Tomorrow face I should say at two pm. They're facing a quarterfinal match against
Uruguay. They're at two pm tomorrow, so they could make the semifinals with
a win. Coming up in the quarterfinals of the U twenty World Cups.
That's why Obed is gone. Now we get to our Providence Swedish team health
reports. Cody Baker was in concussion protocol. He's out of it. He's
starting of course today. Christian Ladon also was in concussion protocol. He is
out of it. He's on the bench. Ethan Doublair was questionable with the
right ankle sprain. He's unavailable today. Players out include sodaquy To Harrow with
a right quad strain. Jordan Morris still out without left adductor sprain as well.
Today's teen Health Report is presented by Providence Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders
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where you're Seattle Sounders facing Portland for the one hundred and eighteenth time in
these cities histories. Here we go, and obviously it's a special day doubleheader
as the ol Rain will host the Portland Thorns. Come up at five pm
tonight, doubleheader match Day here ed lumin Field. Let's jump in today's sharp
Vision opponent outlook. Here on these Pearland Timbers and listen. You can list
their record four seven and four sixteen points. You can list their stats nineteen
goals scored, twenty four against. I can tell you that they haven't won
since May thirteenth. They're coming out back to back glasses. None of that
matters. None of that matters. As we saw a month and a half
ago, Marcus, this is a rivalry match, and you know the Pearland
Timbers are gonna treat this like a final. Yeah, I mean my players
to watch today is gonna be too. It's gonna be the outside backs.
We got knew Who on the left and then Cody Baker on the right.
And with Portland, you know, we talked about a little bit briefly how
they're gonna be kind of more of a counter attack team. They're going to
be organized. So who's gonna go forward, who's gonna stay? And you
know, the most important thing you think about team shape is if knew who
goes, Cody Baker stays right, and then Cody Baker stays, knew who
stays And you know, knew who wants to go all the time. So
you need to put the reins on him because he's bombing up that sideline all
the time. That's what he wants to do. So can you rain him
in today on a really important game where we need to be super solid and
make sure it stays at zero? Absolutely diego. When we look at Portland
and what they're bringing to town. You mentioned in the first segment, this
is about as good of a lineup as Giovanni Savareys they could have put out.
And there's a lot of places that Seattle has to be worried about.
Yeah, I mean, especially in the meatfield, right, you have experienced
players such as Diego Chatta, who's the captain today. He's there's gonna be
a bottle to me in the meadfield. Right. From one side, I
like to see Joel Balo after the suspension, to be starting because we need
him right to be that playmaker and also recovering the ball when when they lose
it. But also it's gonna be an interesting challenge with a vander right,
his compatriot, the Brazilian designated player, who who already showed us during this
season what piece capable lot right, and he's not afraid of uh, you
know, being himself in this type of a scenario. So that's gonna be
to me. The midfield will be crucial. And also, um, let's
see how effective the sounds are too, right, because we see we see
we saw last game against San Jose how many chances the sounds created and they
couldn't capitalize. Right, So this game you need to score the chance that
you have period twenty three shots against San Jose and nothing win in the back
of the net. That number needs to change today, Marcus. This Portland
team has enough offensive weapons. You have to go in probably thinking that you
need a couple of goals to win this game. Um, well I did
predict one zero already, so maybe we don't. I love that. Yeah,
I didn't stay I you know, I've already predicted that, So I'm
staying with the one zero victory today. But it would be nice to have
two or three against a good Portland team, especially in a derby. But
this is gonna be a KG match, and you know, I'm really excited
to see how the team's gonna line up and even the first five minutes it's
gonna be It's gonna be fun. It absolutely will diego. We heard Marcus's
players to watch were those outside backs, especially, who's your player to watch?
I like Joel Paolo, not only because he's been crucial for for that
midfield, setting the pace, recovering when they lose the ball, and we
saw last game we have Joel Polo and there was something missing in the midfield,
and also you know at the build up for the for the play,
and to me, when Joel Poulos on the field, it liberates Nicoladeiro right
to be more himself and not coming back to recover the ball. So I
think that to me, Joel Polo is gonna have any important up to me.
My player to watch is gonna be Freddie Montero. We talked about him
in the previous segment Marcus about how you know going into this rivalry match the
game down in Portland at the end of it, Brian Schmtzer said, it
didn't feel like this was a rivalry match, right and going into this now
matchup today, I need to make sure that everybody knows this is a rillery,
this is an intense game that you play to the level that this game
deserves. And Freddie Monterro, being a veteran who's played in so many Seattle
Portland matches, I would love to see Freddy Montero set the tone, whether
it's dropping back in the midfield making a tackle, or just whether it's stepping
up saying a certain thing. I think there's an opportunity here for a fretter
and the leader, for Freddie Montero to make sure everybody emphasizes a nose and
understands just how big of a match this is. Oh, it's a it's
a massive match, and you know, and you know Freddie and the way
this match is gonna be, it might be that you know, the Sounders
are gonna have to play the ball long, and so can Freddie. Now
you know, and Freddie doesn't have to win the ball. He's Freddie's not
the biggest forward we have, right so as a forward when you think about
when I was kicking to a small they don't have to win that first ball,
but they have to put enough pressure on that defender that we the Sounders,
that my team would have enough to chance to push up and win that
second And so today it's gonna be if we do go long, can the
Sounders win that second ball and they win that second ball. That's a great
point to may That's that's certainly a key to this match. We'll get us
some more keys to the match coming up. But in terms of that talk
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The first Sounders Timbers number one hundred and eighteen. This goes back to
nineteen seventy five. Of course, Sounders fifty six, forty six and fifteen
across all leagues in all competitions, but now in MLS and the regular season,
this thing is fourteen, fourteen and seven dead, even after the Portland's
upon Portland has won the last four meetings overall with an eleven to two goal
advantage. Let's get to Keyston match. How do the Sounders break this and
finally get a win today? Marcus Well, I think it's all going to
be about the service and a number of crosses we can get in from from
out wide? Can Layo two and Rebeker Whiting? How many crosses can they
get in? Can we get combinations with new Who on the left. But
for me, on a day like this, it's about how many crosses we
get in Sapure numbers game because Freddie's gonna be on plan on that front edge.
He's gonna want to score. We got to support in the midfield,
but Freddie's playing up top by himself, so get we gotta get crossing him.
To me, I think what Marcus said. I also want to see
the intensity, right because last game they played against the Timbers, they were
winning one zero and they ended up losing for one. Right, So to
me is how to close that a game? They have to be intense,
the intensity in the ninety minutes, right, high pressure, winning the midfield
and obviously scoring the OLiS and the apport geese they happen. I mean,
it's like you know, we've we've heard there for years, giving your full
ninety, right, it's gonna take a full ninety today, especially on a
daylight today. And you could hear the crowd. It's like it's a full
house today. It's a it's awesome. I got already got already got goose
bumps. Yeah, it's just amazing. Boom, boom, clap. Forty
two thousand people roughly here, full crowd for Sounders, Timbers, Sounders in
the Pruce League, Kid Timbers in their red It looks like Red on Red
Tonight today here at Looming Field, this will be a very fun one.
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Good Saturday afternoon from a sun drenched EQC Pitch at Luman Field, where
your sound is take on Western Conference rival and arch enemy, the Portland Timbers.
After a thumping for one win against the Sounders back when April fifteenth,
the Timbers thought they had ignited that flailing start to the season, but only
two wins from the last seven, the Timbers come into this game seeking a
jump stock to that twenty twenty three campaign. Once again, for the Sounders,
this game comes at a perfect time when a strong result against their greatest
foe steadies the ship over current rocky waters. Ran Schmitzer reminded his team in
no uncertain terms that this is the biggest game on the calendar and a derby
unlike any other. It's a picture perfect afternoon in the Pacific Northwest, and
the stages set a rivalry dating back to nineteen seventy five, one hundred and
eighteenth edition of this great game. It's good versus Evil, It's Sounders versus
Timbers. As weekend going here, Sounders attacking the goal to our left to
the north Enders. The ball goes up challenged by Cody Baker and Read Baker
Whiting. Sounders in their Bruce Lee jerseys of red shirts, black shorts and
black socks, and the Timbers in their Rose City change of pink shirts with
crimson roses on the shirts, white shorts and pink socks. So Steve,
as we get going here, the atmosphere feels something very different today. What
does the team have to do to get settled? Yeah, I think you
need to use that your advantage. You know, you can feel the energy
around the stadium or the concerts happening. No longer's a doubleheaded game knowing who
wasn't town. Yes, understand the occasion. Don't deny yourself that this one
is a bit bigger, it means more. At the same time, it
still is a ninety minute football game. It's what you do every week.
It's about tactics, it's about doing things right and more important today, it's
also about desire or goes through Freddy Montero top of the eighteen yard books,
slide tackle from McGrath goes out of bounce for a Sounders throwing deep on the
near side the left knew who twelve yards from the corner, flag ball in
his hand, chewing support towards the corner Flagers, Montera makes his move ball
short into Ladera back to new who challenge world by Moreno and it's Boiland to
clear their lines and parade us well stepped in by Gamar, won by Knew
who the Sounders pick up possession again. So let's get take a look at
that delta starting eleven for your Sounders Frying gold a back four of Cody Baker
on the right, Gamar Reagan Knew who shall Paula back in the lineup today
after a suspension in midweek alongside Albert Rosneck and attack him three of Reid Baker
Whiting on the right, Ladero and the ten Leo Jo on the left and
Freddie Montero plays as the number nine. Pouland have the ball in the hands
of Miller, throws it down the line is near side the right headed by
Reagan, picked up by pauland and then the sound has come away with new
slashes the ballbon deflected wins it again new ball at his feet. This the
left referee gives a free kick. So Steve, what do you make of
this line up for the Sounds? A couple of changes, some young kids
on the right hand side, obviously Alex Roldan getting suspended. Yeah, yeah,
I think One of the things that stands out right away is that branch
Methis put a lot of trust into his youth movement. You have coldy Bacon
and bread Baker Whiting on the right hand side. Not a lot of experience,
but sometimes you don't need that. The court has taken a chance he
else to under pitch. You're looking at someone at l two pennies, third
game in a week. Can he stay consistent? And of course Freddy Montero,
a player who knows all about this Ramberry slide up top and on the
bench pressa Rodan and Rowl wed Ad aren't there if needed. That's a huge
plus for the Sounds. Ball in the possession this near side the right with
Miller steps it from Oscarros on the bench. Started almost every game for the
Timbers this season. Goal the fourth goal for the sound for Timbers against the
Sounders back on April fifteenth. As the ball goes back to either shitch it
all those long game mark challenges off side by this is a refue Michelle.
We're gonna throw it down to you. Absolutely, Hi, Danny, Hi,
Steve, an amazing atmosphere down here on the pitch. I have to
say this has got to be the best crowd and energy and vibe of a
Sounders match yet this season. And adding to that was the message in the
south end of the CDUM before kickoff thanks to the ECS, they had a
sign that said let Legacy light the Way, which just echoes the message that
Brian Schmester told me was the focus since Wednesday with his team of just really
talking about the importance of this rivalry, the history of this rivalry, talking
about the USL and n A s L days, Roger Loovek and Nate Jopqua,
things that both you two know very very well of this rivalry, and
really instilling back that fire of we need to beat Portland and we need to
do that today. Thanks Michelle. Yeah, definitely, set just gets out
of pressure for both Moreno and Nie Gooda. I managed to find Yamo not
sit long towards Reet Baker Whiting head of one by Poland sound as pick it
up, dropped off by Banker whitingham Ble Poland free kick sounded, So let's
give you that Poland lineup. Seva Gitching Goala back for Milla, super Rich
mcgua and Bravo Diego Chara and parade US in the middle of the field,
an attacking three of Parino, a Vando Squire and Nise Goda as a number
nine up front. A couple of changes as well for sabaas Bully who started
many games in the last month, takes a seat on the bench, as
does Mosca. Is mentioned the right back who scored that fourth goal down at
Providence Park in April as a sound has pick it up this nearside the left
with new room to rusneck the combination off Moreino throwing for the soundess. Just
watching here early on for the sound as they're keeping Holdy Baker extremely wide on
the right hand side, and it really is a copy and paste of what
they expect from Alex roll done and again that those are big shoes to field.
At this point act Rodne has really established himself as a genuine threatening the
final third week the service, so big shoes for Baker to field and a
read Baker wine and is tucking inside. So it's gonna be very important for
Cody Baker, yes, to stay wide, but because the tim was a
so potty transition, he has to get back and connected the bat for when
the sounders used the boards and one to watch for has a game developed well.
His Baker plays the ball in nicely to Montera cut out by mcgra It's
gonna be a throwing for the sound as deep on their right hand side,
the fast side, ten yards from the corner flag. As you mentioned,
Cody Baker up taking the throwing organizing as Jackson Reagan trots up. Is going
to be an option here for a long throw from Cody Baker six foot two,
red Baker whites and playing that advanced right midfield position. Four goes in
towards Reagan bounces once collected by Evasitch in the Poland golf as he knocks the
ball long and early as JP back with knees Goda ball bounces games back there
to clean things up, collected by knew who who skips by Moreno's I'm sure
he wants to do that? Is he the pockets picked by a bander cleared
adventure by the Sounders. Nice play by Rsnagobra's shoulder finds Nicoladero has got some
space to move into down the left hand side. Foul by Chara and is
that going to be a typical yellow card by Diego Chara? Yes, it
is early yellow card in the seventh minute. Chara a mainstay in this line
up since two thou eleven, three hundred and fifty three games coming into this
Portland Timbers matchup in MLS and an early yellow card to Chara and two things
here that was brilliant by Nicoladero. He knew he didn't have the legs on
Chara long Tom, He just got his body in front at the right moment
and Chara had to bring him down. But now for the way Chara plays,
he has got to be very careful for eighty plus minutes. This may
just take away some of his usual aggression. That's a massive, massive moment
in this game because Yego Chara, he is centrally to everything Portland Gus for
the last ten years, beat and beyond on a yellow card for eighty plus
minutes with Nadero, Torpolo and Russknack buzzing around, He's got Billy's best behavior.
And then, of course, just to match up the Poland Timbers rivalry
and emotion as well, Nina bite in the midfield, especially in these games.
As JP lines it up this near side the left flicks in the back
post where Jackson Reagan is challenges heads it across flick by Yamar top of the
box. Ladero challenged by Portland, but the Sounders have come away with it.
Leo Chu this near side the left left corner of the box to JP
shove with his feet, clips the ball in, finds Red the bag away
shut by zu Bridge. Arms go up, nothing given by the referee.
