stands outside the eighteen looking over his left shoulder to the referee, and it comes the referees' decision.

I'm not quite sure what it is record that's a red card. So the referee was not gonna be in the good graces of any Sounders fan. And now he's gonna have to run out of the stadium.

He has the red card to Rosnik and will at least to one game suspension.

Now, Brian Schmittze's plans for ourself. First of all, I got to deal with this game. Put this one to bed. But Rosnik, you should be back for the New York game.

But will that mean anything? At that time when the Sounds were he locked up fifth position. Wow, and that's not a good one. That was just an unfortunate red card. Referees getting screamed out by sermon.

That's a couple of minutes.

You have ask some added time. More comes in now to the back post. Jackson has to be strong. He does.

He heads the ball away, whipped it by, cleared by Jonathan Bell. Danny Labor's gonna chase it down. The foul needs to be given.

He just pushes it back and Lassiter another chance to proport it to Lord. Just one in.

Sounders now down to ten men. Red card on Rosneck leading one goal to nil. With a minute past.

The two minutes past the five war comes in top of the eighteen yard box, drops it in and it comes Anthony twenty.

Five yards out. Has to go back to Moscarra to clip it in towards the back post. The cross comes new brilliant defending. Should be a foul, nothing given by the referee. Gods fought by Bell. It comes Labor one be one with Moscerra and Danny Massovski one on one with a goalkeeper.

Takes a touch around. He goes to finish a tackle. Diego Tomorra, what tackle?

Wow?

Mask just delayed.

Yeah, the funds are claiming for a fight.

It's not a foul.

That is one of the best tackles I've seen in my life and the game's still going here. It's like, what a game one ending?

Belda has it. It's gonna whipping him with his.

Wife for really good delivery, are good defending, brilliant header?

Well that's a references rusted.

You know.

The game's off in trouble, his lusting.

Yeah, he's lusty, wanted more time.

Yeah, he's gonna run across. He got take a breath, he's gonna give to a high five and a half.

You caught himself in time he lost to death.

Yeah, what an ended all? What a tackle about Charley.

He was It was a wonderful challenge Withsoski had a chance maybe to pull the trigger, just maybe he could feel the heavy breathing of Chari.

Come behind him. He didn't, and he was Chari who went down. There's Portland players on their paunches.

Knowing that today's game was all important when we think about the standings, but for today it was all Sounders when it comes to the result. They haven't won here since twenty seventeen. They get that monkey off bare back and they get another.

Clean sheet for Stephan Fry. He's one hundred and twenty third clean sheet in his career. And the Sounders first win here.

In eight years at home against their rival the Portland Timbers, and he was a sixteenth minute winner in the end by Della Vega on his return to the starting lineup.

It seems that quite your final thoughts, Well.

We came into the game saying, just get a win by any means. The Sounders did that didn't make it easy, made it interesting. Honestly that my mind goals the next week because you're missing so much in the midfield. Albert's redcard doesn't help. We'll see weapons during the week.

You can maybe reviewed.

I don't know, but Albert Christian oldbed likely will not be there. Chance for others. But that game still mean something. It is good. You've backed this three points in the bag, You've beaten a rifle, You've got a monkey off your back.

The eight year drought is over.

Good win for morale. But certainly didn't make it easy, but well deserved by the Sounders.

Well, let's get you the standings before we jump off air and go to break San Diego. With their win go to sixty points, number one in the Western Conference and their inaugural season. Minnesota continue their great form and run this year they said in second with fifty eight points, Vancouver in third with fifty seven, and then we.

Dropped down to LAFC with fifty three points.

But they have three games in hand On Diego and Minnesota, so they can leap frog to sixty two points. Seattle sit in fifth, gets forty nine points. Now after that win two games to go, so they can creep up to fifty five point two with two wins out of the next two. Austin have two games remaining. They sit in sixth position with forty four points. Portland one game left on forty four and then Dallas on forty one,

Diego, so that's gonna be a tough one for Phil Nevill and his team.

But for now, we want to thank everyone involved in today's broadcast. Terry Ryan here in the boot, Travis Muger back at the studio, Keeley Dunning, Kevin K. Jordan Thompson has always for their information and guidance here in the booth, Michelle Ludker, of course, down on the sidelines for all her great insight and information, and of course the Sounders legends, Steve zach Quarni here next to me in the booth.

Game of the regular season versus Real Salt Lake.

And that's next Saturday night, another Western Conference rival as we head towards playoffs. But don't leave us, Jackson felt, Shane O'Neil will be back to break everything down. I'm Danny Jackson, thanks for joining us this evening from EQUC Pitch here at Luminfield where it finishes the Sounders one and the Timbers nil.

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For the first time in too long, your Seattle Sounders have beaten the Portland Timbers at home, a one nothing win here at Loominfield. Pedro dale Vega scores in the sixteenth minute, speaking of sixteen, let's head down onto the field as Michelle Ludka is with number sixteen.

