Another tough night at Rio Tinto.
First off, I want to say that Seattle is a class team, and they played great. Kasey Keller turned in a first class performance tonight, and I'm glad I got to see him before he retires.
That being said, RSL was the better team until the 58th minute, when once again, we had an MLS/US Soccer official blow a huge call and influence the game. Jamison Olave tackled Fucito as he was driving toward the goal. Foul? Yes. Yellow Card? Absolutely. The ref showed Olave a straight red, reasoning that Olave was the last defender. This is total bullshit. Replays show Nat Borchers at least a shoulder ahead of Olave, AT LEAST. Also, Tony Beltran is right there too, though he might not have been close enough to matter. Nat certainly was. It should NEVER have been a red card.
Now, all the credit to Seattle. They took advantage, just like any good team would, and both their goals were great. However, all that space being exploited by Montero wouldn't have been there without the red card, and we wouldn't have lost the best defender in MLS either. Olave's last red card was in September of 2009, he knows what he's doing.
RSL got a nice goal back late, and had another chance right at the death. Props to Seattle, but this one really leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.
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