New England Revolution - Seattle Sounders Football Club

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FC Dallas	W, 2-0	Game Coverage
Union	W, 1-0	Game Coverage
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Men Of The Match

Sounders Streak Stops At Seven

By MATT GASCHK
Sounders FC Insider

FOXBORO, Mass. - All good things must come to an end. On Saturday night, that was the reality for the Sounders FC, who watched their unbeaten run of seven straight MLS matches finished off with a 3-1 loss to the New England Revolution in front of 13,124 at Gillette Stadium.

Steve Zakuani gave Seattle a 1-0 lead in the 59^th minute, but Seattle couldn’t hold on and allowed three goals in an 11-minute stretch to concede their first defeat since July 4 - a 3-1 road loss to the LA Galaxy.

“That was the worst ten minutes we played all year. That can’t happen again if we want to continue on,” goalkeeper Kasey Keller said. “We’ve got to get this out and learn from it and if we don’t learn from it, then I’m sure there’ll be some changes.”

Keller made the first of his six saves in the second minute when Ilija Stolica got a shot away and Seattle’s defense continued to bend, but not break, through the first half and the game went to half with a 0-0 scoreline.

Zakuani then notched his eighth goal of the season early in the second half. James Riley threw the ball in for Roger Levesque, who touched it back to Riley against the right sideline. Riley then played it back to Alvaro Fernandez who sent it through for Riley on a run toward the box. He laid it back to Zakuani who took one touch, then blasted it inside the far post for the goal.

“If I can contribute scoring goals it helps the team. I don’t think it’s my main job for the team, but if I can score goals it’s going to be good for me,” said Zakuani, who hadn’t scored since a two-goal effort against the Colorado Rapids July 25. “I’d rather have won the game today and not scored.”

In the 69^th minute, New England took a long throw-in that didn’t result in a goal, but was doubly important on the outcome of the game. Kevin Alston sent a ball in from the right side on a throw that was tipped to Chris Tierney at the far post, but Seattle had three defenders converge to prevent a goal and Tierney knocked it out of play.

New England was awarded a corner kick on the play and in the setup for the corner kick, Patrick Ianni and Shalrie Joseph came together in a small tussle in the box. It is unclear on the replays as to what Ianni did to Joseph, but the New England midfielder clearly takes a swing at Ianni in retaliation and both players went down.

After the ensuing mayhem on the field, New England took the corner kick and one moment later earned another throw-in from the same spot. Alston sent this one into the box and it bounced off of Joseph to Tierney at the far post. Keller beat him to the post, but Tierney sent it back to the opposite post for the goal, evening the score at 1-1 in the 70^th minute.

“We haven’t made mistakes back there in a while. I didn’t think we defended the throw-in well. We just cleared one on the line right before and nobody took charge of it and figured out that they were going to do the same thing again.”

Just three minutes later, Marko Perovic got to a loose ball at the top of the Seattle box, but couldn’t control it and it bounced around, eventually popping off of Osvaldo Alonso’s foot and back toward Seattle’s goal. Perovic got to the ball before Seattle could respond and poked it into the net for a 2-1 lead in the 73^rd minute.

Then in the 81^st minute Kheli Dube added his first goal of the season on a blast on the run to give New England the final 3-1 edge.

“I don’t know what happened. We just uncharacteristically just absolutely fell apart after we scored our goal,” Keller said. “They picked up the pace and we melted, which is just not like us.”

The Sounders will look to bounce back on Thursday against Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field.

“We’re going to find out how good we really are by how we recover from this adversity,” Zakuani said. “The last time we lost was to LA, 3-1 as well. And then we went on a seven game unbeaten run. We can do the same thing. We’re still in a very strong position. It’s tough to swallow, but we’re already focused on Salt Lake.”

Kickoff is set for 8 pm in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2.

