Sounders vs. San Diego FC 4-5 Full Match

Good evening from snap Dragon Stadium in beautiful San Diego, California, for this first ever match between Your Sounders and San Diego FC. San Diego come into this game off a pulsating three to two win versus LAFC last week.

Three goals in the.

First half provided the cushion they needed to withstand an LAFC fight back, and they currently sit in a very respectable third position in the Western Conference coming into this weekend's games. For Your Sounders, the last few weeks feel like we have been pushing uphill. Injuries, sloppy goals, and an inability to convert chances has stagnated a very promising

Brad's comments in just a minute, but let's get you the Delta.

Starting eleven for Brian Schmetzer and for Your Sounders, Stefan Fryan gol at back three of Yemar Reagan and Nuhu a midfield four Alex Roldan on the right, Paul Rothrock on the left, and then Christian Rolldan slides back into the middle alongside Obed Vargas, Jesus Ferrera, Albert Ruzneck. We feel will sit right underneath potentially a Georgie Munungo who will squeeze up in that number nine spot and cause

So, Brad, we talk about must win games.

The Sounders have kind of spluttered and started their season in a manner which they've had. It happened before. What do they have to do tonight against this new San Diego team.

Well, they got to put this team under pressure and show them who the Sounders are. Right, anytime I see a fourth, a true four to three three set up, that just tells me that the front three are gonna fly and the rest of them are there to just help support. And they've done that so far this season with San Diego and for the Sounders. When you look at it, I mean it's a flip of the coin, right. If you don't slip in Saint Louis, you might get

Well, Sanders getting ready to hopefully get that first win they've had for a little while. They're gonna be in the anniversary create green shirts, Blue shorts and white socks, and San Diego in the all midnight Navy kit of blue shirts, shorts and socks. Three goals in the first half of San Diego last week, they got their first win at home against regional local rival LAFC, but there was a barnstorming first half. Five goals in that first half. Two goals from LAFC in the final five minutes or

Yeah, and that's what you want. You want the teams coming in with a stacked stadium that is going to be packed right when they come into the league. It's not about sitting in a baseball stadium and then hoping that you get your stadium built. They've done it all the right way and off we go here in San Diego.

Santio get us going. They're going to be tacking the goal to our left as we look at it.

Sounders attacking goal to our right.

The ball gets hooked down the line, headed forward by San Diego, picked up by Della Torre, local San Diego native came back to join the new franchise. This ball goes back to Murcveigh. As mentioned, solid back line. So far they've scored ten goals, which matches Vancouver for the top of the Western Conference in terms of goals scored. The ball goes down the line, picked up good challenge

And what you notice for the Sounders is there're no stranger to playing in big environments and big stadiums in front of rockers crowds, and what the Sounders have always done well And Ziggy used to tell us this, you want to be streak breakers. So San Diego gets their first win at home, you want to be the first team to say that you broke that little streak that they got going to that win, and obviously a decent result just before that at home in a draw.

Ball down the line and it's going to be an early corner kick for San Diego down on this bottom left corner. As we're looking at it, quickly taken short corner to Lasana goes it towards the end like cuts it back top of the six yard Bucks strike and that's an early goal.

That's a horror start for the Sounders.

And it's traverse cuff from about eight yards out. The ball was cut back, he was able to control it inside the eighteen yard Bucks slots it pass Fry and inside the first two minutes. That is not what you want to do for the Sounders. They go down one nil.

No, this is gonna drive Brian schmetz Aer crazy here. You know that you're playing away from home, they're gonna come off to a fast start. Anytime a team just drops the ball back and smashes it forward, you're in for it. On the night and San Diego smelled something here. They know that the Sounders have fallen asleep. And you saw it as soon as that ball went out. The Sounders were slow to drop back and they're not set up.

Now, well, that's not gonna look good on the Monday morning video replay, Christian Roldan jumps up, isn't able to take the ball off Juky Lozano and he goes down and really good early fresh from San Diego, and they go up a goal. Sounders have talked about it all week, keep it tight, don't give them anything. They just felt the Sounds were fast asleep in that six yard box and Reagan wasn't able to step forward and really challenges.

The ball goes down the right hand side.

Eventually the assistant referees flag on the far side goes up, but it's not when you want them.

Ball goes out the top.

Jackson Reagan talked about in his interview this week is the ability for San Diego's are not the ball along and really kind of counter the sound as high press.

Well, what Sandy Goes done is they built an incredibly athletic team. That's why they've been up such a hot start to start this MLS campaign off. And that's a credit to this roster that they built. When you look at the roster, there's only like six guys from the US on their roster as opposed to sixteen or so guys on the Sounders roster. And what they've done is brought in a lot of athletic guys who maybe didn't play at the biggest teams overseas, but in athletic technical teams,

Well, it feels Brad that goal is kind of symbolic of the sound a season so preventable goals, in ability to clear the lines and look at someone like Jackson Rag and play the candidate over the last couple of years, really just the inability to squeeze that ball and looked somewhat static and the Sounders just give up another sloppy goal, as he did last week, of course against San Jose.

Now, the one thing about getting scored on early is you got a good eighty five minutes to get one in the back of the net and salvage draw at least. The Sounders just have to calm down, get a little bit more comfortable on the ball, keep possession, find out what the rhythm of this game is going to be before they get too anxious. Sound is a new three back system.

Yeamo has the ball and this near side the right cuts it inside square to Vargas driving forward. Good chapel, things about Lasana coming back, but the ball squeezes over to the far side to Rothrock. Little cutback double teamed on that left hand side, comes back to roll Done, who switched the point of attack square to Yemo down the line into Ferrara and needs a good game tonight, does Jesus Ferrara? Can he get on the board for his first Sounders goals The ball goes back to that man.

Ferrara had a good.

Second half against San Jose, dropping into that pocket fush. Danny Masowski came on at halftime, did a good job, wasn't able to shake off and niggling injury joined the week that he picked up last week against San Jose's on the bench. See if he comes on and makes a similar impact as he did last week. Sound is gonna need something. One thing for sure is you're gonna have to score a goal to at least get back into this game as the Sounders have it with Rosnek

Yard box, strike just wide by Russneck.

He picked it up inside the eighteen yard box, just dropped it on his right foot and just squeeze it wide to the post goal kick.

It means one nil San Diego, but good chance for the Sounders.

Look at this replay. Paul Rothrock does so well on that left hand side. And what we've criticized Paul Rothrock is in previous games he's just putting his head down and running and just being calm, knowing that the Sounders are gonna maintain possession on top of the eighteen and if you do that, someone is gonna fall asleep on San Diego and Snack pops up in a perfect spot.

Sandiego build out the back of course, this new ability for players and teams to build inside the six yard box. They managed to work it out down their left hand side. Down the line. It goes to Drey who just aes and knock it back into the path of delatory, picked up well by the Sounder's midfield, and then they shift it from center to far side the left to Paul Rothrock, who's he's.

Finding his feet again.

Of course, Stella the year last year, five goals in his You'll Breakout campaign for the Sounders.

He's playing on that left hand side today.

Of course, Ariola essentially could have been in that slot, was marked in and penciled in, but the ACL injury, of course, picked up on the road just a few weeks ago, has taken him out of contention most likely for the entire season, and then of course some of the quirky MLS rules it does allow the Sounders to

Oh that's so. I was just gonna say, they're gonna get caught on one of these if they're going to play out of the back inside the six with ten or twelve passes. I mean, credit to them. Are sticking to their guns. But you're, like you said, you're playing with fire back there. And roth Rock commits a foul, But it's about the pressure, right When you see San Diego line up against against our Sounders with the three in the back, they're basically man for man up top,

Sound As have figured it out.

High pressed by the sound of San Diego again, managed to going to pull it out to say quicks long by frank Ernegri. But somehow the San Diego men in Midnight Navy tonight picked the ball up middle of the park is goalscorer. It's Versekov who flicks it to the right hand side, cut back to Delatory, scuffs his shot, and then there's Valacari on the back side slides in

He's on side there as well, and I think I think Delator is looking to shoot that ball and he scuffs it just a little bit but look at that. If he slides a couple inches earlier, he might put that one in the in the back of the net. And that's one where new Who gets pulled all the way over because you're only playing with three in the back and you're playing with fire. For the Sounders going three against three, new who gets pulled all the way over? And where do you where do you find the space?

So obviously going down a goal early with three versus three, as you mentioned at four to three to three, that San Diego put out three to four to three, that the Sounders do within the Sounders would have tried to keep things tight, maybe drop Rothrock in a little bit deeper, just kind of stem the flow against the home team. But now it changes the whole dynamics of the game.

Well, it's difficult because in a four to three three, the outside back can still move forward. So it to me a four through three is a bit more fluid, right. It gives you some more options for your outside backs to play with two true center backs. So the sounders are gonna have to be careful. And we know that Paul Rothrock isn't an out and out and defender, and we certainly know that Jesus isn't going to really fill

Good little flick as Rothrock strikes it dright down the gut of does Santos. Easy save in the end, but good build up by the sound as it came from some high press again San Diego, try to build out of the.

