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    62'   R. Findley (N. Rimando)

Match Date, Time:
08/08/09, 6:00 PM
Broadcast Coverage:
KONG 6/16, 97.3 KIRO FM, Ke Buena 1210 AM
Location:
Sandy, UT
Attendance:
14,193

Sounders Fall 1-0 At RSL

By MATT GASCHK
Sounders FC Insider

SANDY, Utah – The last time the Sounders FC faced Real Salt Lake, Seattle was on top of the world. In just their second game, they had taken the league by storm and were in the midst of a three-game win streak to start the season.

After their 1-0 loss to RSL at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, the Sounders are now winless in their last three league matches.

“You have to work extremely hard and you can’t get out-worked by the opponent, you have to be extremely disciplined. We got out-worked tonight. I thought [RSL] were really aggressive and when those things happen you have to be really good, and we weren’t today.”

After a back-and-forth first half, Real Salt Lake got the first good chance in the second half when Findley got through the Sounders defense an into the box for a shot in the 47th minute, but Keller dove for the save to keep the game knotted at 0-0.

Seattle turned the tide in the 61st minute when they recovered the ball off of a corner kick and went back on the attack. Nate Jaqua knocked the ball to Steve Zakuani who crossed to Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, but Hurtado’s header missed for a goal kick.

RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando was quick to the ball, though, and got off a quick restart, sending a long ball up the field to Findley, who got behind the Seattle defense and beat Keller inside the left post for the 1-0 lead in the 62nd minute.

“Guys fell asleep. The guys who were supposed to be back weren’t back. Guys were in wrong positions, guys weren’t where they were supposed to be,” Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said. “They got caught napping and they paid the price.”

Seattle had some last-minute opportunities, but had both of their stoppage-time chances turned away.

“We did a good job of keeping the ball in front of us and keeping the play in front of us,” Schmid said. “There were some chances where we broke in, but our final pass wasn’t good enough.”

With the shutout, Seattle has now gone scoreless over their last three matches and 314 minutes in league play.

“I’m not looking forward to Monday and Tuesday because I’ve got a feeling they’re going to be pretty hard, but that’s life – you lose a couple games that you shouldn’t and then you expect a punishment at training the next day.”

The loss drops the Sounders to fourth in the MLS Western Conference standings at 7-5-8 (29 points). Real Salt Lake improved to 7-8-5 (26 points), just three points behind Seattle and in sixth place in the West. Seattle trails the Houston Dynamo (35 points), LA Galaxy (31 points) and Colorado Rapids (30 points).

The Sounders will travel to the Home Depot Center to face the Galaxy Saturday in an 8 pm kickoff. They will play that game without defender Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, though, whose 76th minute yellow card was his eighth of the season, giving him a one-game suspension.

