Time Event Description
92+The referee blows the final whistle. Sounders FC 2, LA Galaxy 0. The Sounders have reached the Open Cup semifinal for the fourth consecutive year.
89David Estrada and Alan Gordon are both issued yellow cards for a midfield collision.
88 Referee Jair Marrufo is awfully protective of the Galaxy players that are shoving the Sounders FC.
83David Estrada subs on for Nate Jaqua, who gets a great ovation from the crowd.
Notes Seattle remains in a 4-4-2, with James Riley playing central midfield and Leo Gonzalez as a left-sided midfielder.
81 Referee Jair Marrufo just slapped five with Alex Cazumba after whistling a questionable foul on Seattle.
79 Clint Mathis misses wide with a header.
78James Riley for Mike Seamon.
Attendance 4,512 announced in the crowd at Starfire. And a great crowd it is.
72 Roger Levesque fakes a ball to Nate Jaqua and pulls the ball back to his left foot for a shot in the box, but Josh Saunders makes the save.
72Juninho subs on for Jovan Kirovski.
71 Leo Gonzalez subs on for Miguel Montano.
71Sean Franklin subs on for Leonardo.
70Bryan Jordan earns a yellow card for a tackle at midfield.
69 Great save by Terry Boss to swat away an LA shot attempt from close range.
68Dema Kovalenko subs on for Chris Klein.
67 Zach Scott makes an overlapping run up the right side and crosses the ball for Nate Jaqua, but he is marked tight and LA gains possession.
Notes Former USL Sounder Billy Sleeth is in attendance tonight.
Notes Nate Jaqua has scored in three straight US Open Cup appearances, dating back to last year.
62Sounders FC goal!!! Miguel Montano carries the ball to the endline and crosses to Nate Jaqua for a far-post header into the net for his second goal of the match. Sounders FC 2, LA Galaxy 0.
61 Great run by Miguel Montano to get around his marker on the left side, but his cross is defended away.
56 Fantastic give-and-go between Sanna Nyassi and Roger Levesque ends with Levesque threading a roller to Nyassi into the box, but Nyassi is erroneously flagged offside.
55 Nathan Sturgis swings a corner kick to Jeff Parke for a header at the far post, but it misses for a goal kick.
54 Great chance for Seattle off a corner kick from the left side as the ball goes through to the far side where Tyson Wahl gets a shot off, but LA defends it clear.
50Sounders FC goal!! Miguel Montano takes a pass from Mike Seamon and shoots from the left side. Josh Saunders makes the initial save, but Montano earns another shot, bouncing it off the crossbar and down in front of the net where Nate Jaqua heads it home for his second US Open Cup goal of 2010. Sounders FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
49 LA takes a corner kick from the right side and it pings around the box until it lands at the feet of Alex Cazumba for a shot from 16 yards out on teh left side of the box, but Terry Boss makes the save.
46 Seattle takes teh opening kick to start the second half, attacking the west end.
Halftime Shots: Sounders FC 7, Galaxy 7. SOG: Sounders FC 2, Galaxy 0. Offside: Sounders FC 1, Galaxy 2. Fouls: Sounders FC 5, Galaxy 5. Corner kicks: Sounders FC 1, Galaxy 3. Saves: Sounders FC 0, Galaxy 2.
46+Leonardo cross-body tackles Sanna Nyassi against the sideline, but no foul is called and LA takes a throw in. After the throw, the referee blows the whistle for halftime. Sounders FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
45Alex Cazumba tackles Nate Jaqua from behind to earn a yellow card.
42 Crazy opportunity for the Sounders. Seattle throws from the left side into the box and Roger Levesque chases it down and lobs it over goalkeeper Josh Saunders. Nate Jaqua gets to the ball, but can't shoot through the bevy of Galaxy defenders and LA clears it away.
39 Miguel Montano hits the turf hard after a collision with Omar Gonzalez. He stays on the turf as LA runs the length of the field ans shoots off the post. Seattle plays the ball back into LA's end as Montano returns to his feet and rejoins teh action.
38 Alex Cazumba shoots from the left side, but misses outside the near post for a goal kick.
35 Zach Scott winds up a shot from out side the box on the right side, but misses outside the far post for a goal kick.
34 Sanna Nyassi lobbed a cross to Miguel Montano at the far post, but LA beat him to the ball and knocked it clear.
26 Patrcik Ianni collides with an LA player making a run on the left side, taking a knee to the head, apparently. He is left on the turf as LA plays through and eventually Seattle is called for a touch foul on the opposite side. When play stops for the free kick, Ianni is helped off the field, then Clint Mathis blasts the free kick high over the bar for a goal kick.
Notes Among the over 4,500 in attendance is New York Giants TE Kevin Boss - brother of Sounders FC goalkeeper Terry Boss.
22 Sanna Nyassi crosses a ball into the box that goes through to Miguel Montano at the far side. He collects and shoots, but Josh Saunders saves the far-post effort.
21 Incredible bicycle attempt by Nate Jaqua, twisting a shot off the volley on a long cross by Zach Scott, but Jaqua misses over the crossbar for a goal kick.
19 Chris Klein runs into the box, then drops it back to Alan Gordon, but his chip shot attempt goes wide for a goal kick.
18 AJ DeLaGarza shoots from distance, but misses high over the crossbar.
14 Chris Klein shoots from 22 yards out on the right side, but misses outside the far post for a goal kick.
07 Seattle just misses a header on a corner kick. Nathan Sturgis took the kick from the left side and found Jeff Parke and Mike Seamon at the far post, but one of them headed it back to hte opposite post and over for a goal kick.
05 Great display by Miguel Montano to get the ball up the field after Seattle defends away a corner kick. As the teams jostle for possession, Seattle is called offside on a throw-in ...
02 Sanna Nyassi takes the ball up the right side and earns a corner kick. the first corner from the right side is defended away for a corner from the left side. That corner is headed on goal by Zach Scott, but defended away by LA.
01 LA takes the opening kick, attacking the west goal.
Pregame The Sounders FC is in electricity shirts, shorts and socks. The LA Galaxy are in white shirts, shorts and socks.
Weather Sunny and 85 degrees.
Officials Referee: Jair Marrufo. Referee's Assistants: Mike Rottersman and Baboucarr Jallow. 4th Official: Manuel Soledad.
LA Galaxy Starters: Josh Saunders, AJ DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Leonardo, Eddie Lewis, Chris Klein, Jovan Kirovski, Clint Mathis, Bryan Jordan, Alex Cazumba, Alan Gordon. Subs: Donovan Ricketts, Todd Dunivant, Sean Franklin, Dema Kovalenko, Tristan Bowen, Juninho, Michael Stephens.
Sounders FC Starters: Terry Boss, Zach Scott, Jeff Parke, Patrick Ianni, Tyson Wahl, Sanna Nyassi, Nathan Sturgis, Mike Seamon, Miguel Montano, Roger Levesque, Nate Jaqua. Subs: Kasey Keller, Leo Gonzalez, Fredy Montero, Pat Noonan, James Riley, Steve Zakuani, David Estrada.