Time Event Description
Final After two minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows the final whistle. Sounders FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0. We're on to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
91+ Patrick Ianni chased down Gregory Richardson on the left side of the box and slides through for a tackle, then knocks the ball clear.
87 Michael Holody shoots from 18 yards out, but Kasey Keller makes the stop to maintain the one-goal lead.
86 Nick LaBrocca heads a ball on frame, causing Kasey Keller to leap for a save just under the crossbar.
83 Sebastien Le Toux loses the ball just outside the box, but Roger Levesque comes on to regain possession and earn a corner kick. The corner is played to the far post, but clears any runs for a throw in.
81 Scott Palguta takes a leaping left-footed shot off the bounce from 22 yards out, but it lines right into the chest of Kasey Keller for the save.
80Nate Jaqua subs on for Sanna Nyassi.
80 Terry Cooke thumps a ball from 24 yards out off the volley, but it goes high for a goal kick.
78Jordan Harvey hits Sanna Nyassi from behind to earn the caution.
76 Tough touch for Sebastien Le Toux, playing a ball down off the chest of Roger Levesque, but he over touches and sends it over the sideline for a Colorado throw.
73 Sanna Nyassi got way out on a run up the right sideline, but his cross went over the box and out for a throw.
72James Riley subs on for Kevin Forrest.
71Scott Palguta and Jordan Harvey sub on for Ciaran O'Brien and Ross Schunk.
69 Sebastien Le Toux played a ball down to Roger Levesque for a blast from the right the just missed the far post for a goal kick.
67 Attendance is announced at 4,007.
65 Sanna Nyassi had a volley teed up, but he mis-hit it wide for a goal kick.
62Kevin Forrest came running into the box and is dragged down, but not before he heads a Roger Levesque cross in for a goal. Sanna Nyassi threw the ball in from the right sideline to Levesque, who flicked a header into the box to Forrest for the goal. Sounders FC 1, Rapids 0.
61 Ciaran O'Brien came screaming into the box for a header off of a long cross from the midfield, but it sailed wide for a goal kick.
59 Terry Cooke shoots from 30 yards out, but it is deflected over for a corner kick. Seattle plays teh ball clear, but Sanna Nyassi is called for a foul in the midfield.
56 Sanna Nyassi touched a ball around Michael Holody and blasted a right-footed shot from 25 yards out, but Pretson Burpo saved it against the near post.
53 Patrick Ianni hit the deck holding his ankle as Colorado set up a corner kick. Ross Schunk got a head on the corner kick, but it fell wide of the right post.
52 Nathan Sturgis is called for a foul after running through a playing in Colorado's midfield.
49 Sanna Nyassi got an unfortunate bounce up the right sideline, leading to a Colorado throw-in that may have been the least successful throw-in I've seen ... Michael Holody released the ball a bit too early and it floated a few feet into the air in front of him.
46 Seattle kicks off the second half attacking the west end. Both teams have the same lineups to start the second half.
Halftime Stats of note: Shots - Seattle 8, Colorado 5. Shots on Goal - Seattle 4, Colorado 1. Offsides - Seattle 4, Colorado 6.
46+ Colorado played a ball through the box, but it sailed away for a goal kick and teh referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half.
45 Roger Levesque got a run out and played to Sanna Nyassi, but he was called offside narrowly.
40 Stephen King got a shot off from 19 yards out, but it skipped into the arms of Preston Burpo.
39 Gregory Richardson got the ball 8 yards out off a throw in, but knocked the ball down with his hand.
37 Jacob Peterson went down after colliding in the midfield. He hobbled off the field favoring his left ankle, but returned to the field on the restart.
34 Roger Levesque had a tough collision in the box off a ball from Sanna Nyassi, but Seattle earned a corner kick on the play. Sebastien Le Toux's corner spilled out to Tyson Wahl on the far side, but his shot was redirected clear.
30 Colorado earned a free kick from 25 yards out near the left side on a foul from Evan Brown. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado headed the ball clear, starting a run for Evan Brown up the right side, whose shot was off frame, but pulled Preston Burpo away to grab it.
