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    74' T. Marshall (F. Ljungberg)

    68' M. Pappa (C. Blanco)

Match Date, Time:
05/02/09, 5:30 PM
Broadcast Coverage:
KONG 6/16, KIRO Radio
Location:
Bridgeview, IL
Attendance:
10,228

MEN OF THE MATCH

Sounders battle for 1-1 draw with Fire

By Matt Gaschk
Sounders FC Insider

The Sounders FC dodged a bullet at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., on Saturday night. The Chicago Fire were the first-half aggressors and Seattle looked to be springing to life to start the second half when they went down a man with still 40 minutes to play. Marco Pappa scored in the 68th minute, but Tyrone Marshall equalized in the 74th and Seattle held on for the 1-1 draw.

It was an ominous start to the match when Marshall was issued a yellow card within the games first minute. Chicago went on to pepper Seattle with 15 shots, while Seattle managed only four. Over one stretch in the middle of the first half, the Sounders FC held possession for an extended period of time, but couldn’t get into position to attack. The Fire, meanwhile, were getting shots at every turn.

Despite Chicago controlling the ball for most of the first half, but Seattle had a great chance to take the lead just before the first half expired. Freddie Ljungberg lofted in a corner kick from the right side and Nate Jaqua skied in for the header, but he sent it over the net and the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

The Sounders FC carried that momentum into the second half and looked in control, but then Fredy Montero jumped for a header in the midfield in the 49th minute and was given a red-card ejection when his elbow caught Gonzalo Segares in the side of the head.

“I thought Chicago was the better team in the first half, and we rode our luck a little in the first half. At the half we sorted out our issues, but the red card changed everything,” Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller said.

Chicago took advantage in the 68th minute. Cuauhtemoc Blanco chased down a ball along the right sideline and bounced a cross to Pappa at the top of the box for a one-touch shot from 22 yards out. The shot bounced past Keller just inside the right post for the 1-0 lead. It was the first goal Keller allowed in his first 456 minutes in the MLS, extending the record he set in last week’s 2-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. He finished with four saves on the game.

Seattle responded in the 74th minute when second-half substitute Sebastien Le Toux earned a corner kick on the right side. Ljungberg took the kick, but it flew over the heads of a horde of players in front of the net. That’s where Marshall lunged at the ball and knocked it in for the equalizer. It was his first goal with the Sounders and 14th goal in 12 MLS seasons.

“I knew coming over here I’d have the opportunity to be involved on set plays. We’ve scored every way, except a set piece so far this season,” Marshall said. “We really wanted to get goal and it came at the right time tonight.”

The Sounders held on for the draw, moving their record to 4-2-1 (13 points). Chicago remains unbeaten at 2-0-5 (11 points).

“We have to play them better next time we face them. We’re fortunate to get a point, but we showed a lot of character, too,” Sounders FC head coach Sigi Schmid said. “Going down 1-0, with a man down and getting a goal off our first corner kick goal of the year is huge for us.”

Seattle hosts the LA Galaxy next Sunday, with a noon kickoff at Qwest Field.