There's a clumsy challenge by Zurbridge. Hundred Baker whitzing. See the referee puts
his hand to his ear. Nothing so far that Stephan Fry has the ball
in the back and it's one of those where probably he's not going to be
given, but you've seen them absolutely give. And then he's gotta be very
careful as ubers because there's no way you can wind up board. He does
go through read Baker White Tea. It is a foul, but referees tend
to want a lot more contact before they put the mouth to wid the pok
penalty kick. But this game start off at a very good pace. No
chances on vol yet, but both teams really playing off of this energy and
it's just a different sense of occasion in this building today. It's a bound
Steve Right finding the tempo and the breathing of this emotion in the crowd and
this buzz and also just settling down and make sure you play. You get
yeah, absolutely, and that's where your experienced players then adare rolls, the
Roostnecks that John Parlos won Tero as well, Baby Cup Uber important because they
know what this is. They've been around the block, Yannistan, You're gonna
have ups and down, ebbs and flows in the game, and you can't
overreact and get too emotional, but some of the emotion definitely helps you play.
On the egg. Referee Allen Chapman in the middle today deck Town and
all bright yellow black shorts, gives a foul to Portland as Diego charge stepped
into JP high bowed by JP middle of the fields. Chara, as we
mentioned on an early Yellow Cards, wins a tenth minute here on nine to
three point three KGr FM as Chara and knocks the ball log picked up by
Reid Baker White in middle of the field, collected by JP, switched to
the point of attack. Digo vaters near side the left runs out of bounds.
There's good The Leo Chu third game in a week for the Sounders,
started off strong last week You're Red Bulls. Good grind out win down to
ten men in the final fifteen minutes, got a one nil win, and
then an extremely disappointing loss in middle of the week against Western Conference rival San
Jose. They enjoyed sixty three percent possession, twenty three shots, eight shots
on goal, ten corners and couldn't find a breakthrough and lost like a one
nil. So the Sounders looking to bounce back here against their arch enemy the
Timbers. As the ball rolls out of bounds, this near side the ball
and Timbers right, but Brainer, it's gonna let it go and Miller's gonna
walk over to it. And you can see how Annie Stevens about the game
management for Poland there's no immediate rush to get to the ball. They understand
that Sounders are gonna come out with tempo. They're gonna try and kill that.
Yeah, the Porner Timbers are absolutely happy to seed possession to the Sounders
today and then to make it a game about transitions and set pieces. So
any throw in any corner, any free kick, they're gonna walk slow to
the ball. They're gonna try to dump long boards over the top whereby the
free kick is in their own half water sounder is half ball. The two
down the left hand side got some space, gets towards the end like cuts
it back well defended by the Portland Timbers. They were superchos slid in,
but Leo Chu showed his speed. He got the better of Miller on the
right hand sides. Corner kick sounders. Yeah, I did my usual ritual
and sat by a cult branch metzer before the game during the warm ups,
and we both agreed that on ways the night, one of the bright spots
was how dangerous Leo Chuo was. The challenge now is can you do it
again two days to day two and a half days they are That's the measure.
A good playoff being consistent every game. It's gonna be rushing now this
near side the left, it's gonna be an instigate corner kick with his right
foot whipped and with pace, goes high and long, bounces once and runs
out of bounce. JP trying to collect it didn't Gold kick Timbers. As
we are in the twelve minute here at EQUC Pitcher looming field, Sounders nail
Timbers nil. A really good tempo to start this game. The sounder is
coming out of the blocks quickly as he's set up just outside the chen yard
box. High press from the Sounders as Eva Chinch and the Poland gold motions
is two center backs to move up the field and he's going to knock it
long and the Sounders with their height and Yamar and Reagan, you feel comfortable
with the ball up in the air as it goes long down the middle,
Reagan challenges good solid header by Reagan force a McGrath Christian header comes out cli
near sight, not challenged by the sound as Moreno is able to pick it
up, skips by new for split second, all finds itself to Chara and
all the way back to super Rich. But charity is definitely something we talked
about a lot in this league between these two teams in regular season fourteen,
fourteen and seven, So five hundred between these two teams. Fifty five goals
but Poland fifty six goals for the Sounders. Can't get much closer than that,
So certainly a matchup that often lives up to the reputation. As Portland
picked up the ball with a vander the signing in the offseason as a solid
start to his year as he got fit and healthy ball near site of Moreno
skips inside, challenge well by the sounders and release a Leo Chu on this
left hand side, challenged by Chara double teams. As Paraders comes across,
wins the ball, it rolls out of bounds, went past savareys. They
stood up decked out in a gray suit on this warm Pacific northwest day.
As New walks over, had a good start, had a good solid game
and then last out and coming back from millis of course Cody Baker, who
is filled in so well for New on the left back, fills in today
Alex Roldan on the right back position due to the yellow card accumulation. As
New skips inside, comes to Rosnack, back to New who sounds plexing the
ball. Pressure for Morainer releasing the ball eventually to Rosnack needs to find his
feet, gets caught in the middle of the field. Defanded. Now got
some space to run into as he gave our challenges ball into the middle and
it's challenged by Cody Baker. Will played by Cody Baker came back on a
squier and we talked about the defensive qualities Steve of Cody Baker. Shody right
there and Brian Schmiza's exact word for me kickoff was I think Cody Baker could
match up well against a Sprea. And we know all about Sprea here.
He has heartness sounders many times before in the pass and on that occasion he
was in he had advantage. So give lots of credit to Cody Baker for
sticking with it. And in the end he just put enough pressure. Didn't
make a tack called no challenge, but there was enough pressure there just to
force us pre into a heavy touch. But we've seen the danger the sound
has been build up. The Timos just want to get wind the board around
the halfway land in midfield and then they're after the racist. They'll sit in
an old block once they win it. They want to get into the sound
as half as quickly as possible, and that today is what we've got to
be aware of. We'll certainly a spree is going to go down at Folklore
and Portland after the overhead kick back on April fifteenth, who was Pauland's first
goal of four got that game going, got the crowd into it, and
who could certainly feel as we're in that stade in that shift of emotion and
expectation from that ball went in the back of the net as Fry knocks it
long to Montera. Been a look quiet so far twice to collect the ball.
It's offside. It's gonna come back to be a Poorland free kick middle
of the field. The sound as FC Soccer is presented by Provident, Swedish
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field as Bravo skips inside past Reed Baker Whites inflicted the outside his foot giving
away Baker Whites. It comes away, it turns the corner failed by Bravo.
Three kick Sounders and certainly Steve for those young kids, couldy Baker on
the right hand side in front Reed Baker Whites and not a ton of experience,
big game for those players to play on the same side. It's a
big cord. It's not to be saying. I think Brash means up maybe
had other options. Yes, in some ways his arms and they have been
tied. But for the call to put his trust, he just tells you
that Baker has been that good when he has played and has a lot of
trust and Red Baker Whites up as well, so this will do them good
for confidence and experience. But it is a big, big quardba brash mession
Sounders and possession and attacking third of the field cleared by zoop rich out for
a throne for the Sounders. Sounders enjoying sixty seven percent possession in these early
minutes of the game, dominating Portland in that category. But we'll look.
I've had a couple of chances as Steve's mentioned in transition and its need to
be sharp on the ball, especially in the middle of the field, as
Jackson Reagan this near side cleects the ball across the yamar as a shift from
left to middle all the way to the right. Cody Baker, hugging that
far right touchline, comes inside plays the ball to Ladak, given away want
well by Paradus, and then Bravo finds moreno is holding. In transition,
Gamar plects him well, but his screa picks it off. Gaymar's toe finds
LEAs Go to top of the box twenty yards out Go sit through the legs
of Jackson Reagan scoots across the Paradus fat side the left to a sprea top
left corner of the box comes back to Chara middle of the field, thirty
five yards from gold As a Sounders getting eleven men behind the ball stuff out
the danger. There is a soft ball by Bravo's gonna roll over slowly for
a sound As goal kick. But it's clear as day what the danger is.
I mean, there are a fantastic team in transition, important timbers and
a couple of times out. That's the bad side of having Cody Baker play
so high. Because he was so high on that plane, he gamer made
one mistake and then Timmis had a gaping hold on the Sounders right side.
If it's a better pass from this grader, the timers are in a bad
board pails the Sounders out. So I would like to see Cody Baker air
on the side of yes, the aggressive, but pick and choose your moments
because that distance with gamers like forty fifty yards, you can't recover that,
and the sound is more a little bit fortunate that Portland's sympathy lacks some quality.
In the final third, the board goes along with Stephen Fry towards Montera
flicked cleared by Zuperich as it bounces in the sound As half of the field,
flicked by a Spria, laid all the way back to Stephan fry wearing
all blue Today's He launched the ball forward, not messing around Freddy Montero challenging
wins the head cushioned across the Leo choose stepped well by Miller, goes long,
miss can misjudge by Jack's ring and then then Yama back Steven fry Michelle,
We're gonna throw it down to you. Yes, Steven Frye hasn't been
tested too much yet today and no shots on goal yet, but we all
know how amazing stuff and fry and instrumental he's been to the Sounders this season.
Currently leads the league with eight shutouts. He has ninety nine in MLS
regular season play and is just one shy of joining the one hundred club with
Nick Romando and Kevin Herman. Thanks Michelle, Leo choots toward the end line,
skips by Miller, then it goes to ground. Leo chie goes down,
shout for pek, nothing given by the referee. JP collects it off
the toe of Marino on this left side channel his nearside poland come away that
fell by look Garron, I found a green kick for Poland. Is Michelle
mentioned. Frye also fourth time fourth all time in MLS for saves. He
surpassed Miola and then Bush This season certainly a solid starts the campaign for Stephan
fry as he continues to play at such a high level for this club both
on and off the fie. Let's pauland pick up a session with Paradus middle
of the field, outside the foot into Nigda pocket picked by Rusnak, skipped
by and away and find Freddy Montera back to Gold sitting in that pocket as
we expect them to play and Steve it's what you expect from Montera. But
then it's about how did this to sound a stretch balland over the top.
And that's an issue, right because normally you're saying Jordan on one wing,
Leal two on the other wing, or came we're getting a threat from both
sides. It's gonna be Leo two who has the ball beyond Montero because Coldy
Baker has a tough ask to ask the right back to runt of that way
when Red Baker Whiting is tucking inside, so you can't ask Freddy Montero.
Listen, we know you had to come people. We have Nico here Jar
part of Rusnack maybe engaged the two Sounder backs a bit more than usual,
and I think Freddy's good enough to realize that and find a balance between going
both poland with the ball fast side the left comes inside of paradus thirty five
yards and gold square ball to a vander Miller go on the outside, try
to support challenge by JP. It's a Bander strikes the ball, slice shot
is gonna just about go out for a goal kick, Yes it does not
a throw in beg gold kick for the Sounders remains nil nil here twenty first
minute e QUC pitch lubin field ninety three point three KGr FM. As a
Sounder switch it from center to write to Cody Baker brings it down inside to
ladera middle of the field outside. The foot looks up to be offside.
It is. It's as a referee on the far side puts it up for
Rebaker waiting offside free kick Portland. But this copyrighted audiocastle Major League Soccer may
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League Soccer Steve nil nil in the twenty second minute. Branch meets are happy
with what the team has done so far. I mean, I think golf
quarters will be ready to be happy, and even the fans will be not
It's not often a game goes this deep with no shots from either side and
it still feels incompetant needs go to the top of the box, slice clearance
by JP. It's going to roll out of bounds for a Portland corner kick
this near site their right hand side. If it's scrappy by the Sounders trying
to be cleared by JP, sliced office Shin and now pauland are going to
send their big men up. Yeah. And I think these are the moments
in this game against Timbers. It's the set pieces because through the run of
playing twenty two minutes, neither team's creating any good chances. But now set
pieces become extra extra important. And for a sound is here just being aware
of the players coming up sticking with runners. It's about desire as much as
anything. When you get in Sandard box in this moment, Evander right foot,
it's gonna been outstreting corner kick. Big men are up longer six yard
box gets flicked to the near corner, headed over gold kick Sounders step and
Fry has been makes a big saves in games with a past all the quiet
so far put the Sounders want eight clean sheets on the season. Six clean
sheets at home. Back for has been solid so far they have been I
think both times to be happy. You know the Sounds haven't threatened that the
port and timbers back land too much evil. At some point this game will
break open. I think the Bill off nerves players are playing fruit and things
of that nature ain't can happen even at this level with very very seasoned throws.
It's been still a compelling game. You've seen a technical battle there,
bill of a chess match. But which team is going to take the initiative
to start creating and breaking lines and gains. In the final, foot ball
gets diagnosed Switcher and go to World read by game Arm but he falls over,
picks up by Esprea, skips by Cody Baker but he doesn't but it
Baker defense World gets nudged off the ball by a Sprea bigger body cuts it
back top of the box, rolled across the red Baker white and there's nothing
more than Claire's lines safety first cut ball comes back Jackson Reagan cushion ball to
Ladera challenged by Char a free kick. Monsterra came here across Chester reminding the
referee that Char was on a yellow card. He was late, think Steve,
if that was his first challenge, would that be a yellow card?
I could possibly see that, but I'm okay, that wouldn't refere You know,
as much as I love the sounds to get an advantage, day Char
SOLIDERO Day caused it for a board. He's a little bit late. Nothing
malicious in him. I would not like to see two yellow cars in.
It came in his magnagude for those two challenges. Now Hatchar had not been
booked and the yellow comes out. I also don't have any complaints. Good
referee in my opinion, you have Alan Chapman, experienced referee. Let's it
go, but he's on a fin line. Now you do that again and
you're off. Yes, And especially with the pace of the game so far,
I'll already pick up as the game goes along. When you think about
the rue d'azes that come off the bench, the role dance can come off
the bench and there pace as we've shown in the last game when the Sounders
gave up that goal in the forty eighth minute, the outshot sent I'd say
eighteen shots to nothing. Because certainly it's about starting well. The sound has
certainly finished well in terms of pressure on the other team as a sound as
collect possession, JP dropping in to get it off Jackson Reagan, nothing forward,
all unhappy, just to to allow the Sounds to build up somewhat,
and then they'll press in the middle of the field as they do now fall
into pressnet pressure from greatest boxing down the line. It's going to be a
paul and throwing just as they as we talked about. It's allowing the Sounders
to play into the middle third of the field and then press hard, win
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deposit today as pauland come away with it in the sound as half of the
field with the Vander swoops the ball from center to left rather to Espria sitting
in the middle of the field. Now office wide left poition to parade us
to needs go to back to goal challenge well by knew who and the Sounder
is forced to Poland all the way back to Eva chich In. The Poland
goal to challenged by Montero sliced away by Eva chich all bounces, the new
has got a long way to let it go a bounce. He has to
slide and put it out for Poland throwing. You see that's about winning your
initial header. Yeah, because the fields just too big and too slow at
times the other roll out of bounds. Yeah. Absolutely, And it's very
clear when the Timbers want to do I mean death, no worries whatsoever going
direct. They've done a very good job and I think, to be honest,
the Timbers will be slightly happy than the Sounders be Sounders are the whole
team, and we've yet to test the goalkeeper. Twenty seven minutes in,
you've not tested the goalkeeper. That won't peace Bran Schmetza and the Timbers.
