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Boca Juniors
    42' - R. Levesque
    64' - P. Noonan
    70' - M. Seamon
Match Date, Time:
05/26/10, 7:30 PM
Broadcast Coverage:
KONG 6/16, 710 ESPN AM
Location:
Seattle, WA
FRIENDLY A
Attendance:
40,122

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Men of the Match

Pat Noonan

It's Electric!

SEATTLE -- The Sounders FC had not had much luck in international friendlies and had struggled in their previous two MLS home matches, including a 4-0 loss to the LA Galaxy and a 1-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.

A 3-0 victory over Argentina’s Boca Juniors in front of 40,122 fans at Qwest Field on Wednesday night was just what the doctor ordered.

“It's a happier day in Sounder land today than it was on Saturday,” Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said.

Wearing their “electricity” third jerseys for the first time, Roger Levesque got the Sounders on the board in the first half and Pat Noonan and Mike Seamon added second half goals while Kasey Keller and Terry Boss combined on a shutout in Seattle’s 3-0 win over Boca Juniors.

“I think it was just an all-around good team performance,” Noonan said.  “The opportunities were coming all night, so it was good that it wasn’t just the three opportunities.  We gave the fans something and each other in the locker room some confidence going into the weekend.”

Seattle took 11 shots in the first half and finally got on the board when Fredy Montero’s free kick rebounded to Levesque for a goal.  Montero blasted the shot from 28 yards out and Boca Juniors goalkeeper Javier Garcia got his hand on it, but parried it off the crossbar and toward the goal line.  Levesque chased down the rebound and knocked it in off his stomach for a 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute.

“That was one I wasn’t gonna miss, regardless of what it took to put it in,” Levesque said.

Seattle made some halftime substitutions that paid off early.  In the second half, they continued the barrage of shots on the Boca Juniors net with 13 attempts.  Noonan carried that first-half momentum when he took a pass from David Estrada up the right side, cut back on a defender and blasted it with his left foot to beat Garcia for his first goal in a Sounders uniform and a 2-0 lead in the 64th minute.

“I was able to shield off the defender and avoid falling,” Noonan said with a laugh.  “I didn’t know how great my angle was, so  I was able to bring it back and put it over the keeper.”

Minutes later, Seamon entered the game and made an instant impact.  Patrick Ianni passed to him in the middle of the field 35 yards out and Seamon took one touch forward before unleashing a rocket of a shot that beat Garcia inside the left post for a 3-0 lead in the 70th minute.

“We had a feeling that if we could get a goal here then the dam would open up for us a little bit,” Schmid said.  “It gives you confidence when you see the ball hit the back of the net in a real game - the feeling you have is something that helps carry you.

The Sounders hope to carry that momentum into MLS play Saturday when they face the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.

Scoring Summary:
Sounders FC -
Roger Levesque 42; Pat Noona 64; Michael Seamon (Patrick Ianni) 70.
Boca Juniors - None

Lineups:
Seattle Sounders - Kasey Keller (Terry Boss 46), Zach Scott, Jeff Parke (James Riley 46), Tyson Wahl, Taylor Graham, Sanna Nyassi (Pat Noonan 46), Nathan Sturgis (Patrick Ianni 66), Osvaldo Alonso (Brad Evans 19, Michael Seamon 66), Steve Zakuani (Miguel Montano 46), Roger Levesque, Fredy Montero (David Estrada 46).
Boca Juniors - Javier Garcia, Leandro Aguirre, Hugo Ibarra, Ezequiel Munoz, Fabian Monzon (Matias Gimenez 76), Gaston Sauro, Jesus Mendez (Leandro Marin 59), Gaston Rossi (Sergio Arajuo 67), Cristian Erbes, Lucas Viatri (Nicolas Blandi 77), Pablo Mouche.

