Time Event Description
94+Fredy Montero plays a long shot from midfield and Troy Perkins makes the grab just outside the frame, then plays it long back into play, but goes wide for a Seattle throw. After the James Riley throw in the referee blows his whistle to signal full time. Sounders FC 1, DC United 0.
93+ DC plays a long ball for Adam Cristman, but Kasey Keller beats him to the ball at the top of the box and makes the grab.
91+ James Riley is flagged for a handball 25 yards out when jostling for the ball. On the free kick, DC misses just wide for a goal kick.
89 Fredy Montero goes down after his cross with an apparent injury, but rejoins play on the restart.
89Sounders FC goal!!! Fredy Montero gets up the right side of the box and crosses to Roger Levesque for the header for the goal. It's his first goal of the season. Sounders FC 1, DC United 0.
87Sanna Nyassi subs on for Pat Noonan.
87 Steve Zakuani misses just wide with a shot from the top of the box.
86 Ridiculous save by Kasey Keller to grab a ball that was almost redirected in for an own-goal. Andy Najar crossed the ball in and it ricocheted off a DC player and James Riley before Keller dove to his right to make the spectacular save.
85Leo Gonzalez is issued a yellow card for his tackle on the right wing. He will miss the next game because of yellow card accumulation, provided the card is properly noted by the officials.
84 Pat Noonan crosses for Roger Levesque at the far post, but overshoots it and it goes away to DC united.
83 Fredy Montero gets the ball just outside the box, but is whistled for a foul as he tries to get around Julius James.
83 Great defensive play by Osvaldo Alonso to hook the ball off the feet of a DC United player and turn it the other way.
81Adam Cristman subs on for Devon McTavish.
76 Santino Quaranta collects a loose ball and shoots it past an oncoming Osvaldo Alonso, but Kasey Keller makes the save and knocks the ball away for a corner kick.
76 Steve Zakuani got around his defender on the left side and chipped a cross for Fredy Montero charging down the box, but Troy Perkins leaps to grab it to stop the attack.
NotesJeff Parke was subbed off because of abdominal cramping.
73Osvaldo Alonso subs on for Mike Seamon.
72Branko Boskovic subs on for Stephen King, making his regular season debut. I'm not sure the DC crowd knew he came on, as there was little reaction when he wan announced.
72 DC United gets away on a run, but Andy Najar knocks over Leo Gonzalez from behind for a foul.
70 Fredy Montero shoots from distance, but it's defended off his foot and away for a corner kick.
67 Keller stays in the game and is roughed up again on the corner kick when he saves the ball off his line, then leaps to knock teh ball away. DC is called for a foul on the play and Patrick Ianni takes the ensuing free kick that is normally taken by Keller.
65 Kasey Keller charges out to his left to stop a run by Andy Najar. Najar slides out to knock the ball free from Keller and knocks Keller to the turf with an apparent injury. Najar then passed off for a DC shot from just outside the box, but Pat Ianni headed it off the line and away for a corner kick.
62Tyrone Marshall subs on for Jeff Parke.
61 Jeff Parke goes down with an apparent injury and walks off the field under his own power while both teams grab water on the sideline.
Notes Attendance is announced at 13,716.
59 Chris Pontius cuts inside from the left side, but his shot around James Riley misses wide of the near post for a goal kick.
59 Great run by Leo Gonzalez on a give-and-go pressures the DC United defense and forces them to knock it wide for a Seattle throw.
56Pablo Hernandez subs on for Jaime Moreno.
55 Fredy Montero misses just outside the right post, bending a 35-yard free kick around the DC United wall and missing just wide for a goal kick.
54Steve Zakuani runs through the middle and is tripped up by Julius James for a yellow card.
51 DC catches Seattle on a counter off the corner kick and takes it up the right side before shooting. Kasey Keller makes the initial save, but the ball goes through to the far side and somehow winds up back in Keller's hands.
50 Mike Seamon shoots from 22 yards out and it bounces off of two DC defenders before it is played away for a corner kick.
49 Patrick Ianni got his head on a Nathan Sturgis corner kick, but missed high for a goal kick.
48 Steve Zakuani carries to the endline before crossing to the far post, but DC United plays it away for a corner kick.
46 Seattle takes the second half kickoff, attacking the south goal.
Halftime ECS is holding up a sign reading "Send Beer." Not sure if that is for the beer or just to stay hydrated.
Halftime Shots: Sounders FC 7, DC United 4. SOG: Sounders FC 3, DC United 2. Saves: Sounders FC 2, DC United 3. Fouls: Sounders FC 5, DC United 3. Corner Kicks: Sounders FC 6, DC United 1. Offside: Sounders FC 0, DC United 1.