Back, and it was George.

He was able to take it down on his chest playing high up for that number nine, and we'll see how that works out. I think Brian Schetzer and I had a conversation just a couple of weeks ago, and I said, you have a thought about putting Georgie up front of it creates some chaos, And he wasn't too

Well, you know what you're gonna get, You're gonna get speed and in that unpredictability and you just can't teach speed. And that's why the sounders have been so successful with Jordan up top is it's always been that release valve for the sounders, and when you don't have them up top, the sounders tend to play a little bit differently than usual. So Georgia can provide a little bit of chaos because as a center back, we love watching film against the forward.

As McNair knocks it, long as precious, and the Sounders came it was challenged by Yama on the halfway line wins the free kick physical battle I think it was with Valacari. Sounders are going to have a free kick on the halfway line and wherever you're joining us today

I'll tell you what, as a youngster, I wish someone would have taught me that earlier. I mean my youth career is just feel a little bit of pressure and just fall on the ground. You're gonna get the you're gonna get the foul called. It's a learned thing, right, Like you said, it's true experience that you learn these little nuances of the game, because we've all been taught to be this tough player and stay on your feet and make sure you ride out the challenge. But at

That's probably where we learned the game.

I think England and in the US pro teacher those tools of the trade. But if you're in southern South America or in Europe, probably learning that as a young kid. Santo now win the ball down inside the h and yard box, Les Lazano tricky play, good block by Reagan this time picked up by Leffle said, and on the right side, here comes Drea down the right hand side is Leftles set and flicks up off new Who's going

Come and look comfortable.

Is It's not gonna be any egos. Yes, Cuculuzano is a big time player, big time name, but the rest of them just feel like they fit in. This of course is right to Dream Network as well, that they've really kind of found players through.

Yeah, look, my next comment was going to be how comfortable it is when you're a new expansion side playing in an environment like they have at Snapdragon, Right. You saw it with Saint Louis when they came into the league, and it's just that boost that the crowd gives you. And once you get that first victory, now you know what it feels like to win at home and the crowd is behind you. And then all of a sudden, you get that little boost of energy and off you go.

Good challenge just now who perfect challenge one v one versus Maine Men Andreas Dryer. This ball goes down the line, Georgia can't make it run into the channel.

It's going to roll all the way through to De.

Santos, but fixing Reagan lost a back in the middle of the field again and the ball got scooted out. As you mentioned, Brad, when you play three to back, if a defender sip steps up doesn't win the ball, then you can get exposed on those outsides as Lozano goes and clashes with rolls On.

Yeah, it'll be interesting because I think Alex roll Don at this point is probably thinking, why don't I just sit back and support our back four because Chook is cheating so far high all our other center backs seem to be one for one sch Matts Wackett. Why don't I just sit at home and then attack when the space is in front of me.

Good quick play by San Diego at the foot of Valacari. Inside the attack in half of the field, there's Della Torri, as you mentioned, San Diego native is on loan from Celta Vigo time of course at Fulham English Premier League and also in the Ari Divisier and Hollands. The ball down the left hand, so I go, is it Negri? He's gonna whipple on the six? Cleared by Jackson Reagan, sounders all across the board now, blankets of space opening

Yeah, they can smell something right and it's Alex Roldan tucking inside being out of position. Where's the space out on the wings? If I'm San Diego, I want Jemar to come out wide. I want to pull him out into open spaces so I can make a little move. Maybe he's got a foul or I beat him, and then it's there's only two center backs in the box. Is gonna be new Who and Jackson? Those will be the only ones in the box for San Diego.

Two arms up in the air, corner cack for San Diego with Lozano on their left hand side, instringly with his ro foot top of the six ball benches up, there's a hamball came off Valakari. I think when he challenged for the ball, it's gonna be a free kick for the Sounders. Inside their eighteen yard books and Branchmetto talked about San Diego being quality on set pieces, both

Yeah, look, I don't think the Sounders in the past four or five years have been very good at finishing set piece opportunities, whether it's corner kicks or from outside the box. Now Albert Rusnak with a career year last year, Yes, the service was good and the Sounders found their way on a few occasions, but they're not known as a set piece team throughout this league, so they're gonna they're gonna have to do it by pure numbers, right law

Yep sixty three corners coming into this game. Took them over one hundred corner last season to get their first goal from a set piece. Sanders have it fast side to the left with rothrug Sound is getting settled in.

Trying to find a way back into the game.

As the ball goes into Georgie top of the eighteen Yardbocks just can't get away from it. As the ball goes off Georgie from a tackle for McNair's he came across, but good inside set ball through the middle of the back four. Georgie had a sniff of a chance. He goes over the end line for a goal kick.

And that's a fantastic ball from Jackson. It's just his second touch that fails him. But what a tackle there coming in leaving your feet. That's desperation at its finest right there from the center back for San Diego and Georgie. Unlucky there, but that ball, that's a split ball that you have to have as a center back. If you have that in your bag, you're gonna play at the next level and have a long career right splitting lines.

You'll play by rolled On pulled it out a nice sky one touch pass into his brother Alex as he rolls the ball all the way back to Seph and fright full magenta tonight, top to toe as the Sounders captain. As he rolls it out to this near side to Alex, Roldan shifts the point of play.

From this right side to the far side of the left.

Anew who ask him for some help in front, goes back to Jackson Reagan as the Sounders build in possession. Nineteenth minute here snap Dragon Stadium, San Diego. Early second minute goal by San Diego puts them up one nill. Sounders trying to find themselves back into the game and his hiss Frere isn't able to control that ball. As Sandy Who's back line again build out the back Sounders are going to put some high press, as they've done on a number of occasions so far. San Diego have

Has not been what they've done last couple of years.

Top defense in the in MLS over the last two years they were on top of the podium on themselves with thirty five goals against last year and the thirty two goals and then the previous year tied with Nashville.

Well, the teams that that that vibe for a supporter shield, right, you look at their records, you look at their goals against. They don't commit the silly errors throughout the season. And whether that's a matter of just being unlucky in moments or it's a moment of shutting off and just thinking

As rolled down, feeling the pressure again this time Valacari, this time in a much more dangerous position, twenty five yards out from goal, left of center. He saw the pressure coming from Valakari absorbed the hit, went down, wins the free kick. Sounders have a chance in twenty first minute free kick. As we said, just seven yards or so outside the eighteen yard bucks.

It's gonna be a.

Delivery or they gonna try and take a pop on goal. It's ru'sneck over it with his right foot. Sound as big men are in it is on goals. Could he flicked forward looking for maybe a flick from a slashing run from rolled on it bounces through to Dosentos, remains San Diego. One sound is Nail bred Evans.

Yeah, I think you're right. I think he's looking for a little deflection there. And the way that Rusnak strikes the ball, it's a bit of he comes over the top of the ball, so it likes to dip. And if you don't catch that one just perfect, it's only gonna be a foot or two off the ground and not really give that ball a chance to swerve at

Tonight's match is presented by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers as San Diego come again in transition won the ball off Roth right down the far side the right with Luffelsend goes back to Drea, top goal scorer for San Diego this season with three goals. San Diego build in possession. Eleven men behind the ball for the Sounders as they absorbed this pressure back three step up compact the field to play by McVeigh. Wriggles out of pressure from Georgia

You love San Diego's idea, right, I'm sure Before the game and during practice, this week. They were saying, hey, we're gonna smash that ball forward if we get if we get the first kick at this thing, and then if we get a corner kick, we're taking it quick, as quick as possible, just to unbalance the Sounders, see if they're awake, and fortunate for San Diego, unfortunate for

Them good win by Yama rolls a wall quickly into Farrera, then square inside Alex Schrolder and pinching him from his right backs, but clips it towards Russneck. Rothrock's on the far side, wide open as a slashing run by Russneck. He dragged Luffel send in the spaces over the top, goes all the way through to the goalkeeper.

There's more high press from the Sounders here though, four.

Men top of the bucks right now they're allowing San Diego just to play. And now they go with Georgie. I don't know just Sandsos knows the speed of George. You've been knowing way almost gets to on it good step by the Sounders are new. They've done a really good job putting pressure on and then winning that second.

Ball, and the ball does go long.

Sounders have it twenty five yards from the end line, left side with Rothrock now eighteen yards from the end line, cuts back on his right foot, goes back to New in support.

Even with a back.