I've had more of the dangerous attacks, so right now was just itching more
towards the Timbers. But I still lots to play for. The wall comes
in long for Miller drops the space for is see late by Fry. He
went down to his left eventually collected it comfortably, but for a split second
he was blinded, but collect the ball in his hands and pushes his team
out. As Steve mentioned, sixty three percent possession so far. If we
get into the twenty seventh minute, no shot song goal to something Brian Schmittz
is gonna have to address. As we get into halftime and into the second
half, nil nil. Here at EQC Pitch, Looming Field, Sounders Timbers,
biggest game of the year, and the Crown have turned up to support
their home team, Timbers away fans sitting in that northeast corner high up.
As the Sounders win the ball and it's new this near side the left cuts
by Squeer comes inside to JP to Russneck used to play quickly and he does.
This is where the Timbers are gonna try and pick the pocket. The
sounders read Baker whites and gets bungled over by Moreno, who's shifted across to
that left hand side. Now it's like switch of a square Mariner. Sounders
have it fast side the right with Montera to Cody Baker ten yards from the
end, like Good defended by Bravo, lunched after the ball is Cody Baker
goes out for Paul and gold kick remains no go. I just think Danny
was unfolding now the game. Sound has gotta find the handle because it's beginning
to buy pass and leave on the Derrek for example, he's not not on
the game on the board enough. John Pardo's not got on the board enough.
Right now, it looks more like a game than the Portland timers would
have wanted. A bit scrappy, a bit physical, lots of vertical boards
that direct a little bit more than usual. The sounder has gonna get a
foot on the board and start to slow down and to get their key guys
involved. The Darrow has not found the board in dangerous areas. Leo Chu
has had a couple of moments, but not like usual. And we're talking
thirty minutes in and not just no shots on the board, no shots and
that is very unlike the Sounders who just crowd behind them with the rivalry,
with the recent results, I think now he's the time that Prince smiself can
ask, but just a little bit more. Probably team well, as you
mentioned Leo two ten touches on the game so far, Freddy monteras six.
There was a home team playing in a big game like this, you need
your attacking players to get involved, and I think the lack of touches across
the field and certainly the attacking thirdies showcased on the fact that the Sounders have
not tested Eva chitch Yes yet. In the Portland Timbers goal, good possession
by the Sounder sixty three percent, but it's about putting possession into chances on
goal, and certainly with a crowd like we have today filling the stands from
bottom to top, Sounders of all look to try and find the opening goal.
As we get into the thirtieth minute here nil nil Sounders to the right
hand side of the Gamar crossing into Portland territory, out to Cody Baker hugging
the far right touchline, Dara back to JP. We're defending good patient defended
by Portland as a bank of four defenders top of the box, bank of
formid field players in front as Yama has an advanced position. Ball comes into
Ladero, pocket picked. Shara comes away with Paraders to Evander. Four goals
on the ear for Avander so far to a Sprea goes around new Evander has
a little of the field skipped by JP, but collects the ball to Brazilians
against each other. JP comes away with it, plays it quickly. Sounders
have it with Rosne to Ladera's near side. The left cuts away from pressure
from a. Sprea looks past Chu sitting on this vast sideline. It's comes
inside now too. To find the ball, JP no real options, has
to go square short to Ladera, right in front of Geosavarezi as he shouts
and screams to his team to organize defensible. JP square to Rusna. Got
some space now who switched the ball? Plays it in short to Montera.
Turns shot first shot of the game, but nothing to trouble even Stay rolls
over the end line gold cape timbers remains no Nils seems like want it now,
but that's bad from the Sounders a little more methodical, a couple of
short, intricate passes and a bigger one to open up the play and listen,
Freddie could have played a white to Cody Baker read Baker waiting. I
have no issue there with Freddie Montero turning and striking aboard from twenty five yards
out. Now he's great a strike, but this is a player who's done
that so many times over his career. And the sound Is need to start
testing the timber's back line and goalkeep up. So no issue with that,
but it was a much better secrets of playing more want branch Metza and he's
coaching staff will want to see from the team as its half A croaches the
final fifty minutes or so, up Bridge goes long, Will jacks Reagan cushion
edit back into the midfield. JP picks it up, is able to turn
the sound Is half of the field, finds that pocket where Ladero's pocket picked
again by the Paraders. Gond be a foul given by the referee and with
that we're gonna throw it down to Michelle Lucker. Yes, it was great
to see Sounders finally get a shot in this game. Coming in the thirty
first minute, and of course it comes by Freddy Montero is getting his third
start of the season. Brian Schmitzer spoke to us during our production meeting yesterday
about what led to starting Freddie tonight, and obviously it's it's fresh legs,
it's three match week, but also he said he wanted some life, he
wanted some spark, and he thinks that Freddie could provide that. Especially knowing
the history of the rivalry. We have to remember that Freddie scored the first
two goals in the most lopsided blowout in history of the Star Beat six two
back on August fifteenth, twenty twenty one. Yep, two goals of his
seven goals against Boland scored on that day. Seventeen nine goals on his career
with the Sounders leads all time Sounder scorers. Ride sitting on the bench only
four behind. Let's poland have it with a Vanda farside the left backs to
Rabo it's a paradess picks it up skipps by JP. Foul given by the
referee twenty five to thirty yards from the end line. Morland him is left
channel the life stuck out by JP foul given. These are the dangerous areas.
Steve absolutely Poland really really pride himself on set pieces, trying to make
the game about that revention, transition and set pieces. And there's another example
here for them, another opportunity on their left hand side, the Sounds holding
white a high line. The tim is sending everyone forward. The last man
backs Jago Charan. He's only forty yards from the gold and so putting a
lot of stucket to the set piece. Zuperrich back post, nobody marking,
wide opening. Super Rich flicked in by his spear and it's just over the
bar. Gold kick sounders and sister referee puts his flag up, but I
don't know if abandoned it. Seen zuper Rich. He was wide open on
that bad post. But goldkick sounders and that's the danger. And listen,
a spirit maybe goals a touch early, which builds are sounders out. We'll
get to see a replay here. Yes, the spires offside. He's the
only one, but they had two or three runners there, the timbers that
the sounders really didn't pick up. I guess the sound has had a lot
of faith in their line and the integrity of that high line. It did
work out on this occasion, but a little reminder of the SETI Stangard the
Timbers possess free kick to the Timbers flicked off the arm of JP. Certainly
in the last game against San Jose, the goal that was conceded in the
fourteenth minute to Bobose was off a corner kick, initial header on the front
post and Bobocas skipped by new who unchallenged from two yards put in the back
of the net and that became the game winner. So Sounders no, and
I'm sure they'll be reminded the coaching staff to be focused on these free kicks
as another one comes now forty yards from the endline, is near side the
right channel. The Vander clips it to that back post. Super rich challenges
headed clear well by Cody Baker's shot by Bravo high and wide gold kick.
Sounders remains no nil And I know the Sounders have at one shot of gold
and tim has SUSS four, but they'd not be quantity looks nice three.
I had one inside of box that's definite. Fry easily gathered. Both teams
really struggled to create good golst great chances. It's the nature of a derby
rivalry game. It could be tight Cajun shot by a square speculative goes wide,
another gold kick for the Sounders. But June is Pride Month. Support
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into the thirty fifth minute here at EQUC Pitch, lumin Field ninety three point
three kjr FM Sounders nil Timbers nil. Marquee game in MLS this weekend and
often a Marquee game across the entire season. Is lumin Field filled with Sounders
fans and the splattering of Timbers fans as well, which always adds to this
rivalry and the atmosphere. So when the Sounders fans travel five hundred plus deep
down a prominence park, he always creates a racket underneath those rafters. As
the ball goes long by Friday rolls out of bounce, It's gonna be a
throwing for the Timbers. It's near side, the right hand side. Eric
Miller that right hand side, matching up against two Mosca scored That goal has
been an ever present in the timbers wouldn't make with some of the changes that
Dio samoas Is made. Yeah, I think samareis he definitely watched what the
sounds fearing, and is he knows that if the game's opened in the second
half and he wants a more attacking right back, he can bring moscaa on.
But defensively Two probably would have had Masquera's number minutes on a decent job.
Two had an early burst first ten minutes or so, a couple of
decent runs. Has been really quiet as this game's gone on, and he's
been swinging more towards the timber's direction, and that's the reason why Miller is
there. More of the defender will stay home a bit more joined the attack
when he can, but not as adventures as Mascarero, because a very concern
with the space in behind that he or two would exploit ball with a spree
back to goal twenty five yards from goal, flicks off, Eric Miller goes
quickly down the line and assistant referee gives it the other way. It's gonna
be a Poland Timbers throwne twenty five yards from the corner flag this near side
the right and you can see Brian Schmitzer looking an see standing there. Leany
eats his chair, all the other staff sat down. Brian Schmitzer, he's
got a table to tap with a pen. He will be doing that right
now. Yeah, what's frustrated I think by the manner of this game so
far. Ball goes in long by the Timbers from a throne with char A
top of the box, back to a Vander challenged by his countryman JP,
back to Gold challenges his JP wins the ball, lead to Leo Chewing,
another fellow Brazilian flix off JP. He's gonna pick the baller. So I
was interesting to see the Timbers players drop back and then referee gives it the
other way. Timbers the throne. It's near side the right with Eric Miller
right in front of the sounder's bench. He goes short to a Vander.
Look given go you know two switched off for a split second to the box,
goes around the corner to a square, challenges new free kickuler Sounders deep
on the sounders left hand side. Remains none and I think twenty minutes or
so Brian Smiters would have been happy. I think the last eighteen minutes it's
definitely gone. The Timpers way and Brian Schmidz and he's buff. Don't be
frustrated. The good thing is that our solutions under bench that could come on
as soon as half time. We'll see how it shake sound his final eight
nine minutes or so. But you have ruined the as you have Fresher Rodan
after what seems like forever coming back as well. But if something has to
be unlock for the Sounders, Lado monteroly On true the red Baker White in
the attacking card just really have not found the game. I need to try
and get around the border a bit more and start to create, because right
now the game is shaping up really well for the corner Timbers, the free
kickler Timbers. It was JP on Paradis JP. Of course, six yellow
cards in the season, one red miss the game against San Jose due to
the red card in the second half against New York. Back on the field
today alongside ros Neck. Certainly, as this game continues to motion forward,
Sounder side to feel a little frustration in the manner in which this game is
going. Red Baker Whiting being very quiet on the right hand side, not
his fault, not getting any service so far in saying with Montero. As
he tries to lead this line, Eva Chish in the goal knocks his long
center to the left hand side, won by Cody Baker, dropped back by
JP to Yamar. Pressure by Paradis. You can knock it along to Red
Baker Whiting who lets it run. Bravo lets it go as to Sound his
throwing comes inside quickly after Montero. This time it's going to be a timbers
thrown on the fast side the left. As Bravo walks over slowly remains nill
now and a little bit frustrating they see for any Montero the ball comes off
him, goes on the outside, it heads down. Have been a little
bit of body language from the sounds, just joint frustration. The darrel's the
same and job Parlow and he said these moments where again you have to really
rely of your veteran players. If you're on a Sounders because you beat a
Spark and New yes, be the first man. Why you should not be
trying to gamble three players. It's just encouraging pressure. The sound is falling
into the timbers track. We've not seen one board from Sounders over the top
to force the Timer's back line to run towards the own gold face, the
own goalkeeper as the lightning up and playing the timis harm It's been very predictable,
a slow approach. As the game has worn on, the Sounders really
haven't shown a variety of ideas. And I would be shocked if we do
not see Christian Rondan if not at halftime by the fiftieth fifty fifth minute funnels
shortly by rail Rudios will certainly Shara avandon the Paraders and somewhat Boston midfield.
So far in this game, possession might not show it, but those critical
moments when the Sounders that possession, it's border of Nittick off the feet of
the Sounders players and stop those at Texas JP. Middle of the field goes
to Montera drop deep in that number ten spot alongside Ladera nothing forward for the
Sounders. When it does go white, Slamm's read Baker Whiting pocket picked by
Bravo, Well you would want to be one defended by the Poland left back
and then he throws Baker Whiting over and there you go. Read it.
Just run away and let it be. Sounders is gonna have all on the
deck goes White quickly Kody Baker supporting read Baker Whiting flixs the board to the
bad post. Easy for Eva Chinch not the ball that the Sounders or Baker
Whitey wanted, allows Poland to get set again. Remains no nil and this
is where you got you gotta steal the frustration, but not play it twin
and Redbaker white in there. He had one option in the box was Montero,
who wasn't really making a run. Eiva and your point in a box.
Maybe in that situation, just find another past, keep the port bowing
until the better situation of his JP comes away. That skips by Bravo goes
over free kick for the Sounders hell Chapman's breath. This game well so far
really kept out of it. It's always that the mostly charged game between these
two rivals. Of course, thee hundred and eighteenth edition of this great game
to Sounders have a free kick on the far side the right right channel in
sound Timber's territory. JP over the ball two steps back from the ball as
he starts to move himself back, trying to look to knock the ball long.
No, not the big men up front. Ball goes short to Rusnack
back to JP as he knocks the ball down the line. Laderos shifted from
middle to righte Howel's mcgrab nothing given by the referee. Sounds free kick ten
yards from the far corner flag Cody Baker. Big throwers Cody Baker as Jackson
Reagan comes up again. We've seen that once already sit on top of the
near corner of this six yard box. The ball comes in long, challenged
by Jackson Reagan, clared eventually by Bravo only top of the box. Suit
JPS shot blocked finds balls GP again headed the ball white to Cody Baker.
Miscontrolled port touched by Baker and it's pauling now with Paraders come away with it.
Good one touch passing of Vander goes some center to write the Sprier got
some space. New challenging thirty yards from Gold to Sprier. Why is it
comes inside? It's one of the best one b one defenders in the league
in NW who and Paul. They're gonna build out the back again with mcgrair.
