Welcome to the Sounders FC postmat Show. Sounders FC Sucker is brought to you by Providence, Swedish official healthcare partner of Seattle Sounders fceed. The Sounders f SE postmat Show starts now well in the fiftieth anniversary match. It's a great win for your Sounders here Luminfield. Final score Seattle two, Minnesota Zip. A shutout here at Luminfield in front of a few tens of thousands of fans.
It was a both rady and cloudy and Sonny, we saw all signs of the weather here tonight at Luhmann, but we also saw a great Sounders win. Was one nothing at the half, and we're gonna hear from the second goal scorer Paul Rothrock in a moment, but he is the one that made this game to nothing. Flick around the corner by Chew towards Vogas good little pool into Chew into the six yard books and across a last Paul Rothrock vital second goal for the Sounders, Willo two with the assist, the Sounds
go up two goals to nil. Great goal and a great win for your Sounders. Welcome into the postmatch show. Jackson felt Diego Ariol. We're gonna hear from Rothrock with Michelle ludkt in a matter of moments. But Diego just quick thought of this being a very very good win for your Sounders tonight and three much needed points. Yeah, it was a special night. They needed the three points and definitely right a way to win. Yeah, what a way to win. Indeed, let's go down on the field. It is
Michelle Ludka with Paul Rothrock. Thank you Jackson, Yes, I'm here with Paul. Paul. Obviously, you got the call here tonight that you were going into the match a minute into the match. What went through your mind when you saw that you were going in That's a good question. I kind of had a feeling. I get some good playing times, and I had a good week of training and luckily I felt ready to go. And just to the coaching staff for trusting me and putting me in and in that situation.
And I really hope Alex is okay. I don't know what happened to him exactly, but yeah, I mean, you ought to always be ready, so I always try and prepare for coming in the game whenever, you know. I came into Salt Lake at like the twentieth minute when Leo got hurt. So those things happen, you gotta be ready, exactly. You never want to see a teammate go down. But it was a wonderful performance
by you tonight, making the most of it. What does it mean to you knowing that you did make the most of this, of course, scoring your second MLS goal tonight. Yeah, I mean this is what kids dream of, right. I think it makes all those days when you don't get
in off the bench or you don't even make the roster. You know, I had a couple of games this season and last season where I was watching from the stands, and those were humbling experiences, and all those experiences feel like they are all worth it after a night like tonight, and to get a win with my buddies and some of my best friends is feel really really special speaking of that kind of special friendship and feeling with this group, this
team. We saw it after Jordan Morris's goal, a whole team celebration. What was going on there? What can you tell me about how that all unfolded? You know, I'm not gonna say too much about that, but let's just say the guys like playing cards together and that was a tribute to that. And I think it's made us a lot closer, you know, especially on the plane. We traveled a lot in May, and I think that helped us get closer as a group. And eventually, you know,
those bonds start paying off. We start playing more like a team. I thought we really played like a team tonight. We were together, you know, I thought everyone had a pretty good game, and that's what we need going forward. What does it mean to this group knowing that you're kicking off the second half of the season, you started off with a win back at home. What does that do for this group moving forward, knowing that there's
still a lot of season to play. Yeah, I think Specier said it tonight, Let's start the second half of the season with a win at home, and we did exactly that. And you know, I think power of positivity right Like, we're still right within playoff spot. We're three games away from a trophy and Open Cup. Still have a lot to play for, a lot of season to play for, and you know, it just takes a couple of breaks here and there and we can we can get rolling.
