| 93+ |  | The final whistle blows and the Sounders FC win 2-0. |
| 91+ | | Sebastien Le Toux tries for an off-balanced shot, but it's deflected away and the Sounders go running the other way. Mike Fucito gets the ball at midfield and runs up the left side before crossing the Fredy Montero at the top of the box. He holds the ball and draws the defensive attention, but can't find an off-ball runner and Philadelphia recovers possession. |
| 89 | | Michael Orozco takes down Mike Fucito in the midfield with no call, but Fucito is called for the foul when he retaliates with a tackle of his own. |
| 88 | | Mike Fucito gets away up the right side, but is called offside. |
| 86 |  | Alejandro Moreno trips Sanna Nyassi at midfield for a yellow card foul. |
| 82 | | Mike Fucito's shot is deflected away for a corner kick. Roger Levesque gets his head on Brad Evans' corner kick, but misses just outside the far post for a corner kick. |
| 81 | | Sanna Nyassi gets away up the middle and drives it past Chris Seitz and into the net, but is blown offside. |
| 78 |  | Jack McInerney subs on for David Myrie. |
| 76 | | Mike Fucito subs on to make his MLS debut, replacing Steve Zakuani. |
| 75 | | David Myrie and Roger Levesque collide, leaving Myrie on the turf. |
| Attendance | | 36,241 is the announced attendance - a new Sounders FC MLS best mark. |
| 71 | | Amobi Okugo subs on for Roger Torres. |
| 70 | | Sebastien Le Toux takes a corner kick from the right side, but it is knocked away by Seattle at the far post. |
| 69 | | Tyrone Marshall and Zach Scott cut off Alejandro Moreno on a run into the box and Marshall hammers the ball away. |
| 65 | | Sanna Nyassi gets free up the left side, dekes Danny Califfand crosses to his right foot for a shot, but misses just outside the near post for a goal kick. |
| 63 | | Steve Zakuani gets free up the left side and is cross-body blocked by Dave Myrie for a yellow card foul |
| 61 | | Sebastien Le Toux takes a free kick from 40 yards out on the left side, but it curves right into the arms of Kasey keller wihtout much threat. |
| 60 | | Sanna Nyassi subs on for Freddie Ljungberg. |
| 58 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes a pass from Steve Zakuani at the top of the box, but his shot is deflected to Chris Seitz for the stop. |
| 55 | | Brad Evans gets away up the middle, but the high bouncing pass is knocked away by a charging Chris Seitz. Steve Zakuani tries to knock it in from distance, but misses wide right for a goal kick. |
| 54 | | Steve Zakuani cuts to the middle from the left side, but is stopped by a defender and the Union take off up the right side. |
| 46 | | The Union take the kickoff and the second half is under way. |
| 46 | | Stefani Miglioranzi subs on fro Danny Mwanga. |
| Halftime Stats | | Shots: Seattle 7, Philadelphia 5. SOG: Seattle 3, Philadelphia 2. Fouls: Seattle 5, Philadelphia 3. Offside: Seattle 0, Philadelphia 2. Corner Kicks: Seattle 4, Philadelphia 4. Saves: Seattle 2, Philadelphia 1. |
| 48+ | | After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blows the whistle and the Sounders FC go into halftime with a 2-0 lead. |
| 46+ | | Roger Levesque slips the ball into the middle to Freddie Ljungberg, but his touch of the ball spills it away to the Union defense. |
| 43 |  | Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the right side and it's punched away by Chris Seitz, but goes right to Osvaldo Alonso who hammers it through the box to Fredy Montero for a diving header at the left post for an incredible goal. Sounders FC 2, Union 0. |
| 40 |  | Toni Stahl knees Fredy Montero in the back in the midfield to earn his second yellow card for a red card ejection. |
| 38 | | Sebastien Le Toux gets through the middle of the Sounders defense, but the flag raises as Le Toux was two steps offside. |
| 37 | | Freddie Ljungberg leads Steve Zakuani up the right side, but his cross is knocked down for a corner kick. Freddie Ljungberg takes the corner, but Zach Scott's attempt misses for a goal kick. |
| 35 | | Roger Torres takes a corner kick from the right side, but it again skips low into the box and Roger Levesque knocks it away at the near post. |