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Time Event Description
Pregame The Sounders are going with their same starting lineup from last week. Kasey Keller, Nathan Sturgis, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall, James Riley, Steve Zakuani, Osvaldo Alonso, Freddie Ljungberg, Brad Evans, Fredy Montero, Nate Jaqua. Reserves today are GK Chris Eylander, D Taylor Graham, D Patrick Ianni, D Zach Scott, M Stephen King, M Sanna Nyassi, and F Sebastien Le Toux. For Chicago it is Jon Busch, Gonzalo Segares, Wilman Conde, Bakary Soumare, Tim Ward, John Thorrington, Logan Pause, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Marco Pappa, Brian McBride, Patrick Nyarko. Fire reserves are GK Andrew Dykstra, D Brandon Prideaux, D Dasan Robinson, D Austin Washington, M Mike Banner, M Baggio Husidic, F Chris Rolfe.
Pregame It looks like there is another good group of Sounders supporters in attendance at Toyota Park.
Pregame Referee is Jasen Anno, Assistant Referee Sean Hurd, Assistant Referee Peter Manikowski, 4th Official is Michael Kennedy. Matchtime weather: Clear and 60 degrees.
Kickoff Chicago kicks off at 5:37.
1Tyrone Marshall gets a yellow card for a late tackle on Brian McBride near the right sideline.
2 Chicago gets some offensive work off the kick, but Kasey Keller kicks it free.
3 Seattle controls the ball and Fredy Montero tries to make a pass up to Nate Jaqua, but they miscommunicate about the run and it goes over for a goal kick.
6 Freddie Ljungberg sends a ball forward for Nate Jaqua, but Jon Busch gets to it first.
7 Patrick Nyarko makes a run up the right side, but Tyrone Marshall takes it off his feet. it leads to a run the other way for Seattle and Brad Evans crosses to the middle, where Jon Busch grabs it out of the air.
9 Brian McBride sends a great ball to Patrick Nyarko into the box, but Jhon Kennedy Hurtado makes a stop and Seattle clears it. Great team defense to clear that ball after a great play from Hurtado.
9 Brian McBride gets to a ball at the near post, but Seattle again makes the clearance.
12 Cuauhtemoc Blanco gets one-on-one in the left corner with James Riley, but he can't get any pressure and Chicago ends up settling for a shot from distance that sails high.
15 Chicago has an attack cut short when Patrick Nyarko is called offside ... he missed badly on a header from point blank range, but was offside.
17 Cuauhtemoc Blanco sends in a corner kick, but Seattle keeps the ball clear of danger until it ends up at Blanco's feet again. Eventually Chicago earns another corner kick and Tim Ward blasts a volley from 22 yards out that goes wide right for a goal kick.
20 Patrick Nyarko misses another great chance, taking a cross from John Thorrington and thundering it off the left post.
23 Seattle has done a good job controlling the ball in the midfield over the last few minutes, but Chicago has done a great job getting behind the ball to prevent Seattle from getting into the offensive third.
25 Seattle gets the ball deep into Chicago's end, but Nate Jaqua is forced from the ball just inside the box.
28 Ryan Thorrington makes a good run into the box, but dives past Tyrone Marshall. No call on the play and Seattle is given a goal kick.
29 Marco Pappa gets off a shot inside the box and Kasey Keller controls it with his chest and grabs the save.
31 Great whip-in cross from Steve Zakuani on the left edge of the box, but it slices past Fredy Montero and Nate Jaqua for a goal kick.
32 Cuauhtemoc Blanco gets in behind the Sounders defense, but Seattle gets the clearance.
36 Bakary Soumare is called for a foul against the left sideline for a collision with Fredy Montero. Nathan Sturgis will take it from 24 yards out, but Chicago clears the ball headed for the near post.
 Patrick Nyarko rolls a ball through the middle, but it is just ahead of Brian McBride sliding into the six-yard box.
41 Cuauhtemoc Blanco gets a shot from 21 yards out in the middle and it bounces into Kasey Keller's chest for another save.
46+ Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the right side and Nate Jaqua gets his head on it, but it goes high over the net. The referee blows the whistle to end the first half. Sounders FC 0, Chicago Fire 0.
46 Both teams have the same lineups to start the second half, with Seattle kicking off.
47 Brad Evans earns a free kick with a run up the right side. Nathan Sturgis takes the free kick from 10 yards off the line but it goes out for a goal kick.
49Fredy Montero is given a red-card ejection for an elbow that caught Gonzalo Sagares in the head sas the two jumped for a header.
54Cuauhtemoc Blanco sends in a cross and Nathan Sturgis heads it clear for the corner. Bakare Soumare is given a yellow card for a collision with Kasey Keller on the restart.
56Sebastien Le Toux comes on for Steve Zakuani.
59 Sebastien Le Toux crosses a ball in to Freddie Ljungberg from the left side and Ljungberg earns a corner. He takes the kick, but Jon Busch comes off to grab it.
61 Patrick Nyarko is called offside again on a run up the left side.
63 Cuauhtemoc Blanco takes a free kick from 22 yards out on the left side. Brad Evans heads it clear, but John Thorrington recovers it for a shot from distance that fails to threaten Kasey Keller and he takes a goal kick.
66Chris Rolfe comes on for John Thorrington.
66 Chris Rolfe makes an instant impact, getting the ball deep for Chicago, but Patrick Nyarko's shot from the right side is deflected clear.
68Cuauhtemoc Blanco finds Marco papp in the middle of the field at the top of the 18 and he one-touces a shot inside the near post for a goal. Chicago Fire 1, Sounders FC 0. Kasey Keller's scoreless streak ends at 457 minutes.
68Nate Jaqua is given a yellow card after the goal.
71Brandon Prideaux comes on for Gonzolo Segares.
74Tyrone Marshall ties it up off a corner kick. Freddie Ljungberg takes the kick and it goes over everyone's heads. Marshall lunges his left foot out to redirect it in for a goal. Sounders FC 1, Chicago Fire 1.
80 Chicago is readdressing the attack in Seattle's end and Kasey Keller makes a stop on one play and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado kicks it clear on the next.
82Stephen King subs on for Freddie Ljungberg. Mike Banner also comes on for Marco Pappa.
83 Kasey Keller again calmly makes a stop amidst chaos in front of him.
84 Osvaldo Alonso is called for a foul from 38 yards out. Cuauhtemoc Blanco sends a ball into the box on the free kick and Kasey Keller grabs it.
86 Tyrone Marshall outduels Brian McBride for a header and clears it to the sideline.
89 Tyrone Marshall dives in to clear a Cuauhtemoc Blanco cross.
90 Chicago threatens again on a corner, but Osvaldo Alonso bounces it back to Keller to make the stop.
94+Chris Rolfe hammers a ball into the box after the referee's whistle. Rolfe and James Riley are both given yellow cards in the scrum.
Final The Sounders FC hold on for the 1-1 draw as the referee blows his whistle after five minutes of extra time.
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