FC Dallas - Seattle Sounders Football Club

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MEN OF THE MATCH

Sounders settle for third straight draw

BY MATT GASCHK
Sounders FC Insider

FRISCO, TEX. – The Sounders FC controlled possession for most of the first half and had several opportunities to take advantage of a struggling FC Dallas team at Pizza Hut Park. They were only able to manage one score though and Dallas responded with a goal of their own just before halftime and Seattle was left with a 1-1 draw for the third consecutive week.

Jhon Kennedy Hurtado scored his first career MLS goal on his 25th birthday off of a leaping, high-lobbing shot in the 18th minute and Kasey Keller finished with four saves, all in the second half, as Seattle is now 4-2-3 on the season. Dallas moved to 1-6-2 in front of 8,247 at their home field.

Already playing without right back James Riley because of a red-card suspension, the Sounders also played without starting left back Nathan Sturgis because of a hamstring injury and playmaking midfielder Freddie Ljungberg, who suffered a migraine headache Friday and remained in Seattle. Add to that Zach Scott’s early departure because of an abdominal strain and Seattle had a tough task against a hungry Dallas team that had lost three straight games.

It looked like they would take advantage early as Steve Zakuani got deep into the Dallas defense from the left wing, but Seattle couldn’t find the right side of his crosses to the middle.

In the 18th minute, Hurtado capitalized, though.

Seattle played a ball forward to Nate Jaqua for a header that arced to Hurtado just outside the box. He leapt and threw his right foot into the air to connect and knock the ball over the outstretched arms of Dallas goalkeeper Ray Burse, dropping a bowing shot into the net for a 1-0 lead.

Seattle nearly added to the lead in the 21st minute when Zakuani sent another cross into the box from the left side, but Nate Jaqua’s shot fell just wide of the near post.

Their next great chance came in the 36th minute when Brad Evans took a pass on the run up the middle. He tried to chip it over Burse’s head too, but his shot clanged off the left post and was cleared by Dallas. Two minutes later, Zakuani crossed up Marcelo Saragosa by switching to his right foot and blasted a shot from 12 yards out, but it went high. Sebastien Le Toux had another opportunity go wide moments into first-half stoppage time.

Hurtado and Tyrone Marshall combined to lock down FC Dallas’ attacking tandem of Kenny Cooper and Jeff Cunningham, though Cunningham was taken off in the 24th minute with a hip injury.

It wasn’t enough to hold off their late charge in the first half though. After two minutes of stoppage time, Saragosa sent a ball into the box, where Andre Rocha got behind the Sounders defense. Rocha poked it past Keller for his second goal of the season, evening the score at 1-1 just before the halftime whistle.

The two teams traded second half opportunities, but neither could capitalize and they had to settle for the 1-1 draw. The Sounders next game is on the road Saturday against the Colorado Rapids.

