| 95+ |  | Seattle bides their time in the corners to run some clock and after five minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle blows and the Sounders FC win. Sounders FC 1, Red Bulls 0. |
| 93+ |  | Steve Zakuani is issued a yellow card for a tackle in the midfield. |
| 92+ | | Seattle continues with some great defensive efforts to keep New York from getting shots off. |
| Attendance | | Attendance is announced at 17,900. |
| 89 | | Seattle makes consecutive great runs in the box, but can't get a chance out of the play. |
| 88 |  | Pat Noonan subs on for Brad Evans, who is down with an injury. |
| 87 |  | Tony Tchani subs on for Carl Robinson. |
| 87 | | Great defensive effort by Pat Ianni to draw a foul against the endline. |
| 85 |  | Sounders FC goal!! Fredy Montero slips behind teh Red Bull defense to take a pass from Brad Evans and shoots it to beat Bouna Coundoul with a left-footer inside the near post. Sounders FC 1, Red Bulls 0. |
| 80 | | Nathan Sturgis plays a ball into the box for Freddie Ljungberg, but Danleigh Borman plays it away for a corner. Nathan Sturgis takes the corner and on the play the ball comes out for a leading pass for Fredy Montero, but Bouna Condoul slides out to grab it and the two meet in a slide with limited contact. |
| 78 | | Freddie Ljungberg slides a ball forward for Brad Evans on the run, but Bouna Coundoul beats him to the ball and plays it away. |
| 78 |  | Fredy Montero subs on for Sanna Nyassi |
| 73 | | Steve Zakuani plays a ball around Jeremy Hall and is called for a foul when trying to get around him. |
| 73 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes a free kick from distance on the right sdie and it is played away for a Seattle throw in. |
| 71 |  | A melee breaks out on the left side of the Sounders FC goal and Tyrone Marshall and Seth Stammler are each issued yellow cards. |
| 69 | | Sanna Nyassi gets free on a run, but Jeremy Hall bodies him up to stop the run and is called for the foul 35 yards out. Nathan Sturgis rolls the ball to Freddie Ljungberg who stops it and gives it to Sturgis for a shot that misses outside the left post. |
| 68 | | Brian Nielsen gets on the right side of a cross from the right side but he knocks it away for a goal kick. |
| 66 | | Great pressure by the Sounders FC forwards, Brad Evans and Steve Zakuani. New York retains possession, but we are seeing some good energy by Seattle's forwards. On the play though, Evans collides with a New York player and comes up hobbling. |
| 65 |  | Nathan Sturgis comes on for Peter Vagenas - who left the game with a right quad strain. |
| 63 | | Brian Nielsen shoots a left-footer from 22 yards out and Kasey Keller dives to his right to make the save. |
| 63 | | Freddie Ljungberg pops a ball over the top for Steve Zakuani, but it is grabbed by Bouna Coundoul for the stop. |
| 61 | | Peter Vagenas goes down with an apparent quad injury and Seattle plays the ball out on the right side so he can receive medical attention. |
| 60 | | Sanna Nyassi crosses for Brad Evans at the far post, but his header sails high for a goal kick. |
| 59 | | Sanna Nyassi sends a cross in from the right side, but it sails high for a goal kick. |
| 56 |  | Sinisa Ubiparipovic subs on for Dane Richards. |
| 56 | | Seattle gets a ball forward for Steve Zakuani at the top of the box, but he is called offside. |
| 53 | | Bouna Coundoul comes out of the box to field a ball, but misplays it and Sanna Nyassi rolls a left-footed shot toward the goal, only to have Danleigh Borman slide in at the last second to knock it away for a corner kick. Very close opportunity for the Sounders FC. |
| 53 |  | Brian Nielsen subs on for Ibrahim Salou. |
| 50 | | Steve Zakuani gains some traction up the left side and crosses for Brad Evans on a near post run, but his header misses outside the near post. |
| 49 | | Freddie Ljungberg shoots from the top of the box but it rolls easily for Bouna Coundoul. |
| 48 | | Ibrahim Salou hits the ground with an apparent injury. After a minute of on-field medical attention he is taken off the field under his own strength. |
| 47 | | Sanna Nyassi rips a left-footed shot from the top of the box, but misses wide left. |
| 46 | | New York takes the second half kickoff and the game has resumed. |
| STATS | | Shots: Sounders FC 8, Red Bulls 4. SOG: Sounders FC 2, Red Bulls 0. Fouls: Sounders FC 4, Red Bulls 11. Corner kicks: Sounders FC 4, Red Bulls 2. Offside: Sounders FC 3, Red Bulls 3. Saves: Sounders FC 0, Red Bulls 2. |
| HALFTIME | | I've just been handed a note that there was a supsicious package found at the Harrison PATH train station, which has caused delays to the train service to the stadium. The local police departments are working together to resolve the matter, but I've been told that it has kept upwards of 2,000 fans from reaching the stadium. |
| 46+ | | After 1 minute of stoppage time, the referee blows his whistle for halftime. |
| 45 | | Freddie Ljungberg plays a ball over the top for Brad Evans, but it is headed clear for a corner kick. |
