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Well unbeaten in our last three your Seattle Sounders are now back in the playoff picture and as we hit a third of the way into the season, today the Ray Green are back here at Lomenfield, back home to face Saint Louis City SC, who we played on the road just about a month and a half ago, lost one nothing too. Hopefully we flip that result here today, back in our building. So welcome to the Sounder's EFSE pre match show presented by Providence, official healthcare partner of

We are here for the next half hour where Danny.

Jackson will have the call for Sounders facing Saint Louis City Gentlemen.

Ten games into the season, we hit kind of.

Basically the third waypoint here after the game tonight three three and four, coming off that drawn Colorado, which we should open up by talking about, we get another Danny Mazowski goal, we get on the bad side hamstring injury to Jordan Morris, and as I have been saying for the last week and I will say for the last time right here, we should have been playing the entire second half a man up. Kellen, what are your thoughts there on that game we faced in Colorado.

You can talk about the man up all you want.

I understand what the ref was talking about in the sense that he didn't want to give the second yellow to be that red card.

I get it. Do I agree with it.

All the time?

No, However, I understand it, and so I'm gonna let it happen. It was not a good game for the Seattle Sounders. It was not an easy one. Right you're in altitude. We'll talk about the altitude all you want, but you just didn't have a good quality passing game, running game, possession game.

Finishing game.

It just never came through for the Sounders, and unfortunately these things happen, and thankfully it happened on an away game and they still got the tie. So that's what's gonna be a positive right here. They still got a point on the road.

Yeah, yeah, Pee, I mean really, it's three unbeaten. It's two wins in this draw. So overall, you look at the picture and it's i mean, Danny Mazowski, it's it's sort of there.

There definitely is.

A glasshof full glass of empty. Way you can look at it. I'm kind of both.

Yeah, and with Kellen on that a tie there, take the point, Get onto this one. This one seems on paper very winnable today. But we haven't lost in three games, so that is good. I like five goals in the last three games. That's a good sign for us as well. So onto this one tonight.

Onto this one indeed where Sounders we'll try to take advantage of a Saint Louis team that hasn't won now in six The last time they won a game was against the Seattle Sounders back on March fifteenth.

After that, it was four straight losses, a couple of draws, nearly.

Had a win over LAFC last week, but still that's a team trying to find their form as well. Right now, we'll talk all about Saint Louis a little bit later on. Normally this is the part of the show where I would get to the Delta starting eleven before we get to the Delta starting eleven, because I think there's a

A little bit of wriggle room.

Perhaps, but we are now hoping Jordan Morris can get back for the Club World Cup next month. Paul Ariol, y'all know out with the acl tair, but then the new name Jesus Ferira was added to the report throughout the week. He is out today with an adductor injury. No Heyesus Ferira today for the Sounders. That's the injury report presented by Providence, Swedish official health care partner of Sounders fc SO. Now, with all of that said, p Fewing,

He's gone back to his favorite four to two, three to one. He's got his captain, Stephen Frye playing in his four hundredth game for the Seattle Sounders tonight in goal on the right, Alex Roldan knew Who on the left, Kim Kihee in the middle with Gomez Andrade, and in the middle of the park Ovid Vargas Christian rolled on on the left. Paul Rothrock starting his eleventh game. He's the only guy who's played every single started every single game, uh dalea Vega on the right, Rusnik in the middle,

Callen, what are we looking at from a Saint Louis's side before we get back to the Sounders lineup.

Yeah, we'll get through this quick because we want to get back to that Sounders lineup, which I'm excited to talk about. But in goal, you got Lund on the right right back spot, you got Watts in the middle, you have Yarrow and Hybert on the left back spot.

You have bomb Guard going for a four to three to three the three.

In the midfield, you have Horn in the middle, post Trak on the left, Partel on the right. Up front, you have Wellhem, you have Tyshirt and then you have Klaus the Brazilian up top.

So you said you're excited to talk about the Sounders lamp.

But moving back to this four two three one, what's excites you about what Brian's doing tonight?

Well, interesting because I want to see Kim Key in that back four right. I want to see him next to Yamar. I want to see new who back on that left side. And for me, the exciting part is you want to welcome Alex roll Dan back as well. But you want to see Albert Rusnak in that free ten role. He hasn't had that role this year just yet. He's coming back from injury. He looks to be fully healthy. You see him in training. He's playing a lot of

I think that's the great question of Danny has three and three, but he's now gonna have somebody different feeding him the balls.

Yeah. I do. Like we were talking out there about Christian mold on how and we had a little debate on is it because he's in this spot. I think he's having a terrific year. I don't know if you know he had these lingering concussions for a while. I don't know if those are I think they're completely gone now. But he just seems to have the freedom. So I like that Christian's gonna sit right underneath Albert. Your comment is good Albert getting back to that spot. He had

And you talk about the wingers, and we talking about Paul Rothrock, right, the classic winger.

He is the workhorse on this team.

He's the workhorse, while Page de Thevega on their side is the creator. Paul's gonna be the one to run down the ball when things are going wrong. Paul's gonna be the one to cross.

The ball after beating the guy uh one v one.

Page de Vega is the connector, and I love to see that because he's tucking in. So Alex Wroldon can do what he does best, which is get up and down that lineup.

And so I think Brian Smetzer has a very.

Good balance to his midfield and now going forward as well with Paul Roblocker and left kind of spreading the love on the outside, while Page de Thevega and Alex Gooldon kind of worked together.

And I wanted to talk about Alex because that's the other person who's back in the starting line up, back from injury, Alex Roldan. It's Ben Kalani Cosa Rienzi in there in this in the three four three playing right wing back. Now into the back four, it's Alex Roldan Pete. So that's interesting, you know, getting your boy back there right back, and what he's able to do with Pedro, I think is gonna be a big interesting dynamic in this game.

Yeah, and I'm sure he's s thrilled to be back. Players chatted with him a little bit yesterday and he's very eager to go. And you know, they had a little run where the guys who came in for injured players did a good job, and that always puts some pressure on players. So Alex knows he needs to perform well tonight because he's got a kid, a young kid right behind him who wants minutes. So there's a reason that he gets his spot back is the right reason.

He deserves it.

But he's also going to make sure he goes out and produces call.

And I see you.

You're looking at the bench. It's a strong bench as well. That's pushing these starters.

It is pushing the starters, and you see a few newer names as well, which I'd love to see obviously, Kilanie back on the bench for the Alex Wildon which you know you might feature here. Colonie, you might see him at halftime, you might see him sixty minutes in, because you don't know how fit Alex is and his games kind of go differently. But I'm looking back at

If they need a goal. I mean, think about this Asase de Rosario is. I think the name you're probably gonna hear tonight. He's up with a short term loan agreement with Dacoma Defiance. You don't do that, I think, unless he's going to I think we're going to see him at some point tonight. You know, he really true forwards. It's him and Mazowski on this team right now, So I think, absolutely think. And also keep in mind, this is a guy who's MLS Next Pros Player of the Month in April.

Five goals in three games.

Won him that honor, and those added to his league leading eight goals so far this season for Jacoma Defiance. This isn't just a nice player you have to bring up for a death piece. This is a very good forward who has a nose for goal. He can score a bunch of goals. And if the Sounders are in a close game late and Mazowski's legs are tired, Pete Asase, Dave Rosario is somebody that we could bring on and see have a memorable debut tonight.

I totally agree. And you know he's with a pedigree, right He's Dwayne de Rosario, the MLS All Star from Toronto with a great grit and bite.

That's his son.

And the fact that Chris Corner said to me, I met him yesterday and chatted with him for a minute. Chris Corner says, I bet he scores four goals before Jordan Morris comes back. Chris Cornish.

Does an incredible outtake there.

I said, I'm gonna use that tomorrow.

I mean, I will say, if he's going to be anything like his father, right, he's going to find a way to score goals.

And he's done it at many pieces and as a coach.

Right.

Brian smetters thinking I have nothing to lose, no if I put him in.

No, I agree, And I think Jackson's right. I think it's it's the kind of situation where you want to give him a chance. Don't sit him on the bench. Yep, he's gonna be hungry and right, his dad was such a tenacious, hard working, blue collar, talented, skilled fighter.

Right, I've never been scored on so pretty but kicked right beforehand good by the same player, by the same player. I mean, you talk about the grits you can score and kick, and you talk about the grit that he had, right, the determination he had, that the kind of that that dirty drive that he had, which is some of the best players in the world, some of the best athletes in the world, you talk about Michael Michael Jordan, no one says he's a nice guy. No, right, Kobe Bryant,

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Welcome back to the Province of Media's Premat show here at Blumenfield sun setting on the stadium. Very nice night for soccer for Sounders and Saint Louis City sc who we're going to take a look at right now here on the Premat show. They're off to a two four and four start to the season. You mentioned last segment. They haven't won since March fifteenth, when they beat Seattle at home four straight losses Philadelphia, Austin, KC, Columbus and then back to back draws which had pretty good draws

Playoffs spot in the Western Conference.

But I think the conversation for Saint Louis is about can their defense adjust to lots of changes. Roman Burke, They're star goalkeeper, he's still out.

With a hand injury.

They also defensive midfielder Chris Durkin out with the knee injury, center back Henry Kessler out of the hamstring injury, full back Thomas Toutland out with also a hamstring injury. They have this great defense which have which is only given up eight goals in ten games so far this year. But Kellen lots of changes on that back line and in that back six. I'm wondering if they can handle it.

Well.

There's gonna be a system throughout its team, right It's just the way it works, and so you like to think that you can plug and play. You have one injury down, Okay, you can plug into player in like we did with Kilaney, with Alex you think that Ken you know, Jackson Reagan comes in, k Kehey comes in, and you think, okay, we can just kind of plug and play these teams and there's a system here and we're gonna find it. But it doesn't always work that way,

We go, and we could we could we get some goals here a little bit like when Nashville was missing Walker's him in two weeks ago three nothing inside of thirty five minutes.

Yeah, no question, you know what I had. The one thing I'll say, I have a lot of faith in their coach, roll Off Melburg, Sweden twelve years national team, right, and then the Austin Villa Long I think he'll get a moregan I see's the kind of guy that will, like Brian Schmitzer does, he'll and you know this better call and you played for him, but where he'll get in someone's head and give him assignments that they can handle. So they're not he's not going to push him to

And what I'm what I'm seeing as.

I kind of watch Saint Louis warm up here, is that I don't know if they're gonna go with.

A back four because what I'm seeing now and what I keep seeing is there was a three.

In the back.

There was almost a four, and it almost looked as if there was.

A five and so and to a smart sense, in that sense, if you do have a bunch of defenders out, you want to put as many people back there as you can. And so if you see this on the screen and you do find like, hey, this is a little more people in the back than you think it might be a five back and they kind of push some people so they can have some sense of security.

Yeah, as as the Seattle Sounders come through.

Joey Zanaboni is the play by play voice of Saint Louis City. We're gonna hear from him coming up on our next segment. But I will also mention that for Saint Louis, the other the big topic is great defense. The other big topic that they don't want to talk about clearly is how bad their offense is. Yeah, because offensively, they've only scored seven goals in ten games. That's the second low in MLS. Montreal only has four. They do not score a lot. They hartle, they got a couple

Don't give him.

Anything easy and hopefully we can keep the clean sheet. Before we get back to Saint Louis, let's get into our players to watch for the Seattle Sounders Callen.

Who you going with for your player to watch? We talked about it earlier in the pregame. Albert Rusnak.

I want to see how he feels in this the role that he is used to in that free open, find the game, find the ball, create your assist, create as many goal opportunities.

As you can.

Albert Rusnak is my player to watch.

You know.

I looked at the list and there's a lot I'd like to choose from, but I'm going to say Christian rold On today. He's going to be in the middle of the park. I want to pick Steph because it's four hundred games, but I think Christian Oldon has to do what he's been doing.

And that is.

Keeping the tempo of the game, keeping the ball moving, winning. He picked up a lot of passes, so I want to see Christian really, you know, boss the game around today. I like that.

I'm gonna go with his brother, Alex.

So Brian Schmizer had a press conference on Tuesday and we asked about you know, Alex, and we asked about Kilanie and he Brian said, there's not that much difference between the two of them competitively right now, and Kalani out of the starting lineup, Alex rolled on back into the starting lineup tonight, and that tells me something that if there's not that much difference between him, Alex, you're back in the starting lineup, show us and show us

Go out and have a good game.

I also quickly mentioned Alex will find himself keep putting in crosses from the primus cist zone. Saint Louis before March fifteenth had an own goal in every game they faced Seattle, four straight games with an own goal. Nirwinsky Hybrids who's also in tonight, Tim Parker twice, let's get back into that trend. Across comes in from Alex Roldan finds Kyle's foot into the back of.

The nets, and for another one. I'd like to get back to that.

So that's overall player to watch, but I want to see Alex Roldan show that he does deserve this right back starting role as he's back in there tonight.

For Kalani, we'll get a break here, We'll come.

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Yeah, thanks so much for having me, Jackson. That was a good game for a city, a one nothing victory over the Seattle Sounders. Big free kick by Edward Louvin making the difference in that game early, and then this defense that we've had this year, getting through a couple of moments that were a little bit nervy, including a penalty kick that was assessed and then erased by var for you in stoppage time, but pulled it out for a one nothing victory. It's been a little bit of

Yeah.

I imagine right now it's a determined group to say we didn't get the result last week, we didn't get the win, Let's go get the win this week in a place like Seattle.

Joey, I'm wondering.

You talked about the defense and it's been so good, only eight goals given up this year.

Now.

Offensively, though, that's where the part that I think the Sounders are looking at, saying we have hope, then we have thoughts that we can get a clean sheet against Saint Louis. Where are the offensive weapons, where's the offensive movement coming from that can threaten Seattle today?

I'll tell you it was great to see Cedric toy Shirt get on the scoreboard last weekend at LAFC about five minutes into the second half. Toy Shirt is a big weapon for this offense. It was very good, was scoring at about a goal every other game pace. After joining the team last July, it's been a little bit different. He's dealt with some injuries and some absences in the preseason and into the season, but it looks like he's starting to find his feet. I've been so impressed with

At Saint Louis City play by play voice Joey Xanaboni talking about the game here tonight between the Sounders and Saint Louis City. We'll turn our attention back to Seattle and wrap up the premat show by honoring a Sounders legend and making a very very big milestone here tonight, more next.

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Less than ten minutes away from kick Here are Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Luminfield. Tonight's countdown a kickoff has been presented by Emerald Queen Cassina, the entertainment capital of the Northwest. Sounders Saint Louis. When he met five times in MLS play, Ray Green have a four to one to zero record against them, only lost coming back on March fifteenth.

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The top ten of all coaches in MLS history, so obviously looking for that win tonight.

On the same topic of milestones.

Callen Pete our goalkeeper tonight, Stephen Fry a massive, massive number tonight here as he makes his start.

I mean, four hundred starts for a single club is an incredible thing to have, especially in this day and age where players are moving around multiple places, they're going to different leagues, they're going to different teams, they're kind.

Of, you know, not lasting as long as a Stephen Fry has regularly in his thirty ninth year or thirty ninth birthday, I believe it is just not too long ago. So he's an incredible player.

He's been an incredible leader, but first and foremost, he's been an incredible goalkeeper for.

The Seattle Sounders. And we talk about it all the time about we talked about it last week.

The saves that Stephen Fry makes for now, for us now are regular saves, but for everyone around the world they're incredible. But for us, we're so used to it because he's done four hundred of them each each and every weekend.

No, you're correct, and you look at his resume and he's got two of Molesta Championships, he's got a supporter shield, he's got a he's the only guy that has in a champions league, and he also has the Canadian Cup Cup whatever that Toronto, right, Yeah, Yeah, Toronto. He is such a great ambassador for the team, his professionalism. You know, I follow him a little bit on social media, and you know, season's over, goes on a little vacation, comes back, gets right back to work really quick.

