| Final |  | As the Sounders knock the ball into play on the kickoff, the referee blows the whistle signalling the end of the match. Final score Sounders FC 2, RSL 2. |
| 94+ |  | RSL goal. Alvaro Saborio knocks a header in off the corner kick to even the score in the final moments of stoppage time. Sounders FC 2, RSL 2. |
| 93+ | | RSL whips the ball into the box and it deflects off of Seattle for a corner kick. |
| 92+ | | RSL sends a long ball into the box for Will Johnson, but he can only get a piece of it and Kasey Keller makes the easy grab. |
| 90 | | Salt Lake takes their 10th corner kick and James Riley defends it away for their 11th corner. On the second attempt, Riley gains control in the corner and is fouled immediately. |
| 89 | | Nathan Sturgis blasts a ball forward for Freddie Ljungberg, but Ljungberg is called offside. |
| 86 | | RSL takes a corner kick from the right side and Seattle defends it through to the far side for a Salt Lake throw in. On the ensuing play, Tyson Wahl is dragged down from behind for a foul just outside the box for a foul. |
| 84 | | Danger in front of the Seattle net, but Kasey Keller snares it for the stop. |
| 83 | | Seattle breaks up the middle, but Osvaldo Alonso's pass to Freddie Ljungberg comes up short and is controlled by Salt Lake. |
| 80 | | Salt Lake gets an opportunity in the box, but misses wide left for a goal kick. |
| 79 | | Freddie Ljungberg gets away on the left side, eluding a poor foul attempt by Nelson Gonzalez in the process, then crosses the ball for Osvaldo Alonso, but it's defended away by RSL. |
| 78 |  | Alvaro Saborio subs on for Robbie Findley. |
| 78 | | Roger Levesque subs on for Steve Zakuani. |
| 77 | | A bad foul by Nat Borchers on Freddie Ljungberg gives Seattle a free kick in the midfield. I understand the strategy behind it, but I don't think sliding in hard from behind on a guy who doesn't yet have possession of the ball is very justifiable. |
| NOTE | | Officially, Seattle's second goal is being called an own-goal. I'll have to wait until I see the replay on that one. |
| NOTE | | One of the luxuries of an outdoor pressbox is that I can hear the chants of the Sounders FC fans. "Sounders 'Til I Die" in the 74th minute sounds great. |
| 74 | | Nathan Sturgis subs on for Fredy Montero. |
| 73 | | Will Johnson takes a free kick from 29 yards out but misses well over the crossbar for a goal kick. |
| 72 |  | It's a Sounders Goal. Tyrone Marshall knocks in a far-post header off of a free-kick from Freddie Ljungberg. Sounders FC 2, RSL 1. |
| 71 | | Another foul downs Freddie Ljungberg, this time on the left sideline 19 yards out. |
| Attendance | | Attendance is announced at 19,970. |
| 67 | | I'm really not sure about that one. Freddie Ljungberg is bulldozed from behind by Andy Williams right in front of the referee with no call. RSL pounds the ball the other way and Seattle knocks it away for a corner kick. |
| 65 | | Pat Noonan loses possession of the ball and is called for a foul. Moments later, he is shoved to the ground on the other sideline while taking a pass with no whistle. Not sure about that one. |
| 62 | | Play is stopped on the field as RSL defender Jamison Olave is downed on the field with an apparent injury. |
| 59 |  | Freddie Ljungberg is fouled at midfield. A yellow card is issued on the play to Chris Wingert. |
| NOTE | | Leo Gonzalez was removed for precautionary reasons. He is feeling ill. |
| 56 | | Tyrone Marhsall is called for a foul against the right sideline when he knocks Fabian Espindola to the ground. The assistant referee raises his flag and Marshall ends up with a yellow card on the play. |
| 55 | | Freddie Ljungberg is triple-teamed on the right side and fouled before he can even turn up the field. |
| 54 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the right side but Seattle is called for a foul and RSL takes control of the ball. |
| 53 | | Will Johnson scores for RSL. Robbie Russell crosses the ball from the right side and Johnson dives for a header at the far post. Sounders FC 1, RSL 1. |
| 51 | | Nelson Gonzalez gets free in the box, but Tyson Wahl defends the ball away for an RSL corner kick. James Riley heads the ball away and Kyle Beckerman screams for a handball on the play. The assistant referee is peppered with streamers from the stands. |
| 46 | | RSL takes the kickoff and the second half is underway. |
| Halftime | | David Archuletta performed at halftime with a young RSL fan. |
| Halftime | | Tyson Wahl subbed on for Leo Gonzalez at halftime. |
| Halftime | | Nelson Gonzalez subs on for Ned Grabavoy. |
| Stats | | Shots: Sounders FC 2, RSL 5. SOG: Sounders FC 2, RSL 2. Saves: Sounders FC 2, RSL 1. Fouls: Sounders FC 5, RSL 3. Corner kicks: Sounders FC 1, RSL 5. Offside: Sounders FC 0, RSL 2. |
| 47+ | | Will Johnson gets the ball off of the endline on the right side, but his attempted cross is knocked away by Leo Gonzalez. On the ensuing throwin, the referee blows his whistle signaling the end of the half. Sounders FC 1, RSL 0. |
| 46+ | | Freddie Ljungberg wins a corner kick by knocking the ball off an RSL defender on the right side. The corner kick is defended away for a Seattle throw on the right side. |
| NOTE | | The fourth official indicates two minutes of stoppage time as Seattle defends the ball away from Fabian Espindola on a run. |
