By IVES GALARCEP
The second of two spots in the 2014 MLS Cup final will be filled tonight when the Seattle Sounders take on the Los Angeles Galaxy in the second leg of their West finals series tonight (9:20pm, ESPN).
The Galaxy posted a 1-0 victory in the first leg, and can make things very difficult for the Sounders by scoring a goal in tonight’s rematch at CenturyLink Field.
SBI will be providing live commentary on tonight’s match, so please feel free to follow along here. As always, you are welcome to share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Tonight’s commentary is after the jump):
You gotta wonder how many times Schmid has to fail in order to get fired. He has the best talent in the league but always does something boneheaded. You’d think he was intentionally trying to lose it for Seattle with those subs. Just a few weeks ago he subbed in Pappa for Evans in the last two games of the year and Seattle won the Supporter’s Shield scoring two goals each time after the 70th minute. Either Schmid is getting dementia or he is very senile.
As a LAG fan I hope, pray and am making human sacrifices that Seattle get rid of Sigi. No better way to ensure that the LAG continue to beat Seattle like a drum then for the Sounders to dump a perfectly good coach for this years flavor of the month. Besides what can Sigi do that could be worse than trading Mike Magee for Robbie Rogers????
Any day that whinny, diving, no class Dempsey gets shafted its a good day.
What is interesting is Dempsey stopped diving and looking for the foul call. I guess he realized that in MLS we don’t call that a foul.
Ref lets Penedo waste 1 min of stoppage and then stops immediately at the 4 minute mark, what a complete joke.
We pay Dempsey massive money for him to step up in moments like this and he has failed all playoffs long.
Ref is letting Penedo waste ridiculous amounts of time here, completely laughable.
This ref is letting Penedo waste the entire stoppage time, come on now
That was odd. Yellow card for time wasting but stop the game like 2 seconds before 4 minutes… Ref wanted out of there.
I think Sigi just made all the wrong subs, Barrett should have come on
They need width up top. Something to make room for Clint and Martins in the middle.
How is that not a yellow for Gargan? Neagle roasted him and he just shoves him over
Play off rules. =
been like that all playoffs.
That’s true, the officials have clearly been told to swallow their whistles all post-season long.
Makes game pretty ugly sometimes… but I guess it keeps the starters on the field.
Really nice strike by Juninho there but should that corner even have been given? Donovan was clearly offside on the clearance by Scott
Keane with lead feet in two plays back to back. The second one was very poor.
So Seattle seems to have finally attacked with more than just Clint and Martins. Last 3 games they just turtled up hard.
Not much football going on. The most basic of football skills, passing, trapping etc… still escapes most players in two of the best teams in the league.
I’ve seen more skills in a women’s college game.
Its not that bad but guys like Clint and Martin are drastically better at it than say… Marco Pappa. The difference between top tier DPs and even Eddie Johnson is mind blowing.
And I started to take you seriously and the you came up with your last sentence. Please put the pipe down and walk away from the table.
LA need to just throw Gordon on and try to steal a header. Actually trying the ball on that thing is hopeless.
Yeah, the pitch is pathetic. Great game, though. Seattle started feeling themselves, but I still think LA can reply.
Home advantage is real…
I wonder if it disappears vs New Englan as they have turf too.
Home advantage? LA destroyed Seattle up here in July just fyi
You still have to play the games…. Advantage isnt a free win
But to counter what you said. Seattle won the last game of the season at home too. Being used to the turf can only help.
Looks like its going to be the carpet wars!!!!
so clever
not enjoyable aesthetically to watch because of the pitch. I turned it off.
This is a joke, people, do not attack this man! Keep moving, you’ll find more substantial comments further down.
Some of the random bounces on that thing is just a joke. You hit a switch it goes 15 yards backwards.
Look, I’m an MLS fan, not a whiner, but this turf is not fun. I didn’t really notice it last night
New Englands turf isn’t as bad for some reason.
most of the mls turf is pretty good. but seattle’s turf is kept a certain way because that’s how the seahawks like it, and it’s not as conducive to good soccer. eh, it is what it is.
Plastic field. Not interested.
good, then be quiet and leave us alone
I think you’re a little sensitive about your horrible plastic pitch
Where can I watch the game live on the internet? I live in Chile
The usual sites should have it. But I think there is a free legal radio broadcast. Google kiro FM.
That plastic field looks right down amateur.
you look amateur. just try and enjoy the game
Glad the finals not on a plastic pitch, ain’t you bb?