And I hope, I hope we're starting to get rolling tonight. Paul really appreciate the times. Congratulations on the performance, the goal and the win. Thank you. And I just want to say Happy Father's Dad and my pops. Oh, I love that. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, thanks so much. Thanks Michelle, it's Michelle with Paul Roth. They're Happy Father's Day to all dads out there. With Father's Day tomorrow,
including my dad's skip listening. Thank you Dad for everything and Happy Father's Day. Well, lots to react to from that conversation there with Paul rothrog I thought some very interesting things, including the card game. Josh Attencio has told me the name of that card game. It's not a name we can repeat on the air, but it is a card game that everybody takes part in it. It's very fun. So for that to come out, and that's why he couldn't say much because he can't say the name of it on live
radio. But it's certainly a card game that everybody loves. So for them to bring the team celebration and Diego, I think that he's so right on this did feel like a team win for the Sounders. That goal that he scored, especially a team goal. I loved what I saw, Like I think I said it to you just moments before we took the air. That was Sounder Soccer. That too, nothing win. That felt like Sounders classic Sounders Soccer. Yeah, I love to see as Taple win like this,
right, especially on the fiftieth anniversary night. Love what also Paul was saying, right, it's getting that opportunity. We were talking why Paul Rothruck coming in instead of Cody, But I'm gonna I'm gonna keep questioning guys for the rest of my broadcast, but if they're gonna keep that hurting. But at the end of that, he proved that, he proved us that he wanted to be in the pitch getting those those This opportunity doesn't come back off.
And I guess he was saying some games you can have a chance even to be on the bench, right, So getting that opportunity, being able to score and also having a really full, solid game, it really is gonna now bring to branch matter. Okay, the question now is ready for additional games and he's going to be, you know, in the spot competing and
we need that internal competition, right. I think that's also important. I'd also love to see jere Morris a score tonight because also that incentivizes to the internal competition with Rolready as right for that spot of number nine, and I think that was needed, that he was needed, some fire needed to be sparked, especially before this match, because we know where the Sounders were at and now with this win, it's it's really a staple of Okay, we're
heading into League Cup, but there's still several games that the Sunders can actually you know, get the three points and then we're getting in a really good position and in playoff position. So we look at this next week and this next listen, we're joining way ahead in the post match up. But I think you bring up a really good point in the context of this next week. You have a Wednesday match at Houston here on June nineteenth, Roll that
he's going to be the starter in that game. You'll probably give Jordan Morris, whether it's on a wing or on the bench, give Jordan Morrison doing get time for Roll to start there, and then you kind of come to the weekend match and if Role plays then on a Wednesday, you'd think then for the Saturday match on June twenty second, one week from tonight at right here against Dallas back here at Lumenfield. All right, well that's the end
of you revert back to Jordan just because of that midweek rotation. But then you're off a week and then you have a fresh home match against Chicago on June twenty ninth, and there's no midwek match there. So then it becomes the question of all right, well, I guess we'll see what happens these
next two matches. But if Jordan Morris is putting together four goals in five games, by the way, I love that Limenfield is playing and taking care of business right now the classic post match show song by the way, for those who can't hear in the background, Womenfield is currently playing and taking care of business. If that's Mitch, But thank you for listening to the postmatch
show and playing this in the stadium. That's fantastic. Anyway, I think it's a question of what you do there in that next week off if Jordan Morris continues the run he's on, because you have to continue to find ways
and he's coming up with big moments in big plays in different ways. Tonight it was with the head, yeah, especially that goal came when the Sounders were not playing particularly well, right, So it was a set piece and they will convert and that changed the game because if you think about before that goal, Minnesota was pressing high, they were winning some balls that the Sundlers were challenge in terms of in the build up. Right, So it comes
that goal and that opens up a different game. And I think to your point, I think Jordan Morris in that sense, it's a formula that worked in the past. For example, last season from Rechmetzer having Jordan Morris when we all question why he's not a number nine, Yeah, but then he was a top goal scorer for the Sounders. Right. Well, I'll tell you what I mean right now. The person the pudding and it's darn good taste and pudding. I mean, this is this is the best day.