But Steven McGraw or Zubrich have not been tested over the top. They've
not been turned if there's one vulnerabuilding up back for it's the lack of speed
at times as they knock it long foult by Jackson, Reagan is going to
be in offside given by the iss A referee. Yeah, and I think
absolutely right, Danny. But again that's the makeup of the team that branch
Mess has gone with. Where Freddy Montero he's more comfortable coming towards the board
away from Gold, back to Gold, playing sort of in a half nine
and a half ten nine and a half position. Freddy Monterry, He's not
gonna try to run him behind Drew so Havan. It's been a debt of
form the two center backs. They have not been tested and though the time
of the things that halftime, the Colty staff will get together and start to
really consider how they can make changes. Will goes from New all the way
across the far side of the right to eat Baker. Whitey eventually brings it
under control, goes inside to ladera right corner the box will reverse pass in
behind clear by McGrath. Sounders throwing on the fast side the right five yards
from the corner flag will a bit of pressure on Eva Chitch's goal. Now
as Baker wanders over ball in his hands. Forty fourth minute, Here the
kuc pitch lubin field makes nil nil. A score update is presented by provident
Swedish as both yaymar I see yaymar now. Top car of the box comes
in Jackson, Bagan stays bat lets it bounce, new drops it all the
way across the right hand side again to Cody. Baker comes thank giving away
cheaply again by Baker, and Timbers are going to come away with a vander
good quality touch. Flicked it over Ladera maintained control pressure from the Sounders.
This is where the Sounders they're gonna press. They're gonna win it, because
here comes the Septembers and transition ball into the middle, well defended by JP
sliding tackle to win the ball rusnack out to the right hand side. Baker
whites in some space some time comes inside, finds Montero and number nine thirty
five yards from gold. Ladera left hand side clips off a sphere doing his
defensive duties. Comes away that flicks off a sphere. Eventually it's gonna be
a Sounders throwing this near side the Sounders left. There's a final whistle,
no extra mile stoppash time there steep whether you pretty be mused, Yeah,
I mean it flew by and you're thinking not too many stoppages, not much
gold action. Still, it feels like a quite compelling game that something's about
to happen. And I do think branch Meds are just watching him walk off
your head down deep in thought, and I know what's on his mind.
Christian Road, Christian Road when in maybe a halftime, maybe you off top,
but a sound is need and it will pick me up in your offensive
pop the game and branch Mesla does have the options on the bench. Well,
we said only two shots and golden net first half, no shots on
target. We'll take a break and Jackson and the team will be back to
break it all down at halftime. Here at EQUC Pitch of lumin Field.
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Sounders and the Portland Timbers even at zero zero. Welcome into the halftime show.
Jackson Felts Diego audio A, Marcus Hannaman, Pete viewing here in the
booth to break out down this first half. Diego A start with you.
You know Portland had their chances, it's still staying in one zero. How
are you feeling right now? I mean I'm not I would say considering the
circumstances, I could say positive because of the chances as you mentioned that Portland
created, right, but I want to see more from the Sounders, right.
I didn't see that intensity, especially to win the ball. There were
some in precisions, especially losing the ball in the transition, and to me,
that's that's really dangerous when you have a Portland teamers that they can capitalize
in any opportunity. Right, Yeah, one Portland did look more dangerous.
But Steph and Pride hasn't even broke a sweat yet either, So there was
they had you know, one chance where step just put off. I can't
remember who it was upfront, but you know it did a great job and
then you know, I hit it over. It was a little I didn't
breathe for a couple of seconds, but after that, you know, they
didn't have a lot, right, They were not creating tons of chances.
I do like the fact Lao Choo's putting them under some pressure, right.
We saw a really early cross get in. It got blocked, but it's
putting that that pressure on. We talked about and we knew this was going
to be a difficult game with Portland and kind of KG and the Sounders were
holding guys back that weren't you know, weren't sending a lot of guys forward
because there they are worried about Portland on the counter attack and just wanted to
keep it to zero for this first half for sure. So I think it's
job done. Freddie did a pretty good job up front in the in the
first half. He did have one attempt at a shop that you know,
I think he might want back, maybe play it wide, But other than
that, I was I thought it was a good first half of the Sounders.
I think that's a great point. I think Brian Schmutzer probably wanted to
get through the first half at Zero's because he's got Rui D's Rui DS,
he's got rolled on. It was a bit disjointed, but you could you
kind of have to expect that on the right side when you got two young
kids, right Baker Whiting and Cody Baker. So I think Brian will be
pleased that they're at Zeros. Didn't give anything away And to both of your
points, the transition play Seadle has to stay home and avoid that and then
restarts very important because we saw that with a spree on the header. So
yeah, one little unnervy spot that Steph hasn't had to do much. Certainly
their goalkeeper hasn't had any work at all, so that second half it's kind
of the tale of two halves. I'm sure they're ready getting ready for this
one now. It should be mentioned also Diego Chara, the talented midfielder for
Paul and Timbers, took a yellow card in the seventh minute. We've already
seen that playing an effect on how he's playing this game. We'll continue to
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and Timbers, we'll talk about the second half a had next on the halftime
show with Sports Radio ninety three point three kJ RFM. Welcome back to the
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Well, this copyrighted audiocaster Major League Soccer may not be retransmitted, reproduced,
or rebroadcast without the express written consent of Major League Soccer. Jackson Felts,
Diego Audio, Marcus Hannaman, Pete viewing here on the halftime show. So
you look at the Sounders bench. It includes Javier Ariaga, a Bear,
Callen Rowe, Stephen Cleveland at Trevian SUSA short term agreement there from Tacoma,
Josh Atensio, Dylan Tevez, Rall, Ruy Diaz and back for the first
time since a role eight, Christian rolled On also on the bench. Let's
get to some keys for the second half. The second half, Diego,
I'll start with you. Yeah, I think the branch Metzer on the Sounders.
Ethnically, it needs to need to start the second a half with more
intensity. Knowing that also they have Rollridiz. He's the guy who scored last
time they play against with the Timbers. He's gonna have some minutes today.
I also want to see Greason Rolleda. As you mentioned, he hasn't played
since April eight, but he's been crucial player for the team. I expect
him to see and change the pace of the game. That also talking about
the intensity I want to see and pressuring to win that ball. I think
recent Roland will be also a key player. And also want to see a
better um control of the midfield because they're losing some unnecessary you know, passes
and bowls that they need to to get back there. So well, it's
one of the best benches I've seen in a long time. You've got with
roll Dan right, we've got that experience. We're probably gonna see him coming
in for somebody in the midfield, depending on who's who's feeling it in their
legs and with and then you look up top, you've got Ruy Diaz and
hey Bear, you know it's a m We got some power up there.
So are they gonna change early on? How quickly are gonna change? Freddie
out? Are they going to switch tactics? Are they gonna be pushing for
that win? It's gonna be It's gonna be interesting. But I do agree
with you Diego. We need more intensity, right, more crosses and but
I think that was kind of the plan. We're just gonna play this first
half to zero and kind of see how it goes. And now we're going
south, We're going to our home home supporters in the south end. I
think we're gonna definitely go for the win year in the second half. I'd
like to see more from each side. Leo cho who got a couple of
crosses in. But the right side it's been a little bit quiet, fair
enough, trying to keep a clean sheet. Restarts are very important. We
saw Portland's most dangerous chants coming off a restart. So and then you know
one thing, Freddy Montero did the pressed and he looked back to everybody behind
him and he said, come on, let's go. So I'd like to
see him. I understand why they did what they did in the first half,
but when they do press as a group and get higher up, I
think it'll help Seattle pack in Portland in a little bit. To Marcus's point,
I love it when we're going to the south end, Yeah, exactly.
And there's an amazing crowded day. We got near forty two thousand people
in the building. Don't have that exact number, but massive sections opening the
three hundred level. They're on the eastern side of the stadium. It's a
beautiful day as we're here the doubleheader ol Rain hosting the Pearland Thorns at five
pm after Sounders Timbers, we'll I'll be back for the postmatch show where hopefully
we're talking about a big three points. But the second half of Sounders Timbers
it's zero zero right now, how will it end? Danny Jackson, Steve
Zakwanne, Michelle Ludgott on the sideline, the three of them will have the
second half of Sounders Timbers next. Sounders FC Soccer is presented by Providence,
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ninety three point three KJRFM. Welcome back to EQUC Pitch at Louman Field Sounders
nil, Timbers nil after somewhat kg first half. Not much to speak over
either goal, with goalkeepers relatively quiet as we get ready to kick off.
Here, the Sounders and the away kit that Bruce Lee kit red shirts,
black shorts, black socks will be attacking the goal to our right the south
end in this second half, and the Timbers and the Rose City change kit
pink shirts with Crimson roses, white shorts and pink socks will be attacking the
north end the goal to our left. As the coaching staff jog off the
field, Referee Alan Chapman ready to get us going. Certainly, Steve the
sound is he'd have a bit more offensive five power than the attacking third is.
Look, Darrow gets ready to go to Jackson Reagan and we're gonna go
to Michelle Luca early in this second off. Michelle, you told to branch
Metsa, Yes I did. He filled me in a bit on his message
to the team at the halftime, and that it's a hard afternoon to play.
It's warm, the turf is slow, and it's a crazy crowd in
a rivalry match. But the biggest thing that he said to his teammates was
that they need to give it. They're all, especially these guys who have
been playing and this is their third match in one week's time. Give it,
they're all. And when they're guess he'll sub them out. Speaking of
subs, he says, if this remains a stalemate, he might be making
some changes a little bit sooner, as though here at the half there aren't
any. But I think the comment about the turf was interesting. Guys,
I who love to hear your thoughts of the turf here at CenturyLink Field or
Lumanfield, I should say, the middle of the afternoon game versus the normal
evening matches, it makes a massive, massive difference, Michelle. We would
always ask them, you know, can you water it more? Water it
more, and the sound and the heat seems to just soak it up.
It changes how the board bounces, but more importantly, how it plays,
how fast it passes, and things like that, and if it a Sounders,
a possession based team, you want to snick wet surface that's the best
way, and it's dried turf isn't ideal for them. Ball in the middle
of the field Sounders, there's near side the right now with Red Baker Whiting
head up lay the ball into Montera's feet, keeps running down the right hand
side. Montera doesn't play him, gets shoved over by paraders. Nothing given
by the referee, and eventually it does Montera fell on the ball. Referee
Chapman give us a free kick for the sound as an early free kick.
Here forty seventh minute Sounders nail sunders Nails just get started in this sun drenched
stadium downtown Seapple full house or close to it for the Sounders double header with
ol Rain and pauland Thorns, who will be kicking off later this afternoon.
Curtly a buzz two hours before kickoff. You could feel the difference in emotion,
to feel the difference in the crowd. There's a Sounders line up for
a free kickness near side the right, but there are steps over it.
JP whips it in towards the near site cleared by pauland finds herself to a
Vander's been lively in that first half, given away to his fellow countryman JP,
all the way back to Cody Baker and Seth and fry So Steve jumping
off what Michelle spoke about with Ryan Schmitzer. One of the things being said
in the dressing room, well branch Metzer would's on Christian or Dana Rowl Ruthias,
guys to be ready. I may need you in five ten minutes,
much sooner the usual usually a sab you or sixtieth minute sixty fifth. The
sounds need us barked, they need something and can you imagine the crowd row
when Christian ro dance number seven jerseys held numbers held up so feating that nature.
Away from that, it's just advanced to ball a bit more directly into
the timbers half because it's been played too much in a sound is half nothing
in behind. And it doesn't mean you dump a bunch of long boards.
It means Freddie Monterell being the number nine, the highest bound the pitch,
take up a highest rung position, engage the center backs, keep them back,
and that allows the rest of the teams also step up the greatest with
the ball pocket picked to j Pete coach to a Vander top corner of the
box block by Cody Baker's gonna roll out of bounds for a early Timbers gold
corner kick. We saw it in the midweek einst san Jose was an early
corner kick that got san Jose on the board. And the Sounders now have
to make sure they stay focused as a vander Ball at his feets. God
being in swinging corner kickers. The big men for Poland go up Zuperich McGraw
these goad Is sitting right in front of Rusnak and step from Fries. The
ball gets floated into the top of the box. Good strike but over the
bar gold kick Sounders remains noill nil And you know we're speaking about a Sounders
bench, but the Timbers bench is not too Chepiva Frank Bowley playing a ton
of minutes, but the Timbers he's really helped that team. He's on a
bench and a sound as nemesis. We know some Bashi and r uncle who's
had a torre time with injuries, but a player who needs no introduction.
So both coaches have aces up the steves for if when needed. What as
you mentioned Bolly scored in the four one loss of the last weekend against Sporting
Case. Scored early in that game as Rosnet now picks it up this near
side the right overlapping by Baker Whites and goes to him from Rosnet. Challenged
by Bravo and nothing on board. He has to go back and again we've
seen that much in this first half, Nicker White and going again the right
and side. This time he got switched the fast side to Leo Cheo,
closed down by Miller. Leo Cho good first touch comes in sidelence right before.
We saw that a few times against San Jose, all into Montero,
given away, found by Montero, easy free kit for the Timbers and Montero
struggled someone in this game zero point zero two expected goals was Montera stats in
the first half. Wasn't really engaged in the game. Yeah, he's not
found the game and I will not be surprised if Freddy's one of the one
that's removed. And Leo Chu is all nor Leo Chwoo've been high on him
in recent a couple of games, but very quiet and then partly his fort
parted the teas for we have not been able to find him enough and at
sometimes as the wing guard, you've gotta switch up when you're making runs to
the board, runs him behind, get himself free to find the board.
But for how good he is, he's given Miller pretty easy afternoons, so
fucked all slashed up in the air off fred Baker whitching goes out for Poland,
throwing this near side the left right in front of the Potland bench with
Brobert ball in his hands, looking forward, and he's going to check into
the board a square pushing Cody Baker back down the line eventually goes into his
go to his feet, but challenge well by jaymar goes out of bounce.
Let's give you the line up for the sound. Has no change in personnel
coming out of halftime Frying gold Back, Fort Baker, Yaymer, Rgan and
knew who for us NAT can JP in the middle of the field read Baker
Whiting on the right, Ladero and the ten leochore the left. Freddy Montero
as the number nine up front as Poland timbers with a Vanders cushion header read
well by Jackson Reagan as Ladera comes away that now finds Leo true that dont
site one v one top of the box goes past. That's it Baggers,
Zuperway treat gun A slight touch killed the cross and the Timbers now come away
with it. A brainer ball goes in behind for Nis god given away Jackson,
Reagan cleans it up, goes all the way back to Stephen Fry.
Let's give you the Poland lineup even Chitchen goaler back for Miller, zuper Ridge,
mc Bravo, Paradas and Chara in the middle, Breno Avander and Espria
and Nis Goda as the number nine at Choppy starts this first half book.
Teams given the ball away cheaply. This time the Poland Timbers come away with
it. The middle of the field given away again. Sound has picked the
pocket a Paradas and it's read Baker Whites in this near side of the right.
It goes towards the right corner, goes around him inside the box.
