| 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. |