| 95+ |  | Seattle plays the ball clear to midfield and the referee blows teh whistle to end the match. Sounders FC 1, Crew 0. HUGE win for the Soudners FC. |
| 94+ | | Another great stop by Seattle as Guillermo Barros Schelotto plays a corner kick to the far post. |
| 94+ | | Emmanuel Ekpo slides a ball to Robbie Rogers at the top of the box but misses high. Seattle deflected it out for a corner kick. |
| 92+ | | Great run of play by Leo Gonzalez, Pete Vagenas, Freddie Ljungberg and Sebastien Le Toux to maintain possession in the corner to take valuable time off the clock. |
| 90 | | Steven Leinhart gets a shot off from the top of the box but misses wildly. |
| 89 |  | Peter Vagenas subs on for Fredy Montero. |
| 88 | | Good play by Pat Ianni. Steven Leinhart tried a backheel pass in the box, but Ianni got in front of it and knocked it away. Columbus had 4 or 5 players in the box on that play. |
| 87 | | Great run up the left side by Freddie Ljungberg, but his ball to Sebastien Le Toux goes for naught as Le Toux was called offside. |
| 85 | | Robbie Rogers takes a desperation shot from distance but misses well wide of the net. |
| 83 | | Guillermo Barros Schelotto steps to the mark after a few words are had with the official, apparently about positioning of players in a spot on the top of teh 18. He strikes the ball, but misses just wide left. Seattle dodges a bullet on that one. |
| 81 |  | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado picks up a foul while trying to knock Eddie Gaven off the ball in the box, giving Columbus a penalty. |
| 77 |  | Emiliano Renteria subs on for Alejandro Moreno. |
| 75 | | Unlucky moment for the Sounders. Osvaldo Alonso hammers teh ball off the far post and it bounces back off Will Hesmer's back and over for a corner kick. |
| 73 | | Deep ball for Alejandro Moreno, but Kasey Keller steps out in front of it for the stop. |
| 72 | | Alejandro Moreno tries to redirect a corner kick from the right side by Guillermo Barros Schelotto, but Seattle clears it away. |
| 71 | | Steven Leinhart gets a header off a corner kick, but misses just wide left. |
| 71 |  | Emmanuel Ekpo subs on for Kevin Burns. |
| 70 | | Great play by Tyrone Marshall. Steven Leinhart heads a ball past Kasey Keller, but Marshall gets his foot on it before it gets to the line for the dramatic save. |
| 69 |  | Patrick Ianni subs on for Roger Levesque, putting Seattle in a more defensive formation. |
| 68 | | Good shot by Fredy Montero from 22 yards out, but it falls just wide right of the box. |
| 67 | | Freddie Ljungberg plays a ball into the boxs for Sebastien Le Toux, but Le Toux stops his run short of the box and Will Hesmer steps out to grab the ball unabaded. |
| 64 | | Guillermo Barros Schelotto takes a free kick from 28 yards out on the right side, but Roger Levesque jumps in front of Eddie Gaven to stall the effort. |
| 64 |  | Steven Leinhart subs in for Jed Zayner, putting the Crew into a 3-5-2 formation. |
| 64 |  | Sebastien Le Toux subs on for Steve Zakuani. |
| 62 |  | Danny O'Rourke fouls Freddie Ljungberg leaving him on the turf holding his knee and earns a yellow card for the foul. |
| Note | | Columbus plays all their home games with special black MLS balls given to MLS Cup Champions from the year before. |
| 58 | | Alejandro Moreno and Guillermo Barros Schelotto play a nice give-and-go, but Kasey Keller cuts down the angle for Moreno and grabs his shot out of the air. |
| 55 |  | HUGE call by the referee. Alejandro Moreno takes a fall into the box and is issued a yellow card for embellishment. This may change the Crew's tactics some as Moreno looked like he tripped over the line marking the 18-yard box with minimal contact from Seattle. |
| 54 | | Tough possession for Seattle ... Fredy Montero gets a great run to the top of the box, but can't get around a double-team for a shot and Columbus knocks it the other way. |
| 51 | | Eddie Gaven tries to draw a penalty by falling to the ground after initiating contact with Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, but no call is made and Seattle knocks it clear. So far, the referee hasn't fallen much for the Columbus dives. |
| 50 | | Leo Gonzalez steps in front of Alejandro Moreno on the run and knocks the ball clear for a corner kick. Roger Levesque clears away the Columbus corner. |
| 49 | | Fredy Montero chips forward to Freddie Ljungberg, but it is just behind him and Columbus gets a goal kick. |
