In a match that featured intense physical play (Nate Jaqua, left, literally bled through all his game jerseys), defensive dominance, atrocious refereeing and a near-brawl, the Seattle Sounders drew 0-0 with the Houston Dynamo on Thursday night at Qwest Field. Seattle defender Patrick Ianni, a last-minute replacement in the starting lineup, came closest to scoring by hitting the crossbar late in the first half.
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The Sounders beat FC Dallas 2-1 on second-half goals by Nate Jaqua and Brad Evans Saturday night, terminating the playoff dreams of the Texas team in the last match of the regular season.

An 86th minute goal by Roger Levesque decided the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup championship, as the Seattle Sounders held on to beat DC United 2-1 in the final match at RFK Stadium Wednesday night. It is the first trophy for the expansion franchise and sends them to next year’s CONCACAF Champions League. But Sounders players and fans won’t be thinking about next year for a while. They’ll be enjoying the biggest win for any Seattle sports franchise in recent memory.

When DC United and the Seattle Sounders FC face off in the US Open Cup Championship game on Wednesday night, a lot more will be at stake than a simple trophy.The match is a chance for both sides to recover their momentum, and possibly pick up their form heading into the final stretch of an [...]

It was an especially frustrating result for the home side, with a 0-0 draw at the final whistle. Worse yet, Freddy Ljungberg picked up yet another yellow card for dissent, and will miss the next match. All of this will put Seattle in an even more precarious position in terms of making the playoffs. Sounders player ratings included in match report.

Facing one of the top teams in the league, the Sounders were able to get off 15 shots – five of them on target – but couldn’t find the net in a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Fire. The match still had plenty of action, with numerous chances, each side hitting the woodwork and each team having one player sent off in the second half after John Thorrington and Freddy Ljungberg received their second cautions within five minutes of each other. Sounders player ratings included in the match report.

Seattle Sounders FC looked sharp early on, and got a first-half lead before the game descended into chaos, frustrating anti-football and very questionable refereeing after a second-half scrum that saw James Riley sent off. The result a frustrating and disappointing 1-1 draw for Sigi Schmid’s men. Skip right to the player ratings.

Every fan of the Seattle Sounders – and there are many – knew that the team’s first loss would come eventually. And Saturday night, it came at the hands of the Kansas City Wizards. An 80th minute long-range goal from Davy Arnaud proved to be the difference in the game. The shot was saveable yet it eluded Ben Dragavon, Seattle’s emergency goalkeeper who was forced into action thanks to a red card to starting keeper and captain Kasey Keller.

Fredy Montero scored another, his third in two games in a Sounders uniform and the MLS upstarts from Seattle notched their second win in as many games in the young 2009 campaign. Washington native Kasey Keller turned back seven shots and was named man of the match. ASN’s Nick Schiffler reports from Qwest Field and [...]

It truly was a dream night at Qwest Field, as the expansion Seattle Sounders comprehensively defeated the New York Red Bulls, last year’s MLS cup finalists, by a score of 3-0. Fredy Montero, the young Colombian star striker, justified his hype and then some by notching two goals and assisting on the third. Not surprisingly, Montero scored a 9.5 (out of 10) in ASN’s player ratings, leading all Sounders. ASN’s Nick Schiffler reports from Seattle. Photo courtesy of Prost Amerika!