U.S. Open Cup Play-In - Seattle Sounders Football Club

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Just like old times for Seattle

By Matt Gaschk
Sounders FC Insider

TUKWILA, Wash. - It was just like old times for some of the Seattle Sounders FC.

Just like they had for two years in the USL, Sebastien Le Toux combined with forward-mate Roger Levesque on several balls on the Starfire turf in Tuesday night’s US Open Cup play-in game against Real Salt Lake. The result was two goals and two assists for Le Toux and three assists for Levesque in Seattle’s 4-1 win to advance to face the Colorado Rapids in the next play-in round for the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

“It was fun. It was good to be so near the fans. They are awesome,” said Le Toux. “It was nice to come back here and play on this field.”

Seattle held possession for most of the game’s first 25 minutes and it finally paid off when Levesque earned a penalty kick when he battled for positioning inside the box and was knocked down from behind by Tony Beltran. Le Toux connected on the penalty kick to give Seattle the 1-0 lead in the 25th minute.

In the 27th minute, the USL connection ran even deeper when four former USL players connected a run through the middle of the field that ended with Sanna Nyassi blasting a shot into the net. Zach Scott played a ball forward from the edge of the 18, finding Levesque just across midfield. While falling to the turf, he snuck the ball to Le Toux, who hesitated to draw Salt Lake’s defense, then dropped the ball off for Nyassi charging up the middle. He took one touch, then toe-poked a shot past RSL goalkeeper Chris Seitz for the 2-0 lead.

Will Johnson put Salt Lake on the board in the 32nd minute when he rifled a shot past Chris Eylander, who finished the game with two saves to earn the victory.

That 2-1 score held into the second half, but Seattle went back on the offensive in the 50th minute. Levesque and Le Toux worked a nifty give-and-go through the midfield and Le Toux led Nyassi to his right. Nyassi fired off a shot from 23 yards out, but it went wide.

Le Toux touched a pass to Stephen King inside the box in the 52nd minute, but his shot was stopped by Seitz.

Then in the 53rd minute, Levesque back-heeled a ball to Le Toux who found King for a bullet that found the back of the net for a 3-1 lead.

“I was a little frustrated with myself after the first one. I thought I should have put that one away,” King said. “I just tried to push forward on the next opportunity and luckily Roger and Seba had a nice play and found me. I just hit it as hard as I could and it went in.”

Just minutes later, Levesque gathered the ball on the right edge of the box and crossed it to Le Toux at the far post for a twisting shot that put Seattle up 4-1, prompting Levesque to turn and pump his fist toward the crowd.

The Sounders held on down the stretch to come away with the victory in convincing fashion, their second of the season over Real Salt Lake.

“Obviously, the result was great for us tonight, and it was good to get some guys on the field who haven’t been playing a lot and for them to make our job as difficult as possible as coaches,” head coach Sigi Schmid said. “Overall, I was really pleased with how we played. They had some chances towards the end, but at that point, our foot was off the gas pedal a little bit.”

The Sounders next play on the road against the Chicago Fire on Saturday. Their next US Open Cup play-in game will be against the Rapids, who topped the LA Galaxy on penalties April 7.