| 47 | | Big run by Gino Padula up the left side, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado tries to head away his ball into the box, but it goes right to Guillermo Barros Schelotto for a volley, but it misses wide right for a goal kick. |
| 46 | | Columbus kicks off to start teh second half and immediately applies the pressure, attacking the north goal. |
| Stats | | Shots: Sounders FC 4, Crew 6. SOG: Sounders FC 2, Crew 1. Saves: Sounders FC 1, Crew 1. Fouls: Sounders FC 5, Crew 3. Corner Kicks: Sounders FC 2, Crew 3. Offside: Sounders FC 4, Crew 1. |
| 46+ |  | Shortly after Kasey Keller takes the goal kick, the referee blows the whistle to end the first half. Sounders FC 1, Crew 0. |
| 46+ | | Guillermo Barros Schelotto hammers a free kick into the box and it bounces out to Gino Padula outside the box. He shoots it, but misses outside the far post. |
| 45 | | Alejandro Moreno takes two falls before drawing a foul on Tyrone Marshall ... not sure a foul was committed, but that's part of the game with Moreno. |
| 43 | | Good offensive stretch for Seattle, but it ends when Leo Gonzalez loses possession against the left sideline. |
| 42 | | Fredy Montero drops a pass to Freddie Ljungberg for a shot from 25 yards, but it misses high. |
| Note | | That was Roger Levesque's first career MLS goal in league play. Congrats Roger. |
| 36 |  | Brad Evans drops a ball into the box for Fredy Montero and Will Hesmer comes out to knock it away, but it goes straight to Roger Levesque who pounces on it with a strong right foot for a goal. Sounders FC 1, Crew 0. |
| 33 | | Tyrone Marshall lofts a ball across the box to Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, but Will Hesmer secures Hurtado's header for the save. |
| 24 | | Near miss by Eddie Gaven. Guillermo Barros Schelotto drops the ball back to Gaven on the left side of the box 19 yards out for a shot that clangs off the far post and back to the near side. |
| 20 | | After a great back-and-forth in the Columbus offensive end, Robbie Rogers fires off a shot from 24 yards out that misses wide right. |
| 18 | | Fredy Montero plays a ball just a bit too far forward for Freddie Ljungberg and Will Hesmer comes out to grab it away. |
| 17 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the right side, but it is deflected away from the box. Seattle retains possession, but Steve Zakuani's ball into the box for Tyrone Marshall is knocked over the endline for a goal kick. |
| 15 | | Robbie Rogers sends a ball in from the right side, but it is headed wide of the net for a goal kick. |
| 14 | | Alejandro Moreno gets a great ball into the box from the right side, but Jhon Kennedy Hurtado knocks it away from Guillermo Barros Schelotto. |
| 13 | | Leo Gonzalez brings the ball over the midfield stripe on the attack, but Columbus knocks it away for a run up the right side by Alejandro Moreno. His run is cut short though, when he deflects the ball over the endline for a goal kick. |
| Note | | There were two high school football games played at Crew Stadium last night and the football lines are still visible on teh field. |
| 11 | | Seattle clears away a Guillermo Barros Schelotto free kick and runs the other way. Osvaldo Alonso passes to Roger Levesque in the box, but Columbus gets the clearance. |
| 09 | | Freddie Ljungberg drops one into the box for Fredy Montero, but Columbus beats him to the ball and knocks it clear for a Seattle throw. |
| 05 | | Roger Levesque takes the first shot of the game, a left-footer from 19 yards out that sails high. |
| 05 | | A ball is chipped into the box for Seattle and Steve Zakuani battles with Jed Zayner on the left side. |
| Kickoff | | Seattle took the opening kick at 4:37, defending the south goal. |
| Notes | | Sounders are wearing their blue kits today ... they are 1-0-0 in league play with a road win over the LA Galaxy to their credit in the blues. |
| Weather | | Cloudy and 60 degrees. |
| Referees | | Referee: Ricardo Salazar. Referee's Assistants: C.J. Morgante and Rob Fereday. 4th Official: Mikael Lundqvist. |
| Crew | | Starters: GK William Hesmer, RD Jed Zayner, CD Danny O'Rourke, CD Eric Brunner, LD Gino Padula, RM Eddie Gaven, CM Brian Carroll, CM Kevin Burns, LM Robbie Rogers, F Guillermo Barros Schelotto, F Alejandro Moreno. |
| Sounders FC | | Starters: GK Kasey Keller, RD James Riley, CD Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, CD Tyrone Marshall, LD Leo Gonzalez, RM Roger Levesque, CM Osvaldo Alonso, CM Brad Evans, LM Steve Zakuani, F Freddie Ljungberg, F Fredy Montero.
Subs: Terry Boss, Patrick Ianni, Tyson Wahl, Peter Vagenas, Sebastien Le Toux, Nathan Sturgis, Stephen King. |