| FINAL | | Saved by the whistle. The referee blows the whistle to signal the end of the match. DC United 3, Sounders FC 2. |
| 92+ | | Brad Evans nearly gives the Sounders a third goal when he crosses a ball into the box, but just misses the heads of two on-rushing Sounders and the ball goes away for a goal kick. |
| 91+ |  | Sounders FC goal!! Freddie Ljungberg sends in a cross from the left side and Fredy Montero knocks it into the net for the second goal in a matter of seconds. DC United 3, Sounders FC 2. |
| 90 | | Sounders Goal. James Riley takes a pass from Nathan Sturgis on a give-and-go up the right side of the box. Riley twists it into the net for his first goal of the season. DC United 3, Sounders FC 1. |
| 85 | | Seattle crosses the ball into the middle, where Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque both make efforts on it, only to have it go free for a goal kick. |
| 84 | | Seattle continues to lay on the pressure. Sanna Nyassi crosses in a ball from the right side, but Troy Perkins pounces on it before the Sounders can get to it. |
| 80 |  | Jaime Moreno subs on for Chris Pontius. |
| 79 |  | Chris Pontius scores again. Off a Santino Quaranta free kick on the right side, Pontius gets away a header at the left post that finds a crease at the far post into the net. It appears to have hit Adam Cristman on teh way in, but Pontius is awarded the goal. DC United 3, Sounders FC 0. |
| 77 | | Near goal by Tyrone Marshall. Off the Freddie Ljungberg corner kick, the ball skips to Marshall on the far side, but Troy Perkins saves the ball right off the line. Roger Levesque nearly puts in the rebound, but Perkins smothers it. |
| 75 | | Roger Levesque subs on for Pat Noonan. |
| 72 | | Sanna Nyassi gets up the right side of the box, cuts back to the middle and shoots with his left foot and it is deflected over for a corner kick. |
| 66 | | Fredy Montero shoots a bouncing ball from the top of the box that Troy Perkins collects for the save. |
| 66 | | Sanna Nyassi subs on for Steve Zakuani. |
| 64 | | Nathan Sturgis subs on for Patrick Ianni. |
| 64 | | Patrick Ianni takes the ball off the feet of Chris Pontius, carries it to 27 yards out, then shoots, but misses wide right. |
| 62 | | Adam Cristman subs on for Luciano Emilio. |
| 62 |  | Andy Najar is issued a yellow card for his tackle of Freddie Ljungberg a couple of minutes earlier. |
| 59 | | Vicious tackle by DC United takes out Freddie Ljungberg on the left side. Seattle ends up getting a shot away that is saved by Troy Perkins. No foul was called, as the referee played the advantage to Seattle. |
| 57 | | Seattle gets the ball into the box and it bounces away to Freddie Ljungberg on the right side. His shot off the volley misses outside the far post, but is ruled a deflection for a corner kick. |
| 55 | | Steve Zakuani works his way around his defender and finds Pat Noonan on a run down the middle with his cross, but Noonan misses the shot, getting a deflection for a corner kick. |
| 53 | | James Riley shoots from 30 yards out, but misses over the crossbar for a goal kick. |
| ATTENDANCE | | Attendance is announced at 36,146. |
| 48 | | Barry Rice subs on for an injured Jordan Graye. |
| 46 | | Patrick Ianni with the hard tackle giving DC a free kick. |
| HALFTIME | | The teams are back on the pitch after the halftime break, they will change ends and the Sounders will now attack the south end. |
| STATS | | Shots: Sounders FC 7, DC United 5. SOG: Sounders FC 1, DC United 4. Fouls: Sounders FC 7, DC United 8. Offside: Sounders FC 1, DC United 2. Corner Kicks: Sounders FC 2, DC United 1. Saves: Sounders FC 2, DC United 1. |
| 45+ | | After 1 minute of stoppage time the teams head to the locker room United lead 2-0 |
| 44 | | Shot by Pontius goes through the hands of Keller and into the back of the net. 2-0 United. |
| 43 | | Freddie Ljungberg given a yellow card after a push in the back. |
| 39 | | Shot from 25 yards out by Pontius goes of the back of Ianni and into the back of the net. 1-0 DC United |
| 37 | | Freddie Ljungberg crosses to his left foot and shoots from 30 yards out, missing high for a goal kick. |
| 34 | | Steve Zakuani runs up the left side and crosses the ball to Pat Noonan on a near post run, but Noonan's shot misses wide left. |
| 33 | | Andy Najar gets a low shot off from the right side and Kasey Keller makes the near-post save. |
