Time Event Description
92+ They have gone final. Sounders FC 3, Colorado 0.
91+ It looks like everyone in attendance gets a free haircut. For every home game Seattle scores three goals, a ticket to the game gets a free haircut from Great Clips. So everyone should have a fresh 'do when they head down to Portland for the US Open Cup game on Wednesday.
90 Omar Cummings gets a good look from 12 yards out in front of the net, but misses high over the crossbar.
87Peter Vagenas subs on for Freddie Ljungberg
86 Seattle is playing a little keep-away from Colorado, then Nate Jaqua has a clean break up the middle, forcing Matt Pickens into another quick decision to come off his line to knock the ball away. Sebastien Le Toux gets to the rebound, but his shot is cleared away.
83Kosuke Kimura subs on for Ugo Ihemelu ... a nightmare for the announcers at the game.
80 Kasey Keller chases a ball into the corner and when it goes over for a goal kick, he continues toward the crowd and slaps five with some in the front row.
78 Fredy Montero fields a ball with his chest, then leads Freddie Ljungberg with a screaming run up the right side, but his cross toward Nate Jaqua at the far post is kicked away by Colorado.
73 Nate Jaqua touches to Freddie Ljungberg for a brilliant run up the middle with five Colorado players in chase that can only be broken up by Matt Pickens coming off his line for a sliding stop.
72Pablo Mastroeni goes down with an apparent injury. He limps off hte field and is subbed off in favor of Greg Dalby.
70 Attendance is announced at 32,526 ... the highest this season.
68Another great defensive effort by Seattle stops a flurry from Colorado. Seattle turns the ball the other way and Sebastien Le Toux controls the ball, passes to Fredy Montero, who touches the ball to Nate Jaqua coming up the left side of the box. Jaqua pulls the keeper out and blasts it over his head for his second goal of the match. Sounders FC 3, Colorado Rapids.
67Sebastien Le Toux subs on for Sanna Nyassi.
65Jacob Peterson subs on for Nick LaBrocca.
60 Nick LaBrocca grabbed the back of Nate Jaqua's jersey to stop him from making a run up the middle of the field. A foul is called, but no card, givin Seattle a free kick from 38 yards out.
58I just got word that Osvaldo Alonso had a left groin strain, forcing him out of the match for Patrick Ianni.
57 Seattle gets to a corner kick when Ugo Ihemelu knocks the ball off the feet of Fredy Montero and over the endline.
53 Another solid defensive effort by the Sounders as two players throw their bodies in front of a Pat Noonan shot on the left side. James Riley ends up clearing the play.
48Fredy Montero sneaks a ball into the box to Nate Jaqua, who eludes a defender and taps it past Matt Pickens for the goal. Sounders FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0.
46 Colorado kicks off to start the second half, defending the South goal.
48+ Great defensive effort by Seattle to clear a ball in the box that Colorado takes several efforts on. Moments later Colorado is whistled for a foul and the referee blows the halftime whistle.
46+ Cory Gibbs fouls Fredy Montero hard from behind on a ball in the air. Colorado picks off the free kick in the midfield.
42 Colorado has whiffed on 3 or 4 bouncing balls in the Seattle box. They seem to be struggling with the Field Turf more than any team we've seen.
41Great sliding stop by Sanna Nyassi on the left side of the box. After his clearance to Freddie Ljungberg, Scott Palguta hammers Ljungberg for a yellow card.
39Patrick Ianni subs on for Osvaldo Alonso.
38 Osvaldo Alonso pulls up limping in the midfield ... Peter Vagenas, Stephen King and Patrick Ianni start to warm up on the endline.
35 The ball never lies ... Omar Cummings clanged the PK off the post and Seattle knocked it clear for a corner kick.
33 Colin Clark takes a free kick from 19 yards away and Osvaldo Alonso is called for a handball inside the box giving Colorado a penalty kick.
31 A lot of gamesmanship between Freddie Ljungberg and Pablo Mastroeni as Colin Clark sets up for a free kick from 40 yards out. Kasey Keller ends up getting his hands on the free kick after it is popped high into the air.
