http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seattle-Sounders-FC-c40474 lose first leg of conference semi-final to dominant Real Salt Lake – MLS News
Seattle Sounders lost the first leg of Major League Soccer play-offs, Western Conference semi-final, to Real Salt Lake 3-0 at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday, October 29. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ned-Grabavoy-c27449 sealed the game in the 88th minute
to give RSL a great chance of making it to the final of the MLS Cup.
The Sounders were pressed hard by the RSL at the away ground and were forced to defend for majority of the time.
The Royals not only had the home ground advantage but also a lot of experience in the roster. Most of the RSL players have been playing in the Claret and Cobalt jerseys since the club’s inception into MLS in 2007.
The Rave Green were completely dominated in both halves of the game.
“They did a good http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 of pressing us,” echoed Sammy Ochoa, who started up top with Montero. “It was hard to get the ball. We’ve got to see the video to see what mistakes we made and go from there to get the win in the second leg on Wednesday.”
Fabian Espindola’s speed and Saborio’s finishing were some of the aspects that resulted in the Rave Green’s defeat. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Morales-c18076 came to the roster in October after recovering from a broken ankle. However, he has clearly hit the ground running after a
five-month break, setting up Saborio’s goals.
Grabavoy’s goal proved to be the final nail in the coffin, making it nearly impossible for the Sounders FC to harbour any chances of a comeback in the second leg. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fredy-Montero-c14211 was optimistic for a favourable result at home.
“Why not?” Montero said after the game. “They won 3-0 nothing. Why can’t we do the same?”
The head coach lamented the defeat and accepted the lacklustre play in the most important match of the year. The boss shed some light on the reasons why his team was mastered by the Royals throughout the 90 minutes.
“They were more physical than us,” Schmid said. “They knocked us off the ball early on. We didn't react well to it.”
The return leg of the conference semi-final is scheduled for November 2 at the CenturyLink Park in Emerald City, Washington.
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