Three New who far up the field on that left hand side. Rothrock goes inside. It comes Vargas alongside the eighteen yard box, chance to shoot, rolls it out to this near side to Alex, rolled on closed down by Negri Good defending his Yemar gets pushed in the back. Referees right there, no foul given. Rolled on skipping down the right hand side back to his brother. Alex clips it in and Rare was just winding up. Ball clear by San Diego. Goodoy goes down, feels the pressure. He

Yeah, that's fine from the Sounders. This is the replay from earlier, that ball being slipped in. That's good from the Sounder. So that's that high press, and I think San Diego knows if they go long, the Sounders are going to win that ball every single time. So they're hedging their bets that they can play out of the back and that one of the Sounders is gonna fall asleep. What I want to see out of Georgie is once he has that explosive step, you're baiting the keeper to

And that was a prime example. He's right there. All you need is a slide, tackle, deflection, and the goalkeepers inside his six yard bucks and now he gives it away to Ferrara, whips it in quickly, bull bounces through the top of the box, a rough thrut strike, deflection,

I feel like I'm watch my indoor team from Wednesday nights try to play out the back, and they're playing with fire, just like we do it. If it works out, you look amazing, and if not, it ends up with something on goal for the opposite team and the sound is unlucky there. It's a little deflection with a great strike from Paul Rothrock.

Short corner whipped in now by Rauznek on this right side. All pops up in the EBB via San Diego clearance.

Can't win it.

Flicks up forward by Drea, headed down by roll Down.

Two Rolldan brothers.

Coming together as Yamo clashes into I think it was Valacari looking for the ball down the line till Lozano goes out on this near side for a Sounders throw. As we get here in the twenty sixth minute snap Dragon Stadium, San Diego, first ever game between these two teams. San Diego, of course, the newest MLS franchise five hundred plus million dollars it costs to buy this franchise, and this opportunity to come in as the thirtieth MLS franchise.

Thirty teams.

The league has come some way since similar the days I played. When I came into the league in two thousand and two, it.

Was ten teams.

I think I was twelve.

Maybe it's mister young grown a little bit.

Well, you just saw Schmidtz on the sideline they got they got video of the perfect time to get Schmetz on camera. Just put up his hands and say switch. So Georgie's gonna come out here to the right hand side. Farrera's gonna go up top as the number nine. And you know, I don't mind Georgie up top, but I guess a tactical decision. Let's see what Faria can do up top, see if we can get him more involved. He's been pretty quiet in this first app. But I

As Lazano cuts it past, Yama comes all the way across the center, of the park. But the Sounders do win it with rawork. He's gonna whip it through.

The right in front of the referee.

Easy foul, so fun Now yellow cards give him by the referees. Good Dory pulls him down. You're free kicking inside this unders half of the field. The sound as FC Sockey is presented by a provident Swedish official healthcare.

Partner of Sounders FC.

Just over fifteen minutes or so of this first half to go. Can the Sounders find a way back into this game?

As they trail one goal to nil.

Against new boy San Diego Golf to a flying start first game.

Of the season. Could it get any more difficult going.

Up against La Galaxy MLS chems at La But they went in there it came out with a two nil win. The ball goes down the right inside. Now the Sounders have it to Georgia. Can he tests against negrig good one v one defending by the San Diego left back signed for Miami Argentinian one goal of his season so far.

That's really good defending there. That's my worst nightmare is going up against someone like Georgie right, and it's all about just keeping your feet, keeping your balance. You're always gonna throw at least a move or two in and you just can't bite at the first one. And he does everything right there. That's what you want from Georgie, right is that isolation. But one thing we've talked about with Georgie is that move has to come earlier. He is so fast that the move doesn't have to come

Delatroy drives forward, wins won by rolled on. Well.

He comes the ball to Georgie now right side of the box, whips it in, does it go one b one? Ball gets flicked up by Leffel send. It's gonna be a corner kick. Inadvertent clearance by the San Diego right back goes up and over. It's gonna be a corner kick for the Sounders. Can they make San Diego pay? And look at the down of the replay. Was Georgie had some time and space in the right corner of the box And that's why Brad you're talking about And he's a drive against the defender.

Yeah he can, but you know a couple of weeks ago against I think LAFC. He whipped in that ball from a deep lying space in and around the defenders and Jordan Morris finishes and that ball just isn't on the right mark, but the Sounders end up with a corner kick with good transition play.

Sunder's getting back in the game. Fifty to fifty in possessions so far for the Sounders. So the knocking ball comes in, headed down by Reagan, headed clear by the San Diego back line, picked up by Vargas who.

Asked for a throw in.

Nothing given, He's gonna run over and try and pick it up off Lozano, of course, fellow countryman. Now after Vargas committed himself to the Mexican national team, most recently to the U twenty camp, went to Europe to Spain, bits some friend lies, but he's been involved in the national team camp and Cuculazana's trying to get back into the national team set up before the twenty twenty six Wold Cup.

Yeah, and what a great opportunity for Obed. I mean, it's got to be one of his idols, right, one of the best players to play for Mexico. Consistently, but he's also had an incredible career overseas. And that's a conversation for after the game, right, you got to be looking forward to that one if you could be a fly on the wall. And if I'm mobed, I'm asking him what do I do? What do I do to take my game to the next level? What do I do to give myself a best chance at making a

Down the left hand side of the sound is here they come again? Can they find something? Ball whipped in, headed clear by McVeigh, picked up by goalscorer to verse CoV good calm play goes out to Luffel send. It's been all across the Mountain West region RSL Colorado. Now he finds himself down in San Diego. Has a efficient player since his introduction to the league in twenty twenty two.

Wins.

A thrown on the far side slows things down to get here in the final fifteen minutes of the first half. Don't leave us at halftime, Jackson, Pete and Mars were we back to break everything down? Sounders looking for way back into this game as Lozano's striding forward looks fit and healthy right now as it plays the ball to the far side the right to Drea tries to clip

Yeah, when this game is starting to look like the San Jose game, a little bit, a bit more stretched than I think the Sounders would like to away from home. In years past we've seen we've seen the Sounders go away from home, play five in the back and really lock things down. It seems like this year the Sounders are happy to go away from home, take their chances, and before you know it, this one's getting stretched.

It's gonna be a corner kick from top man. Drea whips it in with his left foot in swinger flicked over by the verse, Kov finds the foot of good Joy no real pressure is able to clip it in, then headed away by Yama strike down wide.

Of Stephan Frre's post.

Is gonna be a goal kick for the Sounders here in a thirty second minute San Diego won Sounders nil nice open games so far, bratt in these first thirty minutes.

Yeah, and that's what the Sounders have to have to be careful of, right. It's all about transition and the Sounders aren't typically a transition based team, and that's why you leave things open in the back. A team like LAFC love to play in transition.

Paul giving away cheaply, then Sounders asking for some help as mean as alechrol Don goes down to the deck. Now Sounders' shirts surrounding the referee. We know the new rules coming to play this year where the captain has to be the individual.

Who's challenging the referee.

They're trying to get away from players surrounding the man in the middle.

I don't know what happened here. If it was a quick goalkick from the Sounders that got intercepted, I'm not sure where this play went wrong, but the Sounders under the gun there.

Alex rolledan back on his feet. Good news for the Sounders as the back line with Jackson yemar Anu trying to sort things out. Knew you had a nice interview this week. You haven't seen it, go listen to it. He talks thoughtfully about the Sounders and their season so far, and is could actually be a change for Alex Roldan.

He got up on his feet, he was able to walk off on his own volition.

But it is going to be an early change for the Sounders. And it's Koloney Coats o Rienzi like for like switch. Of course, kilaney Is first major contribution was that goal at home means LAFC the Sounders now building the back cheaply. They've been watching San Diego. But Sounders having to be able to build out is good. Do I closes down, slides over the far side, isn't able to retain the ball.

It's gonna be a.

Toying for the Sounders.

But Sandy, you're playing with some fire.

So with the Sounders, Brett, Yeah, And it's it's a case of two teams that want to keep possession right and how do you do that? You have to play out of the back at the end of the day, and it's who's gonna make the mistake first and who's gonna stick to their guns. There's a clear handball, Yeah that Sounders.

Fell Troy comes across. It was Colony's first introduction.

My concern with Alex over the last couple of weeks is that he looked a little bit tired, and I think it's a product of how the Sounders have been playing. And now he gets bit with, you know, an injury bug here early in this one against San Diego. And for the Sounders to stay healthy, they can't just play a million miles an hour at all times, right, It's got to be a bit more of the sustained possession,

Jackson Reagan has certainly been the stop start season so far for Jackson is Let's not forget that first game of the season against Charlotte when it was Jackson's giveaway cost the Sounders three points at the very end of that game. There's a known goal by Yamar in the end, but it did come from a giveaway.

By Jackson Reagan.