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Time Event Description
FinalAfter 2 minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle blows. Sounders FC 3, Boca Juniors 0.
92+ David Estrada shoots on the run from 28 yards out, but Javier Garcia knocks it away for a corner kick.
85 Miguel Montano gets a run out, but his shot is defended down.
83Patrick Ianni is issued a yellow card caution.
77Nicolas Blandi subs on for Lucas Viatri.
76Matias Gimenez subs on for Fabian Monzon.
70What a goal by Michael Seamon! He takes the ball up the middle of the field to make some space and twists a right-footed shot just inside the left post for his first goal in a Sounders FC uniform. Sounders FC 3, Boca Juniors 0.
68Sergio Araujo subs on for Gaston Rossi.
66Patrick Ianni and Michael Seamon sub on for Brad Evans and Nathan Sturgis.
Attendance 40,122 is the announced attendance.
65Pat Noonan scores his first goal in a Sounders FC uniform. He races out to take a pass, fakes a shot with his right foot, cuts back to the middle and shoots a left-footed rocket past Javier Garcia for the goal. Sounders FC 2, Boca Juniors 0.
64 Ezequiel Munoz shoots from 24 yards out on the right side and Terry Boss corrals it for the save.
61 Nathan Sturgis blisters a left-footed shot from 28 yards out, but misses over the crossbar for a goal kick.
59Leandro Marin subs on for Jesus Mendez.
57 David Estrada with an impressive step-over maneuver on the right side to create some space. He then blasts a cross that Javier Garcia palms to the other side, but Roger Levesques try at the rebound goes aaway for a goal kick.
53 Incredible run of play by Miguel Montano to make two defensive plays. First he is whistled for a foul in a tussle for the ball on the left side. Then as Boca takes a quick restart, he chases down the ball carrier and turns the ball back the other way.
52 David Estrada bounces a ball forward for Roger Levesque, but his left-footed shot off the volley misses high for a goal kick.
50 After the ball bounces around in front of the net Brad Evans twists a shot from close range, but misses over the crossbar.
50 Great hustle by Pat Noonan to earn a corner kick after he forces the issue with goalkeeper Javier Garcia.
46 Boca Juniors takes the opening kick to start the second half, attacking the north goal.
HalftimeOsvaldo Alonso suffered a right thigh contusion.
HalftimeA series of subs for Seattle. Their lineup for the second half is Terry Boss, James Riley, Taylor Graham, Zach Scott, Tyson Wahl, David Estrada, Brad Evans, Nathan Sturgis, Miguel Montano, Pat Noonan, Roger Levesque.
Stats Shots: Sounders FC 11, Boca 6. SOG: Sounders FC 5, Boca 1. Fouls: Sounders FC 3, Boca 4. Offside: Sounders FC 0, Boca 1. Corner Kicks: Sounders FC 3, Boca 6. Saves: Sounders FC 1, Boca 4.
HalftimeAfter one minute of stoppage time, the referee blows his whistle for halftime.
46+ Great cross by Steve Zakuani and an equally great effort by Fredy Montero to get a foot on the ball with a lunge, but it bounces right into the arms of Javier Garcia for the save.
42Roger Levesque scores!! Fredy Montero blasts the free kick and Javier Garcia gets a hand on it, but it bounces off the crossbar to Levesque in front of an open net and he chests it into the net. Sounders FC 1, Boca Juniors 0.
41After a series of nifty moves by Steve Zakuani, Sanna Nyassi is pulled down 26 yards out by Cristian Erbes for a yellow card.
40 Nice cross from the left side by Pablo Mouche, but Kasey Keller lunges off his line to make the grab.
37 Steve Zakuani shoots through traffic from just outside the 18, but misses wide left for a goal kick.
35 Jeff Parke races back to defend Lucas Viatri on a run into the box and knocks the ball away for a corner kick.
33 Brad Evans gets a shot away on the run up the right side of the box, but misses the mark and it goes away for a goal kick.
32 Fredy Montero attempts a bicycle kick off a cross from Sanna Nyassi, but it is well-defended.
32 Fredy Montero tries to work some magic in the box, but can't get around the Boca defense and the ball goes away for a goal kick.
28 Fredy Montero flicks a header on net from a lofted ball from the midfield, but Javier Garcia is able to knock it down the keep Seattle off the board.
27 Boca Juniors get the ball deep into Seattle's end, but can't manage to get a shot off despite some open opportunities to shoot.
26 Nathan Sturgis takes a pass from Roger Levesque, but misses just outside the right post with his shot from 24 yards out.
25 Zach Scott punches a cross from the right side, but it sails high for a goal kick.
23 Fredy Montero heads down a cross for Roger Levesque, but he is bodied away from the ball by Hugo Ibarra and is only able to knock it away for a goal kick.
20 Gaston Rossi crosses to Lucas Viatri for a header, but Kasey Keller palms it over the crossbar for a corner kick.
19Brad Evans subs on for Osvaldo Alonso.
18 Great play by Jeff Parke to head clear a Boca Juniors corner kick.
14 Sanna Nyassi twists in a cross from the right side, but Fredy Montero gets crossed up on it and just misses a goal-scoring opportunity.
13 Fredy Montero rips a shot from 23 yards out, but misses wide left for a goal kick.
12 Sanna Nyassi employs some fancy tactics to get around his mark on the right side, but before he can work in a cross the ball goes over for a goal kick.
09 A near-miss for Boca as Jeff Parke skies for a ball and nearly collides with Kasey Keller on a bouncing ball into the box.
08 Pablo Mouche gives chase for a ball up the left side, but is whistled offside.
07 Nathan Sturgis blasts a corner kick into the box for Roger Levesque on a near-post run, but his header hits off the crossbar and spins away for a goal kick.
06 Gaston Rossi crosses to Fabian Monzon for a header, but the shot misses wide right for a goal kick.
04 Nathan Sturgis takes a free kick from 17 yards out on the left side, but his cross goes just over the heads of the players in the box and away for a goal kick.
02 Roger Levesque gets out on a run, but Javier Garcia cuts him off with a grab of the ball at the top of the box.
Kickoff The Sounders FC take the opening kick, attacking the north goal.
Emerald Spire Congratulations to Rachel and Wyatt Redding, who presented Boca Juniors with the Emerald Spire for today's friendly match.
ELECTRICITY The Sounders FC debuted their electricity jerseys for the friendly match.
NOTE Fredy Montero is wearing Jhon Kennedy Hurtado's No. 34 for today's match. Hurtado suffered an ACL tear in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes.
Golden Scarf Seattle coaching legend Peter Fewing was given the Golden Scarf before today's game.
Boca Juniors Starters: Javier Garcia, Leandro Aguirre, Hugo Ibarra, Ezequiel Munoz, Fabian Monzon, Gaston Sauro, Jesus Mendez, Gaston Rossi, Cristian Erbes, Lucas Viatri, Pablo Mouche. Subs: Josue Ayala, Sebastian D'Angelo, David Achucarro, Nicolas Blandi, Sergio Arajuo, Breyner Bonilla, Nicolas Colazo, Orlando Gaona, Matias Gimenez, Leandro Marin.
Sounders FC Starters: Kasey Keller, Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Taylor Graham, Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Nathan Sturgis, Osvaldo Alonso, Steve Zakuani, Roger Levesque, Fredy Montero. Subs: Terry Boss, Chris Eylander, Brad Evans, Leo Gonzalez, Patrick Ianni, Tyrone Marshall, Pat Noonan, James Riley, David Estrada, Miguel Montano, Michael Seamon, Jamel Wallace.
Prematch Just under 20 minutes until the Sounders FC take on Argentinian power Boca Juniors.

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