Welcome to the Sounders FC postmat Show. Sounders FC Sucker is brought to you by Providence, Swedish official healthcare partner of Seattle Sounders FC. The Sounders FC postmatt Show starts now. Well some of those results as it's ending, and all you can do is laugh because of how fraid you are. And for the last ninety seconds of that Sounders two to one win, all we could do was laugh and say, oh my gosh, are we actually going to
hold onto this? And yes we did. The Sounders held on to win two to one, a massive road win against Saint Louis City SC in Saint Louis. Now Sounders are three to zho to oh against Saint Louis and this also makes three consecutive losses for Saint Louis for the first time in their club history. Quite an incredible win tonight for your Sounders. A goal coming off of the foot slash other foot of a Saint Louis defender. We'll see if
it's a Christian Rhodango or an own goal. That was the first in the sixty sixth minute, and then just a couple of minutes later in the sixty ninth Jordan Morris nice as can be, goes one on one with the keeper, Burkey slides it past him to make it to nothing. Saint Louis get one late but can't get the second, and it's a two to one win. Jackson felt Michelle Lukain. We are joined for the first segment here by Steve zach Laonni Stee. That was a dramatic, dramatic, heart stopping win.
But it is the three points and most importantly Sounders are currently holding a playoff spot. Yeah, no, it's huge. There's a big swing of the season so far for many reasons. I think, you know this is this is kind of game in the season. You find a way to drop points, especially that last little sequence the last minute where is the post is the block is to save those things are going against us unly the season, and I think just you can kind of see the tie changing a little bit
there. I think Lewis paid really well, give them credit. The home team paid well. I think the fans will really great today. But that's the soundest performance that you get away from home. It's well, you dig deep, you dig deep, it's not pretty, but you get your effective And I think the first goal had and I'm an unfortunate about it, but that second goal was fantastic. It was Russnik, it was Rudiaz, it was Jordan, it was Christian all involved. Of course Jordan would have finished.
And it's a game. It's a gold worth. You're winning any game, and that three points stare is going to make for a very fun playing ride home. Massive win. I gotta agree with absolutely everything that Steve is saving. I mean, it was just so fortunate to see a complete game from start to finish and finally see some luck and some things go in the
Sounders favor. I mean, you can only have so much skill. There always is that element of chance and that element of luck, and we've been at the short end of the stick all season long with that and finally it feels like it's changing. Also for me, it was really huge that we saw Rusnak. You know, we've been looking for him all season. He
had seven game winning goals in twenty twenty three. He hasn't even scored yet this year, but yet essentially he will only be credited with one assist, yes, but essentially it was me'l like this Jackson Hebert was is the own goals on him but that would not have happened had it not been from rus So I think Brian Schmetzer will be very pleased for across the board for a lot of positives that they can take away from this match and see there are
so many positives and see what we still have you for a couple of minutes here. You know, I think one of the interesting things in this game was the second half changes, because in the first half things clearly offensively just were not working. And in the second half we saw Jordan more involved, we saw Cody Baker way up on that left wing. We saw as Michelle
accurately points out, Rusnack more involved. Whatever tactical changes Brian Schmetzer and his staff for he Wars, etc. Made those changes for the second half worked. Yeah, I think a couple of things we saw. One was more interchanging. So at times you see Roal Snack on the left, Jordan on the right, Christian central. When the Sounders are moving and interchanging, it makes it very hard for defense to pick them up. That's one and two.
Just play quicker. Look at a goal. It was all one touch play up into Christian to Rudiez at one touch layoff and then Albert took a touch, took a touch, but Jordan's run came ahead of the past and sometimes you got to make up the pass's mind for them, and Jordan took off really well. The timing was perfect. So I think that was a glimpse of what that quartet can do, and we haven't seen it much this
season. We saw in that moment there, So I think as much as you have tactically a few changes, I think it was just playing a bit faster, more one touch playing, and then being more dynam making your position interchanging Steve. I'm curious too as a former player, because obviously the tactical
changes are necessary. But Brian Schmitzer stressed going into this game, reminding the team this was a game they could win, and this was a game that had a lot riding on it that if they won, they would be moving up in the standings and then going back even a step further. That Schmitzer has been really instilling in them to take it one half at a time,