And characteristic for the sound as defensively is one thing the Sounders have been all focused in the off season and pre season on the offensive third of the field, not thinking they have to really focus in on the defense. It has been so good, it's been some uncharacteristic mistakes, and today's goal is very synonymous and symbolic of that as well. It was early leadoff led up by the Sounders in that second minute sending you go on the borders. We get here in the thirty sixth Sounders look in

Is responsible for that, and that's where you get into trouble. Right. Yes, in theory, it's great to have an out and out winger, but you're covering the entire line. You're responsible for getting forward, putting in crosses in your also responsible for recovering all the way back into your own box. And so what you see with Kolani, he's going to tuck in a little bit more because they want that overload in the midfield. They want to go four for three in the midfield

Third corner kick for the Sounders on their left hand side ball is on the foot of Rosneck looking to go short, ask him for ten yards as Drea comes across. Sounders looking to find some magic from these corner kicks. As you mentioned, Andy Rose has always try to tweak and add some ingenuity in terms of what the Sounders can bring. Six shots on goals so far for the Sounders six shots in total, two shots of those on goal, fifty to fifty possession. Can the Sounders find a goal

One goal to Nilay we haven't mentioned much for San Diego has been Dryer, who's been a fantastic player for them, coming in and really being that lynchpin in the attacking side of things, and the Sounders have kept them quiet for the better part of this game. Now, save save for the first goal, I think the Sounders have been pretty good so far this game. Defensively pretty good. Now

Bran Schweitzer does have options coming off the bench. One of them at Dela Vega's the ball goes back for McNair, no look pass and Rothroat trying to take a chance, or gets headed forward by Georgie.

We'll see how long Georgie lasts.

He's spend most of his time coming off the bench, of course this season, throughout his career, a couple of arts this year and last year. But Refree's flagging, the far side goes up, Colonie comes back to defend.

Well. One thing Schmiz said a couple of weeks ago was the relationship between Colonie and Georgie is something he was excited about. So I hope through this second half of Georgie like you said can stay on the field and stay. There's another bad giveaway from Jackson Reagan in the back and a silly fowl to follow it.

Roll Doan goes.

Into goodoy the middle of the park in the attack in half the field they get going quickly. Baul goes into Luffelsen to dre with his left foot choice to find a slashing run of Losano on the back post goes over the endline for a Sounder's goal kick just over five minutes to go of this first half. As the Sounders now trying to find a way back into this game before they go in the locker room. But

Wriggle around goodoik.

He'd Alway's got that experience, puts himself between ballland player San Diego win it with del Torri thirty yards from goal central the park to Lozano comes back on his preferred right foot. There's Rosneck steps in as a nibble, doesn't win the ball given up by Lazana, picked up well by Vargas, nothing really ahead of him. Now it is Farrera striding over the halfway down and this near

That's a killer.

Five minutes before the end of the first half, it's San Diego in transition, ball goes out to Drea Goody in support. As the ball came back to the central midfield player, he is able to slide it past step and Fry into the bottom corner and San Diego go up two goals to nil.

I want to see this replay again because we are todd If there's three in the back, the ball goes all the way ride right to Georgie. Okay, he loses the ball. Well, where's new who in that situation? If he is not tucked in as a second center back, all that space is wide open, and we watched this replay here, He's nowhere to be found on the screen. He's above halfway in that situation, leaving Jackson and Yemar left to defend on two. And then he's late to come back and it's an easy tap in for Goodoy

Well, Brad, you're right if you're a the scent, if you're injection rag and the balls on the far side of the right, you have to slide across.

You can't stay left because there's a huge gap in the middle. You stay connected to Yama and we see position.

With San Diego. They stick with three guys up. You know that they're gonna have three guys sitting up high. That's how they're set up. So the Sounders falling asleep, playing with fire and they get punished.

Just uncharacteristic mistakes from the Sounders in twenty twenty one when they went to play three at the back. That committed to that lineup and they proved to be extremely successful, the likes of Knew was an All Star that year, six All Star placements for the Sounders getting off to that incredible start. Now they've got a mountain to climb

Well, it seemed a few years when it was three in the back, it was really five in the back. When we watched them play, it seemed like it was more five in the back. Now it seems like it's three. And then whoever wants to go forward can go forward, and you're not seeing the pivot. If I play with three in the back and two sitting in front of me with two six's, if my right winger vacates that space, it's the job for the for the closest six to drop into that space, and then my recovery as an

All comes in from Roznik headed away by the San Diego back line, flip back in by Vargas, headed away and then hook clear by Valakari. Good headed clearance by Kilaney, but he isn't able to find as sound as player as a ball gets headed back from McVeigh back to C J J.

Santos and the San Diego goal.

Well.

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On have to go off.

Some injury picked up, able to walk off the field, sit down, but fortune for the Sounders another injury is not what we want. Now We're starting to get players back. Peedro Delaveager on the bench today. Read Baker Whiting back from his injury. Jordan Morris just a week or two away. Of course, Ryan Kent finding some match fitness. He's going to be a burst of energy for the Sounds when he comes back. The ball gets clipped from this near.

Sight to the far side.

Luffls and goes down rammed into by Rothrock asking for a shoulder to shoulder is a free kick given by the referee. We'll see a replay down on our screen. Is clatter into Luffelson and hook the ball clear and sometimes it's momentum.

Sometimes it might be a level of frustration.

Was going to be my next time, my next one. And Klane needs to know whether Rothrock's got really only one opportunity there. And Klana just needs to keep possession. But he's in a good spot to recover the ball in the previous play. It'll be interesting to see what the Sounders do here at halftime if they make some make some shifts.

Well gets caught out one ball over the top. Here's Lozano over the top. It goes and then hits the roof for the net.

Sounders get a let off.

It was one ball just caught the entire back line out from the free kick. I think it was Dre hook the ball over the shoulder of Kilaney got caught out. Yemar is no man's land and Lozano just clips it over. Fry isn't able to land in the back of the goal. Sandieo continued to lead to nil here. But the Sounders need to get into that locker room and get some talk into and some guidance from the coaching staff.

Well, it looks like one team wants to be here and and one team is a little bit slow today, whatever that may be. But they've had a full week of training. Guys should be healthy, they should be flying. This just a great opportunity to play away from home, to be able to beat this team the first game, first team to beat this uh San Diego team in this stadium, and then you let one go in early, and then you fall asleep once again and get caught

All given away by Rosnik this time down the middle. It goes, it's dryer, top of the box, strikes a great hand by Fry and he goes after the rebound, picks it up, but it let off again by the sound is three minutes of added time as San Diego lead two goals to nil, and this score up is presented by Toyota. Ninety seconds or so to go, Sounders need.

To hold on.

Can they find a goal before they go into the locker room? Was Musovsky who came off the bench last time last week against San Jose changed the game somewhat. With a much more energized Sounder's performance in the second half, they're able to find that equalizing goal with Rosnek. Now they've got much greater task as they look wide open at times. Bull goes down this simon top of the box is Lozano strikes it back of the net.

Sounder's standing.

Asking for some help from the assistant referee. It's not gonna come. It came in transition again. San Diego scored three goals against LAFC last week in the first half, and they get their third goal tonight with just thirty seconds of time to go.

Just the hunger your team tonight, That's all we can say so far in this first forty five minutes. Jackson Reagan has to know that there's forty five seconds left to halftime. Just get in at halftime. Instead, he tries to clip a ball in when you're three for three at the back. It's a quick turnover and look in two passes, Knew Who's pushed up the field once again and then in behind Jackson. Reagan's shoulder is the best player on the field, and that's what the best player

Yep, first goal for Tukulazana for his new club, one of the top paid.

Men in MLS, and that's a really tough one.

It was a tough one to con see that second goal with just five minutes to go, not a good time to give it up, and for the Sounders they give up that third goal. San Diego lead three goals to nil and they score. Update is presented by Provident Swedish. As we tick a minute past the three of added time, referee just needs to put his whistle to his mouth to get the Sounders in the locker room. Can they

Brad, your final thoughts, It was.

The pressure from San Diego tonight that really put the Sounders under pressure, and it was just converting their chances right. The Sounders had a few half chances in that first half and weren't able to put the ball on the back of the net. They seem the livelier sides tonight. They look like they want to be there, right, They look like they're playing for something and the Sounders aren't.

Well, we're going to get some of that where Jackson felt, because I feel like there's gonna be a level of frustration.

Coming out at halftime. And we'll take a short break here.

We'll be Jackson and Pete and Mars back to break has been debt, a most disappointing first half of the Sounders down in San Diego at halftime here at Snapdragon Stadium, Send Diego, three sounds nil.

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Forty five minutes in the books at Snapdragon Stadium, and it's not pretty for your Sounders three nothing, San Diego. We'll say that tonight's match is presented by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers. Jackson Feltz Pete viewing mas Vita Mata here for the halftime show. I don't know, Pete, that was rough and I think it was especially rough, and I'm especially frustrated right now because San Diego score in the forty first minute to make it two to nothing,

Well, you got to know what's going on in the clock right there, and you can't be that high up the park. You've just got to get your down two. You want to make sure you keep it too when you go in at halftime. Moss said it before the game, and we heard Brad say it during the game. Who wants it more? Right? And that was your comment on Keys to the Match, Moss was, Who's gonna want it more?