Summary
Sounders FC - Steve Zakuani (James Riley, Alvaro Fernandez) 59
Revolution - Chris Tierney (Shalrie Joseph, Kevin Alston) 70; Marko Perovic 73; Kheli Dube (Ilja Stolica, Perovic) 81.

Lineups
Sounders FC - Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Leo Gonzalez, Alvaro Fernandez (Nate Jaqua 73), Osvaldo Alonso, Mike Seamon (Mike Fucito 82), Steve Zakuani, Fredy Montero, Roger Levesque.
Revolution - Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Darrius Barnes, Emmanuel Osei, Seth Sinovic, Kheli Dube, Shalrie Joseph, Pat Phelan, Chris Tierney, Marko Perovic, Ilija Stolica (Zack Schilawski 82).

Play by Play

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Time	Event	Description
Final		After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows his whistle to end the match. Revolution 3, Sounders FC 1.
91+		Osvaldo Alonso swings in a free kick from the left corner and Jeff Parke nearly knocks it in, but misses over the bar for a goal kick.
89		Seth Sinovic lowers his shoulder into Steve Zakuani while chasing a ball into the sideline - the same play that earned Fredy Montero a yellow card earlier. The ball rolls out of play and New England is awarded a throw-in.
84		Marko Perovic kicks at Patrick Ianni after taking a swing at Ianni a moment earlier. He is issued a yellow card on the play.
82		Zack Schilawski subs on for Ilija Stolica.
82		Mike Fucito subs on for Mike Seamon.
81		Kheli Dube blasts a shot past Kasey Keller off a touch-pass from Ilija Stolica. Revolution 3, Sounders FC 1.
78		Fredy Montero sends a dangerous ball into the box, but Nate Jaqua's header goes wide for a goal kick.
71		James Riley is issued a yellow card.
73		Chris Tierney pops a ball off of two Seattle defenders and Marko Perovic gets to it and rolls it into the open net for the goal.
73		Nate Jaqua subs on for Alvaro Fernandez.
Notes		Attendance is announced at 13,124.
70		Chris Tierney heads a ball past Kasey Keller off a New England throw-in. Kevin Alston sends a long throw from the right side that Shalrie Joseph heads through to the far post where Tierney heads it in for the goal.
70		Chris Tierney nearly knocks a loose ball into the net, but Seattle defends it away for a corner kick.
67		Kheli Dube collides with Leo Gonzalez as Kasey Keller grabs a ball in the box, knocking Gonzalez to the turf.
66		Fredy Montero is issued a yellow card for running through Kevin Alston against the sideline.
62		New England lines up for a corner kick and Patrick Ianni and Shalrie Joseph come together and both players go to the ground. After nearly three minutes of stoppage, no cards are given and play resumes with the corner kick.
59		Sounders FC goal!!! James Riley throws in to Roger Levesque on the right side. Levesque plays it back to Riley who plays it to the corner of the box for Alvaro Fernandez who threads a ball to Riley up the side. Riley slides it to the middle for Steve Zakuani who blasts it inside the far post for the goal. Sounders FC 1, Revolution 0.
54		Kevin Alston is flagged offside, but knocks the ball well away from Kasey Keller as he goes to pick it up to set up the free kick.
53		New England gets the ball into the box, but Marko Perovic is flagged offside.
51		Fredy Montero gets to a bouncing ball in the box, but the defense collapses on him and knocks it away.
49		Fredy Montero takes a free kick from the left side to Patrick Ianni, but he runs through the header and puts it wide for a goal kick.
47		Seattle pushes forward and earns a corner kick. Fredy Montero takes the corner, but it goes through the box and wide for a New England throw.
46		Seattle takes the opening kick to start the second half, attacking the south goal.
Halftime		Shots: Sounders FC 7, Revolution 8. SOG: Sounders FC 2, Revolution 4. Fouls: Sounders FC 6, Revolution 3. Corner Kicks Sounders FC 4, Revolution 2. Offside: Sounders FC 0, Revolution 1. Saves: Sounders FC 4, Revolution 2.