win each half. How much do you think the conversation, the mental fortitude and kind of that maybe motivation that came from Schmidz that half played into the changes. Now, I think you hit on the head. I think the Sounds didn't play a great first half, but they went in nil nil and took a part from Saint Louis, but not enough to make you think you can't win. And I think Schmeetz would have scided the boys down calmed when I said, guys, look, this game is there for the take,
and I think that should have put quiet confidence in to the group. I think Rudias got more involved, JP got more involved. We have those two guys. Therefore, Christian again was fantastic. That's four good games in a row now from Christian, he's been very good. And I think to your point, she messoud have told him that this is not game wins to tight. We can actually win this game and it was never gonna be pretty. Was about taking your chances when you got them, and should have had a
third. Really Muscously got in there, should have really got a third, but we'll take the two one. I just think the team was opportunistic. Conces a good win. Yeah, that's the third Chancellor from his oscar where he's one on one in the eighty sixth minute to Missie. That would have made that probably taken. I wouldn't say a whole year, but like three months back onto my life, d you know, like the little extra heart palpitations you gave me there, Come on, Danny, can you please next
time? Thanks? Well, hey, and we didn't even touch on this yet. The Sounders handed Saint Louis their sixth home loss in a year and a half, and now they're responsible for two of those sixes losses. That's amazing. Yeah. If I was saying City see, I simply would stop losing the Seattle. Yes, I don't know why it's so complicated, but they just can't stop losing to us. And they lose again today two to one. Your Sounders have one. And with the Sounders win today, you
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three KJR FM. We're getting a little bit more used to these taking care of business on the postgame shows. The Sounders take care of business tonight in Saint Louis, a two to one road win. The three Points jumps over Saint Louis and gives the Sounders right now a playoff spot holding the ninth spot. They are in now we just get to watch them, see them jump up the ladder. It's time for our Emerald Green Casino Play of the Match. It's an obvious one. Jordan Morris one on one and slides it into
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capital of the Northwest. Well done from Jordan Morris. We saw him get more involved in the second half and he scores there, which ends up being the winning goal. Sounders two to one over Saint Louis Here tonight at City Park. Well, it's time to figure out who are tonight's Toyota Man of the Matches, Jackson Feltz, Michelle ludke Here and Michelle This is an interesting debate. I just saw that Jordan Morris social media is the club's man of
the match. I'd like to have a discussion about this. Yes, he gets the game winning goal, but this was a match that I think, especially in the second half, saw a lot of players just kind of It's what Steve said, I think right before half. It's just they needed that little extra bit in the second half, and they got it from a lot of different guys. I know Steve did a really beautiful job last segment of
breaking down. Just so many guys that stepped up and did so many positive things from Albert ruschnakt Christian rolls On, I mean, defensively, it was just a great performance by the back four. But I and Jordan Morris, of course, the game winning goal is third goal of the season. But I almost wish, and I know we can't, but this is for a good debate here. I wish we could give it to the entire team because the last forty five minutes of play, this group played like a team.
Yes, yes, but I mean it was a beautiful things to see as a group that has had to overcome so much adversity this year with so many injuries and have kind of been disconnected at times, because you know, there's been different people stepping in here and there. I think they they moved beautifully. They worked together, and they were playing for the crest. They were playing for each other and in a such an unselfish way that it was just
really fun as a fantasy. I want to tactically take it back to what you were saying the last segment about Rusnak, because ultimately I think that they will rule Christian's goal as an own goal. That makes the most sense right now, right, yes, that makes sense. So in the world, there is a universe where it's not and they somehow give it to Christian, and in that universe and the multiverse, that goal is getting an assist from Rusnak, So that's one. And then he obviously that great threw ball to
Jordan Morris for the second goal. And I think one of the things I think you mentioned when it was this was two nothing, and even when this was zero zero. You know, this game, especially in that first half where you know, there was ten minute stretches, multiple ten minute stretches where Saint Louis was all over Seattle. Yeah, and we just needed to calm down the game. And I think the player that calms down the game the most, whether the Sounders are leading or whether it's zero zero like it was
in the first half, is Albert Rusnak. He would pick up a ball in midfield and then just calm the whole thing down and you know, go back towards his own goal, uses defend, spread it out, create space, and say, guys, we're taking two minutes off the clock, we're just taking a breath here, and we're working ourselves back into this game.
