Tonight is a special night for Major League Soccer on a number of levels.
The two matches carry significance, and MLS fans will be doing some serious TV channel juggling to take in what promises to be a great night of action.
SBI will be providing live commentary on both matches tonight, so please feel free to follow along with all the action here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Commentary is after the jump):
Of course the CCL game is going to be superior since those teams have been playing in competitive matches and considering how awful Qwest Field was. In terms of pace though, the SEA/LA game was blazing fast. MLS could have opened on Thurs instead of Tues.
Worst 3 commentators together…I was hoping those clowns would get hit in the face with that dripping rain.
+1
As an RSL fan, good luck with the cascadia cup. I’m hoping Timbers and Whitecaps give Seattle a run for their money.
+1 from a DC United Fan
I started out watching LA V Seattle, but Real Salt Lake just looks like they’re on another level altogether, after 10 minutes it wasn’t worth clicking back and forth between games.
Hmm . . . Scoring one would be great. But I watched the Impact v. Santos Laguna game where the Impact won 2-0 at home and scored 2 aways goals but still were drowned in a wave of attacking Mexican soccer.
RSL will have to defend against an onslaught and hope to score on the counter or set piece. Still, one may not be enought.
Technically I suppose that is true as there have only been 2 CONCACAF Champions League finals, with only 4 teams in them – all Mexican. But two or three MLS teams made it to the CONCACAF Champions Cup final.
The discussion around Seattle is always “the atmosphere” and “the fans” for a reason. The pitch is crap. The team is unattractive.
No, he said “puts in work.” Can’t be Jozy. Jozy’s work rate on the field is a 4 of 10. (To his credit, his muscle/fight off defenders score it 9 of 10).
I tuned out the LA-Seattle game and just watched RSL-Saprissa, which was a far superior game – very fast, very exciting, great skills by both teams, and intense. The Espindola, Beckerman, Saborio clan looks and plays like warriors.
MLS continues to disappoint by staging their opening game on a CCC Champ’s League fixture. Will the suits that run MLS ever “get it”?
I think the offsides was on the earlier cross, not the ball in that led to the goal.
How they lost to Czechoslovaks 5-1 after that production is beyond me.
The defender assumes the goalies position.
bahaha. Not only does he list their numbers, but he always put “the” in front. As if saying “THE number 27” means something on a soccer pitch.
His over-exaggeration of everything is what kills me.
Time for commentators to stop talking about O’brian White as some sort of young prospect still learning the craft. Seriously, he’s 25!! What you see is what you get.
From Timbers supporter… congratulations, still one more leg to go but I think they’ll advance. I hope RSL takes the CCL.
Yeah, I got nothing too. I fiddled around with Flash and stuff, it never got going… gave up and moved on. That site is really terrible.
Just got back from the RIOT, what a game that was.
LA looks Suspect…
Saprissa looked like a bunch of chumps today and they will lose 3 starting players to yellow card accumulation for next match. RSL will take it, I say Morales will score the goal in Costa Rica. Espindola was a beast today and Saprisa will give all their attention to him next match. Saborio, wow what can you say, best signing in MLS so far….
Suazo is a beast and I’m of course I love Chilean players but everything else you said doesn’t mean anything. They still need to get past Cruz Azul.
IF RSL can score one goal in Saprissa it’s over. No way Saprissa scores 4
RSL looked great tonight. They need to carry that momentum into the second leg and score another goal or two…
Calm down I saw the game they play good. But win it? Kind of hard
What angel said.
Monterrey is taking this trophy. They got Cardozo,Humberto suazo, de nigris,ayovi. They beat saprissa with reserves and tie them with reserves in there house. Plus the only team in the ccl that hasn’t been beaten.
You must be a Cruz Azul fan. I’m not going to say RSL has already won the cup but they’ve got one foot in the final. They’re going where no other MLS team has been. They were dominant against Saprissa and I love how Kreis has his team attacking late with a 2 nil advantage.
Yeah but not going to touch the trophy hehe.
If he didn’t touch the ball even though he was ahead is still not offside you …. .
Almost everyone looked rusty.