27 Sanna Nyassi played a ball forward with a nice left-footed touch to Stephen King moving into the box on the right side. His ball deflected out to Nathan Sturgis for a shot from 20 yards out that was just outside the right post for a goal kick.
24 Evan Brown powered up the right side to earn a corner. Sebastien Le Toux played a low ball into the box and Colorado cleared it out for another, with the same result. Moving to the left side for the third corner, Colorado finally got the clearance they were looking for.
23 Preston Burpo just came out to the edge of the box for about the fourth time this game to prevent a Sounders run.
21 Terry Cooke played the ball in to Kosuke Kimura in a dangerous position on the right side, but his shot sailed well wide of the goal.
20 The two teams just traded possessions with near-miss offside calls.
19 Nathan Sturgis went down hard in the midfield he got up a moment later holding his back, but looks to be ok.
15 Kosuke Kimura played a ball forward to Gregory Richardson, but he was a stop offside. A moment later, they replayed the same scenario, with Richardson only a half-step offside.
13 Great possession by Seattle. Roger Levesque played a ball to Sanna Nyassi coming up the middle. Nyassi shoots from 20 yards out, but Preston Burpo got the save, redirecting the ball out to Levesque for a shot from 15 yards out on the left side. Burpo dove for that save, knocking the ball down where Sebastien Le Toux got a touch on it, but a Colorado defender got in to make the clearance. Great string of soccer from both teams.
11 Seattle's left side - Kevin Forrest and Tyson Wahl - is playing a much more physical game than the Sounders have shown from the outside.
10 Sebastien Le Toux got a deflection off an attempted clear, but teh bounce went to Roger Levesque offside.
08 Terry Cooke shot from teh top of the box, but it skipped along the turf for an easy save by Kasey Keller.
07 I've covered Roger Levesque for six years now and he just attempted the first step-over I've ever seen from him. He was dispossessed for a goal kick on the play, but it was a good little flash of creativity.
06 On a quick restart Sebastien Le Toux got forward with the ball, but was called for a foul, turning the ball the other way.
05 Tyson Wahl sent a floating pass from the midfield to Roger Levesque just outside the box, but Levesque was whistled offside.
03 Tyson Wahl played a ball forward for Roger Levesque, but the small field couldn't contain the pass and it went over for a goal kick.
Reminder Don't forget to check out Thom Beuning and Pete Fewing on the audio-cast of this game.
01 Sanna Nyassi took a nasty bump in a mix of Colorado players near the right sideline. He remained on the field for a moment before returning to his feet.
Kickoff Seattle is defending the west goal - with their backs to the sun in the first half - and Colorado kicked off at 7:16 pm.
Pregame For the first time this season, Kasey Keller is wearing the bright orange keeper kit with black pants. The rest of the team is wearing green tops, blue shorts and green socks.
Pregame An injured Osvaldo Alonso just walked to his seat opposite the benches to light applause from the fans in the adjacent section. In his typically humble fashion, he acknowledged the crowd and signed autographs.
Pregame There are three players on Colorado's roster who have experience with the Sounders in the USL. Preston Burpo, Ciaran O'Brien and Jordan Harvey all played in Seattle. Ty Harden also has Seattle ties ... he is a UW product.
Pregame The sun is shining and the fans are filing in en masse ... it's a great day for soccer here at Starfire.
Pregame Referee: Tony Russo Assistant referee: Mike Tottersman, Baboucarr Jallow Fourth official: Josh Wilkens
Pregame Seattle's starting lineup: Kasey Keller, Evan Brown, Patrick Ianni, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Nathan Sturgis, Stephen King, Kevin Forrest, Sebastien Le Toux, Roger Levesque. Seattle's bench: Ben Dragavon, Brad Evans, Nate Jaqua, Fredy Montero, James Riley, Peter Vagenas, Steve Zakuani. Colorado's starting lineup: Preston Burpo, Kosuke Kimura, Ty Harden, Rob Valentino, Michael Holody, Jacob Peterson, Mehdi Ballouchy, Terry Cooke, Ciaran O'Brien, Ross Schunk, Gregory Richardson. Colorado's bench: Matt Pickens, Colin Clark, Omar Cummings, Ivan Guerrero, Jordan Harvey, Nick LaBrocca, Scott Palguta.