Boy?

This San Diego team is very impressive. Seattle's got to play quicker. They allow San Diego to get all eleven guys behind the ball most of the time when Seattle goes and Brian talked about this this morning. We've got to play through the lines. Jackson Reagan had one really good ball to Georgia and it beats six guys, right, But most of the time these balls are not zipped from one side to the other and then expose the defense. It allows it to get behind on the other side.

Yeah, coach, I mean I would add lack of pride and lack of awareness. Yeah, and we heard I thought Brad at an excellent point. I mean Danny did too, But you know, there's just too much space between the three center backs and the sixes and there's just so much space in there and the lack of awareness for either somebody to say come back or stay there and don't go up. And when you add a lack of awareness and a lack of pride and then you've got this.

I mean, I thought I was going to be the most critical one. But lack of awareness, lack of pride, lack of quality, lack of joy in this game right now. This is a team that's not having fun right there. And we got to talk about the second half ahead because listen, yeah, there's going to have to be a lot of changes in Brian Schmetzer. You think that he's probably lighting into him right now at Snapdragon Stadium. But

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This copyrighted audio cast in Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduced, or rebroodcast without the express written consent of Major League Soccer. All right, well, you have a Danny Mazowski on the bench. You have Pedro de Levega who could maybe give you fifteen to twenty minutes, but Pete maz I guess the question going through my head right now is what can you do to get back in this game early in the second half.

Well, I think the first thing you do in this situation, as the team is right, you look at the shirt you're wearing and say, you know what, I've got to earn the right to wear this shirt for the next forty five minutes.

That's one.

And then tactically you make a couple of good passes. I mean you say, okay, you know what, let's fine, it's zero zero, we know it's three zero. Let's make some passes in the middle from the back, and let's see if we can't take a couple of shots, and then get into the game and stay compact on defense.

Tactically, maybe you go to two upfront. I don't know who those two are, if it's Missovski coming off the bench, and get go to a four to four to two so that we don't get as exposed as we have on the counter. You don't want to give up any more goals. I mean three nothing, they can park the bus the entire time. You gotta play a little quicker too. You cannot let San Diego get set get all those

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Sounders fans to snap Dragon Stadium in San Diego and O what a toughest half that was for the Sounders. They trail three goals still against MLS New Boys San Diego FC.

It was the second minute goal that got San Diego.

Going by first CoV and it was good Joy in the forty first and then Lozano just before the halftime break. Seeing some changes happen already for the Sounders. We'll try and get you all of that as we get going. It's gonna be Danny Lava is gonna come on the field. Albert Rosneck has taken a seat. It was a quiet first half for Albert Rosnack, but Ryan Schmittz is making his move. Danny Labor coming on most likely alightful light switch.

But I think to start his first half.

Second half for the Sounders, it's about don't give anything else away. Can they find a way back in this game early and make a game of it for the Sounders And it's not gonna happen that way, but free kick giving up the Sounders. So for the Sounders, deepen their half of the field. So to mention one change for Brian Schmetz we wondered what Brian Schmittzho would do coming out in this second half. Last week against San Jose, he was a change at half time, JP off Danny

And for mikey Varus and San.

Diego dream first half again. It was three goals last week against LFC in the first half, got their first ever win here at Snapdragon Stadium for San Diego. And there was three goals in this game against MLS powerhouse Seattle Sounders. So for San Diego it's just Santos in goal, it's Luffel Send McVeigh, McNair, Negri good dooy goal scored to Verse Calf and then Della Tory and then Drea Valakari and Tucky Lazan who got that third goal right before the halftime break for his first ever goal for

I doubt it's going to be that.

Is it going to be fireworks in the hair dry treatment?

Well, if our producer can throw in some noises for us, I could go on for probably three minutes, it's not gonna be. It wasn't a welcome halftime speech. I can guarantee you that, and certainly wasn't happened without happy with Albert in that first half, and whether it was due to unhappiness or just maybe athleticism being on the field, and he expects Danny to stay more centrally so that they can really shore up and go three for three

And I was going to ask you that fifty years that we celebrated last year. Lots of players coming through the franchise over that fifty years spell, and the one thing that I think each and every player probably recognizes is about the Sounders is playing with pride, playing pride with that shirt. That's probably something that Brian Schwritz is gonna lean on, certainly for his players is respond the right way, respond the way that a Sounder would.

Yeah, and it comes. What you're seeing now is just complacency.

Bull towards the end line to Luffel sense sline tackle boy Knew who bull doesn't go out eventually doesn't this near side assistant Refreez flight goes up, go kick Sounders three nil to San Diego bred.

Evans and once it is just two lacks. There's no sense of urgency here from Jackson playing out of the back and it's a it's a pass that goes right to the feet of good Doy sitting on top of the box. And so at some point de Schmid say, hey, just sit on the bench and watch from the sideline for a little bit, because you have to have guys in there that are gonna fight for every sing ball and that are going to show that they want to

Georgie, looking to make a running behind it does find roth left.

Corner of the box. Ball goes in to George isn't able to.

Quite make it.

Sliding recovery from the back line for San Diego or cleared up the field picked up by new who Rigo's free of Valacari has the ball left corner of the box, rolls it out to Rothrock, drops his right shoulder, goes towards the end line with his left foot, clips it in. Somehow, whether it's a crossbar or a flailing hand of Desantos, somehow clears the ball finds the foot of San Diego player or back here by Lozano puts Neggi a little

No, that was well done by new who right we asked of him in the first half. When the ball is on the opposite side of the field, you must tuck in and provide cover for your other two center backs. If that was in the first half, knew who would have been out of position and that would have been a free chance on goal for San Diego. So I think at halftime they shored up things in the backs. They knew who just stay home a little.

Bit picked up left side by Obed Vargas as Rothrock got his pocket pick, but the Sounders have it top of the eighteen yard box. Ferrera, you're defending by Delatroy, homegrown product coming back on loan from Celta Vigo. Sounders habit with Kolani came on the field, joined the first half for Alex. Roldan picks up an injury, Paul goes into Georgie. Assistant referees flag on the far side does

Way back into this game.

As we get here in the fifty second minute, Sounders trailing three goals to nil. We're on the Sounders FC stream on the iHeartRadio app. Wherever you're joining us, we appreciate it. It's gonna be a slug of a second half of the sound as players, they're gonna have to find some pride. Can they find a way back in the game. As Lufelsen goes down nursing, it looks like maybe a back injury of sorts, and the medical stuff come on.

It could have been from Rothrock's challenge earlier on in the game, and initially you feel it in the back and then it moves to the hip. But we watched the replay before that and the sounders build up and Colonne found himself inside the box but not checking his shoulder. There's no one around him, and instead feels like he has to play that ball to Georgia, who ends up being on side. And that's the recognition. If that was Trucku Lozano in that position, I think he turns and

Well, Tucky Lozano is actually it is spelled Chucky and is after the Child's play character. When he was an eleven year old at Pachuca. His teammates thought he reminded that of Chucky, whether it was what he looked like or how he acted, how he played.

I remember that Charles Player was.

Actually the first horror movie I watched.

The kid absolutely fright and.

He still sticks with you.

It still sticks with.

Me, but he's been a thorn in the side of the Sounders. Picked up that third goal right before the first half. End of the first half as luveless and can't even make it off. The field goes down. It's going to be some change for San Diego as he hobbles off with some assistance of the medical staff.

Well.

Tonight's match is presented by the Western Washington Toyota Dealers, and Brian Schmittzer will be looking at his bench as the players get warmed up down to the left hand side of the Sounders bench.

Danny, did you ever as a as a player, you're a starting center back. The team goes out and signs another center back who's well known throughout the team, who's won a championship, and now all of a sudden, you've got j Bell, You've got Kim on the bench. Does that ever do anything? Cite psyched wise to your brain as you're as you're playing, right, You're still a young kid, and Jackson has done really well. He's been up there as possibly a defender of the year. He's gotten called

And yeah, it's two ways to respond, right you either kind of going to a cocoon and you can play with a little bit of fear maybe and it changes your game, or with all your sleeves up and try and prove why you are that player that you have been tagged to be in the Sounder's lineup right now.

It's been a tough star.

As you mentioned, it was the first game against Charlotte where it's a poor giveaway by Jackson that cost the Sounders three points in that final minutes of the game at home. It has been a bit of a spluttering start. But you know, as you know, consistency is the hardest thing to find in any type of professional sport, and Jackson's had a good couple of seasons and a bit of adversity. Can he face that adversity positively and turn

You see the change for San Diego.

Lufflesen does come off and is Willy Kimodo is gonna come on the field like for like switch.