Four goals in five games. Can't get much better than that, I guess five and five. But listen, Jordan, I'm not gonna ask you to do that. It's a great win for your Sounders. Two nothing over Minnesota, third place team in the Western Conference. Sounders right now they move into a tie for I believe ninth place in the Western Conference. There's three teams on twenty one points. What is it Austin, Portland and Seattle, diego check me on, Yeah, it's it's so Seattle ninth place points on top
of Portland. Gotcha. So right now, Seattle has jumped Portland. Right now with the goal differential, Seattle is at plus one, Portland is at zero. So Seattle are in the playoff picture at ninth place. Sucking timbers, You're now out of the playoff picture in tenth. It's a good night here at Lumenfield fiftieth anniversary night, and what a celebration of soccer it was to see hundreds of sound former sounders and family members of former sounders out here
being celebrated. I spoke to him just of a phone call. I wish Pete Viewing could have been here in our broadcast booth to see it, and even be down there on the field because such a great member of our team. And listen to see all of the members down there and to see Danny, I mean, great job. You know, I'm seeing the whole thing
from on the field. It was just a tremendous sight down there, as this really was fifty years being celebrated with so many great players and the fact that they got to all see the Sounders get a two nothing win tonight over Minnesota. It's just outstanding. Well. Dealt to Airlines is proud to donate one soccer ball for every mile ran by Sounders FC players this season the Raid Foundations one Mile one Ball program also really quick. Your toilet man of the
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Paul Rothrock, who came on the field early in this match after a first minute injury to Alex rold On. He gets the second goal and we walk away with a two nothing win over the Loons. Well, let's get to our Emonaldquin Casino play of the match tonight. It was the opening goal for Seattle in the twenty eighth minute. Well comes in Jordan mass Backer than that, it is just as part of as ask for the Sounders get on the
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Jordan off top Chew on the left. We know they have a Wednesday match at Houston where you're gonna need Rol Roudiez to come up big in that game. But it was interesting that that we see this lineup here this weekend. What do you think Leo Chu showed today? Did you do enough to get
some more playing time? That's a good question, I think, and we talked about how important was this game for Leo Chu right from the from the get go, I think I like what I see I saw, but I think, you know, I get the sense of like he he was able to at least play ten more minutes, right, and he got the chance. And I think that when the substitution comes in is really for from Brian Stanfelt, I let's secure this win, yehnoll go for one additional goal,
Let's secure the to Neil, I like that change. So in that sense is yeah, security three points and being just thinking already about to your point the game in Houston, right, So that's that's giving I think again from a little chew, I'm still wanted to see especially there's been some sparks in games, even away games so Houston, if he has a chance to play, it would be good to see him. But I think today it wasn't like a round up performance from him, but at least he was able to
influence the game in a good way. And I do like to see always during Moore's again score not only scoring, but again that opportunity is a number nine. You know, it's interesting halftime we talked about you know, the question of why Paul Rothrock, why not alike for liking Cody Baker, why not Josh Attencio, you slide obed up to the right wing, Christian goes
back to right back like you did in what played out. I think the more I kind of look at the view from thirty five thousand feet and the more I think about what Brian Schinzer may be saying in a few minutes at his press conference is we know we had the match on Wednesday, and Wednesday we're gonna need Cody Baker to go because we know that either Alex or Knew who gets rotated out, Cody can come in play that full back spot.
Totally fine. Atensio, Here's here's an interesting thing, and this is kind of what sparked the thought is for the first time in an I don't know how long Joel Paulo started the match and went the full ninety. It's always felt like JP's been coming off around eighty eighty five and he's not playing these full matches. He went the distance tonight. That tells me a lot about
how he's feeling right now and how he's doing. And it also tells me that Atensio may be getting his spot there come Wednesday in Houston, and that may be worthy of the reason why Brian didn't put him on, because he's already thinking about Wednesday. Yeah, that that I think from the stegique point of view. Yes, I think also in terms of when we see Joe Paulla play the full night, it's a different team, right, totally Seattle sound there. So I think it's good to see him back in shape and
healthy. And Joe Paul is that player that really to me is the backbone of the team, right, especially in the midfield. But you just talking about you were talking about Josh Attenci. I did, like also Obed Vargas, right, he had a not only I would say a solid performance the entire game, but also a few sparks that you could see the talent that he has in one of a chance that he had in you know, with a shot that went wide on the side net. But it's it's good to