Callan you you had the number four hundred career starts tonight as he makes it for Seattle.

You just had this guy you gave me in the break. How many of those are shutouts?

He has one hundred regular just regular season, right, We've seen him in the playoffs and we know he has some shoutouts in the playoffs. So over twenty five percent of here the games that Steph and Fried plays, he has a shutout, which is.

An incredible ses third and now what.

Second second overall in the MLS of shutouts, just right behind the who just got a naughty dougraded into the Hall of Fame of Nick Romondo. Right, So if there's not a second goalie that goes in there, it's gotta be Stephan for.

Absolutely incredible Steph four hundred tonight here wearing Seattle colors.

Quickly, we got to get through it. Key's the match, thirty second seats. What are we looking for?

Well, one, your big name guy right now, you're mister four hundred needs to have a good game. You gotta find a way to get Danny Massowski in front of goal and keep this streak going and find a way to kill this this lackluster defense that Saint Louis has.

For me, it's defending.

We got to get that shut out and just saying for Steph that would be a great thing. The crowd's fantastic tonight. By the way, I've not seen this kind of energy on the walkout for quite a while, and I think it's from the last game at Nashville that they're picking up where they left off.

So wing play very very important.

Brian Offen says, you know, one, dala Vega is getting the cross in Rothrock's got to get on the other end of it, and vice versa.

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Good evening for MEQUC pitch here at lumen Field this second matchup of the season between your Sounders and Saint Louis City SC.

Saint Louis started the season with four straight.

Clean sheets, including the one they'll win against the Sounders back in March.

There's been a tough run since then, with just two points from their last six games and an anemic attack.

Saint Louis are trying to get out of their slump, with no goals or points in their previous matches at lumen Field. Their task this evening will be tough for all f Melburg's men. For You're Sounders and Brian Schmidtz's men has been turnaround of sorts since their loss to Saint Louis in mid March, with one loss in their last six games, unbeaten at Lumenfield in twenty twenty five and seven points from the last three games.

It's the Sounders who are feeling confident.

With Jordan Morris picking up an injury last week, it will be Danny Massovski, with three goals in the last three games, who will lead the line all the way to Club World Cup. Earning three points tonight is imperative before they head on.

The road again for three straight away games.

I'm Danny Jackson alongside our all star cast this evening with Steve.

Zach Rani, former Sounders.

Winger here in da booth and Michelle Ludker down on the sidelines and as the players get ready to go, let's get you the Delta. Starting eleven for your Sounders. Stefan Freyn in goal for his four hundred all camp appearance for the Sounders.

Are back four of Alex Roldan Ye.

Mark Kinky and knew Who Christian alongside Obed in the middle of the park, pegrodla Vega, Albert and Paul Rothrock and then as we mentioned, three gold Men in the last three games, Danny Mussovski up front for all lf Melburg's men. It's London Gold, about three of Yarrow, Boomgarden and Hebert so Is, nikhil Wat's Turtle Horn, Ustrek and Vallum in the midfield, and then two shirt alongside jau Klaus up front.

So scarves are up. Perfect night for soccer.

Sounders in their sailors see kit tonight, dark green with some slashes of light blue. They're attacking the north end, the goal to our left. And then Saint Louis and they're all white kit.

Of green shirts, shorts and socks. They're attacking the south end, the goal to our right.

So Saint Louis about to get us going here Steve the guy on the road. It's gonna be three tough games Houston, LAFC and Portland.

It's all about winning home games. How do they do that tonight?

I think more than ever you want again early goal.

It's a Saint Lewis team that has always got seven but also only conceded eight.

So can you score early? Because it's the kind of game.

The longer it stays nil nil, it makes it little, makes me a little bit nervous.

So if you score early and.

Now they have to open up and play out of their show a little bit, I think that pains in the sound his hand. So look for a fast start, playing a bit more direct than usual, balls in behind, try to get the first goal early to really change what all off.

Melburg's team came here to do.

We just keep it tight and keep it nil nil as long as possible and hope to steal one, maybe from a set piece or a transition attack.

Yep, no, who's slashing it long as the ball comes into the center circle knocked forward by a horn picked up quickly by Rusnak in the lineup tonight for Ferrara, who's missing due to an adductor strain that he picked.

Up in practice this week.

But Jesus Ferrara on a rich vein of form as well, maybe not in front of goal, but certainly in assisting five assists on his year in MLS campaign already. So early feil and that's on Vargas late in the challenge. Referee walks over the far side the Sounders right opportunity for Rosneck to get involved in this early free kick as the big men go up, kim kyhy steve as

Yes for how goold yam On Reagan have been kim Ky, he kind of like in his first thing, you don't have to mention him too much.

He's kind of there.

He's steady, does his job, doesn't really get too rough for a quite a position, and I think he's been a very very good pick up for the Sounder Is.

Obviously in this past offseason.

Bore comes in by Rosnack a little short but flicked up in the air by Roald Dard, knocked back in by that man kim Ky.

He headed clear. There's Rosnak picking it up, but ask for hamball. It didn't.

It deflected right into the arms of Ben Lunt, who's still in the goal in place of romand Burkey, the ever present store ward back there in the Saint Louis goal. It was an injury that Burkey picked up the fry before the Saturday game in mid March, right before the Sounders visited Saint Louis. He's been out since it was a hairline fracture in his hand. He's back in practice. He should be ready to go in the next couple of weeks. But Lund with seven saves last week, including

Anything other than a point.

It was a last minute goal by Boowonga, who earned the point down in.

La As another foul. This time it's going to be on the Sounders.

Left, almost an identical position, quickly taken this time by rolled On into his brother Alex. Around the corner by Mussoski, back he up by Vargas, picked up by Hebert.

They quickly snatched by rolled On.

He's been doing that so well this season as Christian As the Sounder's habit on this near side the left eighteen yards of the end line with Rothrock, who just tries to flick it around the corner, goes over this near sideline for a throne.

But that's exactly the kind of start you want to have. I love how one the ball was, how quickly the sound has want it back now that means Christian Road on albhen Vargas playing a little bit higher than usual because I don't think I have to worry about Klaus running in behind him. So ye Mark Kimki heat can push roll down in Vargas a little bit higher than usual to win the ball up high and keep this team under pressure because I don't think that in behind thread.

If I say like an NAFC, it's not the same tonight.

It definitely makes a change. You know, you can step your line up a little higher.

Squeezes that midfield sounds to got a chance to do what they did so well against Nashville's pick the ball up in dangerous areas. Here they go with that ball the food of yam are stepped high, as we just mentioned inside the attack in half now with Vargas rolls it out to this near side the left t Rothrock drops his shoulder, clips it in with his right foot to the backstay flies over the end line. It's gonna

It's a good idea about Paul roth Rock cuts inside, puts across just a little bit too much on it there, but it's been a good start. The intentions there by the team playing on the front foot Sat Louis can barely get out of it on half right now well off earth and I've seen from the sound is so far everyone's involved, getting lots of touches on the board, and I think the Senderest team definitely came here to play it tight.

I mean, if scored seven because.

He needed eight, that doesn't scim goals to me, you'll open to me if for the sound is, can you score early and really force them to play outside of deskin.

Ye four losses out of the last six games, I think two points and two ties.

Ball over the top to roth Rock, It's gonna skip through. Lund comes out.

It's big six foot six frame outside the eighteen yard box, cleans it up well. Ball goes down the line picked up by Yamaro. Has been solid in the last couple of weeks.

Had a bit of a stutter game last week, but all in all it's been solid there. Steps in game up, it goes down to Klaus down the left.

Town Side comes in good clearest by Kim Keyhee picked up by Alex rolled on inside their own eighteen yard box finds Pedro de la Vega, who feels the pressure behind, doesn't go down, kicks possession all down the line by Gama far side the right Missosky goes down, picked up by Ustrecht.

Now it's Saint Louis across the true Sha picked up.

Well again second time already in this game by Christian rolled On, drives forward cross half way Len He go supported by new down this left hand side crowd asking anew.

Who to go.

He obliges step over towards the end line, cuts it back. Christian rolled On in support, eighteen yards from the end line, just drops it back to his fellow midfield partner.

Vargas had its one hundred. The pairents ball goes in behind. Here's ross I get Sunny eighteen. It's a good save by Lunch over the end line. It goes It's gonna be a corner kick, first corner kick of the game where the Sounders are pressing.

What a save.

That is a fantastic saying. I'm just seeing a replay here. The football's really good. Rafa's boiling behind. I thought Albert would quite back initially, he does the right thing hard to know. And that's what the legs the goalkeep by almost pulls him between his legs its back anchor and the ball goes up for.

A corner kick.

But a fantastic attack by the Sounders really close to making it one Nilk.

The Sounder is looking good and in these earl stages corna kick on the right hand side outsting up by russlike headed across the face.

Of goal by Yema goes out for a goalkick.

Remains Neil nelen with that for the first time this evening, We're gonna throw it down to Michelle.

Good Evening, Michelle Good, evening, you.

Guys, you both have had some wonderful interesting statistics on both Saint Louis and the Sounders tonight. I wanted to just add to it, Danny, as you were saying, Saint Louis hasn't won a match since they've played the Sounders last They're on a six match winless streak, and as Steve pointed out, they've currently had fifteen goals between them and other team scored between the whole season. When we look at all ten games of them this season seven

Those four matches. To put that in a little bit in perspective, last season in twenty twenty four, it took them eight home.

Matches to get to ten goals banks Michelle.

Yes, Sounders certainly five against LAFC, three against Saint Louis, two against Charlotte, that nil nil tie against Houston, who will be next week's opponent.

Funnily enough, it was Houston who followed Saint Louis back in March, so saying one two punch for the Sounders, all gets clipped in by Saint Louis, headed clear by Alex Roldan center, the park cleaned up well by Rossnick. Not the best place to angle a header, but here come the Sounders left hand side, right in front of the sounder Is bench with rossneck. It's gonna have a bit between his teeth today to show Brian that he

Yeah, And I think from day one you can see his quantity. I think he's had some big chances. If he's ones, you know the one in color Rondos caught back to him. He put over the crossbar as a strike in that position, you've got to just see one, get getting monkey.

Off your back.

So Farre's playing well, he's combining well, obviously getting assists. Brash Messi told before the game. Look, I like how he's defending. He works for the team, takes up good passing. Then he's defensively. But of course he's bought in to score goals and he knows that. But it is a true competition between him and Apple Rusnak.

Right now, it's Saint Louis down the left hand side to Vallum, come back to Horne. The possession between the two Saint Louis players on their left hand side.

Now it's Vallom's gonna whip it in good.

Cross towards Klaus strike good block by gamer it was Hartler picked it up now again and then collected by Stephan Fryan sky Blue hit tonight as he rolls the ball out safe set of hands. Of course, as ever, because it has been for eleven plus seasons here in Seattle, Saint Louis Steve aren't gonna sit back and accept the sound as dictating player. They're gonna come out of the blocks here and trying to earn that first win in six They will.

They'll pick and choose their moment, especially getting the board out wide and boards into the bock.

Klaus is a very good aerial presence.

I think the worst thing penalting that is that wants to play to zero zero is if they score first, because then they just double down and really go into their shell. So you gotta be careful if you're the Sounders as you go seeking that early goal, that you don't leave too much spacer behind, because they do have the quality towards boat.

It comes Saint Louis trying to find the foot of two ship picked up by the Sounders's done that so well. In these early stages, Bill bounces around a little awkward for both the Sounders and Saint Louis. The little step up by new crowd like that first time ball by Farguest tries to find a brothers night, lets it go, picks up on this near side by Hebert Saint Louis build.

We'll throw it down to Michelle.

I'm sure just a.

Second ago on the radio, you guys heard the crowd erupt when Stephan Fry picked up the ball. Of course you mentioned he's making his four hundredth all time club appearance tonight for the Sounders. He is one of seven players now to reach that mark doing so for one specific club.

When you look at the.

Name of those seven players that he is now amongst, at least four of them have been big name US men's national team players. And Stephan Fry also is the only player in MLS history to win a Canadian Championship, US Open Cup, Supporter Shield, MLS Cup and Conca calf champions Cup. Of course, the Canadian Cup was when he was with Toronto. He of course credits Tommy Doutra, goalkeeper coach, with why he's been able to succeed so much over his eleven seasons with Seattle.

Yeah, thanks, Michelle, Tommy Duscher has been there for years, of course, started with Casey Kell. As the ball comes in heady cleared by Kim kyhe one hundred and nineteen, clean sheets for Steph and Fry as well. He passed that mark just a tend full of months ago. At one hundred and twelve it was Hartman. Now he pulls that second spot all on his own. See clips towards Nick Romondo, who's on one hundred and fifty four, has got some ways to go until he hits that mark.

Yeah, I was gonna say, I don't think he's slowing down. So I haven't talked to Steph.

I saw him yesterday. I was at a training ground a couple of days ago. He looks fit, he looks shop.

Bore comes in headed clear by Yamo. Suders haven't defend the last five minutes or so. As the ball gets cleared. Twelve minute here lumin Field ninety three point three KGr FM headed clear by rolled On, remains nil nil. It's good open games so far, both teams looking for a

So Sounders, as ever, there's an MLS like to do, like to pack in May. It feels like the Christmas period.

It does a lot of games, and I look at the schedule a few days ago when it makes this game more important because those are three very tough away games, no matter which kind of team Houston has, going to Houston never easy. And then of course Eli important and probably the Sound of two biggest rivals in recent years, those won't be easier at all. And so yes, you should win your home games anyway. But I think just knowing what's coming up on the horizon, it makes three

You want to keep that going.

I just step into a very difficult stretch in your schedule while you're missing some very key guys.

Yeah, exactly. Jordan Morris, as we heard this week, picked up an injury. Last week. We saw him going down at the very end of that game.

It has reaggravated that same hamstring injury they just came back from, and Herbura and Tremetchi will be out for six weeks or so plus or minus. Takes your right to about Club World Cup time and see for any player you don't want to be coming back right in the midst of about to face like Sir Paris and German or Athletico Madrid.

That's gonna be certainly a focus for Jordan to get back. It's the showcase himself to the very best on the biggest stage.

Right now and club football of course, the Champions League and this Club World Cup the FIFA is introduced, Steve, It's gonna make it exciting four weeks here in the United States come June.

It will and then you get to play these big teams in real games that matter, and I think games they're gonna want to win.

Everyone wants to.

Kind of lift that trophy and be considered officially the best club side.

In the world.

We normally give it to the who wins the europe In Champions League, but you gotta win the fief for Club World Cup really to prove it so I think they won't take any of these games lightly. And if you're the Sounders, you've known about those games for a few months and you'll be looking forward to those putting on the show. Fans will be out, so I'm excited for it just as a fan.

Yeah, let's remind you all the fans out there.

Sounders host three games Vota Fogo, Athletico Madrid, Paris and Jerman. Before they get to that, they have to figure out Saint Louis. The blow goes in cleared of the six yard box by Saint Louis, boll down this near side.

The Saint Louis roy picked up well.

By Kim Key, steps in on Klaus picked up now by Vargas, rolls it to the Amar.

Sounders in possession.

In there, attacking half of the field, attacking the goal to our left. In there, seek it tonight as a ball gets whipped in good delivery headed by de la Vega for foreign place for Dela Vega attacking an aerial ball on the back stick, but it got there went over a goal kick here in the fifteenth minute.

The Sounders have looked good when they've moved the board fast into the final third and then gone from left to right, all right to left when they're playing a bit side to side just to shift the background of Saint Louis and then finding gaps for whether it's old bed to run with the border off the board, Albert Russknack rough Rock. Getting those guys in advanced positions able to run at the back line or make runs in behind.