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Time	Event	Description
Final		After three minutes of stoppage time the referee blows the whistle signaling the end of the game. Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 1.
93+		Sebastien Le Toux bends in a corner kick, but Patrik Ianni's header goes high.
93+		Brek Shea gets free, but is called offside.
91+		David Ferreira gets a shot off from 10 yards out that is deflected clear by Jhon Kennedy Hurtado. Seattle clears away the ensuing corner kick.
89		Attendance is announced at 8,247.
86		Steve Zakuani gets out to a run, but is whistled offside. Moments later Sebastien Le Toux gets a run up the left sideline, but can't save it out of play.
85		Stephen King sends a ball forward to Sebastien Le Toux, but it is too far forward and ends up in the arms of Ray Burse.
83		Fredy Montero takes a shot from distance that twists wide.
82		Bruno Guarda shoots from far out right into the chest of Kasey Keller for the save.
80		Bruno Guarda is given a yellow card for a sliding tackle of Fredy Montero in the midfield.
78		Sanna Nyassi subs on for Brad Evans after he leaves the field.
76		Brad Evans hits the turf after a collision with Ray Burse in the box. It looks like he twisted his knee as he hit the turf.
75		Marcelo Saragosa draws a yellow card for grabbing Fredy Montero's jersey in the midfield.
74		Stephen King subs on for Nate Jaqua.
72		Tyson Wahl leads Sebastien Le Toux up the left side, but the wind pushes it beyond his speed and it goes long for a goal kick.
69		Another great cross from Dave Van den bergh to Brek Shea for a header, but Kasey Keller makes another stellar stop for the save.
65		Dave Van den bergh takes the free kick and Drew Moor gets a head on it, but it goes right into the hands of an awaiting Kasey Keller for the save.
64		Tyrone Marshall is given a yellow card for contact with a Dallas player on the attack 25 yards out against the right sideline.
63		Seattle holds off a flurry from FC Dallas. They weren't able to get a shot off, but had a series of dangerous possession just outside the box.
61		Dave Van den bergh gets a shot off from just outside the box, but it goes outside the far post for a goal kick.
60		Nate Jaqua sent a ball in for Fredy Montero who attempts a bicycle kick from 6 yards out, but it goes out for a goal kick.
60		Brek Shea picks a ball off and gets a shot, but Kasey Keller makes the diving save.
57		After a questionable tackle from each team, Osvaldo Alonso and Andre Rocha collide, drawing a foul call on Rocha.
54		Sebastien Le Toux takes the corner kick and Dallas eventually clears the danger.
53		Seattle gets the ball deep to Fredy Montero, but he can't get past the Dallas triple-team.
48		Sebastien Le Toux takes the corner kick, but Drew Moor heads it away.
47		Steve Zakuani continues his great play with a shot from just outside the box, with Ray Burse getting a hand on it to knock it clear. After the play Andre Rocha remained on the ground for a moment before being taken off the field by the training staff.
46		Bruno Guarda subs on for Steve Purdy at halftime. That is Dallas' third substitution.
Halftime		A Drew Carey impersonator is hosting a Plinko-like halftime promotion ... pretty funny stuff.
Halftime		On Seattle's kickoff the official blows the halftime whistle. Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 1.
48+		Steve Zakuani is issued a yellow card for his protest of the goal. Not only were they past the 2 minutes indicated for stoppage time, but Andre Rocha was well offside on the play.
48+		Well over the two-minutes of stoppage time, Andre Rocha gets a foot on a leading ball from the midfield for a goal, poking it past Kasey Keller into the left side of the net. Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 1.
46+		Sebastien Le Toux takes on the defense and gets a shot off from 10 yards out, but it falls just wide.
41		Foul is called on Jhon Kennedy Hurtado just outside of the box. Seattle has a four-man wall and Andre Rocha blasts right into it on the free kick and played free.
38		Steve Zakuani gets deep and weaves to his right foot for a shot that goes high. Brad Evans was left on the turf after taking a forarm to the jaw in the midfield.
36		Brad Evans got clear in the middle and poked a chip shot over Ray Burse, but it clanged off the post and out. Just missed a 2-0 advantage.
34		Kenny Cooper gets clear of the defense on the right side of the box and fires a shot, but it drifts just wide of hte net for a goal kick.