Alex rolled on.

Thank you Jackson, Alex A big three points for your squad here tonight.

What worked well for the team?

I think defensively we were super disciplined. You know, they're they're a really good team going forward, and I think we tried to contain them as best as we can and find our opportunity to maybe in the counter. And you know, we got one early in the in the first half, but we didn't really put our second chances away and so it became a difficult game because we put it.

On ourselves that way.

But luckily we were able to keep a clean shape.

First regular season win against the Timbers at home since twenty seventeen, and your first ever here, what does it feel like to break that drought?

Yeah, I mean we were due for a win against them here. Obviously there are are rivals, we know this. The history of this rivalry is huge, and so in front of our fans, we want to give them everything we can, and so we were due for it, and luckily we were able to get it in the most crucial of times with the last few games coming up.

Pedro de la Vega had the lone goal tonight of the match and you, of course were on the assist of that. How crucial was the timing of that, not just for the tempo of this match and the outcome, but also for the return of day la Vega.

Yeah, I think it was good for both the team and him. Obviously we were under it a bit in that first half and we were able to get that goal.

And personally for him.

He's a talented player and we need him to come forward, especially here in the playoffs, and we hopefully he finds his stride and momentum going into the last few games.

Alex, thanks so much for the time. Congratulations not only on the cyst the big three points and.

Best lect the rest of the season.

Thank you Jackson back to you.

Hey you Michelle al shouldan down there with Michelle as the Sounders celebratory here today a one nothing win over the Pearland Timbers.

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Postmatch show, Jackson Feltz and the former Sounders center back Shane O'Neill here for the next half hour breaking this thing down. Shane, that was a heck of a match for a game that endeds one nothing. This game could have ended with a much higher score line. What a game and what a win for the Sounders.

What a win, Like you said, everything you could have asked for in a Seattle Portland derby match. Absolutely electric, great atmosphere as well, and such big plays made by players on both sides. I mean, a really impressive performance from Seattle to keep the clean sheet. But again you gotta tip your hat to the Timbers as well. They kept it super competitive and it was it was a great spectacle.

Well, as we watched the whole game together, you know that I will never.

Tip my hat to Parland Timbers. You know my feeling is on them from the last two hours watching this game together. No, I mean honestly so this game was absolutely wild down the stretch I could have maybe should have been a penalty shout for Seattle there late. I see by the look on your face you don't agree with that the center back of cars. But overall we saw some interesting decisions from the referee.

I think that Sounder fans here in this building would agree with that. But overall, I think what you can.

Look to, Shane is a second half, and we can talk about the first half, we can talk about the whole game that second half.

You and I kept looking at each other and saying.

Portland's on the front foot, Portland's feeling it, Portland's gonna score, Portland's gonna score. And I think the question is, despite the fact that they had so many promising moments. I have written down here, huge counter for the Timbers, they blow it. Huge moment for the Timbers, they blow it. Eighty third minute, huge counter for Portland, they blow it. They had so many opportunities and the Timbers failed over and.

Over absolutely, And we talked about this against Vancouver. This felt like a playoff game. I've had that playoff intensity, that playoff bite, and so for the Sounders it you know, all you can ask for is three points in this game. It doesn't matter how it looks in the second half. All all you want to do is get out of

I feel like only you are gonna be able to answer this question as an impartial observer. We're I'm just gonna beeep pulled by the curtain. I love pulling by the curtain. Shane here.

You know you're not from here and you played here, but you have this great impartial eye of telling it how it really is.

And I mean, Diego Chara comes onto the field there in whatever it was, and I'm saying I hate Diego and you're like, he's an MLS legend and I'm like sure, but me like, I'm a fan first, I'm a fan only I just put I have a microphone in front of my face. I hate Diego char And it's one of those things where because you're impartial I think you're gonna be able to answer this question. Did the Portland Timbers blow a chance to get a point in this game?

Well, I think you can honestly, I think you can look at that question both ways, because down the stretch knew who made some huge plays. Stephan Fry came up massive in the first half for this team, there was just a lot of plays. I mean, Massovski's running in behind. Obviously there was a few chances there probably should have put this game to bed, if we're being honest, I

He certainly did, and and you got to credit Kim and John stepping up in those performances. Speaking of players stepping up, Travis, once you get that first highlight ready because it's time for our Toyota Man of the Match,

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Stephen Fry came up massive for the Sounders on multiple occasions, including this great play.

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What's a save?

Fine Fry the custum made his way into the eighteen yard books snap show with his left foot.

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Tonight's toyert to the man of the match is Stephan frye your logo Toylet Dealers are proud to present tonight's man of the match and for Fry for the entire defense Chaine. But we'll talk about Fry specifically here. He was vintage Stephan Fry today.