Yeah, when the sound is played in mid march across in Saint Louis, it was all left Melbourne playing that three back system sometimes drops to a five, but it feels like they've almost shifted to a four of adjusted because of the sounders back four two shirt and Klaus up front.

Solid midfield.

But you know they it's start at the fourth, then they drop in they make a five to defend you. You just see how that kind of changes the game goes along.

Yeah, Yeah, they're very comfortable that you can see right now they've got about five players back there on the back line, but they have no issue going to a back FOURD pushing numbers forward, more numbers than a thought they might.

And if you're the sounders, you have to try and get there before they get set.

There's de la Vega.

Lit'll clip into the backset clear by he but outstretched left foot picked up now by heartle deep on their left hand side, far side the left as horn tricer wriggle free picked up well by the Sounders, muffed clearance by Saint Louis, but it works out for them.

Well. Find two Shit, the man that came in last year seven goals, five assists on his career.

So far, no player in a Saint Louis shirt has got more goals more assistance July of twenty four So two shot has made his mark as Klaus Barrel's in the back of New right in front of Brian Schmitze, sitting comfortably in his chair, just to the right of Michelle Ludka. Down there on the sideline, Sounders pick it up a little sloppy by the sounders, picked up well by Ruznack. He goes down holding his head now as a crunching tackles by a Keel.

Watts rolled on, just shaking his head. It was a sloppy bore, a.

Bit of miscommunication that more than anything, Hopefully it's more of a knock than a twist for Rosnap.

That's not gonna feel so good.

No, I did, and Albert really did well to run back there and be first to that boy because he was paid very short And I think you're right then, I think it was just a knot what's you know replaying now Albert Rusnake gets there first and.

Yeah, it just takes it up. Bit of a knock. He's up now walking it off slight limp, but.

He'll be up here well.

Sounders FC Soccer is presented by prominent Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders FC. As watch throws it back to Stephan Fry sixteen trophies in his cabinet, and there's Tom Deucher mentioned it's still a head scratcher how he hasn't won Goalkeeper of the Year after so many years of consistent high level performance.

That's surprising. Yeah, very I didn't. I'd never thought of that.

Very surprising.

Yeah, there's you know He's always team first, of course, and I think Tom Deucher was talking about some of the awards he's been given.

I remember Conki think he got Play.

Of the Tournament and he's at MVP awards in MLS finals. Sometimes that's representative of the team effort. Of course benefits from a strong back line, but he's had to, of course step up so many times to make big time saves, and even at Nashville with that three nil win, it was Fry who made a good handful of says both in the first half and second half to preserve that win. As the ball goes over top, it comes to de la Vega has been lively in this first eighteen minutes

As the ball gets launched long off the chest of Yamar comfortably brought down. Not to kim Ky, he seems like Kinky.

He's really slotted alongside Yeamar extremely well.

It's exactly the job Brian Schmittzer.

Would have been visioned wouldn't have asked for any type of injury of quarter Jackson.

Reagan, but a little better player to bring in and have to bet himself in. Just had to get fit coming in in the.

Early parts of the season, just waited for his opportunity came and here comes Rothrock. Now good season so far by Paul two goals to assist on his campaign. Picks the ball up on this left hand side, go square to Rosneck, drops it off to Christian roll Dar. Eleven men behind the ball deep holding top of the box are Saint Louis on much room to maneuvers.

The ball gets clipped to the top from Christian to his brother Alex.

It's Ben Lundger steps out of his six yard bucks flocks it out the air, sees the danger, deals with it well, remains the ill and.

That's the right idea I think for that A lot of that attack everyone was coming towards the board.

It takes one person.

In the earlier attack it was Pressure de la Vega on that attack, Alex Rolldon making a running behind. Both times it has been Christian roll Done trying to find them. The pass just hasn't quite been there yet. But the idea is good. It forces the send Lewis compact back line running back towards their own goalkeeper.

As if you're the Sounders.

I just want to ask a forward attacking players to make a few more runs in behind, giving midfield as options because it takes one time, one good board, one well timed run.

You went behind with a good chance at board.

So to see if I was talking to Danny Massofski yesterday, we talked about his position and he has the build to the player this back to goal. Jordan Morrison courses a or a dynamic player in behind, but can play of course with his back to goal as well. But it feels like with Danny Massovski in the line up, the attacking three behind them really prospered.

To be able to connect with Danny with his back to goal.

Absolutely and I was enjoying as a wing got playing with a striker.

I you, if I give him the board, they're gonna hold him. Then it allows you to pumpid that you make runs. If you're playing the board to a strike car and it's fifty to fifty every time you don't want to run and it get quite a position.

So I think.

Musoski does give you that security who's back to gold. But what it also does mean is the dog runs in behind has to come from others, so rough rock at times. Then if they got to a lesser extent, because Roll don can do it to Alex rodn but you have to get a balance of Musoski holding a ball up, he lays it off. You get a third man running in behind that will see you.

Now good ball out of pressure by the Sounders to de la Vega knocks down the line. There's the willing runner of Mussovski. Ran Schmittza talked about that yesterday he and Nina had the opportunity to chat. Mussoski doesn't just give you the bills to finish clinically in the eighteen yard box. It's a willing runner in behind, and it's a good example of it right there. Just opens up

As ever, it comes to the elevating right hand side, twenty five yards from the end.

Like Clipper said in Nobody There cleared by hat Hebert slice off his right foot, picked up by now good little ball, little ball as a shot by Missovsky inside the eighteen It was a click around the corner.

From Rus's neck.

No look pass shows his quality of missous, does not hesitate, whips with his left foot, goes over go O Kate remains nil nil, but again it shows that intricacy around the eighteen yard old.

It's really good. It's actually a very good entry board.

But I knew who here, kind of disguises it looks like he's gonna play it white to rough rock.

He doesn't into Russnack.

Great little one touch layoff there and Missovski confidently takes it with the left foot, just gets too much under it goes over the crossbar.

But that's a strike on inform.

Very confident and when you're that confident around the eighteen yard box, you'd hope take the target.

Couldn't quite be on that occasion.

Bull strike shows found the ball over the top. Good defending by Yama, picked up by Horn, tries to clip it into Klaus, picked up by Saint Louis middle of the park. He's signed with Yarra back on the half way line right in the center circle to erstrek.

And a Saint Louis build. We're going to throw it down to Michelle.

Danny Mussovski on his longest scoring streak and his MLS career, having scored in the last three matches, and he credits his consistency and his focus during training to make sure that he's ready to go when his name gets called, because he understands he's got big shoes to fill with Jordan Morris out, but he's always ready to go and that is what gives him that confidence that Steve was just talking about there.

That is what he credits his focus in training so he knows he's ready to go when he gets called.

Thanks Michelle. Yep, it's a happy boy right now. Just got engaged.

Three goals in three games, two game winning goals. Certainly he's done all that the coaching staff could have asked for him. Steve, and yeah, you know, he had a disappointing campaign last year. Probably think at the minutes he wanted, didn't get the goals you wanted, But there when the sounds of needed.

Me stepped up.

I think you'd be the first to admit, you know, but as a striker, it's funny. When you score one, the goals becomes bigger and the ball seems to find the back of the net a lot easier. And listen Jordan Morris. We know what he's meant to his club. He's a leading scorer of all the time. He's a big miss anytime he goes out. So you need people to step in and find the back of the net. With Ferrara slow start in front of goal, it's had

Petro de la Vega late on that challenge, you think it's on Vallum and he's maybe on Horn on that left hand side. See if he pulls out the yellow card. Not so far, he's look down on our screen, say a closer look of.

Saint Lewis. Player's played it inside little bit of nothing right there is on Horn who's.

Stepped in for the suspended Morales who got a bred card against LAFC. Yannis Horn still arguing with the referee, remonstrating maybe the fact that.

It was late deserved a yellow card.

A little handshake high fire between the two players came back underway as Bomgardle rolls it out square to this near sight to Yarrow, who's gonna stride forward? You've got beat yet last week and the final minute of the game down the wing by Boowonga for that equalizing goal.

They had to shrug that off this week.

Maybe it's a point of motivation for the team tonight and they've come out flying so far. Ball goes in long throw headed clear by Knew who Sounders defending their eighteen yard box. Ball pops up, headed down and then collected by Rothrock. Crowd like that, try to the half way down on this near side, chase down by four white Shirts couldn't wriggle free.

As Astrek picks up the loose ball.

Sanders looking to joy and transition and see, sometimes when you defend so deep, you have to find the opportunity to transition quickly because you have to becomes harder and harder to break down.

Yeah, because st Lewis would have prepared ward week for the Sounders to have a lot of the board in the final third two. It'd have worked on their team shape, different ideas Sounds might throw at them. But it's very hard to prepare against transition because that's a bit more chaos, a bit one predictable. If you're a Sound, if you have the players who do it, Roth Frocks and willing Crime now all bet Christian can do it as well.

Ball goes in behind the two shirt left hand side the eighteen yard box towards the end.

Ninety goes, oh, that could be a foul, and it is inside the eighteen. It was a clumsy fowl by Yama. He's gonna ask for a var But I think from at Vanda's points, Steve, you talk about it right now, but a look like a clumsy fowl.

I think they're gonna look at this because I think he's playing for that, and it's smart. I do the same thing if I get from the defender, I'm gonna cut in front of you and wait for you to hit me. I just wonder how much contact he actually was because he wanted to go down and all he has to do is wait for the contact. I don't know if the contact came in the way we think it did. So it gets in front here, yeah, I don't know. That's tough to see from there. Here's a closer look on the replay.

It is a grab as well when you let go and then so look raps.

Him to day he's still up you de feet hangle a little bit. I mean, Yema makes a play for the ball. He doesn't get the ball, that's clear, but how much of the man does he get? And of course the criteria is not did the ref make a mistake, but was it clear and obvious? And I don't know if you'll meet that criteria. I think it's a soft penalty.

On the flip side, Steve.

If it wasn't a penalty and the var took a look, it's probably enough not enough evidence to give it.

No.

I don't think so.

I think whatever the referee is called on the pitch, you probably stick with that. If he doesn't give it, you don't overturn that. But he has given it, and listen, Yemar gives him just enough to make us interesting. If I'm a striker, we're talked very young, get in front of the defender.

So he does the right thing. Jemo makes a player.

On the ball.

He misses the board, but I think he also misses the man.

For the most part, there's marginal contact, but sometimes that's all you need.

And that's off. Now it's done.

Yeah, referees pushing the sound as players away. Yama still arguing to the referee. But it's gonna be an opportunity here, I think for Heartle, the skipper and the opportunity. Last a couple of weeks.

Some goals it was too short and an own goal last week in class pitch started to find this form is Heartle.

Now he's gonna have to face Steph and Fry in his four hundredth game for the club.

Can he stand up and do what he's done so well over the years, make a big time save in a big time moment.

And the German Heartle beat the Swiss Fry. It's a yellow card. Sure if that's for dissent or infringing upon the eighteen yard, what's him harsh? Wherefore reaches backing off? Now, Whistle goes hearty four steps back from the ball with his right foot. Fry crouched down in front of a band of waving flags and heart will keep his focus Ceph and Fry crouched down ready to make his move.

We'll start a step by Heartle and he goes down low and come he rolls it into the.

Back of the net.

He loud Fry to Falter Fry's right called it the other way. Saint Louis take the lead here in the twenty ninth minute or new.

Going, the sound is still not happy.

Yeahm are still arguing the refs asking him why didn't you go and look for yourself? But that just means VR he didn't think you needed to, and he start the decision.

He took the penalty itself.

It's a very well taken penalties, kind of that jose F Martinez run up.

Where you see they take a little skip step before.

Putting the water back of the net, throws it really slowly into the middle of the goal.

Stephen Fryer committed to go into the ride.

And this is the worst case scenario for the Sounders because you don't want to go behind to a team that doesn't score many but also doesn't give up many. Only eight goals conceded on the season, eight goals scored, a conceded, and they're very comfortable absorbing pressure and sitting back.

It's a team, as you mentioned, that went to LAFC and.

Worked inches away from picking up a win against a very good team.

So how can the Sounders respond?

And here they come in the attacking third of the field, already with the foot of new who runs at square to Christian picked up well by the goals grow hard through the legs, it goes to Jamar. In transition come Saint Louis with Tusha looking for their second goal, and as many minutes the ball goes under the foot of Klaus, rolls over the far side for a throwing deep on the Sounder's right hand side, thrown in quickly by Yamar.

Or so, and there's no prizes for guessing how Senuis would look to attack. We saw a glimpse of it there as Christian Ordan gave the ball away midfield.

They were out to the races.

They will play in transition every chance they get, so you must take care of the board and not give them any incentive to try and double the lad with yellow car.

Just before the penalty was given to Alex trolled on.

Assuming it was some kind of dissent, arguing the call still as the Sounders continued.

To do that after the goal was scored, you just keep your head down and work on it comes Fullum goes to the deck inside the eighteen cleaned up well by kim Kee, and then good ball broke the.

Lines by Fargas, crossed halfway line, goes Rosnack to the left. Is Rathrock just inside the eighteen yard box on his left foot, just delays for.

A moment, comes back on his right, looks for angle of space.

Goes down penalty for the Sounders and that's how you respond. Rothrock came off that left hand side, just like Tusia did for Saint Louis, waited for the contact went down, referee didn't delay penalty kick Sounders.

And listen and rough Frock has this great knack for absorbing contact and taking a foul.

And there's no debate what flowing it. That was a penalty. There's no need for VR here. You'll still check it.

But Rothrock, actually he got a little bit lucky because the chance he should have the attachment to have ended with a chance on gold as Albert Russnick put him in going inside of eighteen yard box wasn't a good first touch, but in the end.

He kept the dribble alive. He kept going, kept going.

Sat Louis defenders there, you had three guys around him. No one needs to make a challenge there. So we have a city tackle, to be honest. But the Sounders won't be complaining. Now a massive opportunity to get this game back to neutral and equalize, and it will be Albert Russnick.

Well, they're think the bravest man would turn this over to var on this one. Sunders are still remonstrating about the last penalty seconds.

Before Rotha went down. And the referee is not gonna look at var at all clear as Claire as you like.

Penalty kick and it's gonna be Rosneck back in the lineup today. Is he gonna find the back of the nettis his six foot six frame of lunt puts his arms up in the air.

And down the middle.

Smooth calm finish from the penalty spot by Albert.

Russnak, and the Sounders quickly respond on Albert Rossnack's third.

Goal of his campaign. There's one one here at Luminfield, and.

It's a good pedal. Here's a good response by the Sounders. First board, but that's a good propany by Albert Russnack. So really big goalkeeper, you're trying to put that board pass? He just delayed in delaye and then goes.

Right down the middle.

As soon as a goalkeeper.

Committed dive into his right Albert sloss the board right down the middle and uman field is buzzing again. The sound has drawn himself left.

One one.

Three goes through assists for Albert Russneck.

Orgets not long challenged by klaus On Vargas's Fargas is teammate in the middle, and that's heat challenged by Vogus. Is that gonna be a yellow cut on the sound is number eighteen as Saint Louis man rolls around on the deck and as Saint Louis get ready for a free kick, it is a yellow cot on Vogas we're gonna throw down to Michelle.

There's a bit's an interesting body language to watch down on the pitch, just in the sequence of events that have just transpired. And honestly, it's the confidence you want to see from a Paul Rothrock. I mean, he had a wonderful breakout season last year. It's great to see him embracing his starting role even further in this season.

Yeah, thanks Michelle and on he played this stunted every single game so far in MLS. Who's part of the rotation during Conker calf where he got to play in MLS games, and he's earned his spot even when players coming back from injury and concor calf ending, he retains his spot on that left hand side. You may not get an assist for that one. He's certainly created that

That's New who just needs to be a little bit careful.