34		Zach Scott has an abdominal strain, which is why he was subbed out.
33		Osvaldo Alonso picks off a ball in the defensive third and leads Steve Zakuani who sends a ball up the left side to Fredy Montero, but Montero was whistled offside.
29		Jeff Cunningham had a left hip injury.
28		Daniel Torres subs on for George John becasue of the hamstring problem.
28		I'm told that a good chunk of the crowd is wearing green. Either a lot of Sounders fans are in Frisco tonight or nobody told the Dallas fans what color our jerseys were. Several fans are also wearing Drew Carey replica sunglasses that were given out at the gate. Shouldn't that be a Seattle promotion?
27		Sebastien Le Toux makes another run up the right side past the Dallas defense, but his cross goes wide of Nate Jaqua on the attack. UW product George John goes down with a hamstring issue.
24		Brek Shea subs on for Jeff Cunningham, who limped off the field. It comes just after a Seattle foul from 27 yards out. Kenny Cooper takes the free kick, but it's well over the goal for a goal kick.
22		Kenny Cooper takes a free kick from 28 yards out, but it falls just over the head of George John for a Sounders goal kick.
21		Sebastien Le Toux sent in a pass from the right side that overshot Nate Jaqua and Fredy Montero in the box, but the ball slips through to Steve Zakuani, who collects the ball and crosses to Jaqua, whose redirection goes just wide of the net.
20		Andre Rocha is issued a yellow card for a tackle from behind in the midfield.
19		After the goal, Tyson Wahl subbed in for Zach Scott. It is unclear at this point if an injury is involved.
18		WOW ... Jhon Kennedy Hurtado just took the ball off the head of Nate Jaqua and got his foot high into the air in traffic to poke the ball over the head of Ray Burse for the goal. His first goal in the MLS coming on his birthday. Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
17		Steve Zakuani again earns a corner kick by racing past Marcelo Saragosa before his cross is knocked out of play. Sebastien Le Toux takes the corner kick but Ray Burse punches it away.
15		Osvaldo Alonso just faked David Ferreira out of his boots in the midfield but sent a diagonal pass too long for Fredy Montero up the right sideline.
14		Sebastien Le Toux takes the corner kick from the left side, but Dallas clears it from the box.
12		Great ball in from Steve Zakuani on the left side. He works past Marcelo Saragosa and fires in a cross to Nate Jaqua on the far post. Two dallas defenders crack down on Jaqua and deflect the ball out for a corner kick. Steve Purdy remains on the turf on the field with an apparent knee injury and is taken off the field by the medics.
8		Great stop by Seattle's defense. David Ferreira sends in a cross from the left side to a sliding attacker, and Seattle gets three defenders in front of the ball to stop the shot.
7		Fredy Montero drives a free kick from 40 yards out that wasn't even close.
5		Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Osvaldo Alonso shut down a Dallas effort, leading forward to Fredy Montero. Brad Evans got a shot off, but Drew Moor made a stop to turn the ball around the other way and prevent the 1-0 lead.
3		Brad Evans just tackled Kenny Cooper from behind with no call, starting a Seattle run up the left side to Fredy Montero, but Seattle can't muster anything out of it and Ray Burse cuts it down.
Kickoff		Seattle will kickoff at 5:37.
Prematch		Seattle is wearing all green with blue socks and Dallas is in red-and-white striped tops and red shorts and socks.
Prematch		Seattle Lineups: GK Kasey Keller, D Patrick Ianni, D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, D Tyrone Marshall, D Zach Scott, M Brad Evans, M Osvaldo Alonso, M Steve Zakuani, M Sebastien Le Toux, F Nate Jaqua, F Fredy Montero. Seattle Reserves: GK Ben Dragavon, D Taylor Graham, M Stephen King, F Roger Levesque, F Sanna Nyassi, M Peter Vagenas, D Tyson Wahl. Dallas Lineup: GK Ray Burse, D Marcelo Saragosa, D George John, D Steve Purdy, D Drew Moor, M Andre Rocha, M David Ferreira, M Pablo Ricchetti, M Dave van den Bergh, F Kenny Cooper, F Jeff Cunningham. Dallas Reserves: GK Josh Lambo, M Bruno Guarda, M Dax McCarty, M Alvaro Sanchez, D Brek Shea, D Daniel Torres, D Anthony Wallace.
Prematch		Referees: Terry Vaughn Referee's Assistant: Kermit Quisneberry Referee's Assistant: Jeff Muschik 4th Official: Landis Wiley
Prematch		Weather: Windy and cloudy, 64 degrees

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