| 98+ | | Freddie Ljungberg lines up over a free kick from 30 yards out on the left side, but drives it into the arms of Andy Gruenebaum. When Gruenebaum plays the ball out, the referee blows his whistle to end the game. Sounders FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. |
| 97+ |  | Duncan Oughton subs on for Danny O'Rourke |
| 94+ | | Nathan Sturgis comes on for Fredy Montero. |
| 92+ | | Guillermo Barros Schelotto played the free kick right into the wall from 22 yards out and Seattle knocked it clear. |
| 91+ |  | After the assistant referee raises his flag to call Columbus offside, Seattle prepares for a free kick, only to have the head referee overturn the call. Tyrone Marshall is issued a red card ejection after the reversal. |
| 89 |  | Freddie Ljungberg is issued a yellow card after two attempts at Sounders throw-ins are called back, apparently because they were too far forward. Ljungberg objected to the stoppages and must have been too colorful with his language. |
| 87 | | Steve Zakuani raced around Gino Padula, but his cross into the box is corralled by Andy Gruenebaum. |
| 83 | | Sebastien Le Toux subs on for Nate Jaqua. |
| 81 | | Fredy Montero attempts a near-bicycle kick over his shoulder but it goes over the crossbar for a goal kick. |
| 80 | | Steven Lenhart subs on for Emmanuel Ekpo, giving the fans one last time to boo Ekpo as he slowly ambles off the pitch. |
| 74 | | Guillermo Barros Scheloto was issued a yellow card amidst the scramble in the goal. |
| 72 | | Columbus just played the ball back to the goalkeeper with his feet and Andy Gruenebaum grabbed it with his hands, giving Seattle a free kick from 6 yards out. On the indirect kick, Fredy Montero plays a touch to Freddie Ljungberg or a blast, but it was played out for a corner kick. Ljungberg took the corner, but it was played clear by Columbus ... what a bizzare play. |
| 72 | | Attendance is announced at 29,126. |
| 69 | | Guillermo Barros Schelotto subs on for Pat Noonan. |
| 68 | | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado is given a yellow card for a foul against the sideline. |
| 67 | | Emmanuel Ekpo has twice gone down with "injuries" only to immediately return to the field when the ball is put back into play ... he is now being booed by the fans at Qwest Field every time he touches the ball. |
| 66 | | Nate Jaqua plays a ball back to Fredy Montero with a header from 7 yards out. Montero takes a touch to his right, then fires, but Andy Gruenebaum knocks it clear for a corner kick. |
| 65 | | Fredy Montero shoots a left-footed shot from the top of the box, but it is redirected by a Columbus defender and Andy Gruenebaum grabs it for the save. |
| 64 | | Patrick Ianni subs on for Peter Vagenas. |
| 61 | | James Riley plays a great ball forward to Freddie Ljungberg, leading him several yards past Gino Padula, who had no chance to keep up with Ljungberg. But Ljungberg misplayed the ball out for a goal kick. |
| 58 |  | Nate Jaqua plays a ball to Freddie Ljungberg 17 yards out and Ljungberg plays it back to Jaqua up the right side for a beautiful volley into the far corner of the net for his third goal of the year. WOW!!! What a play ... Sounders FC 1, Columbus Crew 1. |
| 54 | | Freddie Ljungberg playes the ball to the right around Gino Padula, then darts to the left to get around him and recover the ball before it is played out for a corner kick. Ljungberg takes the kick from the right corner and it clears the attack toward the far post, but noone was there to play it and Columbus cleared it. |
| 50 | | Steve Zakuani and Fredy Montero trade passes along the left sideline and Zakuani is pulled down for a free kick. Freddie Ljungberg takes the kick into the box, wher Columbus plays it out for a corner kick. Ljungberg takes the corner kick and Columbus plays the ball to the top of the box, where Pete Vagenas collects it and blasts a shot, but it's knocked clear, ending the threat. |
| 47 | | Andy Gruenebaum hustles out to play the ball away from Nate Jaqua on the left side of the box. Seattle takes the throw in and reverses the ball to the right side, where James Riley is called for a foul. |
| 46 | | The Sounders kick off, attacking the south end. |
| Halftime | | Notable stats: Shots: Seattle 4, Columbus 4. Corner kicks: Seattle 3, Columbus 1. |
| 46+ | | Freddie Ljungberg is pulled down for a free kick form 8 yards out on the right sideline. He takes the kick into the box, but Columbus plays it clear. On the clearance, referee Michael Kennedy blows his whistle to signal halftime. |
| 45 | | Fredy Montero is pulled down amidst a double team, but there is no call. |
| 41 | | Eddie Gaven takes a free kick from ten yards off the endline, but it clears the box and Seattle goes on the attack. At the other end, Fredy Montero shot from 19 yards out, forcing Andy Gruenebaum to dive to his right for the save. |