| 31 | | Brad Evans sends in the corner kick from the left side and bounces through the goal mouth to Fredy Montero, but his volley is stabbed down by Chris Seitz for the save. |
| 29 | | Zach Scott crosses into the box from the right side, but Philadelphia defends it away. Seattle gets a second effort, but the Union defense remains strong and keeps the ball out of the box. |
| 27 | | Fredy Montero shoots from the right side of the box, but misses just outside the far post. |
| 27 | | Brad Evans takes the corner kick from teh left side, but can't get anything out of it. |
| 26 | | Steve Zakuani trails a ball to Freddie Ljungberg, but his cross is defended away for a corner kick. |
| 23 | | Freddie Ljungberg is taken down hard in the midfield by two Union players, drawing a yellow card on Toni Stahl. Seattle proceeds with the ball, but a pass to Steve Zakuani goes away for a goal kick. Ljungberg is taken off the field, but returns a moment later. |
| 20 | | Alejandro Moreno crosses to Andrew Jacobson coming down the middle, but his shot from the top of the box is well off the mark for a goal kick. |
| 19 | | Sebastien Le Toux battles Jhon Kennedy Hurtado for a ball on the left side of the box, but Le Toux can just get a slight touch on the ball Kasey Keller makes the easy stop. |
| 16 | | Freddie Ljungberg slips a ball forward to Steve Zakuani up the left side. Zakuani slots it through the box to Roger Levesque coming up the right side, but his blast misses high for a goal kick. |
| 14 | | Osvaldo Alonso is issued a yellow card for a hard foul on Alejandro Moreno - he actually did get him pretty hard. |
| 12 | | Sounders Goal!! For two straight seasons the Sounders score in the 12th minute on opening night. Fredy Montero slides a ball to Steve Zakuani up the left side of the box and Zakuani cuts it back to Brad Evans who blasts it to the far post for the goal. Sounders FC 1, Union 0. |
| 10 | | Alejandro Moreno gets away up the right side, but is whistle offside. |
| 09 | | Jhon Kennedy Hurtado is whistled for a foul after running through a player in the midfield. |
| Note | | Great atmosphere here at Qwest. The rain can't stop the Sounders FC faithful. |
| 06 | | Sebastien Le Toux shoots from 16 yards out, but his teammate is 15 yards out right in front of him and takes the shot right in his side. |
| 05 | | Roger Torres sends a cross into the box from the right side and Jhon Kennedy Hurtado heads it away for a corner kick. Torres takes the corner kick, but it is low and goes right to Roger Levesque who knocks it away for a Philadelphia throw. |
| 02 | | Seattle blasts the free kick into the wall and the Union turns the ball the ball the other way only to give it back to Seattle against the sideline. |
| 01 | | Danny Califf was just issued a yellow card for running through Fredy Montero off the ball 21 yards away from the goal. |
| Kickoff | | Fredy Montero taps the ball to Freddie Ljungberg and the game is underway. The Sounders FC is attacking the north goal. |
| Prematch | | The ECS unfurled a banner with Thor reading Smash the Union. Pretty impressive tifo display. |
| Prematch | | The players are marching out to the field amidst a downpour of rain and confetti. |
| Golden Scarf | | Cliff McCrath is tonight's Golden Scarf recipient. The longtime Seattle Pacific University coach is in the National Soccer Hall of Fame and has been a community ambassador in Seattle soccer for over three decades. |
| Union | | Chris Seitz, Jordan Harvey, Danny Califf, Toni Stahl, David Myrie, Andrew Jacobson, Danny Mwanga, Roger Torres, Michael Orozco, Sebastien Le Toux and Alejandro Moreno. Subs: Brad Knighton, Stefani Miglioranzi, Shavar Thomas, Nick Zimmerman, Jack McInereney, Amobi Okugo and Kyle Nakazawa. |
| Sounders FC | | Kasey Keller, Zach Scott, Tyrone Marshall, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Leo Gonzalez, Roger Levesque, Brad Evans, Osvaldo Alonso, Steve Zakuani, Freddie Ljungberg and Fredy Montero. Subs: Terry Boss, Patrick Ianni, Nathan Sturgis, Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Mike Fucito and David Estrada. |
| Prematch | | Match forecast: 52 degrees, 80% chance of rain, 8 mph winds |
| Prematch | | Welcome to the 2010 season. The Sounders FC and Union are set to kickoff at 6:30pm PT at the XBOX Pitch at Qwest Field |