It's got a chance, well covered by McGrath. A brother comes back and
finds it ball and Saya said it wasn't tight cleared out of bounds throwing for
the Sounders, but that's why it takes much better from Reade Baker white in
a dynamic run gets the crowd into it underfeed be the crowd want to have
a reason so to get behind the team, and it doesn't always take a
goal. It can be a dynamic attacking play which both teams three definite lacking
the quality of the final fogs hasn't been there on either side of doubt disappointed
Branch meets and also on the opposite side, Torsammer racing wall into Freddy Monterrey
inside the box texts the ball well wee Baker Whitey skips by, trays to
find j pet corner of the box. Doesn't Jim Baller come away with it
or get shifted to a Sprea touched the outside of his foot read well by
Jackson Reagan but given away again a Vander, this time this nearside the left
comes away from Cody Baker as able to switch the ball knew who reads it,
but Marino picks it up, shifts the ball to the right inside to
Eric Miller comes inside, Sounders winning back in much of that in the first
seven minutes here as remains sound as nil, Timbers nil, e quc pitch
looming field or given away again, this time by rsnack to Bravo has got
some time and space to carry the ball forward and he just runs into JP
quality lacking so far coming on the second half as Cracky on the Sounders bench
encouraging his team to get forward. Pretty big Hawhiti to the right side,
got some time and space towards the end line. Poor cross, but it
rebounds off mc grass Sounders corner get but much great from the Sounders because they're
not wasting time with playing boards across the back. You don't have to.
The timbers are dropping back. They're giving you that space. And so you're
seeing the Sounders now breaking lines playing board into the attacking midfielders and then chew
here here I think the Sounders fans realizing Bryan Schmetzer is about to supplement his
line up with a couple of pretty big changes. Well, we see her
years and we see a Christian rolled on getting stripped off, getting the last
as the ball comes in headed over the top, punched away by Eva Sitch.
Here was a flick on the front post by Yamar, but dealt well
by evasitchers Pauland's coming transition with Morenos and niece Godaf as he crosses into sound
as territory shifts it from center to this nearside. The left at Vander,
challenged by Cody Baker goes past Baker, stamps him up well Avander, then
she gets the ball of bass collected easily by Stephen Fry. Remains no nil
and the game's beginning to open up. I think both teams have really struggled
with quality in the final third. But as legs get tired, the game
gets a bit more stretched. It's a perfect time for branch Schmesser to bring
on Christian Road down a rail rudds, because I do think we're gonna start
to see more chances, more mistakes, means of that nature who just sense
the game is on the edge of something's about to happen. Has happened yet
it's about to and branch Messer's wasting no t time in ging toys bench according
for reinforcements, stilly fields. The fields getting bigger and bigger. It's getting
stretched back. Fours of each team are dropping deeper, and lots of space
to the midfield right now, lots of space to cover. The ball goes
down the line the fast side challenge by Moreno gets in front of nwho back
to new who from the o'show sound has build out of the back. The
sound as FC socket is presented by Provident, Swedish official healthcare partner of Sounders
FC as a Sounders now with Ladera pocket picked again, the Paradis wins the
ball. It finds itself to Marino the fast side into Paradis a spear coming
inside off his left midfield position, leaving the outside left wide open for Bravo,
who now receives it in front of the Portland Timbers bench back into a
Vander Who's dictated play well for the Timbers. Now better possession of the Timbers
is. The Sounders hold their line inside their half of the field, except
Montero, who holds high super ringles free of Laderos, a momentary chance for
him to win the bull, but the sun Poland shifts sensor to left,
Ivenda inside to his right foot, whips the bulling dangerous cross bounces in six
yard books moreno got inside lou bull bounce over for a gold kickt what I
tell you If a spreed bolls bolls for that with his head, I think
it's an accident board by Vandon for some reasons, tries to go with a
leg. He goes in ahead, he scores, but sounds escape. Well,
the roar is for Reds and low roar is for rold On Michelle,
We're gonna throw it down to you. Oh. Welcome to return for Christian
rolls On, ending his nine game absence for the Sounders, and he went
out for concussion protocol. Ironically enough, the first match he missed was the
Sounders lost to Portland earlier this season. We have to remember how instrumental Christian
is to this team. He currently sits third in club history for all time
all competition appearances. And while Christians on the pitch of this season, the
Sounders with a record of five to one and one without him three to five
and one. Topping it all off today, as Christian's birthday turned twenty eight,
Well, happy birthday to Christian. Wouldn't we love a birthday present from
him to everybody in this stadium with a goal or an assist to win this
game, but a welcome return for Christian rolled On, his brother missing through
suspension. But Ruy Diaz looked sharp in the last game. Couldn't get on
the end of those chances and hopefully a couple more days of practice thirty minutes
on Wednesday, getting ready of what is now a thirty three minute cameo here
because he gets back to full fitness that hamstring injury, and ruy Di has
to get a slide lightful light from Montara and the ninth and then Red Baker
Whiting came off to make way for Christian rolled on in the white midfield spot
top of the box given away by ruy Ds his times a scuer in trent
position in front of the sounders mentioned it's near site. The timbers left giving
away found itself back to Bravo who clicks the ball down the line finds the
boundles being open on the left side spot so far on the second half foul
by Yama free kick timbers. Yeah, and you're just seeing laughing for the
sounders with Rale, the difference with him and Montaro. At times Rale wall
drop deep. But he's gonna absolutely occupy the two center backs and the sounders.
Now when you get the board wide, you have a guy who loves
to live inside the box, and so that's what he has a Christian role
done. He plays that role perfectly, that inverted right midfield role because you'll
find the balance between being inside and also being outside when he needs to.
He helps cover defensively a lot for the lights of Nikoladero and sometimes Albert Rusnap
when he goss forward. He's an all around machine that just does what the
team needs for I think having the luxury to bring those two kinds of players
on it's huge, and it's if it has a material impact I want the
sounds are trying to do this afternoon. Well, it's it's occupying players,
occupying space. It gives time and space potentially for others. As you mentioned,
it's exactly and it's not with Friscion, Yes, it's some of what
he does, it's what he allows everyone else to do. He's really good
for nicol Adero, for example, because nicol now we have more freedom to
roam into spaces because Christian has a great sense of no one. Okay,
if we lose the board that space that nicole Vaca can be exupposed, I'm
gonna come in there. He's a master doing it. There'll certainly a different
challenge for the back fourth for Timbers now they've got Ruy Diaz who can play
with us back to goal as we know. But certainly has the ability to
slashing behind both zuper Rich and McGrath and the attacking third of the field,
and then flanked by Speed on the left with Chew and Speed and Guy Ale
on the right with Christian rolled on. As the players get a short break,
it was a flash of bodies. It was knew who on moreno middle
of the field, Marino remains down. The players able to get an early
drink in this second half means Sounders nail to busnail. This copyrighted audiocasts of
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great game started in nineteen seventy five. The crowd as certainly had a support
in Michelle. We're going to throw it down to you, yes, and
this crowd, speaking of them, are in for a great afternoon. Not
only do we get the Sounders in Timbers rivalry going today, but the extension
of the Seattle in Portland rivalry coming up later this evening in the Rain and
Thorns will be the first meeting between the two sides this season. The Rain
have not lost a regular season match against the Thorns since September eighteen. A
lot of fun storylines going into this outside of the rivalry two, the rain
are trying to break the NWSL attendance record, which currently San Diego holds at
thirty two thousand people. Also, today will be the two hundred regular season
game for head coach or v so fans should definitely stick around and enjoy that
one as well. Thanks Michelle. Yeah, we saw a great press conference
between two head coaches, Laura Harvey. It's a great career here in Seattle's
Brusac. Now some space and time. Top of the box goes to Rugias,
cluts away by the Timbers, but it's Leo Choo inside the box comes
off, back in and zuperis plex It plays it, but only finds knew
who plays the ball back to Jackson Reagan Sounders Timbers sharing possession in this second
half, who was a dominant dominated by the Sounders in the first half and
second half evenly matched. As the sound is now left corner goes down the
line, evades, Leo Choo's inside run goes over the end line Goldkie Timbers.
But it's a good idea from Nikonnadero try to just play Leo cho a
little board around the corn in behind overhitting the past. But he hasn't manifested
in chance from gold yet. But it's a different energy by the sounds,
the attacking of a bit more tempo, a bit more purpose, and that's
been aided by yes, probably a very inspired halftime speech if not firing and
then bring it on to you know, starting eleven players. Christian will learn
around with medias and the Timbers haven't been able to sustain any kind of possession
what they did so well in the first half in terms off picking the Sounders
off again and transition, it's not happened. The Sounders aren't missing as many
classes. Or goes into two back to Ladero left hand side low cross again
and he's so if they'd that first man, it doesn't it gets clear,
but the Sounders are able to pick it up again middle of the field with
game Or inside the center circle, flicks it from center to left. Christian
headed by Ladero to Chew as Christian Roldan occupy that number ten spot as Steve
mentioned, able to see that space as Ladero stays on the left hand side
inside Or comes into Rusnak clips of the center to this nearside the right.
Cody Baker, thirty yards from the endline, goes inside little wall pass with
Roldan back to Rusnak into Christian Rock. Don's getting towards the endline. He
cuts it back, clip to the back post, Leo Chio over the top
and wide. Good build up by the sounders, combination with Rosnack. Baker
rolled on and then rolled on. Quality and skill showed as he turned away
from pressure, clipped the ball to the back post and Leo Chio headed it
over the top or it's a big chance. It's a big chance. And
again the build up was good Cody Baker, Rusnack. But that was all
about Christian road down. I mean he found the board a couple of times.
Once he got inside the box. A little nice christ turn sends the
defendant to the crowd and it lifts a delightful cross towards the back post.
And the challenge for Leo Chi was he had to generate his own power.
The board was just floating up there. That's the right thing you're taught,
headed back where it came from. Unfortunately for Leo Chi, he couldn't get
that inside the post and heads it on the other side, but as good
a chance as the Sounders have created and has taken board of sixty five minutes
two shots in the second half of the Sounders already match what they gave in
the first half. As a sound is trying to find that opening gold here
at EQUC Pitch, Loomin Field ninety three point three kjr FM Sounders nail Timbers
nail packed house here at Loomin Field for this matchup. As the ball goes
to JP tries to flick it down the line and it's cut out by Bravo,
goes all the way back to Eva Chitch and Baridas closing the ball down.
Launched forward by Evashitch, challenged by Jack Suit and Cushion headed to Leo
Chu flicks it inside but given away. Zu Bridge picks it up, goes
so Eric Miller fast side the timber's right defended well by Knew who throwing for
the Timbers comes in quickly headed by JP, could finds itself to needs go
to who flicks it over the top to Paraders, goes inside to a squeeer,
got in front of Cuddy Baker but couldn't get it on target and it
goes out for gold kick Sounders, and I think Baker doesn't last enough there
because a Sprea looked to be favorite to the ball and sometimes as a defender,
maybe you can't win it, but what you can do is make sure
that the striker also doesn't win it. And that's exactly what Coldy Baker did
there, substitute incoming for the Timbers. Moreno's gonna go off got knocked just
a few minutes ago by knew who in a collision middle of the field because
he limps off, takes the shimpads off and it's Marvin Luria. It's gonna
come. On twenty twenty two, Laria got two goals and two assists.
It's not found anything on the campaign so far. Because he comes and slots
in on that left hand side midfield position, the attacking three to the sprea
shifting to the right. The ball goes long headed by McGrath, forcefully goes
out for a throw in four. The Sounds deep on their right hand side
with Cody Baker and the Sounders. Certainly you feel the energy Steve with the
changes that Bryan Schmitzer made and as you mentioned, little Ladera now shifting left
and right in the middle. Yeah, it's definitely been lifted. The crowns
a little bit more into it. Two, there's something more to cheer about
again. The clearest cot chance that was creating was the header for Leo True
from the great Christian rolldown across. But he've also began to limit what the
Timbers did really well, and that's to been by keeping good possession. That's
were a top of the box of aids pressure from ross Nat. The JB
coming back takes the pocket of a spree and the Sounders now are able to
move in transition, but defended by Chara is able to contail that attack with
Loladera. But it's new now running forward three kick given or we've seen a
marauding knew Who a few times this this game. Also than Bryan Schmitzer maybe
would allow based on this new formation of him sitting and right. When it
works, it's great. It's when it doesn't work and you give them ball
away as one of the last defenders. So news bott value you know,
the wrisky reward on that occasion does once when the free kick. Yeah,
absolutely much rather see knew Who moved that boat on up one line and let
the lacks of jar part of Rusknack make the game. That's good to see
him back, so it looks more like his usual self now. As the
Sounders pick up the ball off Nis Gold and keeping away by Ruy Dias trying
to do a little bit too much, the ball get shifted the right hand
side to a Screa challenged by Knew who eighteen yards from the end line the
fast side the right right in front of the sister referee. As Nuho challenged
the ball, he goes back to a Vander challenged by JP, into to
Larrea, dropped to Shara, back to Larrea, goes out to the Timber's
right hand side with a Screa challenge well by Nu the flex it is going
to be a Timbers throwing deep on their right hand side, five yards in
the corner play. As you mentioned, one goal separates these teams over the
course of MLS regular season fifty five goals to Portland, fifty six goals for
Sounders, holding a five hundred record, fourteen wins. Apiece seven drawers.
But they look to launch a long throw in it. It comes in top
of the six yard box, cleared by JP mis judge by Jackson Reagan,
but JP clears up the mess knocked high in the air by paraders to the
top of the box. Gaymark comes in, wins the ball. Well Darn
flicks it away from Barbo. Barbo comes in late foul on roll Dan.
It's gonna be a free kick for the sound Its remains nil nil. I
mean it's it's kind of surprising here that Sam Racey hasn't turned to board.
He's on a bench. There's only twenty minutes plus to go. Also,
Baston Black would not go again. He's been in this your fitness for him
over the past year or two. But for the Port and Timothy do have
resources And as I say that, do you also have Racist waving someone over?
And I would not be surprised to see that miss Frank boarding lay or
two left hand side and the fast side left goes into La Darrow isn't able
to give it back to him. Cleared by superch high and long, it
drops to new who's able to shield pressure from this. God goes back to
Jackson. Reagan closed down quickly by a Vander, but able to roll the
ball across to Stephan Fry. The Sounder is now gonna build out the back,
and as you mentioned, Bully came in in the early part of the
season, three goals already on the season for him. Scored the opening goal
against Sporting Casey and their four one loss this past weekend. Lady Menioned Blanco
has been a mainstay in this squad for a number of years, forty goals
and fifty assists in regular season for the Timbers. As a Sounders pick it
up right hand side deep pushing the bat By Brothers silly foul to give away.