Halftime		Right as the clock winds to 45:00 the referee blows the whistle for halftime.
42		Shalrie Joseph shoots from distance that ricochets off Patrick Ianni and goes high for a corner kick. New England bounces the ball around the box, but their shot goes wide for a goal kick.
40		Kevin Alston sends a long throw in from the right side and Leo Gonzalez knocks it away for a corner kick. Seattle regains possession after the corner kick and goes up teh left side for Fredy Montero, who is knocked to the turf by Khelie Dube just outside the box with no call.
37		Steve Zakuani gets enough room for a shot on the left side of the box, but three defenders grouped around the near post to knock it away.
35		Alvaro Fernandez puts the ball in front of the net from the right side, but Matt Reis beats Roger Levesque to the ball.
34		Marko Perovic bounces a ball into the box from the left side. Ilija Stolica tries to beat Kasey Keller to it, but Keller gets there first on the slide to stop the attack.
32		Marko Perovic fires a shot from the left side, but Kasey Keller punches it away at the near post. However, it ends up at the feet of Kheli Dube for a shot from just outside the box that misses wide for a goal kick.
28		Osvaldo Alonso knocks a free kick into the box and the ball bounces around before landing at Mike Seamon's feet for a shot, but he misses high for a goal kick.
27		Pat Phelan gets a shot away from the left side, but James Riley pressures him into a wide miss for a Seattle goal kick.
26		Marko Perovic gets into the box, but James Riley shields him off the ball and Kasey Keller gets to it off the bounce.
24		Fredy Montero lifts a ball to the far post, but it drifts away for a goal kick.
21		Patrick Ianni plays a long, high ball to Alvaro Fernandez, but Fernandez is knocked down by Seth Sinovic for the foul.
19		Emmanuel Osei hammers Fredy Montero from behind with no call. Osei stays on the ball, but Alvaro Fernandez gets him to knock it wide for a Seattle throw.
16		Steve Zakuani plays a long ball to Roger Levesque at the far post, but Levesque can't get to it and it goes away for a goal kick.
15		Great run by the Sounders FC. Steve Zakuani goes with a give-and-go with Fredy Montero to get the ball into the box, then Zakuani plays back to Mike Seamon for a shot, but Matt Reis blocks it away for a corner kick.
12		Marko Perovic sends a free kick into the box where Kheli Dube flicks a shot over his head, but misses wide for a goal kick.
08		Kheli Dube shoots from outside the box, but Kasey Keller makes the dive to his right to make the stop.
05		Marko Perovic gets into the box, but Seattle clears the ball away for a throw.
02		Ilija Stolica gets around Patrick Ianni to get a shot on Kasey Keller, but he knocks it down and Seattle clears it for a corner kick.
Kickoff		New England takes the opening kick, defending the north goal.
Pregame		Seattle is wearing green shirts and shorts with blue socks. New England is wearing navy blue shirts, shorts and socks.
Weather		Clear and 71 degrees.
Officials		Referee: Silviu Petrescu. Referee's Assistants: Corey Rockwell and Greg Barkey. 4th Official: Landis Wiley.
Revolution		Starters: Matt Reis, Kevin Alston, Emmanuel Osei, Darrius Barnes, Seth Sinovic, Kheli Dube, Pat Phelan, Shalrie Joseph, Chris Tierney, Ilija Stolica, Marko Perovic. Subs: Bobby Shuttleworth, Tim Murray, Khano Smith, Nico Colaluca, Zack Schilawski, Roberto Linck.
Sounders FC		Starters: Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Leo Gonzalez, Alvaro Fernandez, Nathan Sturgis, Mike Seamon, Steve Zakuani, Fredy Montero, Roger Levesque. Subs: Terry Boss, Zach Scott, Tyson Wahl, Tyrone Marshall, Mike Fucito, David Estrada, Nate Jaqua.

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