They did that multiple times. Then he gets what really should be two assists effectively and ultimately continues to do that in the remaining thirty minutes of the game where you had to keep this game calm for me, it's Albert Rusnak, And I think you very eloquently pointed out more reasons why in that previous segment. Oh well, thank you. I appreciate the compliment there, but I
agree with you on Albert. I mean, and Brian Schmeittzer has been challenging him all season long that in the absence of Nicholas Ladero, there's the opportunity for him to take control and make this his team, and he's really been
wanting to see him and just see him. There's been so many matches this season where Albert has disappeared a little bit from time to time, and we were saying, you know, at the halftime, yes, there was really good possession by the Sounders in the first forty five minutes play, but there was no execution. There was nothing in the final third, and so what
is possession without execution at the end of the day. But the fact that they were able to then take that possession and turn it into execution and both of those goals would not have happened without Albert rusnak So again, like I pointed out, he has not scored himself this year, but it's not about getting yourself on the scoreesheet always. It's about helping the team win, and he definitely did that tonight. Got a fantastic job tonight. Your local Total
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win two to one in Saint Louis. Goals are an own goal off the foot of Christian rolled On as well as Jordan Morris on a one on one, Saint Louis get one back, but Seattle stand strong defensively, the post helps him and it's a two to one win in Saint Louis. So in the last eight games across all competitions, Seattle is now five two and one or five one and two, I should say five wins, one loss, and that one loss, by the way to RSL on the road was a
game they heavily, heavily rotated, and two draws. So the Sounders I got this. I got this message Michelle during uh during the game where Buddy sent me are we back? And I kind of say, are back, you know, the Sounders right now at you know, before the game had ended, had one loss in the last seven now one loss in the last dight. We've been back. This team has turned the corner from the start
of the season. We're seeing that continue tonight. And I would just you know, and I tweeted that out as well, and people are just like, well, that's an interesting way to look at the team. And you know, if you just look at this one, look at that, look at this, I'm kind of like, can you just be happy we won two to one, we were able to stand start, we were to hold it down and come away with a huge road win. Can we just enjoy it and stop complaining about how we won and just be happy that we won
well. And another thing too, to your point, is like, yes, okay, this has not been the start of the season that we would have hoped for. It was a really rough first third of the season. But when we look back at the last fifteen MLS games that the Sounders have played, nine of those have been on the road. That is a hard thing to do, especially when you look at how many injuries that the team
has had and how they've been rotating players. And we were talking just in the break of just how much smoother I would say this gets for the Sounders. Like, to your point, yes, things have turned. We've got the luck on our side, the records looking good. The crazy month of May with eight matches is almost over. But then one of my favorite things too, is when we look forward ahead of ourselves through the summer before we
hit the final stretch coming through coming in in September. In October, we have thirteen MLS matches from now until September, only five of those are on the road. Well, I mean, the Sounders have been so good on the road, we now got to have good home form. Let's make a fortress. It'll be easier on their bodies, easier on the players trying to come back from injury, because if you don't have to travel, that's one
less thing, that's one less thing you don't have under your control. And really it's this season I think could be a time where the Sounders go back to their old winning ways at home. They got they got to fix the home record for sure. They got us start scoring goals at home. What is it like, was it seven and six games or something like that. I forget the exact number, but I mean five of those came in one
game. So we got to fix the home form. And if that can come, then obviously all bets are Often we're talking about the Sounders soaring, not only scoring but soaring. You mentioned getting guys back healthy too, and and Pedro dale Vega wasn't even on a substitute today. Hopefully Pedro can get you know, fully healthy soon. I know Brian Schmeinszer is gonna speak at his postgame press conference more and today was obviously a planned rotation thing, you
know, and not making the trip to Saint Louis. So we'll listen into the Brian Schinzer's postgame press conference and get more on that. But for your Sounders, you know, I think you're absolutely right and looking at this next stretch before we get there. By the way, Delta Airlines is proud to donate one soccer ball for every mile ran by Sounders FC players this season through Ray Foundations One Mile, one Ball program. So looking ahead at what's next
for Seattle. Previously we had a match a week from tonight in Columbus. The Columbus one week from tonight is going to be playing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup Final down in Mexico. Thus our matchkins Columbus had to get moved all
the way to September seventh, so there is no match next weekend. However, the Sounders will be posting real Salt Lake coming up this Wednesday, on May twenty ninth, we'll have a Providence, Swedish premat show of seven o'clock kickoff seven thirty and that'll be on right here Sports Radio ninety three point three KJRFM seven o'clock Providence Swedish pre match show. You know, also watch the match via MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app and get your tickets today
there at Loominfield by visiting soundersfc dot com, slash tickets and Michelle. Now that there isn't a I mean it's the first week in like four or five weeks we don't have two matches in one week because we don't have a match Saturday, then Brian Schmittzer can say, all right, we're going for it at home against Arras, so we can roll out JP and Albert and everybody else Raoul and really go for the three points at home, which could slight
Seattle all the way up to I believe seventh in the West. So it's it's right now, this sets up really well coming up on Wednesday well and knowing that things do taper off after that and they will have a little bit of a break after that with less matches happening and not a match on that weekend because of the match getting moved, Brian Schmitzer is gonna want his team
to come out guns blaring. They will want that win because there is nothing worse than going into an off weekend without three points because you don't want to sit in that and the direction in the trejectory that this team is going.
This could be a huge turning point for this team this year if they keep the momentum going, get that win on Wednesday against RSL, a team historically they've done really well, really well against at home, and then ride it out rest those bodies, come back in June, which how are we already in June almost and just really kick it into gear for that long stretch to
get to the postseason. Well, here we go. It'll be RSL Wednesday right here, ninety three point three KJRFM seven o'clock Providence, weedis premuch show we'll see out at Luminfield for RSL. Well, the Sounders will try to make it only one loss in their last nine. Today they made it one loss in their last eight five two and one across all comps with a two
to one win at Saint Louis City. Make sure you check out the podcast in case he is any of our finally I mean not even finally, but just you know, extremely fun postgame show here tonight with Steve Zach Jwani, Michell Ludkin, myself, Jackson Feltz. Thank you to them, Thank you to Danny Jackson, Keeley Dunning, our broadcast producer, Mitchell Bli, our board operator. Thank you all for listening. Once again, Sounders flying home
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