Baker just needs to get up, walk away. It's gonna be a
free kick for the Sounders, and roll Down goes over and gives his young
teammate of high five and as Baker quopi in to Prova spaces a nice little
smile on branch Messers face because seeing a young player Siver riding. What this
rivalries about? What the passions about? Who did well? I mean the
Timbers, the old last enemies. I'm fair, very city foul. Baker's
going nowhere a push on the backs, a definite free kick, and he
gives nick on adar On pretty much like a corner on his front hand side,
a chance to whip in a dangerous board the sound As I've sent everybody
forward here, I've got chance of masetpiece. It's a free kick for the
Sounders deep on this near side, the right towards the southwest corner. It's
gonna be an inswinger whip Ladero's left foot. The big men are up on
top of the bcase upard Is Jackson, Reagan Game on top of the goalkeeper
inside the six sharp box four whip tin easily cleared by Potland. Zoe Bridge
clears it long when hey Baker is able to save it slides out of bounds.
Bore goes out of bounds, Portland throwing on their left hand side,
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as a Sounders win it with Christian Roldan back on the field today after missing
through concussion, slides it across the Cody Baker got some time and space comes
inside a ladera JP to a Rusnack as they working from bright to center,
Rusnack driving forward top of the box to ruy Diez left corner to Leo Shoo
given away to which he sees the ball A spear tries to go along.
So I want to be one battle with Gaymar and this golden Yemo reads it
well, plays it all the way back to Jackson Reagan and let's not forget
Jackson ain't got a red card in Moreland game last year, and certainly his
maturity steve over the last six twelve months is apparent. Yeah, it's fantastic
and it's a parfit. You know, that was a learning moment for him,
and in that moment you can even sink or swim, let it define
you. He didn't. His bounce back really really well become a very valuable
member of the scene for the Sounders, And I give the Sounders a lot
of credit. They've been a much better team second half and the Timbers really
trying to figure out a way to generate Charless and getting the board into the
attack the whole game has been played inside his timbers half. The Sounder is
offensive half. And what the Sounds have done well is not giving away city
boards. When you give away city boards to a team that just wants to
get on transition, you're playing right into their plan and the Sounders have not
allowed us. So that's been an uptick. The temples better, the passings
better, The subs have made a difference so far. What's missing now it's
more quantity looks on gold and hopefully one of them finding the back of the
net substitute for Poland as bully as we mentioned three goals on the year came
in March of twenty twenty three from Hungry after spending four seasons at his former
club, had a good start to his MLS career. As the Sounders pick
it up on the right hand side with rolled on as it drives past paraders,
gets to the end like cuts it back well and it's bravo over the
end line for a sound as corner kick they're right hand side or like it
from rolled down. What you want to see what we've missed the last month
or so Steep. Yeah, he's been fantastic since coming on and I'm assually
surprised how good he looks. I thought, you know, he may get
a lot of a little bit of Nasa. Maybe your touch is a bit
off, and after being away for so long, it looks like he's not
missed a beat and he's really elevatid when it sounds to be trying to do,
especially in the attacking sense. JP outswinging corner kick comes top of the
six yard buds cleared easily again by McGrath, flicked by Cody Baker back out
to JP down the line to roll down on side towards the end like flicks
the back post, it says. The referee called it out. It curled
down and bounds. It looked like and see if he got a flick the
clash of bodies, maybe a look clash of head the yea yeah, Yama
came in aggressively as he should. He's gone for the ball. I think
he got the best off suppress there who's down, and I mean referee did
give a corner, so we'll seeing what ends up happening and sold it up
your sister. Referee on his right hand side saying the last such was offer
zue Bridge, so he didn't call a found the Sounders may still have a
corner him. We're just seeing the replay got flicked over the top and left.
Yeah, very fair challenge both players going up to the ball. It's
a good referee, so make sure he gets attention. He's a head injury.
Uncometer training staff. That's the riving to do. But there was no
found and it should be a corner and John Parlor will get another chance here
for the Sounders to swing the board into the book. The last delivery he
did not have paid the first man. You gotta beat the first man at
the near post to give your runners a chance to really attack the board and
get something good frame or zup. Pritch is arguing it can come back on
the field, but as we know the letter of the laws, he's gonna
walk all the way around and they get reintroduced towards the halfway line. Medical
staff for the Sounders they're gonna run on as well. Take a look.
It was a clash of heads, so protocol states that get checked out.
As he walks and stands next to the corner kick as it comes in to
the back Postess I'm cleared by Chara top of the box and again by the
timbers. It's been easy so far for the Timbers to clear these balls free
kicks and corner kicks. Sound is gonna have to find a way to rate.
The deadlock remains nil nil Here seventy sixth minute EQUC pitch looming field sound
as Timbers all goes long to roll down, cleared by McGraw, flick by
Luria to parade as the middle of the field tries to go over the top
to bully Steve. It's gonna be a better, bigger challenge now bullies powerful
fast, the better these golden plays it back to go more yeah, yeah,
and I think from regular Yamar they recognize that. So they dropped their
langes a couple of yards, which makes a difference there give themselves space for
anything in behind they could in a foot race. They can make sure they
get to some post. He changing the dynamics that they have up top two
top left corner of the box. While in one with Eric Miller slashes it
across handled well by ever A Church on the front post. But again the
sound is finding a bit more based on that left hand side as they stiff
the ball quickly through the midfield and stand La Cross finds the hands of the
the chitie and it's good from Leal chooes. He's at a quiet evening having
Neil choo You know, for the level he's been playing, guy, he's
played in moments today and when you do that, you better make sure that
in those moments the quantity is sky high. On that occasion good dribble or
when you put across that high into the goalkeeper's hands, you don't really give
you at tactic players any chance to get on the end of anything. So
you just a little bit more quantity, just got slow down, take your
time, try to pick someone out. Because he did have runners or shifted
from new on the left hand side all the way to the right. With
Cody Baker brings it down well, Rabo challenges and plays the ball on the
six yard bucks too early, Rudiez wasn't able to make it an either chinch
is able to collect. You can see the idea from Cody Baker. He
needed to wait just what I'm not two more seconds, that's a bit second
to give Rudys the chance to make that run across the goalkeeper and the first
defender as it were across came with too early we're hoping it get the butt
again. The Sounds very much in control. Stephnie Fris had nothing to do
in a second half. The Timbers really not holding on but playing a game
that the sound has preferred to play and having a hard time getting out.
What's missing from the Sounders here is really just creating pretty clear cut gross bread
tosses. Ye, certainly the threatening outside is there with roll down ad show
just how quality of delivering roving the ball quickly through the midfielders game with a
follow through collapses onto bully. It's going to be a free kick for the
Timbers as they walk slowly to the ball. It's about time management for the
Timbers right now. In the seventeenth minute remains Sounders nil, Timbers nail.
Certainly the crowd the volume picking up, trying to get behind their team get
this opening goal from much needed win. It's been a shaky may for the
Sounders as we get into June now and they turn the page to find three
points to elevate themselves higher in the West in conference standings. As a fand
of this near side channel the left channel the left he whips it in with
his right foot, clips into the back post or comes in flicked on goal
step and Friday is able to collect it easily and then throwed out to Leo
to Ladero left hand side, ball goes down the line, given away.
Eric Miller is able to read the play to Zuebrich and the Timbers come again.
Time and space. The game is getting stretched now. I do like
the quick throw from Stefan Frank adultink Leo True did Ladero too many favors?
The run wasn't there. Ladero's waiting are you can look inside outside, give
me a passing lane or true Song just ran forward was pretty close in the
defender Indian Ladero had to try and play something in behind and it was a
given way. But a sound is doing well to recover the ball again as
they have done for the majority of the second half. Paraders goes in on
JP on the fast side. Referee Chapman free kick and a yellow card for
Paraders. Abochara and Parade us in the middle of the field for Portland sit
on a yellow card. As we get into the seventy ninth minute, remains
Sounders nil, Timbers nil. Free kick for the Sounders to get it underway
with JP walking pace right now is both sets of players get a breath becaus
we enter the final ten minutes of this game. As Rosnack drives forward left
corner of the box, decides to go out to the left Leo show or
to Rusnack inside debox? What time and space isn't able to gather? It
defended well by Chow. We've seen that many times over his three hundred and
fifty plus MLS games. He who collects the ball, he's a throw for
the Sounders. Referee Vought differently gives it to the Timbers, remains nil nil,
and then he protests in the way that only knew, who can is
a throw in eighty asks me your gold. It's not the worst decision,
dude, thing who just gave away a penalty there? But I will say
Christian Rodas had a dynamic impact not seen enough of ral Ruthiaz And that's not
a critique as to say that at times you can forget he's there. It
happened also in the reverse picture in Portland, and he pops up up with
great finish. It'll take one chance, as I mean, the Sounders keep
getting ball wide, putting balls into the box. You get a feeling that
unlike Wednesday, when it does come to roll today, it might end up
in the back of it. Well, rowl on eight goals against the Timbers,
it's just a two goals in the season when the last goal being that
goal. It's pulling back in April fifty and Sony Clint dempse it sits above
him with nine goals and wouldn't love the Sounders fans love to see garridyas match
that nine goal total in the game today. As the Sounder is now building
in the back with Jackson Raget center circle, Coddy Baker available on the right,
that's off Laria's head goes out for a throne which Cordy Baker will pick
up. The Sounders fcs on the road next weekend versus Charlotte FC on Saturday,
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Portland Timbers come away, that flick through the legs of rosnat by a Vander
driving forward, big touch games be able to read it, steps forward,
knocks it out of play. It's gonna be a Timbers thrown on this near
side the left around the halfway line with Bravo as the Sounders now gets set
Leo Rue staying high and wide on the far left hand side. Ball goes
into Laria, deflected off Christian rolled on as it back to Bravo's gonna walk
up take some valuable seconds off the clock if we get into eighty second minute
here at EQC pitch lubin Field Sounders nil, Timbers nil. Ball goes down
the line with Laria back to Gold Go towards the end line, defending well
by Cody Baker, and it's gonna be nothing more than a Portland cornicing on
their left hand side. Remains and a bit of life from the port And
Tim is saying now in the attacking sets, we've not seen too much from
them in the second half. They've been sort of content to absorb the pressure,
depend on the transition play, which the Sounders have completely neutralized, and
not a fight in the second half. But now he's a set piece or
short to Laria from a Vander back to a Vander top left corner of the
box would be one with Yama inside the box, left hand side goes towards
the end line. Big touch over the end line, sounder's goal kick and
they sounded. I mean it's a It's an absolute waste from Evander. You've
been under the cash, under pressure, get aboard into the box. You
sent everyone forward. The sounders will take it, but he just bailed out.
The sounder is there from defending the dangerous set piece by dribbling gown bouncer.
Very few players can face the aim up like that and take him on
his stertaze space and a bander found out the hotway. There's nothing worse than
a center back against the eighty second in minute running up for a corner.
Nothing comes in. They're gonna run all the way back. Yeah, sure,
the job in Vanders. The player is thereas get an air fall.
I'm sure a Stefan Fry knocks it long towards Cody Baker. No challenge on
Paradus as he's able to win the ball but only finds yam up cushion head
of given away. Challenge on Bully Jackson Reagan slash the ball out of bounds
on this near side the left with Barbo again. The game's kind of dropped
a little bit, so a better lull right now. Yeah, you're right.
The Sounders had that burst. Can we go? Can we go?
Nothing came of it. The Timbers now starting to find their way into the
game. It's just sort of hanging into banish right now. But he says
there'll be one more explosion from either side and that could be what ends up
deciding the outcome of escaping to the back post header by a scree It was
adventures a free head of an invaded new r on the back post twelve yards
out goes over and that will be a screas final contribution to the game.
But the Sounders will get that goal kick and for Gusha, who's scored a
goal of course against the Sounders back down in Providence, part will come on
the field. He goes splot in or we'll see it will be in the
number nine spot and Bully will shift across to the right. Although change formation
right now with for Gusha and Bully lining up. Dangerous play by the Sounds
get built out of the back. Gave my right hand side slice out of
bound and Steve eighty fourth minute. Maybe not the right time in place to
build it out of the back. No, and if you're gonna try to
do that, you better be a lot cleaner than when we just win it
on the Sounds. Nay, it was very sloppy. The past on Yama
to Stephan Fry wasn't great. He's under pressure. Then step lifts the board
to job Parlos the height. That's not the best boarding s on the Sounders.
In the end, Yama ends up putting the board out in the touchline
and the timbers and be enjoying a good bill in the last five minutes after
being second best for much of the second half. Yet chat in the middle
of the field back to Bravo this near side the left for the US in
the end lights to roll it down the line. It's gonna run out of
bounds. Cody Baker's gonna see it out. It's gonna be a goal kick
for the Sounders. Remains nil nil and you know, just wonder the fitness
of Sebaston Bronco, because you think if one matter in us, that's the
guy you bring on. Is about five ten minutes to vote, depending on
how much time we have added on. The Sounders are going frank whos we've
seen a bay getting ready. But on the Timber side maybe content with a
point, you know. I think for the Timbers they're in ten spot,
which suddenly they're four hundred on the season so far, they've never been below
five hundred on the season, so they need to find a way a spark
to get their season back to life. As the ball sits on the touch
line, doesn't go out of bound, goes down the line, rude he
has looking for something a bit more, a bit better from Cody Baker runs
into either Chichen the Portland goal. As a Sounders now just taking their final
breadth, we can get to the eighty sixth minute. Here half the field
now this west side of the field in shadow, east side, the far
side of the field sort bathed in sunshine. As the players now going to
fight that little bit the fatigue. It's early afternoon gamers. JP gives a
free kick away. It's been of a software given by Alan Chapman in the
center circle and it's gonna be a change for the Sounders. Ryan Schmitzer making
what will probably be his final move a bear it's gonna come on the field
started the game against Seller as I started the game against New York. It's
gonna be Ladero. He's gonna trudge off the field, and what's a little
disappointed is coming off, especially in a game so finally balanced as this.
But the Bear's going to come on the field seats slots into that number tense
game. Yeah, And I think it's two options to you Bear goes in
as a number ten that plays really close to Ruthiaz or you go to an
old school four four two. You know you played charm Parler and rust Night
next to each other. Growl up top leo Chio on the left, Christian
on the right. It does look like you Bear will slide into a more
of a ten year old. But I think practically this could play a lot
like the four foot two when the sound is actually our attacking was one you
bear to really push forward and join Rudyzid Evanna tries to find the battle it
does. Top of the box ball bounces around, eventually cleared by the sounders
and Baker gets smashed into it by Bravo, who sits on a yellow card
that's gonna get called to the referee. There was a late challenge. He
was shoulder, the shoulder of putty bags. Not the biggest kid. It
felt late. We'll see if he's gonna be fortunate to just get a word
here. Yeah, I mean we're gonna see a replay. I think in
bro I thought it was a strong, hard challenge, sending a message.