29Pablo Mastroeni fouls Nate Jaqua from behind to pick up a yellow card.
27 Fredy Montero finds Freddie Ljungberg for a run up the left side, but he is slowed down by a stray streamer on the field. He ends up getting fouled on the play and nearly bends in the free kick for a goal, but Matt Pickens pokes it over the crossbar for a corner kick.
25 Nick LaBrocca shoots a wishful shot from 30 yards out that bounces into the chest of Kasey Keller for the save.
23Freddie Ljungberg whips in a corner from the right side. Nate Jaqua gets his head on it to the far post and it looks like Fredy Montero gets the final touch into the net. Sounders FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0.
21 Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the left side, but Colorado clears the danger.
19 Another hard foul by Colorado, this one on Nate Jaqua by Cory Gibbs earns Seattle a free kick from 22 yards out on the left side.
17Hard tackle from behind by Ugo Ihmelu on Freddie Ljungberg lands Ihmelu a yellow card. Freddie Ljungberg also gets a yellow for his words to the referee Alex Prus after the call.
16 Jordan Harvey winds up with a left-footed cross from the left side, but it sails wide for a free kick.
13 Brad Evans tosses in a long throw from the left sideline that finds Sanna Nyassi deep in the Colorado box, but Matt Pickens snares the effort.
12 Great feed from Freddie Ljungberg to Brad Evans, who turns on a ball much like he did against New York in the season opener, but Colorado gets back on it and knocks it away for a corner kick.
10 Osvaldo Alonso picks off the ball in the defensive third and flicks to Freddie Ljungberg, who is knocked down from behind by Ugo Ihemelu with no call.
07 Omar Cummings gets out on a run on the left side and back-heels a ball to a trailer. The threat ends when Pablo Mastroeni misses high on a 25-yard shot.
04 Colin Clark beats Tyrone Marshall inside the penalty box and cuts across the defender inside to the goal box firing a one on one shot against Kasey Keller who in position blocks for the save. The rebound went to a Rapids player but weakly shot towards goal and cleared by Hurtado.
02 Sanna Nyassi getting the start today fires the first shot of the game towards near post on the right side just outside the box.
01 Osvaldo Alonso fouls Pat Noonan on the Sounders side of the pitch just across the midline setting up the first free kick of the match.
Prematch Owner Joe Roth presented University of Washington Men's Basketball Head Coach Lorenzo Romar with the Golden Scarf before today's match.
Prematch The first half of the Confederations Cup final was played on the big screen here at Qwest Field to a fairly large early crowd. Going into the half, USA was leading Brazil 2-0 with Dempsey and Donovan scoring for the United States. The second half will be shown in its recorded entirety inside the stadium following the Sounders FC match.
PrematchReferee: Alex Prus Referee's Assistant: Emiliano Monje Referee's Assistant: Jeff Hosking 4th Official: Mike Rottersman
Prematch Rapids Starters: GK Matt Pickens, D Ugo Ihemelu, D Cory Gibbs, D Scott Palguta, D Jordan Harvey, M Nick LaBrocca, M Mehdi Ballouchy, M Pablo Mastroeni (Captain), M Colin Clark, F Pat Noonan, F Omar Cummings. Reserves: Preston Burpo, Terry Cooke, Greg Dalby, Kosuke Kimura, Jacob Peterson, Ross Schunk, Rob Valentino.
Prematch Sounders FC Starters: GK Kasey Keller (Captain), D James Riley, D Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, D Tyrone Marshall, D Tyson Wahl, M Sanna Nyassi, M Osvaldo Alonso, M Brad Evans, M Freddie Ljungberg, F Nate Jaqua, F Fredy Montero. Reserves: Terry Boss, Patrick Ianni, Stephen King, Sebastien Le Toux, Roger Levesque, Nathan Sturgis, Peter Vagenas.
Prematch Weather: Partly sunny and 72 degrees with North winds coming at 6 mph.