| 42 | | Osvaldo Alonso and Ned Grabavoy meet in the midfield with both men sliding for a ball. Grabavoy gets the worst of it and RSL captain Kyle Beckerman takes exception, confronting Alonso after the play. No fouls are called and Seattle ends up with possession after a short stoppage. |
| 41 | | Freddie Ljungberg plays a ball past the RSL defense up the right side and it is knocked away for a Seattle throw. Good maneuver by Ljungberg, but it didn't result in anything. |
| NOTE | | Javier Morales was forced from the match with a right groin strain. |
| 36 | | Andy Williams subs on for Javier Morales, who was down with an apparent injury for a moment just a few minutes prior to the substitution. |
| 35 | | Great run by Fredy Montero to keep a ball from going over for a goal kick, but Chris Wingert defends him off the ball. |
| 32 | | Javier Morales blasts the free kick into the wall and Seattle makes the stop. Fredy Montero releases for a run up the middle of the field, but is tackled from behind inside the midfield circle for a foul. |
| 30 | | Will Johnson carries the ball into the middle of the field 27 yards out before Tyrone Marshall cuts him down with a foul. |
| 29 | | RSL attempts a ball over the top again but Kasey Keller beats Robbie Findley to it at the top of the box. |
| 28 | | Fabian Espindola attempts a cross from the left side, but James Riley defends it away for a corner. Riley then heads teh RSL corner kick clear, only to have a defender pound it right back toward the Seattle goal, missing wide left for a goal kick. |
| 25 | | Fabian Espindola gets away on the right side, but is called offside. |
| 22 | | Chris Wingert runs up the left side and slides a ball to the front of the goal, but Kasey Keller cuts it off with a diving stop. |
| 20 | | RSL narrowly misses on a header at the left post. Moments later Will Johnson fires off a shot from the right side of the box that Kasey Keller defends away with his feet. Good series of plays by Keller. |
| 19 | | My man Jason just proposed to his girlfriend Becky in the Sounders supporter section. By the looks of things in the aftermath, I assume she said yes. Congrats to Jason and Becky. |
| 18 | | RSL fouls Fredy Montero on the endline on the right side of the box, giving Freddie Ljungberg a short corner |
| 15 | | Good run of possession for RSL off the corner kick, with several shots rattling off defenders in front of the net. Seattle ends up clearing the ball to Fredy Montero at midfield, but then Freddie Ljungberg is knocked off the ball. |
| 14 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes the ball up the right sideline and cuts a ball to Pat Noonan on the run. Noonan attempts a ball to Fredy Montero in traffic, but it misses the mark and RSL takes possession. |
| 11 | | GOAL. Sounders FC take a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute. Steve Zakuani takes a pass from Fredy Montero up the left side of the RSL defense then he blasts it past an on-coming Nick Rimando and into the net. Sounders FC 1, RSL 0. |
| 08 | | RSL gets through on the left side, but Seattle makes a sliding stop on the endline to force the ball out for a corner kick. |
| 06 | | Fredy Montero slips a ball to Freddie Ljungberg past the RSL defense, but their two defenders converge on Ljungberg and trip him in the process. No call is made. |
| 05 | | Kyle Beckerman gets away behind the Seattle defense on a dangerous run, but Kasey Keller charges off his line to stop his run, sliding out on top of the ball while Beckerman leapt over him. |
| 03 | | Robbie Findley gets in behind the Seattle defense, but his shot is smothered by Kasey Keller at the near post. |
| 02 | | RSL blasts the ball forward, but Fabian Espindola is whistled offside. |
| Kickoff | | Fredy Montero rolls the ball to Pat Noonan and the game is underway. Seattle is defending the south goal.Should be a memorable game tonight. ... At least for two lucky fans. More on that later. |
| Prematch | | After the starting lineups and anthems were read RSL is now presenting the team with their championship rings. Seattle is warming up on one side of the field. |
| Prematch | | The teams just marched out to the field. RSL is in red shirts, shorts and socks. Seattle is ins green shirts and shorts with blue socks. Kasey Keller is in a white top, black shorts and black socks while RSL keeper Nick Rimando is in all black. |
| Supporters | | I followed the supporters into the stadium from the Utah Transit train (called Trax down here). They are here in full voice. So much so that the in-stadium music was just turned up to attempt to drown them out. |
| Real Salt Lake | | Starters: Nick Rimando, Robbie Russell, Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Chris Wingert, Ned Grabavoy, Kyle Beckerman, Javier Morales, Will Johnson, Robbie Findley, Fabian Espindola. Subs: Kyle Reynish, Tony Beltran, Jean Alexandre, Alvaro Saborio, Nelson Gonzalez, Rauwhsan McKenzie, Andy Williams. |
| Sounders FC | | Starters: Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall, Leo Gonzalez, Freddie Ljungberg, Brad Evans, Osvaldo Alonso, Steve Zakuani, Fredy Montero, Pat Noonan. Subs: Terry Boss, Michael Fucito, Patrick Ianni, Tyson Wahl, Peter Vagenas, Nathan Sturgis, Roger Levesque. |
| Weather | | 60 degrees, 32% humidity, wind 7 MPH from the SW. |
| Prematch | | Welcome to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. This will be your home for tonight's match blog. |