| 40 | | Emmanuel Ekpo takes a shot from just inside the box forcing Kasey Keller to dive to make a great save off his line. Tyrone Marshall clears the ball from the area. |
| 39 | | Tyrone Marshall deflects a ball into the air that appears to go over for a throw in, but Columbus is given a corner kick. Emmanuel Ekpo plays the cross out with a header. |
| 37 | | Emmanuel Ekpo takes a run up the middle of the field and is taken down by Peter Vagenas, earning Vagenas a yellow card. |
| 35 | | Brad Evans plays a ball to Steve Zakuani in the left corner. He works it back into a double team and eventually earns a corner kick. Freddie Ljungberg takes the kick and the ball gets played clear to Emmanuel Ekpo. |
| 34 | | Gino Padula takes a free kick from 25 yards out along the right sideline. He plays it into the box where Kasey Keller snags it out of the air. |
| 32 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes the penalty, but misses just left of the frame for a goal kick. |
| 30 | | Seattle earns a free kick from 30 yards out, just left of center. Freddie Ljungberg dummies a run into the box and Pete Vagenas touches to Fredy Montero for a shot. Columbus makes the stop, but then Steve Zakuani plays the ball on a give-and-go to Ljungberg who is pulled down by Jed Zayner in the box, earning a penalty kick. |
| 28 | | Jed Zayner heads the ball out for a Sounders throw in from the left corner. The Crew clears the ball, but Seattle goes right back on the attack. Steve Zakuani crosses over to his left foot for a cross to Fredy Montero, but Montero overran the play. |
| 25 | | Jed Zayner shoves Zakuani in the back on a long pass down the left side, but Zakuani was called for the foul ... |
| 20 | | Moreno and Noonan combine for another break away but as Moreno slots the pass from center to a left running Noonan inside the penalty area, Keller intercepts the pass before Noonan gets a touch. |
| 15 | | Freddie Ljungberg played a ball in from the right wing that was punched clear to Steve Zakuani, who earns a corner kick. Ljungberg sends it in from the right corner for a Tyrone Marshall header that just misses over the top for a goal kick. |
| 12 |  | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado picks up a foul in the midfield. On the restart, Pat Noonan gets the ball up the right side, playing a cross past a lunging Hurtado to Alejandro Moreno for a diving header that beats Kasey Keller to the far post for a goal. Columbus Crew 1, Sounders FC 0. |
| 11 | | Columbus gets the ball into a dangerous position in Seattle's box, but the defense got the ball clear to Freddie Ljungberg, who is fouled by Gino Padula in the midfield. |
| 10 | | Pete Vagenas took the ball off the feet of a Columbus player and eventually the ball is played forward to Nate Jaqua, but he is called offside, his second infraction in about a minute. |
| 07 | | Seattle sends a cross in from the right side that Steve Zakuani nearly heads in, but he earns a corner kick on the play. Freddie Ljungberg takes the corner from teh left side and the ball is played out to Fredy Montero at the top of the box, but he can't get a shot off. |
| 07 | | Freddie Ljungberg and Fredy Montero just worked a give-and-go along the right sideline, getting the combination play that we've been waiting for from the duo. |
| 05 | | Worth noting the Brad Evans is playing a much more central role than in previous games. Freddie Ljungberg is shifted to the right side. |
| 04 | | Tyson Wahl played a ball forward for Nate Jaqqua, but Eric Brunner held him off and the ball went clear for a goal kick. |
| 02 | | Pat Noonan took a shot from distance that forced Kasey Keller to dive to his left, but it missed the frame for a goal kick. |
| 02 | | Both teams have now played long balls into the box that have been received by the keepers. |
| Kickoff | | Seattle is defending the south goal and Columbus took the opening kick at 7:36. |
| Pregame | | Joe Roth just presented Seahawks head coach and UW alum Jim Mora with the Golden Scarf. |
| Prematch | | Columbus Starters: GK Andy Gruenbaum, D Jed Zayner, D Eric Brunner, D Chad Marshall, D Gino Padula, M Emmanuel Ekpo, M Eddie Gaven, M Danny O'Rourke, M Robbie Rogers, F Pat Noonan, F Alejandro Moreno (Captain). Reserves: GK Alec Duffy, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Kevin Burns, Jason Garey, Alex Grendi, Steven Lenhart, Duncan Oughton. |
| Prematch | | Seattle Starters: GK Kasey Keller (Captain), D James Riley, D Jhon Hurtado, D Tyrone Marshall, D Tyson Wahl, M Brad Evans, M Freddie Ljungberg, M Peter Vagenas, M Steve Zakuani, F Fredy Montero, F Nate Jaqua. Reserves: GK Ben Dragovan, D Patrick Ianni, D Stephen King, F Sebastien Le Toux, F Roger Levesque, M Sanna Nyassi, D Nathan Sturgis. |
| Prematch | | Referee: Michael Kennedy
Referee's Assistant: Emiliano Monje
Referee's Assistant: David Bragg
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal |
| Prematch | | Weather: Sunny and 72 degrees, and the flags are still. |