Ashtrek's just agitating the Sounders left back and knew who, of course stepped over the two hundred and fifty game mark, and so he used that experience just walk away. The referee's already thrown a few yellow cards out so far to Alex Roldan and Vargas.

Just bringing the two players together, having a quick word.

Anything more there so strict and who don't give each other high fives.

They run away.

It's gonna be a sound As free kick on their left hand side. Kinky, he goes short to Alex rolled on. Referee, it's gonna call it back just to whistle you here. Sounds a little bit premature and starts in the game. Now, Klaus is gonna cut off the angle to Stephan Fry. Kimky will step over my rolled down and kim Ky is gonna do the simple thing, knock it long, headed away by Yarra down this near side the Sounders left. Fargas gets picked up. He's gotta be careful. It's on a yellow car.

Just pulls back. Wat who goes high ambitious shops what Vargas came across.

It's gonna be a goal kick for the Sounders. Here in the thirty seventh minute times flying one.

It's a little warning there because sometimes you're most vulnerable when you just scored.

We saw that.

We send Lewis Vay squad and we've been five minutes. The Sounder is one of the other end getting their gold back. Times when you scored you your your amp top the crowds going. You want to get that next one.

Want to settle the.

Game down the little behre for the Sounders because you don't want to keep giving send Lewis chances.

In transition, I've had a few more than we fought in Mike to do.

Got back here by Rosnack. He's playing confidently already. The ball gets whipped in. Oh my stone goal. Who was bomb Gardvel who.

Slashed to the ball with his right foot.

It came off a shinpad I think, ricocheted off the post out for a corner kick. A couple of inches to the right would have been the second goal for the Sounders. That was a good old center backs clearance right there. Just swings the right foot. It's gonna be a corner kick on this near side. Sounders left in swinger by Rosnack, goes short, collected by Rothbrot. Strike with his left foot powerfully, but over the top. His lounder sees it sail over his crossbar. It's gonna be a

Good response by the Sounders and Steve.

We were a little fearful that the Sounders would have to play against two walls of white shirts, but they did the perfect thing.

They responded quickly, got their goal. Now the game's open again.

Yeah, and send Louis listen. They've been a bit more open and maybe I would have fought before the game. But without question, had they had any time to build up one, only they'd.

Have sat back.

It comes Musovski had a chance to turn maybe inside the eighteen. It goes to Rothrock on the left hand side, ricochets off Rothrock think off his face of that clearance.

There's new who drops it back?

As my producer Jordan Thompson mentioned in My Ears, Michelle Ludka from the sidelines motioned up that.

It was almost the fifth own goal in six games.

It was four straight own goals in the first four games between these two clubs.

That record was broken in the last one when the sound has lost one nil. But that was an MLS record coming into last game in March. But they come the Sounders, can they find another one? First time shot by rothrock over the top goal kick.

The Sounders are knocking on the door, as say, get to the final five minutes here at lumen Field, see if the Sounders can find another breakthrough, get in at halftime with the lead. Just look at that replayoff the posts slot con mentioned could be a fifth old goal in six games.

Not a record you want, no, not at all.

And that's a lot And that was actually really close, very lucky came off the posset there. But the Sounders have done well after going behind, not only found the way back level, but now the team looking more likely and the game has sort of settled into the pattern that maybe we expected a lot of the board, but it's not possession for no reason. It's very purposeful, lots of forward passes into play. It's been really good and the Sounders look very likely to add to tally.

It comes to Della Vega just hunting for the ball. No foul given.

Strike by Della Vega, collected easily in the end by Blunt. It was an initial breakthrough by Vargas who skipped by a couple of White Shirts, strode forward find Dela Vega wriggled out of pressure.

Snapshot from twenty five yards came back underway. Sound is picking up on the halfway line. Clip foul. It's gonna be a yellow card.

It feels well unnecessary by the referee, but it was a little cynical by two shirt just inside the Sounders attacking half of the field on Vargas, it's gonna be a free kick. Chance to maybe find an opportunity to either sure wish they do. As Christian rolled On asked him for some support. Referee still making his notes in his pocketbook. That's the free kid to come back. M are looking for some options.

Nothing forward goes back to the side to Christian rolled On.

But this copywrighting audio casts of Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduced, or rebroadcast with the express written consent of Major League sock. If you can take towards the end of the forty five see what the referee has to add on as the ball goes down the line right hand side for the Sounders towards.

The end line it goes that's.

A cynical push by Vallum in the back of Alex rolled On. Awkward fall as well by Alex as he holds the back of his Achilles Tendeon.

Car she messes up, you won't listen.

I don't like seeing players to run the referee, but they've got good reason here because that's a no brainer of a yellow card. It's no attempt to play the ball. It's actually quite a reckless play because you're pushing Alex Rodan in the back. Listen, it's a fruit from vogas. Alex is there first. It's just a shove in the back, and I think it is it's a yellow card. There's no debate around it. So Sat lewis getting away with one there. Maybe he thinks I just gave one.

What Listen, it was last week as well, just inside the second half shook in a second yellow and a red.

He would have changed the whole makeup of the game against Colorado.

I think you have to give a yellow card in but there's no attempt, there's no realistic chance of winning the poorn Frozey's body into the back of Alex Rodan. Yes, it's a fire, but that's also yellow card. Saint Louis budging upon.

It will beat the job of consistency about the referee again, I'm sure joined this game and here's a chance for the sound. It's just a couple of yards off the end line, right hand side, flicked in by a Rusnak towards the nearest posts. Here's rock Cock strikes it well blocked and then clear by Klaus and here comes a sea of white shirts three against one.

But good play by Rotha Rock And.

There's a yellow card that is not gonna make the crowd happy at all.

Preck is on his feet on his crowd.

Yeah, you can hear it right away. Consistency.

That probably is a yellow card, but there was one two minutes before that should have gone the other way as well. And all you want from a referee is be consistent in your pause. And this crowd's letting him later.

Well, I think Michelle. We're gonna throw down to Michelle and she can see the steam come out. The ears are preppy on the sidelines and.

The player is something you don't see every day.

On the foul on Alex Roldan, Stephen Fry came almost all the way up to the fifty yard line to give his opinion on that that it should be a yellow card to the rufferee here on the sideline.

Yeah, thanks Michelle, But here comes Roth Rock inside the eighteen yard bars.

Can he make Saint Louis pay in the best way?

Oh, Masovski just couldn't find his feet seven yards out, fluffed his line first time. In the last three or four games. Sound has broke through really well. Se Jemo picks it up again. It was him his tackle on Trush in the middle of the part that started all that before. But Rothrock's right in the middle of everything. The Sounds is doing well right now, as nwho picks it up on this near side of the left world square two Rosnak who whips it into the middle of a part to Christian.

Roldan half turn.

Hears Pegadlavega squares up Horn plays it short to Jemar gets it back.

He's trying to find some combinations.

Flick around the corner and then driven ball By rolled on to roth Rock left corner of the box.

Little back he'll towards New inside the eighteen hegoes, flicks.

Towards the back stay good bye, just st over by Massovski.

Wonderfully work by the Sounders down the left hand side, and it was New set up a great little cross to the backstick and its Mussosky couldn't quite get over the ball heads it over one minute to go with the forty five remains one one.

And that's great play. First of all by rough Rock there roughly little back heel to new Who and Knew Who. That's why he's improved. Doesn't get fought as much as he used to.

But when you get there, if it's one or two times, can you have quality. That was a very quality cross from new Who. I think for Musaski, the bull just in the air a little bit too long. He does everything right, tries to get off of it. In the end, by the time he leaped there, the ball was still too high, gets too.

Much underneath it. The chance goes begging.

There's two chances in two minutes for Missoski, but the sound is knocking at that door still.

It's gonna take a little bit of pace for the Sounders. It feels like the crowd is getting amped up to look down on the board. I think we've got a whisper for Michelle Ludka.

Down the sidelines.

Six minutes so plenty of time for the Sounders to find that second goal. They are playing with the wind in their sales right now, spurned on by the likes of Paul Rothwick who won that penalty for Albert Rosneck to put away, and there was a good quick response by the Sounders after Saint Louis took the lead, also from a penalty spot, so two penalties in this first half.

A lumin field get lots to talk about on and off the.

Ball for the halftime crew of Jackson Pete Kellen, the ball goes over the end line for the Sounder, it's going to be a goal kick.

Sept and Fry just bind his time.

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That's the referee is not gonna He's gonna whisper in his ear felt like a little kick. Maybe from us that a.

Little frustration as Saint Louis was nipping it as heels, but I don't think it's a bus strike coming across. Have a word of the referee, but the Sounders get it going here short corner, go square, top of the box to Vargas, back to Alex.

Rou Dan comes back to this left hand side and to Rock.

Rock drives forward, trying to commit defenders. Hartle comes strikes it.

The opening was there from twenty five yards, but couldn't get it on target, goes high and wide. Here in the forty seventh minute, remains Sounders one Saint Louis one seems that.

Cornice and there from rough Rock. I mean, you want to hit the target. He's more than capable. We've seen it in the past in recent weeks. Actually rough Rock gets outside the eighteen yard box just snatches that in there.

You want a bit more finesse.

But as sound is, I think at one one you'll be a bit disappointed because on the scale of the whole half, it's actually been a very good attacking performance, free flowing in the attack. I think Rothrock's been fantastic albut bruces Kny's had his fingerprints over a.

Lot of this.

Rodn and old bed in the midfield have really dominated as well. Musosi has had these chances. There's not too much to correct there, Fiel, Brian Schmitzer. Maybe just clean up a couple of things in transition defensively, and the disappointment is that you haven't been able to find the gold that will give you the lead, because it really has been at times really good stuff in the final third.

Yeah, it's been short, it's been sharp, especially in attacking third of the field, attacking three and getting heavily involved in this game.

Sounds looking frantically before they walk into the locker room. Quick turn out of pressure is Mussovski tries to wriggle free from a horn. No foul, give it the Klaus comes back and then it's gonna be de la Vega trying to nip on the heels of Klaus.

La Vegas needs to walk away. He's in it front of the ball. Free kick wasn't in the right spot? Is that might be a reprieved for Delaveaga not getting a yellow card. Wherever you're headed, Discount Tire wants to get you there safely. Shot for tires, your treadwell, your personal tire guide at discount tire dot com. And I feel like the referee might need some good working tires to get out of this stadium.

Bevy of fans chasing him down. It's good play by Yama rolls out of pressure. Well. Three yellow cards for the Sounders so far.

Vargas rolled down Rothrock and surprise me, only one for Saint Louis on two shit.

Player that earned the penalty on Yema Or goes into de la Vega. Can you find an opening?

Griggles free place the two Alex rolled on overlap and run now by Dela Vega. Alex roldd sees him off strikes with his left foot blocked by the back line of Saint Louis clear and then flicked on by Klaus and that's gonna be a foot race.

A Christian rolled on will win and he does and he rolls it back.

Crowd like that get here in the final two minutes of the six Sounders one Saint Louis one and this score is presented by prominent Swedish.

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Have it with Jemr's off game for Amar last week cause of the penalty.

Here this week.

But he's really responded to well since that penalty has been solid as are rock back there while a number of balls, the ball goes.

In cleared by Bob Gartle who almost scored for the Sounders on his own end.

And I think Yama and the whole team really have responded really well. It's kind of the last time we saw Saint Louis put any kind of sustained pressure on the sound It's been one way traffic, lots of interchanging plague,

But I chance to say it from a set piece to end.

Well, yet corner kick for the Sounders on their right hand side, northeast corner of.

This great stadium packed with Sounders fans today on a perfect night for a game of football, and there's gonna be a Rosneck goalscorer for the Sounders with a corner kick two arms up in the air.

Sounders players on the penalties while making their.

Runs flicked in by roaldd it comes, Vargas just clips it around the corner back to Rosnik, chance to whip it and he does. Enter by kim keyhe just over clips the top of the net. It's gonna be a goal kick because you get here in the final seconds, I think the goal kick will come. The referee, we'll call the end to this pulsating first half.

Another chance for the Sounders.

Just see a replay as a good league by kim Ky Heath from seven yards or so, just couldn't.

Quite angle it on goal and the goalkick does not happen.

The referee just blows his whistle, brings this first half to an end. So Saint Louis came out the gates well, put Sounds under all sorts of pressure. They earned a penalty in the twenty ninth minute, converted by Hartle, and then less than five minutes later, in a thirty third minute, it was Rusnek who converted the penalty won by roth Rock.

Seems like one of your final thoughts.

I think for the Sounders you're pretty happy when that obviously give him a penalty.

Goals not good, but I've played mostly well, creating a lot of chances lots of different guys involved, and I think you are lucky to be one one.

It should be up.

But when a halftime regroup and the come out and really try to win that first fifteen to twenty minutes to put this game.

Outside, take a short break, Jackson felt kellen Roe pee fewing.

We'll be back to break it all down for halftime.

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Forty five minutes of the books here from women Field, Your Sounders and Saint Louis are even at one to one here so far, both goals coming via penalty Hearttel in the twenty ninth minutes, Rusnak in the thirty third minutes. I want to tell everybody michel of ultra ninety five calories and two point six grams of carbs. It's only worth it if you enjoined Jackson Fells calenro Befewing here

So I understand how you said.

I understand how the referee called it a penalty. Do I agree with it? I think it's a little soft, and I think coach might agree with that. And then we talk about the second penalty, right, the Paul Rothrock penalty.

As it relates to the first.

As it relates to the first, I think it's a bit of a makeup, like, hey, that one was easy, we'll give you an easy one as well.

And I'm not saying a gift was given to us, but it was.

If you're gonna be consistent in most referees, that's all we want, right, Consistency is what you want. So if there's an easy pen here, there's got to be an easy pen there.

Well. And I was surprised with Saint Louis's response to the penalty Kit called again him because they didn't really complain too much at all. So our penalty kick, I thought Goldman is ANDROTI did. Let him get in behind, let him get around him. He could have just taken a quick step to the right to cut it off. But once he got by.

Him, and then it's the arm grab.

It's this, it's that shoulder grab.

It's just you know, I don't know if he makes it looked on first look like yam, Armanda stepped on his foot, but I think.

That sparts cleaned.

But the grabbing, the grabbing, it goes this for someone who's been slower than most of the guys he's played against, the arm grabbing is a natural. It's a natural thing, like hey, hey slow down here. By slow down here, I'm not gonna get there.

The problem is he was like five yards from the goal, right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that part if it was I never got that close. Yeah, that's like if that, if that happens right at midfield, that's a foul. And that my My point has always been, if it's a foul, there.

It's a foul there.

You know, I almost disagree, I disagree that if I do like to disagree, I I do like to disagree.

But the soft contact would not be a fell I don't think anywhere on the field. It almost might be a hand whistle to the mouth. And then he's thinking about it. Well in the penalty spot. He called it quick and we didn't have a chance to look at it because it can't overturn something like that.

Yeah, and if if they hadn't called it, then they probably would have kept it no call. But hey, listen, great job by the referee, Lorenzo Hernandez. The consistency soft soft, both of them pens.

We're at one to one. What's gonna break here?

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Taking a look at the Sounders bench tonight.

It includes Andrew Thomas, Jonathan Bell, Klani Coz, Rienzi Repicker, Widing, Danny Leavett, ju al Polo, Ryan Kent, Georgie Manongo and up from Tacoma Defiance on a short term loan agreement. E leads MLS next Pro and goals Sase Dave Rosario available for Brian Schizer tonight, Gentlemen, looking at that bench, looking at this one to one game, what needs to happen?

Who needs to come on to give the Sounders a win tonight?

