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    63' - C. Casey

Match Date, Time:
05/29/10, 6:00 PM
Broadcast Coverage:
This TV (Español), KONG 6/16, KIRO Radio, 1210AM Homero
Location:
Commerce City, CO
Attendance:
18,116

Men of the Match

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. - Major League Soccer is a physical league.

Exhibit A for that case took place at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, where the Sounders FC dropped a 1-0 defeat to the Colorado Rapids in front of 18,116 in attendance.

The match was a wrestling match from opening kick to final whistle and Conor Casey, the physical Rapids forward scored the game’s lone goal in the 63rd minute.  The Sounders FC had nine shots in the match, but only got one on target and fell 1-0 for the second consecutive week.

“I think all the boys were fighting real hard but the way that level of the game was allow to play there was little chances,” Sounders FC midfielder Freddie Ljungberg said.  “It was typical but very difficult and disappointing.”

The Sounders defensive line of James Riley, Jeff Parke, Tyrone Marshall and Leo Gonzalez held the dynamic duo of Casey and Omar Cummings at bay for the entire first half, but Casey got the best of Parke on a physical play in the second half to put the Rapids up 1-0.

Parke cut off a pass to Casey at the top of the box, but Casey shoved the Seattle defender to the ground and touched the ball to the right side of the box.  He then chased it down and rainbowed a shot over the head of the oncoming Keller and into the net for his fourth goal of the season to put the Rapids up 1-0.

“It was a battle for the ball.  It looked like they tussled for it and Parke ended up on the ground,” Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said.  “Conor did well and saw that Kasey was out and he chipped him into the far corner.”

Controversy struck again minutes later when Seattle got the ball into Colorado’s end up the left side.  Seattle moved to cross the ball into the box only to have the ball batted down by the hand of a Colorado defender.  The referee ruled that it was a ball-to-hand situation and that the defender didn’t make an effort to stop the ball with his hand and Colorado maintained their 1-0 lead.

Seattle had their share of chances, but Patrick Ianni had their only shot on goal, hammering a 28-yard volley, but Matt Pickens knocked it away for his only save of the night.

In first-half stoppage time Ljungberg got out for a run up the left side, but his shot under duress from defender Marvell Wynne missed over the crossbar.  Several other times throughout the match the Sounders had crosses sent across the front of the goal, but were unable to put the final touch on them and they were left scoreless for the third straight league game.

“It is never too early to think about our points so far.  Points are worth the same now as it is in the end,” Schmid said.  “It has been frustrating because I don’t think we have walked off the field being an outplayed team.  We just have to keep working and keep our belief in ourselves.”

The loss dropped the Sounders FC to 3-5-3 on the season while the Rapids improved to 5-3-1.

“We have to be patient but at the same time we have to have that killer instinct.  Whether it is the last pass, shot, cross, whatever it is we just have to be precise and right now we are just a little bit off and it is costing us goals,” said Pat Noonan, who returned to the starting lineup after suffering a hamstring strain against FC Dallas on April 22.

The Sounders will have a chance to bounce back Saturday at Qwest Field against the New England Revolution.

Scoring Summary
Rapids - Conor Casey 63.
Sounders FC - None.

Lineups
Rapids - Matt Pickens, Marvell Wynne, Julien Baudet, Drew Moor, Danny Earls, Pablo Mastroeni, Mehdi Ballouchy, Jeff Larentowicz, Wells Thompson (Colin Clark 61), Omar Cummings (Quincy Amarikwa 89), Conor Casey.
Sounders FC - Kasey Keller, James Riley, Tyrone Marshall, Jeff Parke, Leo Gonzalez, Patrick Ianni, Freddie Ljungberg, Brad Evans, Pat Noonan (Roger Levesque 83), Fredy Montero (Miguel Montaño 76), Steve Zakuani (Sanna Nyassi 63).

