Zack Scott likely to start for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seattle-Sounders-FC-c40474 against San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders’ http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Houston-Dynamo-c39542. The right-back, despite not featuring so far this season, produced a decent shift at the back as the Sounders held Die Oranje to a 1-1 draw.
The player has failed to cement a regular starting berth with the Seattle based outfit ever since his return from San Diego Sockers in 2009, making a measly 14 appearances.
Nevertheless, his presence in the defence for latter part of the match proved decisive as he kept The Orange at bay. Scott did an excellent marking job on Brad Davis, Dynamo’s key striker, restricting him to a handful of shots which failed to trouble The Sounders goal.
The game was a lucky break for Scott as he was not a part of the original line-up. James Riley’s injury prior to the match resulted in Scott staring the game.
Manager, Sigi Schmid, was more than happy with the player’s performance.
“I thought Zach played well. It’s a big tribute to him that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brad-Davis-c7951 was not involved in the game extensively.”
The guests were limited to just six shots on goal in the entire 90-minute stretch, and Scott had a key role to play in that. The 30-year-old had not played for a long time, but he showed no signs of the rust.
“Even though it was my first games of 2011, I always try to prepare like I’m going to play,” Scott was understandably delighted with his performance. “You never know what’s going to happen between yesterday, when we find out the line-up, and today.”
The team will fly to Texas this weekend as they take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/San-Jose-Earthquakes-c40434 on Saturday. Scott is likely to start yet again, being the logical choice after his recent heroics, for the Sounders as Riley is unlikely to recover in time for Saturday’s encounter.
The Sounders have made a poor start to the 2011 MLS season. The draw against Die Orange is accompanied by two defeats. As things stand, Schmid’s men are 14th in the MLS points table. Their opponents for Saturday are faring little better with a 10th spot in the table to show for their efforts.
Owing much to their league position, the Earthquakes will enter the game as slight favourites, but the Sounders will not be content with anything less than a victory. Seattle Sounders, the reigning US Open Cup champions, will look to Zack Scott for yet another match winning performance.
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