Kellen, I'm gonna take the easy answer here and take it away from coach. It's it's gonna be Ryan Kent, right, the one one draw you would you looking for someone to create something, to spark something. And I'll take another easy answer from m and say, Georgie Manongo, Right, he's the guy that's gonna be that lightning energy off the bench.

But Ryan Kent's gotta be this first up. He's gotta be the.

One to bring it in one. We want to see him, We want to get a minutes because we want to get him fit for what's what's next in this season. But we have to get him acclimated to what the MLS is and it is one of these hard fought games where there is two soft penalties, there is a lot of running around, and now it's can you find a way to sell this game and make it his own?

I would agree with both those subs for sure that this would be my first two. The fact that Danny Messovski just had two really good chances on goal just maybe bought him a little bit more time. He's got three goals in the last three games. He gets a couple of good chances. But I'd love to see Dave Rizzario come in maybe for the last fifteen minutes story.

It'd be fun.

It'd be really fun. And I think if he gets the winner, and yeah, he's got confidence.

R if he doesn't do his dad's celebration, I mean, just the you. No one could see me doing it right now. I'm sorry I was used to yesterday. Sorry to everybody driving around or in the concourse. I'm here, I'm doing a wing, I'm doing some stomps. You don't worry about it's it's a nice one. Well, it's a one to one game.

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Their way out onto the field.

I'm Danny Jackson, Alongstive, Steve Zachowani here in the booth, the Michelle Ludka down on the field. She had a chance to talk to Brian Schmittz and we'll get to Michelle in just a couple of minutes to talk about what Brian's thoughts were in the first half, on what his plans are potentially for the second half. But it was the quick fire goals either side of the thirty

The penalties calmly down the middle. Beat Lunt tied up the.

Game quickly and as Steve zack Quani and I were talking about, would have been a heavy lift for the Sounders to play against a breakdown a steely Saint Louis rearguard.

Under all f Melbourg.

They already considered eight goals on the season now scored eight, so they're not prolific in front of gold, but they certainly as per their early season, formed four clean sheets at their first four games. They can certainly defend well as well, so Sounders Saint Louis. No changes coming out at the half, so referee gets us going.

Sounders in their Saley sheet kit.

Attacking the goal to our right, as Rosneck gets us going. Sounders looking for a full three points today Saint Louis in their all white kit attacking the goal to our left. Who was a really fiery, firstly competed first half.

This ball goes over the endline. Let's get you the lineup for the Sounders.

No changes stepan frying goal about four of Roldan Ye, Mark kink He and Knew who obed alongside Christian in the middle of the park, Peedro Dolaveg a goalscorer Albert Rosnik and then Paul Rothrock who earned that penalty playing on the left hand side, and then three goals out of three. Game man Danny Massowski plays up front for Saint Louis.

No changes for Saint Louis coming out in the second half.

London goal about three of Yarrow, Bongardele and Hebert a midfield five and it shifted to or four at times, but we'll throw it as a five. Watts, hartle Horn, Hustrecht and Fallum and then two sh sits right behind big Brazilian center forward Shao Klaus up front. So Sounders throw it down the line and this near sight towards Mussovski tries to flick it up.

It's gonna be a Sounders throw.

We'll just play this attack out before we throw it down to Michelle Luki with Brian Schmitz's thoughts, and it's gonna be Alex rolled on.

It's going to roll down ten yards from the end line. This near side, right in front of the assistant referee.

Goes short to Petro de la Vega drop back hold on in the lineup today in place of Kailani's. The ball gets picked up by Saint Louis. Klaus tries to go around the corner and the sound has built from the back with Kim Kihee.

We'll throw it down to Michelle.

Thank you, Danny.

I spoke Brian schmetz Aro on his way back out from the tunnel and he says the message to the club during the break was that they want more of the same, but a couple small changes to make for

He really pressed that and said that he needs these players when they.

Run out to look for the final opportunity of which one is the better one to choose that. Then he said on defense, he wants more possession for the Sounders and since they have Klaus, just their main guy up front and playing with just one man attacking. He says he wants them to suffocate him so that he cannot do anything and essentially eliminate him as a threat.

Thanks Michelle, Yep, why it's worse for Brian Schwitzer fifteen shots for the sound is in that first half. But I think to your point, Michelle is making the right choices in and around that eighteen yard box. Lots of shots from distance, didn't hit the target, only three shots, so those fifteen we're on target tested lunt.

The sound is heavy as bull rolls out.

So Steve, you've been in the halftime many a time with Brian Schweitzer and at the time Ziggie Schmidt. But with Brian's thoughts, relea to what Michelle said, what do you expect the second half?

Yeah, I think Michell hit the nail in the head. I thought going into it a branch man, So there's not much to change. They played really well in the first half, especially in the final third.

It was very fluid. I thought rough Rock and Russnik were very, very involved. So I think she would have said more of the.

Same as Michelle said, But there are some tweaks you can make, and I think a bit of that would be a bit more in behind running just to turn Sat Lewis over a little bit more and when you get the bull wide. The quality of cross into the box, I've seen a couple of times knew who's cross that was handed over Withsoski and the one that was almost on goal.

Those were two times that it almost quite a right. And I think just being wary that.

You're probably as the game goes on, gonna have more and more of the board.

You're gonna get a ci trying to break them down.

Just be wary when you give it up in transition to get back quickly and don't give Klaus a chance to get on a transition.

Ball into Vargas left corner of the box, gets pressure from behind by what goes back to new who just dances around the ball, rolls his foot over the ball back to Vargas, who strides forward, plays it in square to Rusneck top of the box, trying to find Masovski, who was zipped into him.

Couldn't handle it, and it's gonna be Yarra that comes away with it.

And of course Brian Schmetzer added personal motivation. Brian sits one hundred and twenty nine wins, and if he gets a win tonight, then he would creep into that top ten of MLS coaches in wins at one hundred and thirty. Would expect Brian Schweitzer's gone a number of wins still to go, so point going climb up that lead board over the coming months.

Did you think he knows that?

You know, probably would imagine.

Somebody's probably whispers here, but you know, Brian, he's not gonna talk about gonna talk about that at all. You know, his record, things like you know, winning percentages in playoffs, his top of the charts, fantastic when you think about, you know, the evolution of the team. Ladera out gone, Rudy has gone. There were two players that have been anchors for him, and of course being fortunate with seven

That's what I think.

He's like this like his third sort of evolution of sound of things he had. I mean, he oversaw the departure of Click Dempsey, for example, Chad Marshall. Those things were under his watch. You know Bran Evans, you know our colleague, those things were under his watch. So I think he's been able to sort of lose really big players and not skipper me.

It comes Alex Roltonald episode along the six yard Bucks. The Sarski made a quick darting runners he's talked about doing. That's the message for Brian Schmitz and the staff, just make that front post run. It's worked so well, couldn't quite get their roles out far side for a throwing. So let's get you the Sounders bench and the options for Brian Schmatzerkers expect.

That Brian will make some changes. He's got some five power on the bench. Shall Powell. I think he's not the five power, but certainly the steady hand in the middle of the park.

Koloney, cusa Enzi, Jonathan Bell, Rebaker, Whiting, Georgie Munongo, Andrew Thomas, Danny laver Os de Rosario from the Defiance on a short term low.

He's on the bench tonight because of Jordan Morris missing and then Ryan.

Kent, who we do expect to get minutes tonight see if he can show his magic feet.

We see a little bit in practice short spells and games.

But maybe a longer run will really illuminate the skill set that he has. As Sounders closed down the wall quickly with Alex, Roldan goes off Alex over this near side for a throw in eighteen.

Yards or so from this corner flag on our south end. Here as we look at it, Saint Louis tacking the goal to our left, Sounders attacking our traditional south end.

Goal.

Flags waving as ever and will City supporters standing strong. It's gonna be a free kick for the Sounders.

Where feree was certainly generous the yellow cards he threw around, but we felt like the consistency.

Was there because he was keeping a pretty tight ship.

There was a couple of cars didn't go the Sounders way in terms of yellow cards and fouls. It seemed obvious and it's been fisty. It slowly down because we felt like it could. Those are the games that can get out of control pretty quickly.

So it can and I think the rest for the most part, did well, caught a good game, made some good decisions.

I think he just missed a couple way before.

Oh that's definitely yellow card, and he wasn't consistent, But for the most part, I think he managed the game. Towards the end of that first half, both teams tempers will beginning to flair a little bit, and it was ticktac fouls all over the pitch and he never let it get quite off.

And I think it's been a good game of football as well. I think as this game goes on, though, it's gonna be very important for the Sounders.

I've been in a situation before where you're the better team and you're chasing that second Bowl.

To not leave us off expos and be patient.

He comes rising at striding forward, top of the box to Delevaga, cuts in his left foot, good little heavy on the touch.

Vargas top of the box, finds an inch of space and then just drags it wide. Good play by the Sounders. They broke quickly.

Most important imagined for Brian it was the amount of players getting in support.

And I think you made a point in the first half is yes, they're gonna be good in the build up, but also in transition.

What can you do then?

I think that's a good example album Russknak carried a board forward really well. The Leavega's unlucky. The ball came to him quite quickly. Couldn't quite get you shot off and listen. We spoke to old with Fargas this week, had a nice chat with him and I said, you know, that's what your dad was, your coach growing up.

That's still culture now.

He goes, look, we'll be driving to the games and he's number one thing to me is take more shots outside the box. And so we're just saw over there wasn't a very good shot. But I want to see him in attacking aris because last season I think it was Philadelphia away and he's scored a fantastic going outside the box. He has that quality. Obviously he's already fantastic, but as he adds to his game, I think being more of a threat outside the box. Who saw Joe

It comes forward, rips it in towards the backstick to watch challenge I knew who bounces through far side rough Rock picks it up towards the end nine he goes, still dangerous to the ball across sixt yard bucks. That's a confident player right there.

As the ball goes down the line, Pagel la Vega just skips by Pedro.

I think one of the first lessons I learned playing football as a kid, which you've never passed the bord across the ball is one of the first I've never I never did it once in my life.

Rough Rock.

He pulled it off. It's just so risky.

But if you give that away, if anything goes wrong, the opponent's run on top of you with a chance at ball.

Yeah that was the old English way. Yeah, maybe maybe in Spain and Germany.

Yeah they do that.

Yeah on those mighty pictures. Who aren't doing that now?

Yeah?

Go vertical.

Saint Louis bill As goals grow hard and picks it up right front of the sounder's bench across the halfway line is Fallum, turns away from pressure from roll down, strides across the middle of the park, rolls it out to the far side the right to Heber, playing him advanced on the right side.

As we mentioned, they start with three, they shift to four In offense, Horn comes back to his left back spot. Saint Louis have it. Sounders is defending top of their box.

Cartle captain goalscorer, turns out of pressure. See what Brian Schmitzer does when he makes his moves. Fifty fifth minute here one to one between Sounders and Saint Louis. Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM, Thanks for joining us wherever that might be. The ball gets driven along by Bob Gartle, almost the goal scorer of an own goal as he reads the danger well saw the cushion pass coming off, and then Rothrock just gets his body

Can I'd imagine roth Rope be a little bit disappointed.

But I'm surprised.

Yeah.

I thought of the two wingers, Groff Frock was the more dangerous and involved of the two.

But I think maybe Kent's more comfortable on the left hand side.

I thought that le Vega might be coming off, but you also do have Georgie who tends to play on the right, and maybe Dela Vega's gonna have a ten to fifteen minutes before if it's at one one.

Georgie's a great player to bring off the bench in this kind of game.

But Ken, this is a lot of time he's gonna get here in front of the Hope fans would be a great time for him to get involved in off with his account.

Yep, Sounders just need to keep it tight, make sure they're not chasing the game with Now, with Ryan Kent on a top of the box with two shirt strikes, it comfortably saved by Stephan Fry and as Stephan strikees towards the top of his box, we're gonna throw it down to Michelle.

His assistant coach Freddie Warrez telling me that that substitution was made strictly because they were worried about Paul rock Rock with a yellow card and they're hoping that Brian and Ken can really use his speed to push the sideline and hoping for a lot of more one on one opportunities there, Thanks.

Michelle, perfect inside that makes sense.

Sounders were sitting on a number of yellow cars of our guest being another player on a yellow card, as has Alex rolled on, given away by.

Ros Neck because he cheases down trying to put some pressure on.

But attacking three players, Steve, I meant, you know, yes, we have other players we could bring on, but I mean Farrera of course, night from the squad today due to that injury. But de la Vega, Rosneck kent. I mean in terms of just potential stature, not many better. Attacking three midfield players. You can get an MLS No.

If you give us off thirty minutes plus here to score a goal. That combination of players, you'd be confident can find one or two goals which they need.

Here's two shirt twenty five yards from gold dead Senser rolls it out to what inside the box, clips it in towards the fast stick Zephyro and Fry calls it off, picks it up easily, and it's like us streched.

He's already asking for a a change.

He goes down, just like Jordan Morris did last week. Sometimes there's a muscular injuries.

Ask him for a change. We'll see what's happening as a couple of.

Saint Louis players warming up a more vigorously down that left hand side from us behind the north end goal.

Well Steve. In terms of how Ryan Kent fits.

Into the mix of the players we've seen the highlights of his time at Rangers, hasn't played a lot made his.

Move to Fanabachi didn't quite work out for him, as been trying to find his next move. It took some time, but in practice he looks sharp. Yeah, he's obviously got the pedigree, has about bringing it on to the.

Field and I think good background, good pedigree, those things aren't in question. It does take time to get up to match speed, no matter how fit you aren't training, how much money you do. The match is just different. Playing at games beats a bit different, so that will take time. Brands have told me, you know, he's very polished, so his game's a lot cleaner than say a Georgie for example, when he gets into the final thud that final balls don't have a bit more quality. So he

Yeah, Ustrike making his way slowly off the field as he walks off.

Let me give you a couple of scores around the league from the Western Conference DC United two Colorado one. Colorado traveling to the East Coast lose that game to DC United to have been propping up the Eastern Conference for much of the season. It was Austin Mill Minnesota three, so really good solid win by Minnesota on the road in a difficult place to play.

San Diego five Dallas nil. That's a final.

So San Diego started a little bit since that three zero win against the Sounders, but come back firing, I think five today. Vancouver come off their result in midweek getting to CONCACAFFT Champions League Final where they'll play Cruisers Al.

They win to one at home to Salt Lakes.

So Vancouver's form continues to be solid as they balance out concor CAFF play and MLS play, sitting on top of the Western Conference coming into this weekend's games.

There come the Sounders. Can they find the ball to Kent?

It comes Kent, first touch of his introduction here, back to Rusneck to Vargas left corner of the box, just turns away for pressure to Ken, back to Vargas inside the eighteenth chance deflection goal by Vargas.

Deserving goal by the young man that just hit.

A hundred appearances for the Sounders are just nineteen years of age, shows his maturity, shows his development and puts the Sounders up here at lumin.

Field sounds on Saint Louis Sounder's two.

Saint Louis won, and.

It's an instant impact by Ken, who was involved in that Moore from start to finish.

But it's just all about old Bed Fergus.

I mean, once he gets inside of box, the composure you had there, plays the quick one two with Ken and we were just saying we want to seem shoot more, shoot more.

This wasn't outside of box.

Once he got in there yes, he gets lucky with a deflection, but sometimes you have to create your own luck, which he does.

I've seen a lot of good young players at this club, some very good ones, but at his age, for what he's done, he might be the best that I've seen.

And how he's advancing his game just almost like week in week out, it just felt so he's confident. Especially here come the Sounders again.

We're Della Vegas striding towards the eighteen yard box, strikes it, tries to find the upper ninety ambitious shot from the angle, but why not puts a little hand up. Apologies to Rusnak and Kent, but Sounders out taken the lead and this is a vital thing for Gates. A team like Saint Louis or on the road, they could have bunked in on that one nill lead as they took into the virtue.