45 Fredy Montero lifts a ball into the box, but it goes away for a goal kick. Before Troy Perkins can put the ball back into play, Alex Prus blows his whistle for halftime. Sounders FC 0, DC United 0.
43 Pat Noonan takes a pass from Roger Levesque up the right side and shoots it at the near post, but Troy Perkins punches it away for a corner kick.
42 Andy Najar crossed the ball for a Jaime Moreno header that missed just outside the far post for a goal kick.
41 Julius James takes the ball from Fredy Montero, but is fouled by James Riley before he can get the ball up field.
40 Troy Perkins plays a long punt to Santino Quaranta who takes a dive when Patrick Ianni makes contact. No call is given and Seattle turns the ball the other way. Roger Levesque takes a shot from 17 yards out, but Troy Perkins makes the save.
38 Great soccer by Pat Noonan to get up the right side and into the box for a cross to the far post, but Troy Perkins gets out on the ball before it can get to Roger Levesque or Fredy Montero on farpost runs.
37 Dejan Jakovic makes a lunging tackle of Steve Zakuani to stop a run up the left side.
35 Great give-and-go by Steve Zakuani and Fredy Montero finds Zakuani at the left post, but Troy Perkins reaches out a glove and pokes the ball away for a Seattle corner kick.
33 Patrick Ianni is clipped to the ground as he makes an attempt at a header on a corner kick, but no call is made and DC United turns the other way after the ball goes through to the far side for a through in.
32 Andy Najar took a loose ball and launched a shot from the right side, but missed just outside the near post for a goal kick.
31 Steve Zakuani took a pass up the right side, but couldn't get a shot past his defender and it went away for a Seattle throw-in.
19 Stephen King fires off a shot from the top of the box, but Kasey Keller stabs it down diving to his right. DC United earns a corner kick off the rebound.
16 Fredy Montero is steamrolled from behind and there is no whistle from referee Alex Prus as DC turns the ball the other way.
15 Fredy Montero shoots from the top of the box and Troy Perkins makes the save.
14 Jordan Graye made a run up the left side, but James Riley picked it off his foot just outside the box and turned it the other way.
12 Pat Noonan crossed a ball from the right side for Roger Levesque on a near post run, but DC defended it away for a corner kick.
08 James Riley made an overlapping run up the right side and crossed the ball into the box, but DC United defended it and caught Seattle on the counter attack. Santino Quaranta fed Andy Najar for a hard shot from the right side, but Kasey Keller made an outstanding block to knock the ball clear.
07 Pat Noonan played a ball into the box to Roger Levesque, who touched it down, then passed to Steve Zakuani on the left side of the box, but his shot dribbled wide for a goal kick.
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04 Fredy Montero wound up for a shot from distance but missed just wide of the left post.
02 DC crossed the ball into the box in a dangerous area, but Patrick Ianni defended it away.
Kickoff DC United takes the opening kick, defending the north goal.
Pregame The Sounders are wearing green shirts and shorts with blue socks. DC United is in all black. Kasey Keller is wearing white shirts, shorts and socks.
Microsoft There is a Microsoft convention in town this week, so don't be surprised to see some Sounders FC supporters scattered amongst the 100 level, away from the rest of the Sounders FC support in the 300 level.
PregameNate Jaqua was a gameday scratch from the lineup with a groin strain. He is on the field in warmups, but will not suit up today.
Weather Cloudy and 89 degrees. Very humid.
Officials Referee: Alex Prus. Referee's Assistants: Cyril Madukanya and Brian Poeschel. 4th Official: Michael Kennedy.
DC United Starters: Troy Perkins, Jordan Graye, Julius James, Dejan Jakovic, Devon McTavish, Chris Pontius, Stephen King, Clyde Simms, Andy Najar, Jaime Moreno, Santino Quaranta. Subs: Bill Hamid, Pablo Hernandez, Danny Allsopp, Adam Cristman, Branko Boskovic, Kurt Morsink, Carey Talley.
Sounders FC Starters: Kasey Keller, James Riley, Patrick Ianni, Jeff Parke, Leo Gonzalez, Pat Noonan, Nathan Sturgis, Michael Seamon, Steve Zakuani, Fredy Montero and Roger Levesque. Subs: Terry Boss, Tyrone Marshall, Zach Scott, Osvaldo Alonso, Peter Vagenas, Sanna Nyassi, Blaise Nkufo.