Play by Play

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Time Event Description
FinalAfter 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows the whistle to end the match. Rapids 1, Sounders FC 0.
92+Conor Casey is issued a yellow card for delaying a restart when he blasts a ball away after Colorado is called for a foul.
89Quincy Amarikwa subs on for Omar Cummings.
Attendance Attendance is announced as 18,116.
86 Great effort being shown by teh Sounders in the offensive third, but they can't get behind the Colorado defense.
84 Freddie Ljungberg misses just over the crossbar with his free kick from 21 yards out.
83Roger Levesque subs on for Pat Noonan.
82 Drew Moor knocks down Pat Noonan just oustide the box with a high boot, drawing a foul call 22 yards out just right of the post.
76Miguel Montano subs on for Fredy Montero.
74 Omar Cummings blasts a shot from 22 yards out and Kasey Keller makes the snap save.
73 Mehdi Ballouchy gets away on a run up the left side but his shot is stopped by Kasey Keller. He looked offside from my vantage point.
71Marvell Wynne is issued a yellow card for a takedown of Leo Gonzalez in Seattle's defensive end.
68 Seattle picks off an errant Colorado pass and Fredy Montero balsts a shot from 19 yards out, but just misses the top corner of the net and it goes high for a goal kick.
66 Referee Jair Maruffo just missed a pretty clear handball in the box. Seattle looked to cross the ball from the left side and Colorado defended it down with an outstretched arm with no call. Maruffo was standing 10 feet away and every Sounder player in the area turned toward him with their arm raised, but he waved play on.
63Sanna Nyassi subs on for Steve Zakuani.
63Conor Casey shakes off Jeff Parke and rainbows a shot into the far corner for a goal. Rapids 1, Sounders FC 0.
61 Julien Baudet goes down with an apparent injury. He is taken off the field to the far side.
61Colin Clark subs on for Wells Thompson.
60 Great work by James Riley to neutralize Omar Cummings long enough for Freddie Ljungberg to sweep in and take the ball away. A frustrated Cummings is then whistled for a foul.
58 Steve Zakuani takes the ball up the left side of the box, cuts back toward the middle and blasts a shot, but it is knocked away for a corner kick.
55 Conor Casey gets away up the left side, but is flagged offside.
52Well, inconsistency is consistent. Patrick Ianni is issued a yellow card for a tackle on Mehdi Ballouchy. Freddie Ljungberg is also given a yellow card for dissent.
51 Pat Noonan gets the ball on the right side, but is called offside.
50 Fredy Montero takes a left-footed shot from the top of the box, but misses outside the near post for a corner kick.
49 Conor Casey gets in a dangerous position, but is again flagged offside.
47 Pablo Mastroeni goes on a run up the right side and Seattle is whistled for a foul, though Mastroeni played the ball to Conor Casey in an offside position as he made contact.
46 Colorado starts off the second half attacking the north goal.
NoteI thought the yellow card was issued to Freddie Ljungberg, but our stat sheet says it was given to Pablo Mastroeni, which looks to be the case.
Stats Shots: Sounders FC 4, Rapids 5. SOG: Sounders FC 1, Rapids 2. Fouls: Sounders FC 5, Rapids 6. Corner kicks: Sounders FC 1, Rapids 5. Offside: Sounders FC 1, Rapids 1. Saves: Sounders FC 2, Rapids 1.
HalftimeAfter two minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows his whistle when Matt Pickens takes the goal kick, signalling halftime.
47+Freddie Ljungberg is issued a yellow card for dissent as Matt Pickens prepares to take the goal kick.
46+ Freddie Ljungberg gets clear on a run up the left side, but Marvell Wynne catches up to him and knocks it away as Ljungberg gets a shot off. The referee awards a goal kick.
46+Leo Gonzalez is issued a yellow card for his tackle of Omar Cummings against the right sideline. If that was a yellow card, I'm not sure how some of these tackles haven't even been called for fouls.