Minute mark, but the Sounders have responded very very well.

Referee just cause a foul on Dela Vague and walks over to Pedro asking we'll speaking to him to be a little bit careful, maybe telling up some of the fowls that he's made. Most of them have been attack minded fowls. Poorly judge, poorly timed. It comes Saint Louis, good step by Yamar, Alex Roldan rolls it into goalscorer Vargas, Sounders now playing with the level of confidence crowd.

You can just feel the energy in the crowd.

Steff, I think you go for the kill fin the Sounders. You try to find that third bold oh good.

Play by Oh.

Here comes Kemp wriggles free down the left hand side of go just rolls it into russneck because in support Sounders, four men in a on the eighteen yard box rolling out to de la Vega, curls it gust over overlapping run by Alex, rolled down, he looked past.

Alex trying to find the top corner. See that's confidence right there.

I love it.

I don't mind that at all. I played with Freddy Monterra for many years and he will do that as well. If he's outside the box as a sight of gold, he's taking the shot and Pedro's very unlucky there he misses. I mean, that's half a yard over the crossbar. But the Sounders they're knocking, they're purring.

I think you have to go for the kill here, you've got to send Lewis on the ropes. Now you have to go for the knockout. Honestly, can you get that next.

Gold to really put this game out of reach While you're ahead, you can't dominate for the remaining thirty minutes or so, but you can definitely have your stretches where you're so in control.

And it's about having the quality and the patients to find that killer boat.

Christian Waldn tries to split the back forward the ball from this near side the right, trying to find Masofskis running between the center backs. Couldn't quite find him well back in with Saint Louis down this left side, right from the sounder's bench, the ground goes Da la Vega's good step by Yamar.

Nothing there.

Della Vega tries to play it in early, picked up by Watch and then cleared by Hebert up in the ninth sky slice clearance, challenged by Christian rolled on on, fallon back to Horne, who knocks it down the line off the chest of Yamar, then flicked up by Alex rolled on cushion headed towards Vargas sitting on a yellow card of course, but gold scorer of the second goal, one goal, one assists on his season.

He got the.

Assists to Pedro Dela vegainst Nashville.

The question was asked, how do you see della Vega, And go back to your point about his dad. He said, my dad told me get to the end line, cut it back, get to the end line, cut it back.

He's fantastic.

You know, I know we've had some great young players at this club. Absolutely, but at nineteen, I think you said one hundred games. At this point, no one's done it the way he's done it. And it's scary to fit of where he could beat five, ten, fifteen years. Honestly, he's primed for a fantastic career.

That's Kenes to flick around the corner, and now who follows that? See you say I could do it one better? Flex it around the corner, keep a learns the yellow card right at the end line.

And when you know that new who's doing some Ryan Kent mantic. You know the tefflay.

Because if nothing else come to a Sounders game, you'll get your money's worth just by what you do who You're gonna get entertainment value like nothing else. He's doing a rainbow flick or some kind of flick as a left back in a final fund. I love it well he earns a free kick. I think if you're the sound Is Branch mess. So they're thinking of this next five to ten minutes because Sho's they're gonna make some changes, saying some fresh legs, get that next goal, to get that separation.

I think you put this game to bed.

As I'm gonna two to one, They're gonna believe, they're gonna keep trying, So next goal is very important this game.

Six Sounders men just outside the six yard box. Ball is in the left challenge a couple of yards from.

The end line.

It's gonna be a Rosnak. He's gonna whip it in towards the near stick.

Ball bounces around, headed clear by Yarrow, then hooked clear by the Saint Louis back line, picked up by Alex, rolled on.

To Ryan Kent a little sapo.

I mean he turns quickly on a dime ball into Ken, leaves it for Rosnik back to Kent top of the box.

The crowds already liking what they see with Ken as far gas as he courage to shoot, flicks it in boar bounces in.

Couldn't need a little run by Massovski, a little flat footed lunt Saint Louis goal kip and picks it up and it's just gonna calm things down.

Yeah, Ken's be charmed. He's come on. He's changed the game.

It's what you want from your attacking players. When you come on as a winger. Sometimes it's tough, especially a game like this, a fast paced game. It's tough to catch the speed of the game. But he's come on and he's been very, very good on the left hand side. Get on the board, confident, toss off the little faints, gets the assist.

On the board.

He looks very dangerous. Oh here he is.

Here he goes Ken top of the box, riggles free with left foot, tried to find Dela Vegas stepped in by Bombgartle Saint Louis six and sevens. Right now, I don't know where to turn. We got Pedro one side, Rosneck making things tick in the middle, and they got Ryan Kent turning on a sixpence and any particular point in time.

And they got Vargas who could strike forward.

So it's coming at all angles for the Sounders, and this is what the team we're expected to do this season. Firepower all areas of the field. Now they're starting to find their feet. Is Alex rolled on this right hand side, this near sight sixty eighth minute sounders leading two goals to one. They against Saint Louis here at EQC Pitch, lumen field ninety three point three KGr FM.

It's gonna be whipped in by now slice Clarence stripe by Alex rolled on just over. Oh, that was a rasping shot by Alex rolled on. It fell kindly to him just outside the eighteen yard box. It's gonna be a goal kick.

Sounders lead wont but Steve zach Quanny the sounds that entertaining the crowd.

It's entertaining and it's dominant. They're very dominant right now. Who are so high on this team in preseason saying that if it comes together, could be a very good team.

They're doing this right now, did this interchanging and nice quick.

Plays, lots of shots on Gold and Lea's at Gold, maybe not always seeing the target, but it's it's not one person, it's four, five, six guys in the attack. As you said, it's coming at all Langles and size, and it is without Jordan Morris, paul A Riola, Hey sus Ferro. So it's just very very deep Squadias. He's the as Georgiana bench who looks like he'd been coming on momentarily to here. But this is as good as

There's lots to like, but it's only two one, and we've seen it before.

When it's only a one gold gap, you can still get bitten a quite an end. So I still think you need that the next goal to really kill this game off, and that's why branch matters. Steel making attacking.

Changes, Yeah, Georgia manon go getting some instructions from Andy Rose, so some changes for Saint Louis as well, and Ni also comes on for Yarra on the back line. Betcher, former Vancouver white Caps man, comes on, here come the Sounders. Rosneck has it inside the eighteen yard Boss, look at Robinson's strike.

BET's la Vega pokes it can't quite get past. Learn assistant referees flag on this near so I goes up.

The referee is is gonna let that one go? It's in the hands of the goalkeeper for Saint Louis. Ben Lunn rolls it out to bomguard.

But Saint Louis are gonna have to truly hold on here.

But maybe a couple of changes we mentioned Joe Klauss is also off the field.

Levin. We weren't sure if he was going to be present today. There he is right now. He's a strong, powerful player. I mean there's number ten, there's number tens and he is he is a big boy. Yeah, it's a big boy. Reminds me of like a Ronaldo back in the day, maybe towards.

The end of his career.

Big boy, but lots of quality.

Hasn't when he's at his best and he's flowing, especially a couple of season of goo. Him and Klaus had a very good understanding. You'll kind of play make from deeper areas. I think Saint Louis Melbourne's arms are really just a to give thresh lette and try to change with squshing.

I think he's got a var corps getting in my earpiece for I think I produce a quila Dunning.

It was a hamble, yeah, because Greggy was onto it for a long time.

Dare.

This is going back about two minutes at this point. It's when Albert Rossnak crossed the ball into the box. I thought it was a permanent I did the same thing at a time because I thought maybe the rest be told.

It's not.

Yeah, there it is replay.

We gonna throw it down to Michelle proving it is a handball call. From that, as soon as the play happened inside the box.

The Sounders coaching staff was yelling for the assistant referee on the sideline Here was saying that Var was checking it out and just gave Brian Schmenzer the nod that yes, it had been called for a handball, which is why they're bringing it back now.

Well, just in a replay. To me, that is one hundred percent a handballed.

It's fascinating how VR does work well. Sometimes the game kept going, but so far further down the line. They're still able to pull it back.

And it's right.

It's a handball because it's away from his body. It's a safe. Yeah, it's it's it's not it's away from the body. The arm's really high.

Yeah it was Vargas. Oh yeah, and it was a They call it an unnatural position.

Yeah, yeah. I think that's a handle, and.

I think it was the subsuit Yakim Nielsen.

Now, the only thing that might save him is a distance. There's not much he can do.

I know that sometimes comes into it, but when your arm's that away from your body.

You're making yourself bigger. And that's a goal.

If his hand isn't there, well, at least a very good safe would be required from the goalkeeper.

I think you have to give it.

Yeah, you have to think it's a clear cut. There was Vargas who came across. It was a square cross. Fargus came in again. It could been a second goal for Vargas and the sums didn't.

Really appeal it.

But on the bench, Precky was up on his he was adamant he saw it. They kept talking to the fourth official. Eventually v a r and now here we are, so referee taking a long hard look at this.

I do sometimes wonder why it takes so long to look at it. I mean, we all see the same thing. It's either a hamball or not, depending on how he interprets the rule.

Yeah, I think the distance is the one thing there. Who say, hey, what can I do? You know it comes so fast, but we.

No knew who puts his arms behind his back?

A lot and a lot of players do that, and then they've changed the rule. I know there was a lot of the subjective kind of sense of it.

It's like if the hand, If the ball hits the hand, it's a handball inside the eighteen.

I'm just looking at this, and I think he's army so far out when it's here, there's a couple of yards between him and old bed.

Yes, it does go quite quickly towards him, but it's a safe he answered, aside.

Here we go. Referee is gonna explain to the ground what actually is going on? No handball? Shocker.

So again two minutes later, VR says, go take a look at it, and the referee turns it down.

We can't say he didn't look.

He took a long, hard look, the fans can't believe it. I don't know how that's not a pedant. I don't know that's a pedal.

Then that's in my day in the box, that's a pedant.

I mean that the armiser to the side, it's ap pedal.

Like if that's not handball, I don't know what if? Oh well, wow, well I think it's a distance. I think that's the only thing.

Yeah, it could be. Well, we'll see what the wow.

Literally post Meats report states there come the sound is gonna find a second.

They certainly have had.

The dominant play in these final minutes. Is It's gonna be interesting to see if the referee has to make a call at some point in the game to favor Saint Louis.

That will not go down. Well, but here comes Alex hold On, rolls at square, a good step over. They'll flick around the corner. Knox. It all could have been a strike from the heart. It was a tough angle.

Yeah, it's as says the referees given the goal kick Pedro La Vegas confused.

I think there's a ricochet maybe off Pedro.

It's gonna be a gold kick. Branch Meta Preki and he Rose all on their feet.

It's been a good game, a lot of energy in this game.

And it's gonna be Silver comes on another change for Saint Louis, and it's gonna be Georgie Menungo. So first of all, it's gonna be Silver. Who's gonna come on?

See I think it's gonna be Hebert that's gonna come off the field.

Silvera just got signed by Atlanta from Atlanta United just a couple of weeks ago. And who's gonna come on the field. It's gonna shift Saint Louis back a love it. Then you open the markets, so you gotta right back off. You're gonna push what's back to that right hand side. Silva's gonna go up top alongside Besha.

Sat Louis.

They're making their moves now. They're looking for some results. They know they have to stem the tide. Here first, Georgia Minano also on the field. Lightful light switch for Pedro de la Vega. It comes Georgia. You gotta flick around the corner, can you get there's Mussovski. They're still in the field, So Ran Schmantz is letting Mssoski run this one out. You get here at seventy sixth minute, just under fifteen minutes to go of the ninety Sounders leading two goals to one against Saint Louis.

Sport's already a ninety three point three KGr FM. Here comes Ken been lightly since he came on.

Step over, click around the corner to rosack Ite's bundled over referee right there, gives nothing.

Christian rolled middle of park, splits the back fourth towards the endline, goes Georgia, can you find a ball? He goes in boll bounced around Fergus Karkwight get there, picked up by Saint Louis.

Here comes Silver of his first touch as a Saint Louis player, strides forward down his left hand side, just inside his defensive half of the field. Comes back to Captain Harker, gold scorer, first goal for Saint Louis at lubinfield in their history.

So they broke the duck tonight. It's clean sheets the last two games.

Good step by Fargas, brilliant tackle middle of the field and he gets up and he strides.

To the ball across half way in line. Usowski making a run to his right.

Ball goes to his right, this time to Rusnak inside the box, down the line towards Vargas cuts it. Great play by Vargas earns the corner kick. Crowd like that sounds to one Steve zach Arnim.

Is a really really good game of football, very open. The sound of certainly playing their part in your attacking sense there al, but looks a little bit tired on that one day. Was a really one hundred percent in the airs. He tries to find atle bet of a little slip past the side the box. The soun's got a settle foot of corner, but I get the sense the team feels they do need enough of gold.

Could it come from this corner kick?

It's Ruznek on this right hand side outswinger's right foot clips.

And towards the near stick.

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Melburg.

I think he's not particularly he was not happy with that the day.

Think of him of the chest, having the hand, Paula's coordinate on off Marlburg and his assistance to which the Sounds have done to the quarter staff have played every kick off this game as much as the players have been off the bench. Alte's been a very engaged in fourth game. The referee is not the most popular man inside lumin Field foot ball teams.

Well goes it.

Danni Msoski strikes a good save by Lunch towards his front post.

Really good hand by the goalkeeper. It's gonna be a corner cack Sounders.

Musoski found himself in the box, eyes wide over, but trying to find that fourth goal in four games.

Was denied. But it's another chance for the corner cake for the Sounders.

That's gonna be rights neck Georgie Minno just a couple of yards away, goes short to Georgie rolls it out to Vargas right from the training ground back to Rasnak, whips it along the six, headed down by Besher top of the box.

Left footage strike by Vargas didn't work out so great, but over the end, like goal kick get here.

The inch Towards the final ten minutes here at Lumen Field, it's been a fantastic game to watch, certainly for the neutral and for the Sounders fans. Been highly entertaining and what a good response by Brian Schmitz's men have to going down one nill the twenty ninth minute, covered quickly I found their feet full flow. In the second half, Leurban knocks it down the line, clipped around the corner

Tied two to last week down in La.

It's a couple of West Coast trips for all Left Melbourg's men. There was Vancouver before that, but that was a home game nil nil against Vancouver got another win tonight to back up their three to one win against Miami.

In that semi final of conker keV Champions Cup.

It comes right neck, making everything tick down in the middle of the park, Georgie just waiting for him. Whereas that goes top of the box to Mussovski tries to wriggle three he does so vargastand.

A lot across to knwho rips along the sixth ball bounds around.

Massovski turn scores his fourth goal in four.

Games, and what a hot streak. Daddy.

Mussovski is on the critical third goal for the Sounders tonight, smiles all around.

Sounders lead three to one and I.

Love this every single out for playoff, heading over there to celebrate together as a team. That's a huge goal and it's the man in form, Danny Mussoski. It's a very good finish in the end, well played by new who puts an importance side of the box. Missos gets a good first touch, takes it on a half turn. Gokiper may get a touch on this, but had enough power behind him then there was nothing he could do. And that's the boat of Sounders needed and he's had

Well, Sanders look like they're gonna make a couple of changes Jonathan Bell and the Rosario.

Could he get his first team debut here for the Sounders And it's perfect timing.

Missoski got his goal and he's he going to be the person to make way.

I'll see Brian maybe shifts Steve two a three to solidify defensively what's coming. But it feels like the Sounders are so dominant right now, ms feeling just asking for the game to come to him instead.