| 32 | | Luciano Emilio snaps off a header off of a Chris Pontius cross, but Kasey Keller is there for the save. |
| 31 | | Fredy Montero gets away for a ball into the box and battles with Julius James when the ball gets loose and Montero is called for the foul. |
| 30 | | James Riley blasts in a pacey cross from the right side, but Troy Perkins steps out and grabs it before Seattle can get any trouble out of it. |
| 29 | | Patrick Ianni sends a long cross to Freddie Ljungberg against the right sdieline, but it skips over his head and away for a DC United throw. |
| 26 | | Chris Pontius shoots from 22 yards out, but it is defended into the air and away for a corner kick. |
| 24 | | Chris Pontius is issued a yellow card for his errant tackle attempt of Freddie Ljungberg on the right wing. On the free kick, Ljungberg just misses the head of Patrick Ianni powering into the box and it goes away for a DC throw-in on the far side. |
| 23 | | Jeff Parke knocks up a ball defended clear by DC United and nearly catches Fredy Montero jumping into the box, but Troy Perkins beats him to it to stop the attack. |
| 20 | | Freddie Ljungberg takes a ball down the middle of the pitch and dishes off to Steve Zakuani on the left side, but his shot is stabbed down by Troy Perkins for a save. |
| 19 | | Freddie Ljungberg continues to take advantage of his matchup on the right side, splitting another double team before a cross, but the defended ball caroms back off Ljungberg and away for a goal kick. |
| NOTE | | Matt Gaschk talked with ESPN play-by-play man Glenn Davis for a snapshot of the MLS heading into the World Cup break. Watch that video at http://sndrs.com/kv5j. |
| 14 | | Freddie Ljungberg gets the ball up the right side and plays Fredy Montero on a diagonal run into the box, but Montero is flagged offside. |
| 12 | | James Riley is whsitled for a foul when he collides hard with Santino Quaranta in the midfield. |
| 11 | | Freddie Ljungberg forces a favorable matchup on the right side, then earns a corner kick wheh his cross attempt is defended over the line. |
| 07 | | Freddie Ljungberg swings in a corner kick from the right side and Jeff Parke makes a near-post run for a header, but misses outside the far post for a goal kick. Near-miss for the Sounders early. |
| 06 | | Great play by Freddie Ljungberg to split a double team on the right side and he gets a dangerous ball into the box - where Fredy Montero gets leveled. The ball gets played away for a corner kick. |
| 05 | | Chris Pontius crosses a ball for Luciano Emilio, but Tyrone Marshall shields him off and Kasey Keller grabs the ball away at the top of the six-yard box. |
| NOTE | | The Sounders FC is wearing green shirts and socks with blue shorts. DC United is in black shirts, shorts and socks. |
| 1 | | Andy Najar tries to play a ball to Luciano Emilio up the right side, but he's called offside. Tyrone Marshall takes the free kick, but skies it over the head of Pat Noonan for a goal kick. |
| KICKOFF | | DC United takes the opening kick, defending the north goal. |
| TIFO | | Great displays by the North End Supporters and ECS. From the NES - "Worthy of the World Cup ... SEATTLE." From the ECS - "Got 99 problems but DC ain't 1" with a giant overhead of Kasey Keller hoisting the US Open Cup trophy. Nice work!! |
| OPENING CEREMONIES | | A special African performance honoring the beginning of the 2010 World Cup. |
| GOLDEN SCARF | | Congratulations to tonight's Golden Scarf recipient Bruce Benson. |
| REFEREES | | REF: Michael Kennedy, RA: Chris Strickland, Adam Garner, 4th: Baldomero Toledo |
| WEATHER | | Cloudy and 62 degrees |
| DC | | STARTERS: GK Troy Perkins (Captain), D Devon McTavish, D Dejan Jakovic, D Julius James, D Jordan Graye, M Andy Najar, M Stephan King, M Clyde Simms, M Chris Pontius, F Luciano Emilio, F Santino Quaranta. RESERVES: Bill Hamid, Danny Allsopp, Adam Cristman, Thabiso Khumalo, Jaime Moreno, Kurt Morsink, Barry Rice. |
| SEA | | STARTERS: GK Kasey Keller (Captain), D James Riley, D Jeff Parke, D Tyrone Marshall, D Leo Gonzalez, M Freddie Ljungberg, M Patrick Ianni, M Brad Evans, F Fredy Montero, F Pat Noonan, F Steve Zakuani. RESERVES: Terry Boss, Roger Levesque, Nathan Sturgis,Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Zach Scott, Mike Seamon. |