Well you saw it there on that play. Is San Diego had ten men on the field, but you still see an open player down this right flank with Jackson getting pulled out of position, roth Rock high up the field, and now you're still left with two center backs sitting back, and all of a sudden, here comes San Diego right back down your throat.

Giveaway down the left hand side is Delatoy towards the end, then gets nudged in the bat by Yema. Crowds asking for some type of foul on Delatory inside the eighteen yard box.

Referee doesn't give anything.

Sounders come away with it, trying to counter down the right hand side. For the Sounders, there's Georgie hugging the far touchline, picks the ball up on his feet. They'll step over towards the right corner box.

So Farrera needs to strike.

It, and that's a player lacking confidence Ferrera. A couple of years ago, Brad would have taken that one touch and then smashed it with his second touch. It was in two minds where they laid off, almost felt like he didn't want to shoot.

Yeah, I think you should have brought it that first touch with the right foot, bring it to the left and then you have a goal on goal. But like you said, just not confident just yet. Still needs to find that one and get off the mark for the Sounders an MLS play.

Yep, no goal so far for Heesus Ferrara coming into the new squad. Of course, Sonny has spent his whole career at FC Dallas to assist on. His campaign so far for his new team.

Was productive in those Conker Calf games.

Got some good performances off side for against the Sounders. It's gonna be free kicked for San Diego as they here in the fifty seventh minute Snapdragon Stadium. Three goals to nail, all scored in the first half. We'll see on a replay Georgia just switched off for a minute a couple of yards off signed easy call by the assistant a referee.

I think Heyesus's best attributes are getting into the little pockets and creating from there, and then the Sounders just haven't had the ability to find him in the right pockets. Right. We know that he's a good player, we know that he can do it. He's got the track record in Major League Soccer, came from a pretty successful FC Dallas team, especially a few years ago. And now the Sounders have to figure out a way to get him isolated, right And they've tried him on the wing, they've tried him

And the conundon for Brian and his staff is that the Sounders coming into this weekend's game, had the second most scoring attempts in MLS. So as much as we feel like they're spluttering in the attacking third of the field over the last couple of weeks. They still being a threat on goal, but probably not including the likes of Ferrero, who still trying to find his way in

Goalkick.

San Diego lead three goals to no.

Yeah, but again you look up, Oh, he actually On the replay of that Paul Rothrock chip ball across he punches that ball out, doesn't come off the crossbar.

The Santos is ross Rock left side of the eighteen yard box. Good switcher play by the sound is challenged by Willie down the left hand side comes back to Danny Laver's substitute at halftime. Can he get involved? Can he continue to pick up on his performances solid starts at.

His campaign as well?

When being called upon as Danny Leaver Josh Attenci of course left just before the season started. Vote a confidence for Danny Lavers borgo top of the box to roll down just again. The Sounders just find themselves in these offside positions. They try to find those pockets of space. Fast side assistant referee puts that flag up giving off side in a free kick for San Diego.

A couple of players before that right, Jaymar does so well to intercept that ball and then he gets pass back, gets a ball at his feet, takes a few seconds and by then San Diego. That's what they want you to do. They're gonna come and press. They're hunting right. They're four for four on this side in that last attack. That's what they want you to They want complacency on the ball and the Sounders have been baited into that trap.

Well, one thing is it's been impressive is the manner in which they have stepped together as a unit and for a new team, new group of players to be able to be so in synct defensively.

It's good coaching.

Lots of work done on the practice field a during pre season, of course, but I've got some experienced players and McVeigh and McNair anchoring the middle of that back four.

Freeland, he might as well take the jersey home with him at that point.

Yeah, it's Frank curtinegri free kick for the Sounders, easy call by the referee.

So now, if I'm Georgie Manounga, I know that this left back has a yellow card. If I'm the Sounders, give me the ball every single time, let me run at him. Let me bait him into a challenge. At least give me four or five six opportunities in this half to draw maybe another yellow card. Right, You got to get at any guy in the back line that has a yellow card, especially wide.

Players wore comes in header just whine by Yemar.

It was a really good delivery from the outside on the Sounders right and it was Yemar ten yards or so from the goal. Try to flick it to the far post. Evaded. The goal went over the end line.

It's going to be a goalkick.

Double substitution now for the sound As Brian Schmittz are making his move here on the sixtieth minute, Georgia Munungo comes off the field. Dela Vega now on the field. We wondered if he would get a call up coming back from injury.

With Brian Schmetz to.

Nurse him back when the game is somewhat out of reach, but nope, he comes on. Jesus Ferrara is going to sit on the bench. Denny Maussovski comes on. I think Ferrera's another frustrating night. He's gonna have to sit there and just absorb. Another frustrating evening for Ferrera. And now the Sounders put some high press and it's Dela Vega's first involvement.

It's a good header from Yemar right, great delivery. I think Danny label was on delivery on that one. Jamar steps in, just skips past the far post. And if the Sounder's got that one, you think they're at least two more are in their bag.

With defending by Willie was Danny Laber tries to slip the ball through the right between the right back and the center back, cut out well by the back line as Danny Labor comes back to support, wins the ball off Valakari finish international. It's a good, good start to his San Diego career. Two goals, three assists, National team player for Finland, part of the twenty twenty Euro squad,

Oh, that's a great thing about a four three three the three up top at some point don't really it doesn't matter where they play, and they're very similar players in that regard, and especially when you stretch the field, it's really putting the Sounders under pressure with three in the back. And so the way that San Diego has played tonight has really been impressive. Right They basically said we're gonna play with four in the back, pull down the.

Right hand side for Delatroit to run after knew who feels the pressure goes down. It you mentioned a couple of times that experience. As Delatroy runs across, gets a silly yellow card for Delatory. It was a foul giving up deep in the sound as half for the field, and it was not a yellow card for the fowl. It was a little pushing the bat by Delatroy, but it was him getting involved kicking the ball away preventing new who from playing the ball quickly gets a yellow card.

And so San Diego said, we're gonna sit with four in the back and you six just go and hunt, hunt for the ball. We're gonna cover you, especially if the Sounders really only play with one high and now in Danny Mussovski, go ahead, go hunt for the ball. Keep let's keep seattle on one side of the field. Look here, the all six are shaded all the way over to one side of the field. And now the Sounders have to find this outlet. They've got to notice switch the point of attack, and they do. If you

For the Sounders, good long ball by Knew who cut out well by McVeigh as he will looped over his shoulder, hooked it clear. Sounders pick it up in there, attacking half of the field now with Obed Vargas quiet.

First half from.

Obed again, he continues to evolve and improve as a player.

I mean what I find he's been. He's still so young.

As the bull's giving up by Yamo, I was pushing further up the field. Of course, as Yemo got to involve further up as new Who did in the first half, There's gonna be spaces in behind for Sen and the eager took spoit. But for the Sounders the three nil down and if you're going to get yourself back in the game, you have to take some chances. Twenty five minutes left of the ninety Sounders training three goals to

Look how deep san Diego is too. All ten players fifteen yards dropped into their own half. And we've seen this before. Teams come to Seattle happy to sit back, absorb pressure and try to play for the counter. And there's nothing better as two center backs or a back line for San Diego. If you're just gonna sit and knock the ball side to side, it's gonna be an easy night for us.

Rolled down out to this near sight to de la Vega getting thirty minutes of action tonight. As he builds himself back to full finis, he tries to wriggle clear clatches into McNair, goes down a little bit too easy, goes down and then she gets back up. Big central defender from the UK Northern Ireland International.

It's gonna be another change for San Diego.

But as they're making the change, do Zarno's had his moment in the spotlight and the end of that first half, his first golf for San Diego. He's gonna come off the field to rapturous applause, then exciting Alex Maighten. It started last couple of games. He's gonna come on that left hand side, so like for like switch. As much as Lozano was impressive, mine has been impressive as well as joining his performances.

I think Lozano was fantastic tonight. You see just what kind of quality he has, and that's that's experience, right, playing in the Dutch Eda Visi for so long, and really his technical ability is pretty unmatched on the field, and a player like that is gonna do well in Major League soccer. You sprinkle it in with a back four that's happy to sit and just defend and let the guys in front in front of them attack and do what they need to do.

And you saw it in that goal.

It was that subtle first touch that cut across Jackson regateve took him out of the play completely and then he had nothing more to do. And that's a dangerous challenge by Danny Lavor. It's a yellow card, but you could hear bred Evans just gasp for a minute.

We've seen those be read.

Of course, er, we'll do a check and the last thing the sounder is need now is to go down to ten men against say surging San Diego team and kind of wrapped it around his leg.

Yeah, it's the studs up that make it a dangerous play. And we'll see if they look at this one again. But Danny Labor, obviously frustrated Schmid's told him to get inside and make a couple tackles. It was fortunate.

One more change for San Diego to mention Hamedidop. Former Charlotte man comes on the field. Light for light switch for Franco Negri, who was on a yellow card. So protecting Negre against Adela Vega's.