Of just yeah, yeah, I'm not a fan of getting too defensive too soon, because then you're inviting pressure. You're inviting the team to you're taking pressure off the pass on the board and so they're able to take their time, lift their head and clip boards into your box and send numbers forward. The Sounders are so in control here you don't need to change too much. Yes, maybe get a couple more defensive minded players.

Onto the pitch.

More comes in long throw by Saint Louis.

There's what.

Good defending by Kent coming back to do his defensive duties.

He's already entertained the crowd a couple of times as Massovski just steps in.

Good play by Danny Massowski.

Is he gonna get the standing ovation he's so richly deserves? Jordan Morris is a loss for any team, especially for the Sounders all time leading goalscorer. But Dannie Massosk is on a rich veine of form and he's gonna go off on the far side. That about says it all right there. He just wants to get off the field for his teammates.

Doesn't need the applause he does, He'll get it.

Ozaz De Rozario, son of Dwayne, comes on for his MLS W and it's gonna be a shift. As Jonathan Bell comes on. Is that Gamar may be gone off maybe for the yellow card?

Oh wasn't a yellow yes.

So like for like switch.

Jonathan Bell comes on, He's gonna play left center back Kim King, He's gonna shift to that right, so we're not gonna change in the middle of the back.

For there must be something there with Yamar. You gotta think at this point of the game, the way that he's been playing in this since that goal, really has played solid as a rock. So Sounds an't changing formations, they are changing personnel.

So you're on for Masovski fourth goal in four games for Danny, and then it's Jonathan Bell comes on for Yama and it's John the bellis first touch rolls it back to four hundred appearance man and step and Fry And could it be Brian Schmidtz's one hundred and thirtieth win if the Sounders can hold here, and I would put him into the top ten all time of MLS coaches with wins. It's pretty incredible names in there, of course,

Louis.

Yeah, that's still what's missing from Georgie's game there. You get into that position there, it should just be automatic. You shoot across goal because you know someone maybe gets it at the back Poult.

And it's a tap in. He's got bodies in the box. I should have made more of that.

We'll played by Ryan Kent, just gets bundle over. What wins the ball?

Referee points to it. What goes down line to besher? It comes Jonathan Bell to little wrestling move. Oh what Jonathan Bell want it? Nasha's not gonna like that. Good defending by Jonathan Bell, not like Besh had half a step, got his body between ball and player. Sanders players congratulating Jonathan Good defending well. Let's copyright in audio casts of Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduced, or rebroadcast without the express written consent of Major League Soccer.

Sounders will jump, we expect in the standings. Looking at our live standings now, Sounders sitting in ninth, coming into so it's given thirteen points, so.

Should jump into the top, into the top seven. We'll see how other results go. Sounders now will be ten.

Points in the last twelve available, three wins, one tie in the last four games. I'll give them confidence going on the road.

As we've mentioned Houston next week, the nil nil tie against Houston last time here at lumin Field. What a good way to celebrate seven fries four hundredth appearance for the club. The potentiill win if the Sounders can hold on here needing three goals to one, just a few minutes left of the ninety six minutes added on.

The first half. We'll see what the referee adds on a couple of VR checks.

And Steve, you've got a thick branch Mats who will be satisfied with the performance of his team and again likes a Vargas getting on the score sheet.

I think they've been in good form and look at some of the wins they've had, even a joy in Colorado, and it's been fairing degrees of a good performance. You don't always have to play well to win well, but I think as a season goals. As a season goals, you want to get to a place where you're playing well and you're winning. Can you marry the two?

Can you do both? And tonight it felt complete. Teams are always going to get chances.

Obviously sent Lewis went ahead with a penalty day scored, but from start to finish, attacking wise, it's been so fluid, so free flowing and the most impressive part for me, it's not been one person, five six guys in the attack. I don't know where to look from out of the match because there's been so many guys in the attack, and even defensive players know who's getting up there. A few times rough Rock has been on the pitch, but he was very good in the first off.

Don't forget that. So I think Schmetzer can be very pleased with what his attacking group has done today.

And defending will it comes, Vargas again decides to clip it towards the Rosario.

The chance to shop, and again it's just his power stoining forward. I think, is it. Christian this week said when.

Vargas burst on the scene, it had the same size quads as a sixteen year olders just roll Pa did at the time, and he was asking, you know, how do your mentor a player like that alongside He said, you know, I got And this is Christians saying he's got lucky playing alongside the likes.

Of Svenson and Ozzie.

Of course, so it's been hopefully in part some of that wisdom as sat lewis trying to find a way back into this game and there's Georgie.

Crowdlight that's flicking around the corner.

Well, as you mentioned, your Sounders are back on the road to face Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday May tenth at five thirty pm Pacific. Watch the match for the MLA season passed on the Apple TV app and listened on ninety three point three KGRFM and l RAY thirteen sixty am. The prominent Swedish pre match show starts at five pm. Sounders have joined their football tonight. It's been a wide open game. Sounders have dominated this second half,

What an opportunity to.

The young man that that would have been goal of the night simply because of the football.

I we have a great fantage point up here.

I saw the play unfolding and Christian Rodin's varen that was fantastic puts it on a plate for the rosario and listen, it's obvious that should have been the back of the net. You've got a score that he knows that. You'll be thinking about that when you go to sleep tonight. But if you play this game long enough, it will happen. I've missed easier ones than that, and you have to have such a short memory forgetting onto the next one.

But it was a big chance memory of a goldfish.

Yes, well, let's just hope that miss is not gonna cost the Sounders in any way, shape or form.

Now leading three goals to one.

Here as he approached the ninety eight minutes, here comes Ryan Kent overlapping run by. Now gets the ball, good defending by Saint Louis in the end, goes over the end line.

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

Sounders fans on their feet supporting their team has always so so well so eight minutes.

About it time, and it feels a little generous from the referee, but the fans will take it. They're enjoying their football right now watching this team play. Free flow.

War comes in fast side with If Ryan Kent goes short to a rose and the mat to Kent U one two.

With roll done, we'll step over towards the end line, cuts it back, no who No Who scores, runs over to the corner.

Flag celebrates with his team.

I know what a moment.

The crowd favorite, the fan favorite.

Scores the Sounders fourth goal here on the night, Sounders four Saint Louis Wark.

It just had to be Listen, he's been getting forward so much in the second half. He wanted that goal and listen to the crowd role. It's a different cheer when it's New who scores and he's still celebrating.

It's like his fourth celebration.

But it was a very very good finished eighth Brian Kent, come on, that's the second assist. Great play by the Englishman. The winger there cuts it back and Knew left foot it into the top corner and the Sounders.

If it wasn't confirmed before the three points, I'm going to the Sounders.

Precy was reminding New to get back and defend as he celebrates it and with that, we're gonna throw it down to Michelle Hancast.

Brian Schmitzer walks over to me.

As soon as that goal hit the back of the net and he goes direct quote that will.

Break the internet.

Thanks to Michelle. Oh, yes, indeed, no, you know he was coming.

He was getting more involved. He was as the weeks go by, it gets more involved. Now this four two three one gives him license to go even further upfield. And you got to say, you know, Saint Louis one of you can see as you mentioned many times, only eight goals come into this game, and they've had it fifty percent onto that talent tonight.

Yeah and listen, and it hasn't flattered the sound as at all has been very well deserved. Could have had more? Did there are sor real chance Musoski's had a couple. They're almost on board, But habits, how do you still.

Finish the game?

Boy?

Yes, the game's gone, but you still got to stick to your good habits.

Yeah. Defending their goal, he comes a strike down the gut of fray. He's not gonna like that.

It's Stephen Frase walking out of his six yards or just reminding his team that yes they're up four goals to one. Yes this is comfortable, but they can't go free flowing too far up front. Three verses one at one point right there, Saint Louis broken a tech.

As we look down on that monitor, a little replay of the goal.

Brian Schmetzer just smiling, probably a second or two before he walks over to Michelle.

It comes to Rozaria. Can he find that goal? Would be great for the young man to find that goal after that miss.

But then it comes Vargas sitting in a yellow carn of course, just steps away from that challenge.

Wisely, as Ryan kent, it's gonna run it.

Back because step Overbort goes over the end line sideline, it looked like it's certainly from advantage point.

Pork keeps going.

Here's Silver well one by Alex top of the box of Silver strikes it over the top goal kick here in the ninety fourth minute, Sounders leading four goals to one and Steve zach Quari Brian Schmetz will be a very happy man tonight.

He will.

Man.

They've played very very well.

As I said, this score line does not flatter the sound as they deserved. It been really good defensively as well. For the most part here, I think the variety of attacked, the ways in which they've been able to get at Saint Louis and course so many problems bots war for the future, and you're doing this, missing your best forward, missing your two big summer winter signings that came here in the off season, and I just think this is the kind of game that you knew this squad, this

Two goals against Charlotte in the opening game, five goals against LAFC, three goals against Nashville, and have four goals tonight, all at home here against Saint Louis. Nashville came into Luminfield, lost three nil, then they won seven to two. So it shows that that was a dominant win against a strong Nashville team and Saint Louis, as we've mentioned many times, defensively so strong, being ripped apart and it could have

In turn by roll darn it's just bundled over.

That'll be a foul for the sound as deep on their right hand side. As you mentioned, twenty nine shots for the centers.

I mean, I'm not sure.

I'll have to look back in my statistic book to see if the Sounders have been any more dominant against a.

Highly tuned defensive team. And that twenty nine shots.

And all that work in the off season and in pre season about in the offensive third. That was the name of the game, right, that was the message delivered by the coaching staff to your player's got to get better in the final third.

Well, they've certainly delivered so far.

Yeah, it's a team that's been good defensively the past couple of seasons, just not themselves. It kind of been earlier Schmizza years, that free flowing attacking group that we saw and we'll get a couple of goals a game, sometimes three. It just was staggering for a couple of seasons as we saw the end of the Dar or the end of Luidiaz and they kind of got rejuvenated in the off season and it's slowly starting to come together,

The man now down the left hand side, just stops the ball, then dropped back by ken Sounders to join their football right now. Minute thirty to go with this eight minutes of added time. Fans are leaving, but they're leaving happy. But there's many more fans staying and that's for sure. They want to celebrate with their team. They want to congratulate the Sounders on a good win, and they comes Ryan Kent.

Can he find his first goal for the Sounders. Cuts towards right foot, go square the far gas off the post.

Georgia Mnono strikes it good, say by Lunt, it's gonna be a corner kick for the Sounders.

In this final minute, can they get that fifth goal?

Sounds look like they can unlock the door from any angle, any place right now, Steve, it.

Really could have been six or seven.

I mean we're talking really really good chances, clear cut chances flat ball.

What comes in by Rosneck top of six eighteen yard box with Ryan Kent.

To roll down and we get that into the final thirty seconds here Sounders will jump. We'll see if they get into sixth well, they'll certain elite frog LAFC, they'll cern the leap frog.

Dallas de Rozario goes down.

Thirteen points coming into today's game for the Sounders, setting an eighth position, thirteen goals scored, only twelfth giving up and there's a referees whistle Whereznek, just shrugging his shoulders.

Wanted that freak kick. He wasn't given the opportunity to find the fifth goal as the Saint.

Louis players fall down, exhausted, chasing the Sounder shadows. And there was a Sounder's dominant performance here at EQT Pitch at Lumen Field. It was Heartle in the twenty ninth minute that gave Saint Louis to lead, but then it was all.

The Sounders from that point forward.

Albert roznek thirty third minute penalty tied things up, and then he was Obert Vargas in the sixty first Danny.

Massovski with his fourth goal in four games, in the eighty.

First minute, and then New rounded off so well in the ninety first minute for the Sounders fourth and three points.

Bryan Schmetz's one hundred and thirtieth win gets into the top ten all time for MLS. Coach, is Steve your final thoughts.

Well dissolved, brilliant all around, Sat Lewis, We're not that bad, I think as Sounds were just that good today, very clinical and efficient and for one does not fly to see what is up.

All right, Michelle kus got that man Brian Schmetza down the sidelines.

Put down to you, Michelle, coach.

I don't think we could have asked more from this match.

It seemed to have a little bit of everything, high energy, high intensity. What did you make of your team's performance tonight?

Well loved that they listened at halftime and they were more effective in the attacking half of the field in the second half.

So well deserved, you know victory.

The guys put it in and you know, congrats to Steff four hundred d row Osase, I mean maybe could have you know, put himself in the score sheet.

Happy for old Bed and of course knew who just broke the internet.

Absolutely he did and we can't forget about you.

You're one hundred and thirtieth regular season win tonight, tying you for tenth overall amongst MLS head coaches.

First of all, congratulations.

What does it mean to you to be able to do it in this type of fashion in front of these fans at home?

Well, look, we've had good players over the year at this club. I was very lucky to be mentored by Ziggy and Jimmy Gabriel and Alan Hinton, all really established coaches. So you know, it's just it feels good. We'll reflect when I'm retired. Good players, good help, good assistant coaches makes my job a lot easier and a.

Little bittersweet note tonight tonight for the communications team here at Sounders and our broadcast team, we're losing one of our own. Kelly Shutts is moving on to another opportunity outside of this sport. What a way for you guys to send her off tonight. She's been with the club for nine years. Any final goodbye well.

Wishes for her?

Yes, So Kelly started in twenty sixteen, so did I, and so we were talking the other day at training. She could have been my good luck charm so we're gonna miss her terribly, but I know she's to go on and do great things for the city of Redmond, and we wishure the best and we.

Need her here then at every other match moving forward.

If she's a good luck chart for sure.

Coach, congratulations on the milestone, the big three points and the win tonight.

Thank you, thanks for the time, Danny.

Brilliant, Michelle, Thank you so much, so, Steve. Not only is Michelle ask the right questions, but the connection she's got to Brian. You know it's a good night when Brian comes over and wants to talk to Michelle and the interior post batch, your final thoughts about those comments, and then the game.

He's happy as he should be.

I spoke to him pregame and I normally have a chance to chapter in pre game every game, and he seemed confident. He seemed that, hey, we've been in good form, we've been training well, and he mentioned it. He mentioned so many names. Then in the post game. That's kind

And I think I'll give a special shout to Ken I think he came.

On and change the gel gets one offer levels Ry Klok when the final third got two assists.

Fantastic victory.

Well, thanks to everyone involved in today's broadcast.

Terry Ryan here at the booth, Mitchell Bligh back of the studio, Keeley, Kevin Jordan has always that great information and assistants to prepare for each and every game, so the brilliant Michelle Ludker on the sidelines, and of course the Sounders legend Steve Zack quarnin Well after four goals, the team are back on the road again next Saturday for the first of three straight away games when they go into the humid conditions of Houston for another Western Conference matchup.

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Jackson, Phelps, Pete Fewing and kell and Rowe we'll be back to break everything everything down and oh what a good post show.

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What a win for your Sounders tonight at Luminfield four to one over Saint Louis Rusnak with a penalty goal, oh Bed Fargas with a goal, Mazovsky with his fourth goal in as many games, and Knew Who for the second time in Ray Green scoring for the Sounders.

New Who's down on the field with Michelle, Thank you.

Knew Who coach says that you broke the internet with that goal, your second career goal with this Sounders walk me through, my friend.

I mean, I'm very happy. I'm very proud to score my second go with the club. It's meaning a lot for me, especially album. I mean, we play four four two today, we try to switch a little bit the duches, so it was for me. I've been working hard to go a little bit more for it this season.

So I'm very happy.

I'm very proud. Like I said, the most important team for me is a team. We have a social, good talent team. So now just gonna look forward.

Absolutely great win for the team tonight. But I've got to ask you again about your celebration. Is it planned?

It was for the moment? Do you think about this like if I'm going to score another goal, this is what I'm going to do.

To be honest, you know sometime you try to plan some chambers. I mean it's appening for the goal, especially was a four one. I was you let me just do the celebration. I see this time I'm going to canna get the then celebration.