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Time Event Description
90Pablo Campos subs on for Fabian Espindola.
82 Attendance is announced at 14,193.
81Nathan Sturgis subs on for Osvaldo Alonso and Sanna Nyassi comes on for Leo Gonzalez.
76Jhon Kennedy Hurtado is given a yellow card after a scuffle with Fabian Espindola on the left side.
75 Freddie Ljungberg makes a run up the right side of the box, but is pulled down and the ball goes through to Nick Rimando.
74 Will Johnson bumps Freddie Ljungberg off the ball in the midfield then takes a shot from 25 yards out that Kasey Keller saves.
71 Freddie Ljungberg found Roger Levesque with a corner kick, but his header went high for a goal kick.
69Roger Levesque subs on for Nate Jaqua.
67Rachid El Khalifi subs on for Clint Mathis.
65Kyle Beckerman is issued a yellow card for a tackle on Freddie Ljungberg in the midfield.
62Jhon Kennedy Hurtado is whistled offside and Nick Rimando takes a quick restart for Real Salt Lake, sending a long pass to Robbie Findley up the middle. Findley gets around Peter Vagenas and beats Kasey Keller inside the left post for a goal. RSL 1, Sounders FC 0.
61 Peter Vagenas finds Steve Zakuani in the attacking third and Zakuani knocks it down to Nate Jaqua who knocks it free for a corner kick.
57 Kyle Beckerman shoots dangerously from 26 yards out and Brad Evans knocks it clear.
56 Tyrone Marshall and Fabian Espindola get tangled up, drawing a foul call on Espindola and a war of words after the play.
55 Freddie Ljungberg plays a nice volley into the box, but Nick Rimando comes off his line to grab it away.
53 Freddie Ljungberg plays a ball across the field to Fredy Montero on the right side of the box, but his shot misses outside the far post.
51 Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the left side and Nick Rimando punches it away from Nate Jaqua for a throw.
49 Steve Zakuani works it up the left side of the box and jukes his way into some space for a cross, but it's knocked clear for a throw.
47 Robbie Findley got away on a run and Kasey Keller made a diving stop for his first save of the game. Findley chased the ball to the endline, but lost control and it went over for a goal kick.
46 RSL kicked off to start the second half, attacking in the north goal.
Halftime Stats Shots - Seattle 4, RSL 3. SOG - Seattle 1, RSL 0. Saves - Seattle 0, RSL 1. Fouls - Seattle 7, RSL 11.
Halftime Real Salt Lake showed a clip of a Real Salt Lake fan winning on The Price is Right and now is playing a makeshift version of the gameshow in the corner of the field.
46+ Leo Gonzalez gets his head on a corner kick from Freddie Ljungberg but it goes high for a goal kick. On the goal kick, the referee blows the whistle for halftime.
44 Robbie Findley gets into the right corner and sends a cross into the box, but Tyrone Marshall turned it away.
42 Robbie Findley is fouled by Seattle 38 yards out. On the free kick, the ball gets headed down to Mathis in the box, but his volley goes high over the net for a goal kick.
39 Steve Zakuani splits two Salt Lake players and and races to the endline, but his cross is knocked away for a Seattle throw.
38 Javier Morales crossed a ball in to Kyle Beckerman, but Osvaldo Alonso knocked it away for the corner kick.
35 Osvaldo Alonso shoots from 27 yards out, but Nick Rimando takes a step to his left to make the save.
30 Nate Jaqua attempts a left-footed volley, but it's knocked away nearly at the ponit of contact by Nat Borchers.
23 A rough play at midfield has Nate Jaqua going up for a header against two Salt Lake players. Jaqua is called for a foul and comes away with a knock looking a bit dazed.
22 Kyle Beckerman rips into a shot from 18 yards out that just misses wide left for a goal kick.
19 Freddie Ljungberg slides a ball to Fredy Montero up the right side. Montero pops a pass to the middle for Nate Jaqua and his header is knocked away for a corner kick.
16 Robbie Findley just misses on a cross from Tony Beltran. Beltran took a run up the left side and slid a pass in front of the goal toward a sliding Findley, but it bounced just past him and away for a Seattle throw.
11Clint Mathis is issued a yellow card for a tackle on Leo Gonzalez after Gonzalez sent a pass forward.
08 Robbie Findley got behind the Sounders defense and into the box, but Tyrone Marshall cut him off with a slide to take away the opportunity.
06 Fredy Montero gets a shot off from inside the box, but it caroms off a defender and away for a Seattle throw in.
06 Freddie Ljungberg and Leo Gonzalez line up over the free kick and Ljungberg knocks it in for a Jhon Kennedy Hurtado header that is deflected wide for a throw.
04 Salt Lake earns a corner kick on the left side and plays a short corner, but Seattle takes it away and Fredy Montero makes a run up the right side before he is fouled from behind by Kyle Beckerman.
03 Robbie Findley got the ball in a dangerous spot 25 yards out, but the Sounders defense took it off his feet and took it the other way.
02 Freddie Ljungberg sent in a cross from the right wing, but couldn't get it to Steve Zakuani. It went through to the other side for an RSL throw in.
Kickoff The Sounders kickoff, attacking the north goal.
Officials Referee: Kevin Stott. Referee's Assistants: Chris Strickland, Paul Scott. Fourth Official: Edvin Jurisevic.
Real Salt Lake Starters: Nick Rimando, Chris Wingert, Nat Borchers, Jamison Olave, Tony Beltran, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales, Will Johnson, Clint Mathis, Robbie Findley, Fabian Espindola. Reserves: Chris Seitz, Jean Alexandre, Pablo Campos, Rachid El Khalifi, Ned Grabavoy, David Horst, Andy Williams.
Sounders FC Starters: Kasey Keller, Brad Evans, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall, Leo Gonzalez, Freddie Ljungberg, Osvaldo Alonso, Peter Vagenas, Steve Zakuani, Fredy Montero, Nate Jaqua. Reserves: Terry Boss, Patrick Ianni, Roger Levesque, Sanna Nyassi, Zach Scott, Nathan Sturgis, Tyson Wahl.
94+Seattle makes two last-ditch efforts for the equalizer, but can't put it away. Final score RSL 1, Sounders FC 0.
92+ Sanna Nyassi gets away on a run after a high-bouncing pass, but Nick Rimando springs to the ball to make the stop.

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