Gonna slide on that right hand side.

Quick play by good doy on this near side off the deck, free kick ball goes to the far side. Here comes might and good defending by Jackson Reagan. That's he defend. Jackson comes across, solid challenge, takes it off the toe of Mighten. But again the sound is getting caught out by a simple long ball that happened in the first half when Stefan Freim mad an incredible save, strong right left hands of that particular save when the ball went over the top of Kilane direct from a

Yeah, that's another tough one, right. It comes from a set piece ten yards inside San Jose's half and all of a sudden with one kick, the balls in behind. And maybe it was Kilanie getting caught out of position in San Diego's front three year behind Matin with a better touch slots at bottom corner. But Jackson Reagan, like you said, does well to step in and make it make a strong challenge.

Sound As FC Soker is presented by Provident, Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders FC. So let's get you some of these Western Conference games and results that are coming through. An early game between Salt Lake and La Galaxy. La Galaxy continue to struggle. Champions last year, they're not looking like champions this year. Went down to nil against Salt Lake Atlanta.

One Dallas one.

Dallas, of course, the opponent for the Sounders next Saturday in Dallas, Jesus Rare will go back to his old stomping grounds. Austin nil, Portland nil, Houston one, LAFC nil. Vancouver continue their ride up the top of the Western Conference, winning two nil against Colorado and then Kansas City two nil winners.

Today.

Of course, the big news coming out of Kansas as Peter Vermes having been at the club's technical director GM and head coaches two thousand and nine, longest tenured coach in MLS by a country mile. The performance I think it was fourteen games without a win as Danny Masoski goes up from a free kick, floats aheader towards Dos Santos, easily collected by the goalkeeper.

Let's get to Peter Vermese.

You also spent time briefly in Kansas City, but it was about time. It felt like he was coming for some time. And eventually Peter Vmese loses his job and carries a Wagnin who is his trusted number two, comes in as you know, temporary coach until they figure out which direction they get to go.

Yeah. Look, you know, I have all the respect in the world for Peter, and they just never were able to shift after you know, Johnny Russell was in his prime twenty eighteen. They could just never find their feet again after that, and once Graham Zusie retired, Roger Espinoza, you know, Matt Beeesler left the team. It was really hard for them to find an identity and find guys who you associated with Kansas City and don't I still don't think that they have that just quite yet. And

It comes to Lavaca, goot strong play, shrugs up to first go top of the box.

He goes, goes top of the.

To Danny Lave. He kick easy call by the referee, just standing a handful of yards away.

Good Doy puts his hands up in the air. He wasn't easy called.

Danny Lava miscontrolled the initial ball from Dela Vega managed to flick the ball away, gets brought down inside the d top of the box.

Chance for the sound is to get a.

Goal back here in the seventy second minute as they trailed three goal with Neil Bret Evans.

Yeah, a good move from Pedro de la Vega. Here he had Danny Musovski kind of looked him off and that pass wasn't intended for Lava. But he steps in, takes a touch and good Day has to foul in that situation as his body weights just carrying him away from Danny Lava with a good touch coming across his body. And now the Sounder's in a good position just outside the eighteen about a yard and we'll see if Danny

I'm assuming Bocks.

You're thinking Danny Lava, not Danny Musovsky.

Danny Lava.

That's right, Well it's Della Vega taking three steps back, of course.

His first game for the Sounders was when he rolled the ball in the back of the neck, came off the bench against LAFC. Started the twenty four season, scored from a pk. This sound for a free kick, whips his foot around, it comes off the wall, goes over the end line. Cornerkick Sounders six man wall of San Diego stood strong, protecting their goalkeeper, protecting their lead, protecting their clean sheet. Sounders trailing three goals to nil, just

Third straight away game.

For the Sounders before they come back home, go on the road to Dallas. You have to find a way out of this funk right now, four games without a win. Ball gets whipped in, headed clear by Teverskov, easily collected. Now Maighten runs through free kick given by the referee, felt like a shoulder to shoulder might and went down and like Christian rolled On, gives up the free kick, arguing his case with the referee. It's going to allow

Bit higher as the minutes ticked by.

Yeah, fifteen minutes ago. Now you're playing for pride and the Sounders still have it in him. You see Danny Leva putting pressure consistently over the field, and for the boys, I think it's just stay focused, stay healthy, and let's see if we can get one. Let's see if we can get one. Play with some pride. Like I said, play for the badge, which should be givens right. But when you watch a game like this and they start the way that they did, you have to ask those

Yep, some of twenty sixteen. Of course, it's not ever forget he came in. I think it was that performance down in twenty sixteen against Kansas City. There was Ziggi's last game. Schwetz came in. It was gainst Ellie Galaxy. His first game. It was a drawer at home Luminfield Valdez came played in the point of that four two three one that Brian Schwetz has been so committed to over the years as Santego play with fire again but again get themselves out eventually clear their lines picked up by Yema.

But listen, I think you have to be impressed with San Diego's commitment to playing out of the back, and like we said, in the first half, they've been playing with fire and but once they feel that little bit of pressure, they send the ball along right and they're happy to defend in their block of ten behind the ball.

Well, San Diego, as we mentioned, new franchise in MLS five hundred plus million dollars to acquire the franchise. Main

Well, now San Diego can play as free as they want, right they know that there's four ten minutes left, up three nothing. We've seen this from the Sounders at home. Those are my favorite games to play. And you're up three to nothing at home, why not why not have some fun? You play and move. The team you're playing against is demoralized at this point, just hoping to get this game over with and you can play free at the end of the day. Right, you can play free.

We don't leave us at halftime, Jackson Pete Mars will be back to break.

There's been a painful evening in San Diego for the Sounders.

Slightly more solid second half, but for the Sounders, the hole was dug in that first half, starting in that second minute.

Which is the be the most frustrating thing for a coach.

You have a whole week of practice, have a game plan in place and it all goes out the window to some extent, but the ball goes in behind plut you well by McVeigh who wriggles free of de la Vega, try to find Mussovski in the hole given away by McVeigh, picked up by this as Kalani to rolled down looking for options, goes to Vargas twenty five yards from goal, left of center, goes to Rothrock, whips it in with his right foot towards the back stick, one bounce over

Yeah, just disjointed, right, I think that's been the theme for tonight. And when you're playing wide like Paul Rothrock does, it's it's a difficult position because you're counted on to create most of the attack for the Sounders, right, you have to go wide, especially with San Diego. San Diego having so many numbers in the middle of the pitch, they're happy for things to go wide. They know that they've got four in the back, they got two big

That's Rothrock tries to find the ball, doesn't miss the first man, goes down to the deck to try and win the ball. He'sily collected by San Diego and diverse Off just clips it down the line to Valacari and then experience Panamanian international. Goodoys, of course, spent many years in San Jose, clears the lines of San Diego, finds the foot of Jackson Reagan and managed to find the ball into Musovsky goes down to the deck outside the box. Nothing given by the referee.

San Diego move forward, try to flick the ball through.

Stephan Fry comes out with his box, flips the ball, give us the ball away straight to Goodoy looks up as Fry scrambles back in his goal.

Nothing there.

Ball goes into Matin tries to wriggle free of Yemar, then goes down. It's gonna be an.

Easy yellow card.

It was a clumsy challenge, if nothing else by the San Diego winger. The sub takes down Yema gets to yellow card free kick Sounders and they continue to trail as we ticked to the eightieth minute mark, ten minutes to go over. The ninety Founders want to just get this one over with, pack their bags, fly home, hopefully find a way.

To shake this one off.

And it's Knew who said they just need to find a win, find some confidence, and then they have the quality to get going, going to run. They just got to get over that hunt.

Well, it's only gonna get more difficult, right, you got another game on the road in Dallas. You don't really have a home stand until late in May, and so the Sounders have to figure out how to pick up points on the road. They'd have been happy with a draw tonight, I think, looking back on this one, but you see it again. The way that the front three play for San Diego is very fluid, like you said, and it's it's much different for the Sounders. The front three.

Bull giving away by rolled On un characteristic of rolled On.

It's just being one of the Knights. Unfortunately for the Sounders. He gives the ball up, commits the foul. It's gonna be a free kip for San Diego. Inside the they're attacking third of the field, another chance to get the ball in the box. Big men come up, Diverskov McVeigh, McNair, a couple of subs for San Diego. Andreas Drea goes off, Thomas Anghell, former LAFC man, comes on.

All gets clipped in headed clear by Yemar. Then Luca de la.

Torre, san Diego native as you mentioned, good lively game for him, Tonight who comes off the field, and Alvarado Junior comes on.

Signed from Portugal. Let's have all the players brand new to the squad. So what was signed earlier than others.

Some were signed as early as the summer of twenty four as decided to build their team, one of them being Alex Maighten, the sub who came in from Notts Forest signed in August of twenty four.