Perhaps it's a Darby game. I mean, we've all been on the end
of worst of that, So the fact it's on a yellow is maybe what's
upsetting the sound as But no, it's a foul and move on. As
we say, referees just need to stay out of it. Nobody questions.
Yeah, if it sounds player got set off with that, we'd be very
upset, especially in a game like this. You know it's gonna be charged.
You know that files are gonna come in and across the bay. It's
been reasonably yeah, you know, reasonably solid and reasonably good. Hasn't been
got out of control at all. For so for the passionists out there earth
in the standard on the field, the ball gets not long. Buddy Baker
stays higher as ball down shifts into that right backspot to give him some clever
Rosnack goes in pardon and founder to brather fleix the ball down the line one
by Rusnack flick towards Buddy Baker isn't able to keep it in. It's gonna
be a timber story on this near side the left, And just as this
game enters its final phase, you wander not as players, at which point
you sort of say, Okay, we've done all this work. You wanted
to win, but oh we don't want to throw this away. This set
off for that point or should we absolutely golfer it. So it's gonna be
which team manages that dynamic could be better. Yes, it's a chance to
golf for it. Is there you gold for it, but you absolutely do
not want to give the game away at this stage of the work so hard.
It's not a game, don't you remember it wasn't a vintage game.
Definitely was compelling. It sat on the edge of greatness that of quite naked
into there. But depending on time added on, it could be one big
chance and that's what it would take. Rosne middle of the field. Places
of Voice is near side the right in front of the Sounders bench. Cody
Baker, challenged by Laria and Bravo in support, goes down the line towards
the end line press of roll of all of them with the bottom of his
foot works his way back. Since Timbers come away with it. Rabo switched
the ball over the top to Bully, got a chance shoulders shoulder with Knew
defends well. Corner kick for the Timbers, but it was a good switch,
a good transition from the Timbers. They wanted in the bottom left corner
of the field. Found Bravo. Switcher played to Bully and Knew, who
was able to snuff out the danger. There's going to be a corner kick
for the Timbers the fast side, their right hand side in the northeast corner.
It's gonna be a Vander with his right foot. We always got the
ability to put in a great ball. Sounders have to stand strong giving up
a corner kick from this exact position. On Wednesday, ball comes in,
bounces around, eventually cleared by Christian roll Gard just the middle of the field.
Launched back into the boxers steph and Fright comes out and it drops the
ball. It was a foul and Fright gone away with one there. Steve
STEP's a lucky boy. I think he has found in the end, but
just where he landed the ball, saying that in his hands. But went
back to the last time of the tag. You mentioned that he when Body
came on, that the threatening behind him was now there and the Timbers they
waited so long to play that balling behind the board, he saw how dangerous
he was. Now defended it really well. But that even behind Fret with
Body, they really haven't utilized it and it's been there waiting for them.
Well. The extra mastoffish time is five minutes. Sounders have five minutes to
find that goal. Mostly from that moreno in a vander comes through a tackle
body Baker. Paradus middle of the field, challenged by Jackson Reagan rashly,
but it finds itself on the right hand side of for Goosha against Knew who
challenged well by Knew who clips off what he thought was for Goosha's backside.
It didn't. It's gonna be a corner kick for the Timbers or the Timbers
player lies on the ground, see who it is. It's like Paradus the
middle of the field. He got challenged by Jackson Reagan, nothing given by
the referee or rashed by Jackson middle of the field. But sound is now
gonna have to defend this corner kick that same position. It's just a moment
ago a vander on the ball outswinging corner kick to get into the ninetieth minute
here and the crowd continued to encourage and support as they defend this corner kick.
Big men up for Poland, zuper Rich McGraw. The Godship ball goes
in short flick, bouncing the box. Christian rolled on clears an eventure of
the second attempt. It's a bad tries to collect the ball. It's gonna
run out of bounds. It's gonna be a Portland Timbers throwing twenty five yards
from the corner flag this near site. The Portland left brother ball in his
hands. No rush from the Portland left back. They're trying to see out
this game of me into a packed house at luman Field. A point would
be a good result for Poland. The ball comes in long headed clear by
Baker. Because Rude Diaz tris to challenge the ball in list near side clicks
around the corner to roll Dan. He's able to come away with them,
finds Rue Daz change of play from center to left and it's a good switcher
played by rsnack, the miller has to challenge the ball, flicks it out
of bounds for a throwing. I think it's a game that never really found
it's best level, but still it's engrossing. It's engaging. We're hanging on
the edge waiting for something to have been here, if in the timbers that
this bit will take the point. The sound is still really trying to push
on at three points as a bear top of the box, a bear ghost
to Christian roll Garne on his birthday. Can he score a goal? Wiggles
free from pressure, plays the ball out to the right hand side, Cody
Baker flicked off Bravo, Gonna go back to Bravo from a vander knock.
The ball down the line, finds Bully's feet challenged by game up, goes
back to Cody Baker inside the attacking third. Plays the ball of Buster Ruyds
challenged by the Sounders and there to be a corner kick this near side the
right ruey Ds. Can he find the winning goal as he remonstrates with the
referee, But it's gonna be russneck ball on the deck this near side the
right. The crowd feeling just the last chance for the Sounders. Big ben
up ball comes in attacked, played stride by Nude and all might that would
have been some fairy tale finish to this game. For Nu smashes it high
over the bar, and it's gonna be a goal kick for the Timbers if
we get into the ninety fifth minute. Here the e QUC pitch looming field.
Sounders nail, Timbers nail. The scoring update is presented by Providence Swedish.
As Ebacinch takes his time fall set middle of the six yard box,
it's gonna knock it long. Sounders back up game are gonna go challenge Usna
gets clattered into it by Bully JP. There's nothing more than knock it long.
But there's two Sounders players challenging Burriedds with McGrath well down top of the
top of the box top right corner, comes inside to his left foot and
accomplish with Rusna can almost found his run by a pair, but it's Timbers
now in transition with Paradus and for gosh, you're going down on the line.
Jackson Reagan reads it well, cushions the ball back to Stephan Fright clicks
it to new was gonna be an offside I think by the assistant referee it
is was for Gosso turns and shoots, but coming back from an offside position
the loose ball from Stephen Fry that got away with one and there's the final
whistle. It was a kg game. The passion both on the field in
the stands was there, but the Sounders could not find that opening goal.
Was certainly a game that was set up for magic, but the Sounders weren't
able fright to find that goal. Not that pressure in the final third.
But the reintroduction of Rydez and certainly the introduction of Christian roll down will put
smiles on the faces of fans as they walk away. Probably a dessert point
for each team, but certainly for the Sounders to remain now on twenty seven
points and these in the Western Conference currently sitting in first position. Jackson Felts
and the team will be back to break it all down. But for me
QC pitch at lumin Field, it finishes Sounders nil, Timbers nil. Sounders
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Show starts now. Beautiful day here limit field in the game between your Seattle
Sounders and the Fallen Timbers has ended, probably the final score of zero zero.
Let's head down to the field. Michelle Ludko with Stephan Fry walk away
with the win today, but the big upside here another clean sheet. That's
nine on the season, leaguing the leading the league and for you, one
hundred career shutouts in your MLS career overall, joining one hundred club alongside Nick
Romato and Kevin Hartman. Congratulations. Have you had a moment to process that
milestone? Oh, it just means I'm old. Never, it means you're
amazing. No shutouts, our team effort, you know, I always say
this that you see how fragile they are and how quickly a shutout can get
snuffed out. But defensively, we've been we've been doing quite well this year,
you know, limiting lots of chances and kind of for the most part
buying in on playing as a unit and defending as a unit. And so
that it's a stat that kind of falls in a goalkeeper, but it truly
is a team effort and and we've got to keep that up because he give
us a good chance just to get points. Obviously we would love to nick
one in at the other end and uh and get three, but it gives
us a good chance to get points. And for you personally, you've talked
a lot about your journey and your career leaving Toronto, coming here and really
kind of reinvigorating yourselves as this incredible goalkeeper here in Seattle. You've had so
many high, incredible accomplishments and now adding another one to it. What does
it mean personally for you to hit this milestone. Honestly, the personal ones
are nice, but we do this for team trophies. Like you know,
I if I if I had all these personal accolades, but but it hadn't
been part of a team that was able to put something in the trophy room,
then would that be a success? You know, I feel blessed that
I'm able to do this for a living and follow my passion. It's great,
no, but but you want to win trophies and so I'm very happy
that we've been able to do that through my career here with the Sounders.
I want some more. You know, these shutouts are not for fun.
These shoutouts are for us to try to get into positions to win trophies,
and hopefully we can do that this year. We gotta get that on a
teacher, I want some more. Let's get some more, start with this
season. Walking through the match today, this it had kind of everything.
We were in the middle of the afternoon, the heat of the day,
the rivalry, great fans um, kind of a deadlock going through it.
What did you see from your from your end, I thought we put into
good effort. You know, it's it's it's it's it's it's it's difficult.
We've played. This is the third game for us in a week, and
quick turnarounds to the point where you almost can't even train anymore. And uh,
you know, usually feel the effects of a game, not the day
after, but the second and the third day after, well third day after
is game or again, which is quite brutal. So I think we put
in a good shift today. Um, a difficult opponent where you know you
don't want to get too stretched and get into a back and forth. There's
a couple of spells in the second half where we kind of started opening up
a little bit, but we also had good possession on their side, but
weren't able to find that last bastill pass to put us into a good position
to to get a goal. But you know, sometimes you have to take
these games and these results and move on. But now it's about Regent,
really get your legs back underneath you and have a solid week of training and
get right for the next game. Absolutely said, all right there to finally
have a moment to take a breath after this difficult stretch. What are you
gonna think the biggest takeaways are from your team of of areas of improvement or
positives from from this, including the four points you guys are able to pick
up during that difficult stretch. Yeah, I mean, you know, the
first game, we're clean, we get the result, we get the points.
Um, we get the shut out, the second one, I think
even though we lose and it's frustrating, we we we created a tremendous amount
of opportunities which has been an issue for us. And so that's a positive
right there. And then again on on just a quick turnaround to be able
to come out here and compete hard and uh and you know, give you
your best. Like again, we would have loved to to get three points
today. But it's been a lot of a lot of work, a lot
of energy expanded by everybody. And so, um, I think that that's
a good thing. Everybody showed up to work every every day, every every
game. Um, that's what you need to do. Um. But it
doesn't make it any easier, right, Um, but everybody did and so
I'm happy about that. Stephite, We always appreciate the time. And again,
congratulations on a n other milestone shut out for you. Thanks for sure,
Jackson, Thanks Michelle. It's Michelle out to get down on the field
with Stephen Fry. There's a lot to react to. It's a zero zero
game today between your Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers. Let's tell you right
now in this shut out. Tonight's Man of the match is Yama Gomez Andrade
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You should say, today afternoon, beautiful afternoon, here a Luman field ahead
of the doubleheader ol Rain hosting the Potland Thorns in just over an hour.
Well, Jackson Felts, Diego audio and Marcus Hannam and Pete viewing. We're
here for the next half hour to break down this match, and let's just
go around the room and start with opening feelings before we get into XS and
ose and what we saw are how we feeling about coming away with a zero
zero draw Diego in this game today? Yeah, I think, you know,
considering being a dirty right and maybe the most important match in MLS,
right because of the rivalry and the history between two the two teams. Very
disappointed, but also I understand that there's a Stephan pro was mentioning, right,
this is a third game in a week, so always there's heavy legs
and there's some pressure for for Jovanni Summers's team. I think this is a
great result considering what they're doing right now on the table, right, so
coming here and tying and also not looking bad against the Seattle Sounders that struggled
to create chances. I did see some improvement in the second half, obviously,
and I was happy to see Christian Roldan coming in after you know,
missing several matches, seeing rolready as again having some minutes. But there was
a lack of cohesion, right, I think in terms of creating chances until
I would say towards the end of the game. So I think this week
is gonna be good for the team to reflect and also to think ahead.
They're still in a really, really good position right in the table. But
to me today it's an opportunity loss of you know, also closing the gap
against the Teambers and you know, having that staple win against the eternal rival
well, and clean sheets are way more fun when you're the actual goalkeeper.
You know, for the fan, you might be going, hey, we
wanted a little bit more excitement, but you look, you saw from the
from the get go, Hey we're gonna start Freddie up top right there.
Portland are gonna sit back a little bit. It's going to be more of
a possession game, right And it just kind of was a you know,
you might say a little bit dull, but at the same time, right,
the important thing was getting another clean sheet today, having a chance to
win the game. Now, did the Sounders create enough opportunities? Maybe not
right, You're you're playing with one forward really up in the first half,
and so you know times when the balls we're getting whipped in there was no
one there. But that's just the way that that's going to be, right.
Freddie had to push, had to do everything. And then you know,
Rumi daz a bear come in so and then the dynamic change with Christian
rolled in as well, coming in and you could see that, you know,
are really our starters were coming back in the energy level and it almost
paid off, right, it was it was definitely a game of two halves.
But um, you know, obviously we wanted we wanted to see some
goals from the Sounders and it didn't quite end up that way. But you
know, nil nil. At the end of the day, it's uh,
it's you know, they're not making any ground on us. I think there's
a little bit of disappointment in that Sounder locker room, and there's probably a
little bit of pleasure in the in the Timbers locker room. To your point,
it's nine shutouts, that's seven shutouts at home. That's very good.
Four goals against here. But but we have to say that they probably the
Sounders also have to be a bit relieved too, because Portland Timbers had a
couple of really good chances that they could have put it away. They had
at least two clear ones, one in each half. So um, but
I think they wanted more out of this game and wanted to right the ship,
especially in this rivalry. Now, so it's four losses and a tie
in the last five, uh, not something that I don't know the term
kissing your sister is you know, appropriate for this one, but that's I
think that's kind of what it feels like. So so I think they're just
gonna be disappointed they didn't pull it out. But it could have gone bad
for the Sounders today had Portland finished a couple of chances. But yeah,
to Diego's point, we're still at the top of the table. Yes,
you have three games in hand over second place, but you got to keep
those guys have to win those games to get ahead of us. So not
quite exactly what they wanted. And again, though Stephan Frice is three games
in a week, you know Portland played last Sunday. They lost four one
to Kansas City last Sunday, so they come in a little fresher and at
the end of the day we'll take the point absolutely. So Sounders in Portland
zero zero today here at Loomanfield in the first of this doubleheader with ol Rain
hosting the Thorns coming up at five pm. There's a lot to breakdown.
