Seattle Sounders FC, the Streak-Breakers

After playing the vast majority of the match down a goal, the Sounders rally late and pull of yet another late and dramatic victory of Sporting Kansas City (the third in a row, in fact) and have broken yet another streak held by an MLS opponent. SKC commanded most of the opportunities in the first half, converting one of them in the twentieth minute. They won an incredibly deep throw-in, giving defender Matt Besler a shot at a long throw and it paid off as Kei Kamara shrugged off Zach Scott and headed the ball past Kasey Keller into an open net.

For the rest of the first half and well into the second half the game was well fought on each side, however SKC's rough play got the best of the them in the fifty ninth minute. The Sounders were in the attack and Pat Noonan had received the ball, at which point mexican international Omar Bravo came in with a heavy and reckless tackle into Noonan's ankles. The challenge drew a straight red, but Bravo wasn't finished yet. In an attempt to drag Noonan off with him he got into Noonan's face while he was still down, prompting Noonan to jump up and confront him at which point Bravo attempted to fool the ref into thinking noon an had head butted him, but the ref knew better. That ultimately proved to be the turning point in the match, allowing the Sounders greater freedom to pass and move the ball around and build up their attack and that freedom ultimately paid off.

In the ninetieth minute, Servando Carrasco gathered the ball just outside SKC's penalty box and slipped in to Mauro Rosales who stepped past not one but two challenges and cool fired the ball past Jimmy Nielson to record his third goal of the season. Just two minutes later the Sounders struck again, stealing the game from under SKC. Rosales played a major part in this as well, wading into the penalty area, leaving it off for Mike Fucito who worked it over to Lamar Neagle who easily slipped the ball into the far post. That was Neagle's second of the season, and the second game winning goal that he has scored as well.