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Time	Event	Description
Pregame		The crowd is filtering in to Starfire Stadium as Seattle and Salt Lake warm up.
Pregame		Seattle's lineup: Chris Eylander, James Riley, Taylor Graham (C), Tyson Wahl, Zach Scott, Sanna Nyassi, Stephen King, Patrick Ianni, Steve Zakuani, Roger Levesque, Sebastien Le Toux. Reserves: Kasey Keller, Osvaldo Alonso, Evan Brown, Brad Evans, Nate Jaqua, Fredy Montero, Jarrod Smith. RSL's lineup: Chris Seitz, Tony Beltran, David Horst, Jamison Olave, Robbie Russell, Ned Grabavoy, Kyle Beckerman (C), Andy Williams, Will Johnson, Robbie Findley, Luis Miguel Escalada. Reserves: Kyle Reynish, Jean Alexandre, Nat Borchers, Raphael Cox, Yura Movsisyan, Tino Nunez, Chris Wingert.
Pregame		A cluster of dark clouds is forming in the southwest sky, but our resident "meteorologist" Tony Ventrella says there is no threat of rain.
Pregame		Thousands of feet scamper around the field at Starfire each year, leaving the turf fairly worn. Combined with the smaller surface, this will create a physical atmosphere on the field.
Pregame		Real Salt Lake is in all white and Seattle has green tops and socks with blue shorts.
Kickoff		Seattle is attacking the west goal in the first half. Salt Lake took the opening kick at 7:05 pm.
1		Robbie Findley shoots from 19 yards out, but it goes high over Chris Eylander for a goal kick.
2		Kyle Beckerman is called for a foul on Seattle's right wing. The Sounders can't make anything of the free kick.
4		James Riley leads Roger Levesque up the left side, but the small field prevents Levesque from reaching it.
5		James Riley sends in a dangerous cross, but Sebastien Le Toux brushes over the top of it and Salt Lake clears it.
8		Seattle is keeping the ball in the attacking third, putting pressure on Salt Lake's defenders and goalkeeper Chris Seitz.
9		Kyle Beckerman pushes off of Roger Levesque and Seattle earns a free kick at midfield, but the ball skips along the surface to Chris Seitz along the right side of the penalty box.
11		Patrick Ianni bounces a ball to Roger Levesque on the right side and he plays it back to Sanna Nyassi who persists with the attack, but Salt Lake eventually clears the threat.
12		Stephen King gets free in the box but his pass skips past Sanna Nyassi. Moments later Sebastien Le Toux takes a hard left-footed strike that twists wide for a goal kick.
13		Sebastien Le Toux takes a corner kick from the left side and nearly bends it inside the far post but Chris Seitz held it out over the line to prevent the score.
14		Patrick Ianni takes a shot from 22 yards out that goes wide. Seattle is dominating possession in the early-going.
17		Sanna Nyassi picks the ball off of Tony Beltran's feet on the right side and slips a pss in toward Sebastien Le Toux, but his one-touch shot bounces over the net for a goal kick.
19		Sanna Nyassi sneaks around Tony Beltran, but Beltran holds on to him and teh ball falls out of bounds for a goal kick, much to Nyassi's dismay.
20		Patrick Ianni is issued a yellow card for a foul in midfield against Robbie Findley.
23		Zach Scott sends in a cross and Roger Levesque heads it down, but it its cleared by the defense. Moments later Levesque is knocked down on another play into the box, earning a penalty kick.
25		Sebastien Le Toux beats Chris Seitz with a shot to the left post on teh penalty kick. Sounders FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0.
27		Zach Scott plays a ball up to Roger Levesque, who touches it to Sebastien Le Toux as he falls to the turf. Le Toux hesitates to draw the defense and drops off a pass to Sanna Nyassi charging up the middle. Nyassi takes one touch and pokes it into the net for a goal. Sounders FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
30		Tyson Wahl stops an RSL attack right at the top of the box.
32		Will Johnson works left-to-right on James Riley just inside the box and blasts a shot inside the left post past a diving Chris Eylander. Sounders FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
34		Taylor Graham is off the field with a bloody nose, but returns in teh 35th minute when Sebastien Le Toux takes a free kick from 18 yards out on the left side. Salt Lake clears the free kick on the fly.
39		Stephen King is fouled hard in the midfield. Tyson Wahl takes the free kick into the box and Seattle continues their pressure.
41		As Salt Lake lines up for a corner kick on the right side, Taylor Graham leaves the field with a bloody nose. On the ensuing play, Jamison Olave is issued a yellow card for contact with Chris Eylander.
43		Andy Williams takes a corner kick on the left side and knocks the rebound back into the box, but teh header is played out for a goal kick.
45		Sebastien Le Toux sends a corner kick into the box, where Chris Seitz grabs it out of the air.
45		Andy Williams takes a wild shot from 25 yards out that sails high into the trees.
47+		Tony Beltran takes a winding shot from 19 yards out on the left side that skims off the cross bar for a goal kick. The half concludes on the goal kick, leaving the score at halftime Sounders FC 2, Real Salt Lake 1.
46		The second half is about to start with rain falling on the field ... Ventrella is the worst "meteorologist" I know.
46		Seattle kicks off attacking the east goal.
46		Will Johnson gets through the defense and takes a shot from 12 yards out, but Eylander knocks it away with a great save.
47		Seattle gets the ball deep into Salt Lake's end, but the shot falls just wide.
Halftime sub ....		Nat Borchers entered the game for Jamison Olave.
50		Sebastien Le Toux and Roger Levesque work a give-and-go to get through the midfield. Le Toux passes to Sanna Nyassi who shoots from 23 yards out, but it goes wide right without threatening Chris Seitz.
52		Sebastien Le Toux touches to Stephen King for a shot inside the box, but Seitz stops it. The ball falls out to Seattle, but they can't retain the attack.
53		Roger Levesque backheals a ball to Sebastien Le Toux, who touches to Stephen King who blasts past Chris Seitz from 16 yards out. Sounders FC 3, Real Salt Lake 1.
55		Another Sounders FC goal. Roger Levesque crosses to Sebastien Le Toux for a twisting goal from 7 yards out. Roger Levesque, for the second play in a row, pumps his fist towards the fans in the southeast corner. Sounders FC 4, Real Salt Lake 1.
57		Yura Movsisyan subs on for Luis Miguel Escalada.
59		Salt Lake plays a high lob from their own end and Chris Eylander charges off the line to poke it away just outside the box.
62		Attendance is announced at 3,890.
63		Robbie Findley works the ball left-to-right at the top of the box and Chris Eylander knocks down his shot.
65		Jarrod Smith subs on for Steve Zakuani. Roger Levesque falls back into the midfield.
66		Jean Alexandre subs on for Kyle Beckerman.
71		Sanna Nyassi is shown a yellow card after a skirmish in the midfield in which he was pushed the the ground.
72		Raphael Cox subbed on for Will Johnson.
73		Evan Brown subs on for Sanna Nyassi.
74		Things are getting heated ... Robbie Findley and Raphael Cox both just shoved Sounders FC players in frustration.
75		Jarrod Smith winds up and blasts a shot from 9 yards out that Chris Seitz knocks away.
79		Sebastien Le Toux lines up over a corner kick from the left side, but Tyson Wahl is whistled for a foul on the cross.
89		Salt Lake has managed a few shots from distance, but have not challenged Chris Eylander.
Full Time		After two minutes of extra time the referee blows his whistle. Final score: Sounders FC 4, Real Salt Lake 1.

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