| 45 | | Dane Richards chips a ball over the top from the right side and Kasey Keller grabs it just off the line. |
| 43 | | Ibrahim Salou gets his foot on a ball going through the box, but it rolls outside the far post for a goal kick. |
| 39 |  | Danleigh Borman pulls down Freddie Ljungberg on a run up the right side to pick up a yellow card. |
| 38 | | Brad Evans gets his left foot on a ball in traffic in front of the net, but it goes high and away for a goal kick. |
| 35 | | Steve Zakuani gets a left footed shot away on the left side of the box, but misses outside the far post. |
| 35 |  | Jeremy Hall picks up a yellow card for a tackle on Peter Vagenas. |
| 34 | | Dangerous chance by New York getting the ball to the top of the box, but Leo Gonzalez and Pete Vagenas recover and take possession. |
| 32 | | Seattle plays a ball through to Sanna Nyassi, but all three forwards appear to be flagged offside. On the free kick, Ibrahim Salou is called offside as well. |
| 30 | | Joel Lindpere crossed the ball to Ibrahim Salou, but he misplays it and it falls to Juan Pablo Angel at the top of the box. Seattle knocks it clear for a corner and on the initial corner kick, New York gets a header, but it's played away by Jhon Kennedy Hurtado. A second corner is knocked away, but New York continues to press and nearly gets another chance before it Tyrone Marshall defends it away. |
| 26 | | Ibrahim Salou looks a good three steps offside on a ball up the left side, but no call is given and Salou ends up playing the ball out for a goal kick. Good recovery by Tyrone Marshall to get back for that one. |
| 24 | | Juan Pablo Angel takes the free kick and just misses over the crossbar for a goal kick. |
| 24 | | Joel Lindpere hits the turf with minimal contact from Sanna Nyassi and Nyassi is called for a foul 24 yards out on the left side of the box. |
| 20 | | New York plays a ball forward for Juan Pablo Angel up the right side, but he is flagged offside. |
| 19 | | Pete Vagenas chips a ball up for Steve Zakuani, who works to the endline before crossing to the middle, but Bouna Coundoul grabs it out of the air. |
| 19 | | Great free kick from Pete Vagenas finds Brad Evans up the left side of the box. His header is defended away, but the Sounders are getting out on the attack. |
| 16 | | Joel Lindpere chips a ball forward for Juan Pablo Angel, but puts too much pace on it and it goes away for a goal kick. |
| 14 | | Small pockets of the stadium held up 14 placards to recognize Joe Vide, a former Red Bull player who was stricken with cancer. The club is taking donations to help fund Vide's treatments. |
| 13 | | SOUNDERS!!! I love our fans. |
| 13 | | SEATTLE!!! |
| 11 | | Steve Zakuani breaks away up the left side and threads a beautiful ball to Freddie Ljungberg who is taken down harshly just outside the box by Jeremy Hall. Pretty clearly a foul on the replay - the only question in my mind is yellow card or not, but no call is given. |
| 08 | | Sanna Nyassi gets away on a run up the right side and his shot attempt is pounded away for a corner kick. On the Freddie Ljungberg corner kick it bounces around in the box before being cleared by the New York defense. |
| 07 | | Dane Richards hits the turf to draw a foul call on Leo Gonzalez in the midfield. On the free kick, Juan Pablo Angel gets away a header, but nobody follows it to the far post and it goes away for a goal kick. |
| 04 | | Brad Evans gets away on a run up the middle, but is flagged offside. |
| 03 | | Bouna Coundoul takes a long punt that bounces under the foot of Tyrone Marshall and is headed back to Kasey Keller. |
| 02 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes a corner kick from the right side and it falls out to Leo Gonzalez who takes a left-footed shot from distance that goes away for a goal kick. |
| 01 | | Bouna Coundoul left his box to field a ball and handled it outside of the box. Freddie Ljungberg took the free kick and it bounced around the box before going away for a Seattle corner kick. |
| Kickoff | | Seattle takes the opening kick, attacking the south goal. |
| Kickoff | | The Sounders FC are in green shirts and shorts and blue socks. New York is in white shirts and socks with red shorts. |
| Prematch | | Just spoke with former Red Bull forward Jozy Altidore. Great kid to have representing our country in the World Cup. |
| Officials | | Referee - Silviu Petrescu. Assistants - Philippe Briere, Daniel Belleau. 4th Official - Danid Gantar. |
| Red Bulls | | Starters: (4-4-2) Bouna Coundoul, Jeremy Hall, Mike Petke, Tim Ream, Andrew Boyens, Dane Richards, Carl Robinson, Joel Lindpere, Seth Stammler, Juan Pablo Angel, Ibrahim Salou. Subs: Greg Sutton, Roy Miller, Carolos Mendez, Tony Tchani, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Brian Nielsen, Conor Chinn. |
| Sounders FC | | Starters: (4-3-3) Kasey Keller, James Riley, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Tyrone Marshall, Leo Gonzalez, Peter Vagenas, Patrick Ianni, Freddie Ljungberg, Sanna Nyassi, Brad Evans, Steve Zakuani. Subs: Terry Boss, Zach Scott, Tyson Wahl, Nathan Sturgis, Roger Levesque, Fredy Montero, Pat Noonan. |