Sounders FC improved to 2-1-1 this season with a 1-0 win over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Saturday night. Obafemi Martins scored the lone goal for the Sounders, his third of the 2015 campaign and his ninth game-winning tally in MLS. The match featured a near full-strength lineup, including the return of Osvaldo Alonso, who made his season debut.
Check out the latest news and notes surrounding the club:
- Saturday’s match received recap from local beats, including The Seattle Times, The News Tribune and Sounder at Heart, in addition to national outlets such as Soccer By Ives, The Guardian,FOX Sports and MLSsoccer.com.
- Q13 FOX’s Weekly Wrap on the club included a unique childhood connection between Cristian Roldan and Chad Barrett.
- Don Ruiz of The News Tribune detailed the interesting first month for Sounders FC in the 2015 season.
- Matt Pentz of The Seattle Times noted the reunion between Houston Dynamo Manager Owen Coyle and Tyrone Mears, who had a strong relationship in Europe.
- Sounder at Heart’s Jeremiah Oshan listed some of the more notable statistics and musings that have developed thus far in 2015.
- Photo galleries from Saturday’s match can be found from The Seattle Times and Sounder at Heart.
- After Saturday’s victory, Seattle rose in the weekly power rankings from both ESPN FC and Sports Illustrated.
- As always, all information regarding the club can be found on SoundersFC.com, including interviews from midfielder Osvaldo Alonso and Head Coach Sigi Schmid, plus the latest edition of Rave TV.