44 Patrick Ianni cuts down an Omar Cummings run into the box, then Freddie Ljugnberg carries the ball into the attacking third and finds Pat Noonan up the right side. Noonan crosses to Fredy Montero for a far-post header, but it misses wide for a goal kick.
42 Leo Gonzalez continues a workmanlike effort against Omar Cummings, combining with Brad Evans to take the ball off his feet on a run up the right side.
39 Patrick Ianni swings in a left-footed cross from teh right side that clears the head of Fredy Montero at the near post and just eludes Steve Zakuani at the far post and goes away for a goal kick.
38 Patrick Ianni hammers a volley from 28 yards out, but Matt Pickens makes the diving save, knocking the ball away for a Seattle corner kick.
36 Colorado gets the ball into a dangerous position, but Conor Casey is flagged offside.
35 Omar Cummings crosses for Conor Casey coming down the middle, but Brad Evans heads it away for a corner kick.
39 Tyrone Marshall cuts down a cross from Omar Cummings before it can get to Conor Casey in the box.
NOTE Seattle's supporter group in the stadium is nearly as big as Colorado's. Great work by our road crew.
30 Pablo Mastroeni and Jeff Parke battle for a ball against the endline and Mastroeni gets a good firm kick in on Parke after the ball crosses the endline. Kasey Keller takes the goal kick.
28 Seattle is whistled offside as Steve Zakuani and Freddie Ljungberg work a give-and-go into the box.
26 Julien Baudet gets his head on another Mehdi Ballouchy corner kick, but misses outside the right post for a goal kick.
26 James Riley heads away a Colorado cross for a corner kick.
24 Omar Cummings takes out Steve Zakuani from behind for a foul. One moment earlier a Colorado player swiped at Ljungberg while the player was on the ground and the ball was already played away right in front of the referee with no call.
21 Freddie Ljungberg sends a cross to the far post, but nobody is there to make the run and it goes away for a goal kick.
18 Patrick Ianni strips Conor Casey, then slides the ball to Freddie Ljungberg at midfield. Ljungberg takes a couple of touches, then leads Fredy Montero up the left side, but Montero can't catch up and the ball goes away for a goal kick.
15 Freddie Ljungberg takes a great pass from Fredy Montero and lofts a pass over to Pat Noonan for a header on the left side, but he misses wide for a goal kick.
12 Omar Cummings takes control and goes on a run, but Tyrone Marshall strips him of the ball and turns it the other way.
10 Steve Zakuani goes down to the field, still showing remnants from the kick to the legs he took in the first couple of minutes. He leaves the field, but returns a moment later.
08 Fredy Montero is taken down by the ankles and Colorado turns the ball the other way. Conor Casey works around Jeff Parke, but Seattle defends the ball away for a corner kick. Julien Baudet nearly scores on teh Mehdi Ballouchy corner kick, but Kasey Keller knocks it away for the save.
06 Omar Cummings crosses to Conor Casey for a one-time shot that misses high and wide for a goal kick.
04 Marvell Wynne crosses a ball in from the right side, but Kasey Keller nabs it out of the air before it can become a threat.
02 Another hard foul, this one by Jeff Larentowicz, knocks Steve Zakuani to the ground against the left sideline.
01 Fredy Montero gets chopped down at midfield for a foul.
Kickoff Seattle takes the opening kick, attacking the north goal.
Formation Sounders to show a 4-3-3 formation with Zakuani and Noonan on the wings and Montero up top.
Rapids Starters: Matt Pickens, Marvell Wynne, Drew Moor, Julien Baudet, Danny Earls, Pablo Mastroeni, Jeff Larentowicz, Mehdi Ballouchy, Omar Cummings, Wells Thompson, Conor Casey. Subs: Ian Joyce, Claudio Lopez, Colin Clark, Quincy Amarikwa, Ross LaBauex, Scott Palguta.
Sounders FC Starters: Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jeff Parke, Tyrone Marshall, Leo Gonzalez, Freddie Ljungberg, Patrick Ianni, Brad Evans, Steve Zakuani, Pat Noonan, Fredy Montero. Subs: Terry Boss, Zach Scott, Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Nathan Sturgis, Roger Levesque, Miguel Montano.
Weather 70°F, Cloudy, Wind: N at 19 mph, Humidity: 44%
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