We'll continue digging into the xs and os of this game and what we saw
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the postmatch show breaking this down. We talked a little bit about emotions and
how we feel about this zero zero draw in the first segment. Now let's
kind of dig into some xs and os and what we saw on the field
by key players from both sides, and to continue off of the thing that
Pete finished us, which was that Portland had a lot of chances. I
mean, if I was four were really good chances in that first half,
only one in the second half. And Diego, as we go around the
room, start with you, it did feel like the Sounders had more in
that second half and they were doing a lot more and executed on the defensive
end to keep the clean sheet. Yeah, definitely, I think second half
we saw a different phase, and we even of the team and we've even
mentioned it during the halftime show that the Sounders needed to come in and show
more intensity winning those walls and also creating more more chances, right, I
think, you know, in general lines, I think the Sounders again,
it's it's a bitter sweet result because at the end of the day, you
always want to win against your your biggest rival, especially at home. But
I think considering that the chances and Jackson you were mentioning, right, like,
I think at the end of the day, if we see the balance,
I think the Timbers had more clear chances than the Sounders Aspria was on
fire and you know, fortunately, I meanfortually for them, he wasn't able
to capitalize. But I think if we see that, then the Sounds should
be Okay, we'll take the tie, because you know, one clear chance
would be you know, losing the three points. At the end of the
day, you lose two points at home. Still, I think one of
the things that um, you know, the team and branch matter needs to
figure out this season is in particular, is that Looming Field hasn't been that
fortress that you know, the Sounders I used to right. I think in
this season in particular, there's been some key losses against as Sanko saving this
week that you know he was not expected, right, So I think definitely
overall the Sounders the way they played the second half, I like that intensity.
I like Coode Baker on the on the side, that kid is just
getting so much confidence playing this type of games. Also is gonna give him
a lot to not all the soccer wise but also mentally, right, So
branch Matter could be happy on that, and Red Baker widening as well.
And I think that you know, the youngsters are working for the for the
team, right, especially the long season, and we have a busy summer
with the with the with this new tournament rther we're gonna have well, I'm
trying not to think about that. I'm just thinking about today and but you're
right, the young players that did a great job today. And it wasn't
our best our best team, but to taging with Pete during the game,
and you know, I was only successful and every team I played out on
the four or four two. Because when you start off with different formations and
different tactics, it's it's hard. It's hard to then figure out what you're
doing. And so it was like we were playing for the draw on the
first half and then and then how do you then switch gears and change momentum
and and all these different things. So as a goalkeeper, I'm like zero
zero, I'm totally happy. I got my clean sheet, my clean sheet,
bonus, Right, I'm happy. Right, We're we're good as clams.
But then all of a sudden, you're like, part of it is
we had forty two thousand people here. We need to create more excitement and
a team like Portland, right, we need more crosses and we need you
know, just everybody should be dying at the end of the game, right
because they can't move and um. And then you know, we did get
some impetus from Christian rolled in and a bear when they came in and Ruey
d is a top, but it wasn't it wasn't enough to win the game,
right, And that's ultimately why we're sitting here talking and we're like,
oh, it wasn't that great of a game, you know, an ultimate
you know, like fan experience and excitement. But the Sounders did their job
and what they wanted to. But I want I want to see more excitement.
I want to see more crosses, more goals. One of your keys
to the match at the start of the game was crossing the ball, and
we saw a few times in the first half Leo Chew getting going. But
at least for me, I didn't see enough crosses overall in the ninety minutes.
No, I didn't either, And that's why it probably wasn't that,
you know, the most exciting game, but it was what the Sounders needed
to do, and with with the with the bad run they had in April
and turning it around, right, maybe this is, you know, what
they needed and we're still in first place. You know, it's not you
know, it's not the end of the season, right, it's it's the
beginning of the season. We got some crucial minutes to some key players in
third game in a week. Yeah. I think when Ruey Diaz and rolled
on came in sixty second minute, you could feel something right. The crowd
got into it. It elevated the crowd. I think before the game some
of the players were talking about we need Briant was talking about too, we
need the crowd to get involved. That all happened, but we just didn't
get anything out of it. And when you look, it's been about the
last eight or nine games that we haven't scored more than one goal or or
been shut out. So, um, they're just a bit e n make.
The chances they had Wednesday against San Jose were more plentiful and better.
I thought, you know Diego has said about Baker on the right hand side,
I thought he really came alive. When Christian Moldon came onto the field,
you could see him going forward. Maybe it was by design that they
had to stay home when he had read Baker whiting in front of him.
But when Cody Baker and Christian were together, they looked really good. He
looked better on the right than he did on the left. He looked more
comfortable and more confident. And I thought when he got into the corner and
he got into his Bravo and they mixed it up and Bravo got out the
card, that was a moment. Let's let's talk about that moment because we
haven't felt that big kind of you know, head to head, you know,
clash rivalry moment. And Kody Baker and Claudio Bravo there and in something
like the seventy something's minute, Uh, you know, that is a moment
where they got into it and it felt the intensity of the rivalry finally felt
back. Yeah did you Yeah? I thought the same. And it reminded
me of when Christian Moldon supped into a game and he was a rookie and
he ended up going from the eighteen to the eighteen to track back and everybody
went, ah, look at that, And that, for me, was
that kind of moment. Did you have one of those plane Marcus in the
pros? Do you have a moment where you come out and clock somebody or
you make a big save or skate save or something that. I mean a
lot of I had a lot of those moments, but the first one.
Yeah. But so so when you talk about like key moments, we would
need the crowd in it, right. It's up to the players to get
the crowd into it, and they would they would be willing right if they
go in and make those flying tackles, they do all these things, they
make those runs. I mean, you know, those are the things that
the fans remember and yeah, you know, like, uh, you know,
guy gives the way a stupid pass in the midfield but tracks all the
way back and makes some crazy tackle like Sonko used to do all the time
because he was terrible on the ball, but he would make the most amazing
tackle you've ever seen. You know, those type of things are are are
what gets the crowd into it, right, that might have been his stick,
by the way. Lose the ball, get it back, keep your
job, yeah, and smash somebody in the corner. But that's what it's
about. That's what you know, like rad Evans used to do, right,
like all those all the great players, and um Zach Scott. When
you think of the Sounders, that's what the Sounders were about, right.
And but the problem is now you get a yellow card for something, and
and you know you you miss a game and you don't want anyone playing in
your position. The referee, the refereeing is different. The game has changed.
People remind me that all the time. It's not the same game when
you were playing, right, and and it's not. But um still we
needed just more excitement and more work right from the team. Yeah, and
and and I think I'm I'm with Marcus about the entertainment, right and especially
I think you know, besides that moment, I think considering again being a
dervy he wasn't enough right, excitement from and for both teams at the end
of the day, right, I think, I think but Timbers they're happy
with the tie, but I think the Sounders could at least It's like,
you know, being forty thousand people here, he'd be being a special day
at Double Heather. Again, as a fan, you would expect more right
to die on the on the side, you know, on the pitch,
right in that sense, So I think that that's something. But but again
I think there's a lot of factors. Right, they're getting to us three
games in one week at even Stephen f I mentioned, So I think that
that that factor is in a lot. But again, being always a derby,
you would expect to all the players just to to you know, to
die for em especially after the charter getting a booked in the in the seventh
minute, right right, you know those type of things you're like, and
then Lao Chi had a chance to dribble char right after that go down the
side like he goes easier foul you ye, or you're gonna get past it,
right, those are the two things that can happen. That was in
like the tenth minute that would have changed everything right after that, and you
know, and then he decides to come back because we want to keep the
ball, right, those are the tactics we were talking about. Hey,
let's keep the ball, keep you know, keep possession. Whereas if he
just keeps going right, maybe he's off in the tenth minute, right,
those are the things that change the game, right, just those little things
here and there. At the end of the day, it's a zero zero
game final between your Seattle Sounders and the visiting Portland Timbers. You know,
game Gomez and Joti was our Toyota the man of the match. You know,
Cody Baker could have definitely been up for that. I will say a
fifteenth minute, you know, Cody Baker and a beginning to the Emerald Queen
Casino play of the match. We don't have a highlight for him, but
I look back to the fifteenth minute where Portland may have had the best chance
of the entire day, where they have a one on one Cody Baker is
able to catch up to I want to. I don't know if it was
in a spree or Soniaga moreno, but Cody Baker catches up to him on
one on one, a massive tackle where he's able to poke the ball to
Stephen Fry. That kept a big shot and a big chance for Portland which
could have resulted, you know one, nothing came there in the fifteenth minute.
That massive tackle by Cody Baker in the fifteenth minute. That's our play
of the match, presented by the Emerald Queen Casino, the betting capital of
the Northwest. Great game there for Cody Baker. One more break here in
the postmatch show, we'll come back and we'll talk about what's ahead for the
Sounders. The breather they finally get after these latest you know, three four
weeks where they've had a lot of midweek matches. Now they get to breathe
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today. So let's look ahead to what's ahead next for the Sounders. As
we are here at Emerald Queencasino Pitch at Lumen Field watching ol Rain come out
and start training ahead of their match against the Pearl and Thorn's coming up in
just about forty five minutes. But four your Sounders, they don't have to
play a midweek match. They get a full week off. Sounders are going
to be heading to the East Coast to face Charlotte FC next Saturday, June
tenth. That's gonna be a four o'clock kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in
Charlotte, North Carolina. You can watch the match via MLS Season Pass on
the Apple TV and listen right here on Sports Radio ninety three point three KJR
FM. The Providence Swedish premat show will start at four o'clock next Saturday and
listen from the Spanish language on La thirteen sixties. So you know what I
mean, we'll go around the room here, dear. This is nice to
actually a break for this team, a week off, chance to breathe a
little bit and continue to improve on and get healthier from from what we've seen
here over the last couple of weeks. Yeah, I mean, definitely that
give a breather to to the teams, the players especially you know, to
see potentially a roll ready has play full nighty hopefully next next Saturday. Also,
Christian Roldan had some minutes today and seeing him be back next Saturday,
that's gonna be an interesting match, right. Charlotte is currently in seven place
in the Eastern Conference. They have twenty one points. I've been to that
stadium Bank of America and they put up like forty thousand people easily, right,
So it's it's a complicated field. Charlotte. They started, I would
say, if the season, but they've been improving our last few games,
so to me, it's gonna be a good challenge for branch Smetzer's team.
Definitely. I think the Sounders they had some good results, especially playing away,
so it is a good opportunity to get back on track and show why
the Sounders are one of the main contenders right for the MLS Cup. Yeah,
Marcus, this next week, I mean Stephen Fry with Michelle talked about
improving on what they've they've missed and certainly he said love to you know,
nick A gole in and they didn't get that, but getting healthier on the
offensive and we'll see about Jordan Morris and and just a nice chance for this
team to kind of reset their brains coming out of you know, a draw
in a four point week where you know, at least in my brain,
hey, at least it isn't the lost of Portland and so that's that's something.
Yeah, And with the uh, you know, kind of makeshift lineup
and we're missing you know, some key starters, it's not the worst result
obviously, you know, and draw at home, but you know, ultimately
we want to see some exciting soccer. We want to see We're want to
see chances on both ends and you know, the uh, the derby that
we talked about just the game just didn't didn't quite produce that you know,
that excitement that you know we're we're hoping for and I think a lot of
the fans were hoping for. But ultimately it is it is the uh good
result for the Sounders and you know a chance they got a week for get
these guys healthy and go back on the road. Absolutely, Pete, let's
wrap it up by by quickly, you know, talking about something that Brian
talked to us about yesterday and that's what we have coming up this double header
today. You know, we we in our production mean, we were talking
with Brian. He was saying that he loves these doubleheader games. It's a
great promotion of the sport of soccer. And then the atmosphere that we saw
today with forty two thousand US it's a fun day in Seattle when we can
do these events. Yeah, it certainly is. And the word he uses
a celebration of soccer in the in the city. I'm watching Meghan Rapino warm
up and she's been training at Seattle U for a couple of years now.
Adrian Hanna were called and said, hey, Megan needs the grass, and
so I did it one day with her. I said, Okay, I'm
gonna train you play the balls you need us. Megan, I can't do
this anymore. I can't kick it hard enough for you. Uh, these
are I'll tell you what the women's national team was at Seattle. You training
years ago, Mia Hamm, Brandy Chastain, Michelle French. Right, it
was that team. Julie Foudy, right, Christine, Lily and Brian and
I were standing there watching and and we're just there was a couple hundred people
watching the training session, and it was it was it was Halloween, right,
it was the thirty first, because I remember they all went out trigger
treating that night in Queen Anne. But Brian Schwetzer said this, he said,
these women are superstars, right, And I remember just kind of looking
at him, going, yeah, you're right, you know, And so
we get them in front of us. We are very fortunate in our town.
The only thing we're missing is the NBA. We've got the NFL,
Major League Baseball, we've got women's NBA, we've got the women's Professional Soccer
League. It's pretty cool. It's great, it's great for our community and
fun that they are doing it. I love the fact that it's one ticket
for two games. I think that is class. And the fact that it's
two clubs that don't really like each other, but they know they need each
other and they know what's best for the game is to put these two games
on in the same day. This could be a great tradition. Yeah,
absolutely, you know, could continue to be as as we saw it a
couple of years ago and here again this year. It's a wonderful event.
And if you're just getting into your cars and you're about to leave, and
you heard Pete say it right there, one ticket to both around, come
all right again, there's no reason to leave. You come and come back
in and enjoy Rain Thorns. You already have the ticket for Sounders Timbers,
coming and watch another fun time. I should mention the Rain have a heck
of a history against the Thorns here in this building. They usually win.
So come back in. This is the right now. The second place and
third place teams in the NWSL. This is a massive battle here for the
top of the league. I mean last year ol Rain captured the regular season
shield in NWSL, Thorn Scott the postseason championship. So these are the two
teams of the class of this league. We'll see what happens coming up later
today, but once again for your Sounders, it's a zero zero draw against
the Portland Timbers. Today. We used the term a little bit like kissing
your sister. I think I think that's a little bit of an app description
today. We aren't satisfied at the end of the day after four stray lost
the Timbers. It's not a loss, so at least that's something I want
to thank everybody with the broadcast today, Mitchell running everything back in the studio
for KJR Terry Ryan here on side, Keeley Dunning, our broadcast director keeping
everything on the rails. A great call today from Danny Jackson and Steve Zakwane
with Michelle Luck on the sideline who interviewed Stephen Fry at the start of the
postgame show. Make sure you check out the podcast in case you missed that,
chare out the podcast page for every full match broadcast and postgame show and
Sounders Weekly which will be coming up this Wednesday's seven pm right here on ninety
three point three KJR FM. Thanks to Pete viewing, Marcus Hannaman Diego Audio.
My name is Jackson Felts. We thank you so much for listening to
the broadcast today. Sorry we couldn't you bring you three points, but for
the Sounders here in this beautiful day at Luman Field. It ends with a
final score once again zero zero against the Poland Timbers. Thanks for listening,
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