Seattle Sounders FC (19-10-3, 60 points) fell to Vancouver Whitecaps FC (11-8-13, 46 points), 1-0, Friday night on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. Sounders FC remains tied for first place with the LA Galaxy for the Supporters' Shield heading into back-to-back matchups with the Galaxy to finish the season.
With the result, Vancouver claimed the Cascadia Cup for the second consecutive season. Seattle drops to 11-4-1 at home against MLS competition this year.
Vancouver scored the match's lone goal in the 45th minute on a shot by Kekuta Manneh. Mannneh received a through ball from Pedro Morales down the left side, took the ball into the box, and finished with a left-footed strike that deflected off Stefan Frei and into the net.
In the second half, Seattle pressed hard offensively, but couldn't capitalize. There were various chances in the final minutes, including Clint Dempsey's side volley that missed the mark with the keeper not in net and a Brad Evans header that was cleared off the line by a defender.
The physical game included 30 fouls, 14 from Seattle and 16 from Vancouver.
Sounders FC plays the Los Angeles Galaxy at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. on Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Scoring Summary:
VAN - Manneh (Pedro Morales) 45'
Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei, Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Jalil Anibaba (Andy Rose 82'), Leo Gonzalez, Marco Pappa (Chad Barrett 62'), Osvaldo Alonso, Micheal Azira (Gonzalo Pineda 65'), Lamar Neagle, Clint Dempsey, Obafemi Martins
Substitutes Not Used: Marcus Hahnemann, Kenny Cooper, Zach Scott, Djimi Traore
TOTAL SHOTS: 10 (Dempsey, 4); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (3 tied at 1); FOULS: 14 (Pappa, 3); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6 (Pappa, 5); SAVES: 2 (Frei, 2).
Vancouver Whitecaps - David Ousted, Jordan Harvey, Kendall Waston, Andy O'Brien, Steven Beitashour, Mauro Rosales (Mehdi Ballouchy 70'), Matias Laba, Russell Teibert, Pedro Morales (Nicolas Mezquida 81'), Erik Hurtado, Kekuta Manneh (Kianz Froese 45')
Substitutes Not Used: Paolo Tornaghi, Sam Adekugbe, Johnny Leveron, Ethen Simpson
TOTAL SHOTS: 6 (Manneh, 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 3 (Manneh, 2); FOULS: 16 (Laba, 6); OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2 (2 tied at 1); SAVES: 2 (Ousted, 2).
Misconduct Summary:
SEA- Leo Gonzalez (caution) 41'
SEA- Clint Dempsey (caution) 64'
VAN- Kevin Waston (caution) 74'
VAN- Matias Laba (caution) 85
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Referee's Assistants: Frank Anderson, Jeff Hosking
4th Official: Alejandro Mariscal
Attendance: 55,765
Time of Game: 1:54
Weather: Cloudy and 63 Degrees