see that. And then in terms of I think for you know, just thinking and we'll talk about Houston a little bit, but I think overall this performance it's it's a sunders win that the team needed. Yes, and also the all the fans that we're here for the celebration. You know, it's one of those like, oh, finally you get like a good performance three
points. But also overall Sounders were dominant over the last month. I feel like we've had these results where it's late in the game and we've lost a lead, and I'll go home angry and and I'll just be like, you know, the Vancouver the penalty decision and what happened against RSL, and I'll just you know, I'll just throw my pen down and go, God,
that should have been three points. To actually get that three points, right, it's sending all of us, you know, out of thirty five thousand, I don't know how many people are there were exactly, but it looked about thirty five ish thousand. It's sending everybody home happy because we all got that. Ah, we did this time. So let's do it again one week from tonight here at lumin Field. But before that, we do have a match to talk about on Wednesday against Houston. We'll talk about that coming
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and Diego with the postmatch show following the two nothing. Sounders win here at Luminfield over third place in Minnesota United. With the win, Seattle jumps up to twenty one points and they jump Portland for the last playoff spot. The Timbers go down there on the outside looking in, but still have half of
the season to go. Still a long way to put Portland even further down the table, so hopefully we see that in the next months ahead, but for the Sounders, a lot of time to get further up the table. Hopefully we're more looking at a home playoff game when this thing is all said and done to start off the playoffs. But long way to go for Seattle and the next match up for them will be away Wednesday match This Wednesday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas, facing the Houston Dynamom. We will
have a Providence Swedish premat show of five pm kickoff at five thirty. You can listen to that right here Sports Radio nine to fifty KGr AM. You know also watch the match by MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app and listen in Spanish language on l Ray thirteen sixty Diego. We were talking about it the last segment. Let's just continue that conversation about the freshness of this team to be able to put out a pretty darn good roster and lineup.
I think on Wednesday, given that a bunch of key players like Atensio, Ruy Diaz, Baker, et cetera, didn't have to play in this game heavy minutes in this game, So you're gonna get a lot of fresh legs for a big game against Houston. Yeah, especially you need those fresh legs. It's it's a hard pitch to play in, especially now in the summer
it's really hot, really humid. And also you're facing at Houston team that even though this season they haven't been that consistent, they're they're the Open Cup champions, right, and they're pretty they have I would say a few stars like Coco Kaskia ect are that they're gonna be poised also to beat the Seattle Sounders, right, So I think it's it's it's a game that, yeah,
you need to put the best you have. So Branch Metzer in that sense, he was really you know, managing minutes for some players, so you can get them. I have them available for Wednesday. You mentioned weather, and then Amelily went to, Okay, yeah, you're right, a lot of human a lot of weather, and yeah, I'm showing everybody in my phone right now because I was googling Houston weather and then I clicked on Wednesday, and unfortunately, ladies and gentlemen, there's a forecast of eighty one
degrees, a precipitation of ninety with a high chance of thunderstorms. So hopefully that forecast changes in the next few days for Wednesday, but that's the current situation. We'll see how you know it is. It's well it Texas in summer as well. Exactly how many times have we seen Dallas Keeley. I mean we've seen situations there. Yeah, two thumbs way down on that one. Yeah, So I mean, listen, we'll see what the weather looks
like Wednesday against Houston. Hopefully that thunderstorm forecast changes. But I agree with you. I think that this team right now and they're feeling good, are still rolling only two losses in the last twelve across all competitions, so this team is still functioning pretty well. We'll see what we can do for a big midweek match in Houston once again five pm pre match five thirty kickoff right
here nine to fifty kjar am for Sounders and Dynamo. I want to thank everybody with the broadcast today, Keiley Dunning here on site, Brinchell Bly producer back in the studio, Terry ryin our engineer. A great call today from Danny Jackson, Brad Evans, and Michelle Ludca Diego Audia here in the booth alongside myself Jackson Felts. We thank you all for listening, and we thank
all of Sounders history fifty years. Wonderful to see hundreds of players and family members of former Sounders players here tonight, representing all five decades of the Seattle Sounders, the nineteen seventy four team immortalized now in the eternal circle of legends there in the southeast corner of the stadium. Whenever you're here, you're gonna be able to look over there and see that nineteen seventy fourteen which has been
immortalized. What a celebration today and Sammy the Sounder, bobble heads and everything else. Truly a wonderful day celebrating Seattle soccer and everybody gets to go home smiling because it was a three points and a two nothing win for your Sounders. So hopefully everybody had a great day. Hopefully everybody has a wonderful Father's Day. A happy Father's Day again to everybody Tomorrow. We will talk to you on Wednesday for Sounders and Dynamo right here, but until then, Fox
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