Yeah, that's two weeks in a row now. He's made an absolutely massive save. Obviously at the end of the Vancouver game. He's got that one where the ref's kind of in a snapshot right at the end. And this was, I mean, for viewers who are listening, this was sort of a half volley from inside the box on Dacosta's left foot. He smashes it and he it's just a reaction, unbelievable reaction with his hand to push it over the bar.

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Shane, what a play there, and we did it at halftime. Let's do it again.

The breakdown of that pass by pass and how many people were involved to make that goal go in the back of the net.

Yeah, it starts with the running from Paul Rothrock. I mean it's his calling card. His just the the intensity at which he runs in behind a defense. As a former center back, I can attest to it being a total nightmare to deal with. And so he gets in behind. Obviously Portland have to drop off. He finds I believe it was new who who finds Albert in between the lines and it was it's Albert's turn and pass into Haesus,

I mean that you look at team goals over the course of twenty twenty five, that'll certainly be up there. A great goal and obviously any goal that beats the timbers is gonna be remembered fondly, but that especially show

Like a great day for Pedro. It was. He was fabulous. I mean, he just had that spark and that little bit of electricity to his game. You know, obviously he can get away from a defender so well. He scores the goal, and remember early in the second half, he had that shot from just outside the box right over the bar. It really lifted the crowd. So was he was on it tonight and I just it was just

It certainly does.

And you know, you look at him and going sixty five and you wonder if he can pull off another sixty five.

And kind of keep that going, keep building on that missing.

Albert Rusnak next week, we'll talk about that coming up in the next segment. But it seems like this team has the has the horses to be able to fill in for that seamlessly.

We'll talk about that.

But you know, for the overall this team, you know, we we spent in the last few weeks, Shane, you know, it's kind of been a i would say, running joke a little bit, saying, all right, the hangovers over, the hangovers over right? Yes, yes, yes, And we felt like the hangover was certainly over after Vancouver, but if there was any more doubt, it's absolutely in the rearview mirror now.

A win like this can catapult a team absolutely, and I think it's that next man up mentality that will be so important for this team tonight. You know, guys like Bell coming in and having a solid performance in the second half. Obviously Kim in the first half getting a nice runout. We talked about Knew who you know, he's kind of it's been a little bit of a hectic season, but he was massive down the stretch for

It certainly will.

Well.

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We were not ending tonight's show without a little taken care of business. As the Sounders took care of business against the rival tonight, they built the bonfire, They burned Portland down, and they win one nothing tonight over the Timbers of Peter DALLEVEGGA goal in the sixteenth minute is the lone goal. It is the winner for the Rave Green tonight here at Lumenfield in their first win over the Timbers in too long.

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All Right, Shane.

In this next game, Albert Rusnak gets a red card in the what was about ninety second minute. I think we first off, this is gonna probably anger a few fans. I think that was a fair red card.

Yes we I haven't seen the replay, but yeah, it seemed like.

It reely bad tackle from behind and it just kind of screamed to me where I looked at you and instantly they gave a yellow and we kind of looked and I said, that looks like it's a red, and yes, it ends up being a red. So no, Albert Rusnak. So way I see it with Obed Vargas right now on international duty. Is doesn't change too awfully much. Jordan Morris up top, Pedro on the left, Paul on the right, Hayesusfrera in between him, and then Christian rolled on next

Yeah, well, Christian will be gone with the US whnty.

The ladies and gentlemen, that's the answer. It's Danny Leva and Snyder Bernell going to be in a holy midfield.

Thank you very much. I missed that one. Yeah, you're right, so thank you for that.

So Danny Leva and Snyder Burnell probably together there underneath the threesome of Pedro, Hey, Susan, Paul.

Well, I mean, I think you've got a lot of options if we're being honest, like I know it doesn't sound like it, but Alex Roldan has played down there in the past.

You know.

Obviously you can kind of change the lineup depending on what Kim's substitution was there as a precautionary or something you could play with a three back. Obviously, you can mix and match and ultimately kind of like we talked about earlier, the next man up until Danny Lava looked great out there. He was buzzing when he came on. Obviously, I'm a big Danny Lava guy, so I love to see him get run and so I think if he slides in there, I think he would do great. And

If you have Kim and Jackson and Alex and knew who behind you Injesus and you know, Paul and Pedro ahead of putting Danny and Snyder in that of those spots. I think absolutely. But you look at up standings right now. You mentioned salt Lake. Right now, they're in ninth place right now forty points. They are just right over Colorado on a tiebreaker of wins, so they are just trying

Funny enough, they're at forty nine points.

That's five points above sixth place Austin, and it's I mean it's four points below LAFC in fourth, but LAFC have two games at hand, so effectively, with this win, the Sounders are now the five seed. I mean, I'm comfortable just wrapping it up saying the Sounders are the five seed. Now it's just a question who's gonna be the four seed? Who do the Sounders face there in

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