How fun is it to be a part of a win like this and get to score involved in as well.

I mean we have a very very very tricky for difficult beginning of this season. I mean, did Chim look for the shop? Laws we sided? If if I can everybody he looks shop. But Philly, we're gonna have with this year.

Great win.

Congratulations on the goal, Congratulations on the three points tonight.

I knew who Thank you so much for a time.

Thank you so much Dexon send back to you. Thank you, Michelle.

How about that for New scores the goal, great assists, second assists of the game for Ryan Kent.

On that goal.

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No who no, who scores runs over to the corner flag celebrates for this team.

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Fourth goal here on the night Sounders four Saint Louis Wall. Indeed he is.

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As we now welcome you into the postmatch show, a very celebratory one here at lumin Field for one Sounders win over Saint Louis Jackson felts Kelen rowe be viewing. We're here for the next I don't know how long as we react to that big win. Gentlemen, let's just start off with initial reactions new who said they were playing a four to four to two Kellen, We can dive into the analysis of what they actually No, man, just let's react here to a big win tonight.

Four four two three, five two five three whatever. It doesn't matter, right, it doesn't matter. They came back from that little bit of adversity and that penalty kick that the penalty there got one themselves, and then they took over the game, which I think it was pretty dominant in this sense. It wasn't the most exciting first half. It wasn't the most the exciting kind of sixty sixty minutes,

Uh.

And then we could talk about how Terrible knew Who's and I'm gonna tell him this, the Terrible News celebration was your second goal ever. Come on, man, I want to see more. I want to see dancing, I want to see more smiles. You know it's too serious.

He knew.

Who's not a you know, he's not a serious guy. He's pretty fun. He's pretty exciting.

No, he get in all seriousness.

Great for great FORER knew who would get a second goal? He obviously worked very hard. He was up and down that sideline for a lot of it. Uh, How he found himself in the middle of the goal, I am not sure still, I'd have to go back for about five minutes and check that. But when it comes to new who, you never know where he's gonna be. And of course he was in the right place at the right time.

He'd put it away. It was a good finish, for sure. He's locked two hundred and four games for us, you know, has two goals. It's a goal every one hundred and two games.

So uh, but they're important. So no, so now we know how long we have to wait for the next They were important.

No, you ought to give him credit.

He because a goal bonus in his contract.

He should do Yeah, he should do that. The ball played from Ryan Kent. His service was quality tonight. He had two assists, very very dangerous. The dean of the Business school at Seattle University, Joe Phillips, gives me his opinions on games all the time, and he said, hey, I like this. I like this Kent guy. He's pretty good. So you're right, Kellen. Once we got the penalty kick to tie it, everything shifted back to Seattle. So that's a great win for the team. We've now scored nine

Great tonight.

I went down into the stadium and watched for a little bit. I don't do that very often. What great energy in the crowd was very, very loud, and it was we said it before the game that they were good. They were good throughout the game.

So tonight was another game of part of the First Match on US program, and we saw the announced attendance was a bit over thirty one thousand, and I think, you know, if it's just the extra two thousand we get from you know, the normal crowd with due to the First Match on US program, that extra two thousand, I tell you what, you know, you can look it away out what percentage is that overall that makes a difference. Man, Like the sound of the crowd, the energy of the crowd.

Man like that.

I felt that tonight, callan it was great and clue they I mean for fans who got to come see their first Sounder match ever tonight for one win, they're going home hopefully saying let's go to another one.

And I'll tell you what.

The players in the field definitely feel it, and they definitely hear it as well. There's a little bit of a bump in the crowd, and there's a little bit of bump on the field. And when it comes to fans that are new to the game, they're new to the Sounders, it's almost like that surprise factory, right of like, wow, this is actually amazing, and they get involved in you.

Mean, sucker, isn't this razame.

Cool?

But you feel it because there is more excitement involved.

There is more like you know, look, the Sounders have gone through and won a lot of trophies, They've won a lot of games, and so when you see it for the first time and it's new to you. Oh, we feel that energy and we thrive off of that energy and we want that to continue to go through. So, you know, credit to the Sounders for giving this, you know, giving everyone they can to give their first game.

So we talk about how fun it is to watch this team, and obviously the first sixty minutes, obviously there was there were some good moments, there were some not go good so good moments. And then I think in the last thirty thirty five minutes or so, obviously this team was flying and it was waves, and it was goals, and it was chances after chances after chances. Possibly I mean, it should have been five to one, if you know, we'd missed a penalty kick shout from a handball in

This guy is very, very talented and very fun to watch. Kellen.

Well, when you think about it, coach, you're thinking, Okay, Brian Smetterer looks like a genius. Right, he puts Ryan Kent dono. He's at fifty seventh minute, right, I'm gonna go sixty a minute, make it even numbers for everyone else. But he comes out of the sixtieth minute, let's say, and he changes the game, right, the game in favor, in possession, in quality, in chances created in the touches.

Inside the box.

Obviously, you know, three goals he assists Obed Vargas in the fourth minute he's on the field.

And then again to the man of the Man of the match. Now knew who Right, I'm just kidding, I'm kidding everyone, I'm kidding.

I'm kidding.

But you know he to.

Assists in thirty minutes, yeah, or thirty three minutes, whatever you want to call it. Wow, Right, he obviously changed the game. His other players that played very good games, especially full nine minutes. We'll talk about Ovid Vargas as well, as he created a lot and scored a goal himself and got the handball call that should have been a penalty in my opinion.

But Ryan Kent coming in coach, he changed the game.

What a luxury to have to be able to sub. We have not had this luxury to be able to sub someone in. And then the game elevates right and his decision making. There were a couple Pedro's pushing a little bit right. He was on the right hand side. He took two shots from the right side of the box outside of the box. Alex Rodan was there for one that he could have laid it off. Ovid was there for one that he could have laid off. Both shots went over the crossbar. You could kind of feel

So new Who scores on the Ryan Kent assist. We also have Mazowski scoring on the new Who assist. We have Obed Vargas scoring on the Ryan Kent assist. So we talk about goal contributions there, and then Rusnak obviously had the penalty.

There are three of us here. Let's give some votes for the Toyota Man of the Match.

Look, I think the game changed, and although ovid Vargas is at number two and in very close number two, I have to give it to Ryan Kent because the quality that he brought, the game changing ability that he brought, and the fact that I mean, I don't think Saint Louis got over the half when Ryan Kent came onto the field.

I'm not sure they actually got into their other half.

And so Ryan Kent one dropped a shoulder and beat a player two three times right, two and three times in the half and they were a Saint Louis player looking around turning around in full three to sixty trying to find Ryan who's already two feat you know, two feet by him. That's an incredible play. He had two assists in thirty minutes. Thirty three minutes. Okay, I don't think he lost the ball at all. Had maybe had

That he had.

Yeah, there's there's a lot of candidates. Danny Missovski four goals in four games. He did have four chances that he created, which is what you want. You want your fords and you should have had a hat trick though. He could have, for sure, and I'm sure he would think that exact same thing. Knew who got a goal and an assist.

He was a good assist too.

Is a very good as He picked him out right, Yeah, he picked somebody else.

So Yeah, but I'm taking the celebration into account and saying, you know, drops him a point, It drops him a point, just a half point.

Let's say, let's say enough so Pete was your vocals to Newho.

I'm gonna give it to new Who. I'm going to give it to new Who. Uh, but I'm I can't disagree with killing on on Ryan Kent coming in. He was just quality and just a different his repertoire on the side too.

I like the word luxury. I like the word luxury. He gave nice.

Well, it's what it is, right, because we now have we have four wingers that can cause problems, right, Georgie Pedro, Paul Rothrock and and I thought Paul had a pretty darn good game. He drew the penalty that got us right back in it. So you got to give kudos to Paul for that as well. Right, he drew that penalty that was cunning on his part. Right, luxury and cunning.

So we're way late clockwise, Mitchell. I know you're very angry with me.

It was fun.

I was gonna go ob Vargas, ob Vargas to midfield, and in that first sixty minutes where it was really back and forth and Saint Louis could have even gone ahead, Vargas was doing work on both ends.

His his goal might have even been a goal if it hadn't been deflected. Uh, And ultimately I thought he had a great game on both ends.

We're gonna take a break, We're gonna decide who gets man of the Match. We're gonna come back and tell you and we're gonna continue talking about we have.

Men of the match.

Can we can we do that?

Is that a thing that we can do?

Men of the Match?

Hey, we can do whatever wean. We're gonna take a break.

We're gonna figure that out.

We're gonna come back. There's still a lot to get to. We're gonna we're gonna go lait tonight. I don't get this is fun for one Sounders over Saint Louis. We're gonna roll on next on Sports Radio ninety three point three KJRFM.

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Sounders Win took care of business tonight at Lumenfield, Seattle, beating Saint Louis tonight four to one goals from Rusnak, Fargas, Mazovsky and knew Who. We had a discussion in the break about our man of the match. We learned that the fans voted for Obed Vargas, and I think Pete Fewing you made the deciding vote. Obed Vargas gets the man of the match, but it was close with Ryan Kent.

The dude keeps scoring.

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Kellen you want to jump in, I just see him.

Look, this is the greatest thing about the Sounders in my opinion as a club.

Right.

Jordan Morris just got another MRI and is now out for another six let's say six to eight weeks. He is on the field right now with a patient who has diabetes as well, type one diabetes, and he's having a chat with them. A hard time for Jordan coming off and not feeling good about anything that's happening right now.

He's going through an injury and he's down there. O bid Vargas, who we just said was man of the match, is talking to two fans who stayed after the game.

He is now in his track suit, kind of already went in the locker room, talked to the guys and came right back out to make sure that he had a talk with the fans.

This is Sounder soccer.

This is a Sounders legacy that coach Brian Smetzer has built, that Ziggi Schmidt has built, and these fans have built. And that isn't incredible about this team and this club. So credit to the players, credit to the club. This is how you get back to the fans.

Good vision on your part. And if you look out there, there's Red Baker Whiting doing skill work and the team just did a bunch of running. So that's the sign of a great program.

And you're right, and you've continued a continued great program.

Yes, Yes, and you've done your share of appearances and I love it. We go when we travel with him, It's not unusual to see Jordan Morris after a game with a fan of the the home team, which is and Sounders are the visitors, and Jordan will come out and chat with you. Let's you're right, good catch and that is why you win? For one sometimes well.

I mean the diabetes. You know, his his program.

I believe he meets with somebody after every single game home more away, yes, and and somebody whose life has been I mean, he's the work that he does with Jordan Morris Foundation.

Uh, it's it's amazing and obviously.

For him, you know, being out so hard, but you know, you look at the Sounders as we kind of transition and talk about on the field, and I think one of the biggest questions was can this team be successful and can this team work offensively without Jordan Morris up top to stretch the field. And I think we have seen a different type of Sounders team over these last few games. Now Jordan is out again and even with Mazowski in there, they're functioning.

Quite well on the offensive end.

They are in they're finding ways because it's multiple players scoring, that's no longer just Jordan.

Multiple players.

Yes, so you can talk about Danny Massovski not being the forward that everyone thinks he is, but four goals in four games, yeah right. You're talking about Ovid Vargas who was just a sitting he just at number six. He maybe comes forward a little bit. Well that's another goal, right, another goal. This year you're talking about the Ryan kenn inclusion, and then you're talking about new who right.

They just they're spreading the love a little bit more.

They're finding ways to get to get wins, get results, and you know they're running forward.

When your defenders are scoring goals, that's a really good thing, right, because you're gonna rely on your forwards to do it, your wingers to do it, you're attacking midfielders. But if your defenders can get themselves forward and get a goal or two here or there, that's a good thing. The one thing when Jordan came back in the Nashville game, he got on for about I don't know, fifteen minutes and he had two really good chances. We won that

Here's the other thing too, We can now play multiple ways three four three four two three one. Obviously there's similarities between the two, but you know we're functioning different ways, and we can you know, Killanie, Alex and and this is gonna be Hellen.

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Seattle Sounder is winning tonight over Saint Louis four to one. The most interesting news that we just learned is that callan road doesn't use a phone case.

You madman, How do you not use a phone case? But which is good too?

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Just like on the field, they've had a soft touch. I think I'd have a heart attack if I didn't have a phone case.

That's wild.

Don't drop the ball, but I don't drop the ball. You're good, Kellen, Rowe lives dangerously. So does our board operator and I Mitchell Blind.

We like to live dangerous, both of you do. Like all right, Chuck Norris. Back to the Sounders game. Nothing was too dangerous. This was a dominant win tonight for to one over Saint Louis.

Yeah, I heard you.

Sounders over Saint Louis. A great game that I knew. Who even got a goal? Ryan Kent was great? But oh Bet Vargas got our Toyota man of the match. I also mentioned that the Sounders have won today. That means you get to win tomorrow. Kellen, Down to the McDonald's app. Pull out that phone without a phone case. Down on the McDonald's app, and you can redeem your free mckchicken tomorrow with any purchase of two dollars or

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Alrighty, let's wrap up the postgame show tonight by talking about what's ahead for the Sounders. They are back on the road, I know, back forth back forth, but they're back on the road next weekend at Houston Dynamo Shell Energy Stadium. It's gonna be a Providence Swedish premat show of five o'clock kickoff of five point thirty right here Sports Radio ninety three point three kjr FM. You can also watch the match via MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV up and listen in Spanish language on l

Was tremendous callen. If you're Brian Schmitzer.

And you want to stick with the four two three one stick with ales rolled on, who's your left winger going in and starting that game in Houston?

You know, I think the decision to start Ryan Kent is an easy one.

Right.

He showed he's got the quality, he showed he's got the fitness. Now you want to give him a little bit of a runout. It's not too hot in Houston at the moment. You know he's sure it's getting to like June July. You don't want to start a player like that in his first you know, away game, start in a Houston heat. However, I think the decision is really do you play a Paul Rothrock on the right side or do you keep running out dayly Vega in a place that is hard to play. It is an

I like that Paul's started all the first eleven games, right He's he didn't sort of lose his spot. I was surprising. I bet he was disappointed to come off as early as he was. But if you were to say who's done the best, I would put Paul ahead of dal le Vega on that one and maybe give Frian Kent the start. Brian's good about rewarding guys when they win, right, and we've seen that over the last few weeks. So he had a bunch of guys who were not typical starters get the win. They stayed on

The second half won this game for the Sounders, and the second half featured Ryan Kent.

However, the penalty that came back to even up was a Paul Rothrock pedal.

True and very heads the play from him. One thing I want to say that Brian did great tonight, in my opinion, was he left Danny Massovski on. We all wanted de Rosario to go on, but he had two good chances right before the half, which I think gave him a little bit of confidence, the team some confidence. He had another good chance as well on a ball Alex Roldn played in and Danny hid it very well, goalkeeper Knox out for a corner kick and he gets the goal. And I think some coaches would have pulled

We keep talking about it, right, Danny Misowski. We've given him some hard times in the past. We've we've given him some hard times when he's played, but he's done his job once again night four for four.

It's a continued streak. And when Ford's go on streaks, you know it's gonna be positive. You gotta keep running him out.

Well.

We'll certainly see Danny, I think starting at Ford. I will also say, Asase, the sitter of all sitters, you could have had your first tonight. He'll have another opportunity soon though. I think Tacoma Defiance, by the way, hosting Portland Timbers in the Open Cup on Tuesday night, that'll

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Mentioned, by the way, eight pm for Houston local time next Saturday, it'll be seventy five degrees humidity of seventy So we'll see how that fact. We'll see who starts on the wing lot to come here for the Sounders Great Great four games stretch ten points, finishing off with a four to one win tonight over Saint Louis. While more on Sounders Weekly coming up on Wednesday. Have a

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