If you can bring in a guy like Luca de la right, he's got national team experience, he's played in big leagues throughout the world, he's from San Diego. It seems in the first seven eight games of this season that San Diego has done just about everything right to build this team. And you can tell by the way that they played together, right. I think that's if you're

Well, the sound is gonna have to find some form. It's just a couple of months away to the Club World Cup.

One of those opponents in the.

Group stage, Paris and German One League earn championship today.

All goes in via San Diego.

You know, get much more difficult than what we would consider the group of death vote to fo Go first game, then Athletico Madrid, who looks so good both in Champions League play where they were narrowly beaten by Reil Madrid and penalties, and that crosstown rivalry, and then the fighting for La Liga championship this year alongside Barcelona and Real Madrid. So Sounders is gonna have to find their form, have to find their confidence. Plenty of time to do it,

LA Galaxy and tonight against the Sounders so.

No jitary moments from San Diego in these early parts of the season that talks about coming out the gates.

Flying, They certainly have done that.

He've been there, thirty five thousand fans packed in here at Snapdragon Stadium, happy. De la Vega flicks around the corner, does win the foul, It's gonna be a free kip for sounders on the right channel. By how many d up?

It'll be a positive tonight to get read onto the field. Right. We haven't seen him for such a long time, a kid that's battled a lot of injuries, and one thing that Schmetz has said is that he just hadn't grown into his body just yet. Right, he's still growing into his body, and anytime you're a professional athlete, right, the strain that you're putting on your body, it just didn't

Ball whipped him by Danny Labor along the six yard line cleared by the back line for San Diego and Matin picked up by Danny Labor throws it back to Klan. He's had a good run out today coming on the field in the first half for Alex Roldan.

It comes read first.

Involvement strike, so the right foot deflected off McVeigh.

Knew ask him for the ball. I think read Baker White.

He did the right thing, but looks like he may have inched off side.

We'll just see a replay here.

Paul gets headed up. Quite sure what the fowl is, but Paul did ricochet off McVeigh.

Yeah, it looked like they called the foul and on knew who there maybe for bumping or a hand extended. Looked like two players jumping up fighting for that one.

Of course knew who was asking for the ball off Reid, but I think we did the right thing. Dropped his left shoulder coming is right. It won the corner, but as we mentioned, the referee gives the foul on knew who When Dos Santos, the goalkeeper clears his lines, goes long, headed down by Neuhue and then back to Stefan Frye off the foot of Kilaney.

Well.

This copyrighted audio casts of Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduced, or rebroadcast without the express written consent of Major League Soccer. Just under five minutes of regular time to go here at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego Sounders trailing three goals to nil, and this score update is presented by provident Swedish. Danny Lever has it on this near side, flicks it down inside to Kilane, who's actually obed.

It's not what you want to do. Bull goes to Musovsky.

Had a chance from six yards. Oh yeah, it passive ast the goalkeeper keeping me in a good say cornickick Sounders.

But that is the best chance of the game so far for the Sounders.

And there's a quick corner delivered in by Danny Labor towards a fastick and that's not going to do anything. It bounces once over the farst side goal kick San Diego. But that was at last the press worked. Sound has won the ball, but they couldn't capitalize.

Here's the press here they just get caught with no outlets. Sounders do a good job marking up man for man obed with the sliding tackle. Danny Mussovski is in advance of the near post and he's in the right position. He's got all the time in the world there, and that's a striker. Once again, that just isn't that confident. I think if you've got ten twelve goals, you draw that ball back, you're one on one. Maybe other opportunity to slip another guy that's with you in the box.

Give it away, giving it away again, there's Kilaney, there's the left foot inside the eighteen. He had a chance to wrap his left foot around it, did it so well against LAFC and it was a.

No look shot with his left foot. This time he goes high and wide. Goal kick.

But here's that four yard pass playing out of the back. Klane steps in a good position and this one you just have to step through, keep it on the ground and find a corner.

And it's interesting.

Brad tun Off minutes to go of the ninety will see what the referee ades.

But if you're to Santos.

You want to get a clean sheet, and it feels like by playing it so short, you think at some point he's gonna knocke it loong try and preserve that clean sheet, and Stephen Fry would lose his mind. The Sounder's giving up a goal so late in the game. Is a strike from Danny Lava, very ambitious, thirty yards or so, left of sense, It goes wide, goal kick options to his right, options to left, to his left, took the shot remains three nil San Diego.

Well, I think Dos Santos hit his first one long about three minutes ago, and that was the first one long in the entire day. And then they go short twice get punished. And it's actually wildly impressive to me to see San Diego try and play out of the back every single time, and you don't you don't see the coach up on the sideline tune them kick it long or whatever. Maybe no guys are throwing their hands up in the air, so it's in their DNA. That's

As you said, there's only a handful of US based players, and so there's no intimidation factor with the Sounders.

They're playing out of the back.

The Sounders obviously have a legacy history in MLS, so much success over the last ten years. And there's Jackson ring and a little loose on the ball. Then she cleared by Stephan Fry. But yes, Sandio continue to play. So far, looks like a great addition to the Western Conference is going to be really competitive this year.

Is Saint Louis Wrede.

Just a couple of seasons ago they won the Western Conference as a brand new franchise, so much harder to follow that up with the second year, and they did not perform well in that second year. The head coach got fired halfway through. Nashville of course, had a solid first year as well, but played more defensively. San Diego feel like they're playing much more expensive football, so they'll keep the fans inside the stadium happy. They can score three goals every single game.

Yeah, I mean, if they keep this up there, they're going to do really well in this Western Conference. And the superpowers that were in the Western Conference. It seems to be shaken up this year, just a little bit, a little bit unexpected. I think he had Sounders in contention for supporter shield right from all the pundits, and now you look at them in their twelve thirteenth place and before you know it, right, they've got to go on the road next week to Dallas, and Dallas is

Yep, sound is even with the results tonight, stay in twelfth. We your sound as that we mentioned are back on the road to take on FC Dallas on Saturday, April twelfth at five thirty pm Pacific.

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Sounders chasing three minutes of added time.

To get in thirty seconds into that three two and a half minutes to go, as the Sounds picked it up twenty five yards from goal left of center with red Baker whiting Vargas to his left. Now gets it back off Vargas left channel, rolls it back.

To new in support.

Sam is still looking for a goal, but it's going to be Valacari's going to stride forward. Athletic finish players at a really good night. I don't know I've gone the score sheet, but certainly put in a shift on that front line. They just look at well balanced team, well coach, well organized, good solid, strong bench, which is not always the case with a new friend choice.

Yeah, they all look to be on the same page, and that's wildly important. Right, You've got guys that are playing for the badge and they're playing for something new. I think what you said is a great point. You've got a couple MLS vets on the team, but that's about it. Everyone else's kind of Hey, we've played in big leagues around around the world and we've seen it before. They might be good here, but we've played against good

Colooney's has his pocket picked by the back line in the midfield of San Diego. The boll finds the foot of mit and across the halfway line fast side the left flicks it in, given away again by Matin.

A little frustration from Martin on a yellow card.

It needs to be just a little bit careful to get into the final minute here at.

Snap Dragon Stadium.

Sound as players, we're looking forward to coming here, packed house, boisterous, loud crowd.

It's not been, it's not been a night to remember.

As the ball goes to Massoska gets classed into by d Oop. I know sound as players are asking for anything from the referee, and I know he's struggled with a couple of back challenges this week, and it looks like he's hobbling away. It's not gonna help matters. It gets clattered into the sounds. Is gonna have to brush this one off, Brad. They're just gonna have to again go back to the drawing board, go back to the video, analyze it, but hopefully rely on some of these players

Yeah. I've been a part of these every single season, right. You lose a couple three nil, we've lost four nil. We've lost that home to the La Galaxy four nil. We had to give back fans their money. So I've been a part of them before, and it's how you pick up the bootstraps, right, there's no easy answer at the end of the day, but it's about coming together as a group and looking forward to the next opportunity. That's all you can do. Going for a good week

Yep, maybe go back to what you know.

But the Sounders, it didn't start well. Second minute it was to Verse CoV. We picked the ball up ten yards from goals, slotted in the back of the net. Worst start possible for the Sounders. Then it was good doin the fortieth and just before the halftime whistle it was Chucky Lasagna with his first.

Goal for San Diego to go into the locker room.

Three goals up and that stood strong throughout the second half and San Diego come away with it with a three nil win against the Sounders after a three to two win last week at home against LAFC. Well, thanks for everyone involved in today's broadcast. Chris Kidd here in the booth, Keiey Dunning, Kevin kay Is always for their great information. Of course, the Sounders legend Brad Evans alongside

But for now we'll take a short break.

Jackson Pete a MOZ will take you through the postgame analysis. I think it's not going to be too cheery from snap Dragon Stadium in San Diego. Finishes very disappointingly for the men in Green. It's San Diego FC three the Sounders nil.

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