So for the second straight season, Seattle Sounders successfully navigated the CONCACAF Qualifying round to get into the group stage proper. Last year they lost their group stage opener. They were looking to get off to a better start this year.
The opening minutes didn't quite work out that way. Seattle came out extremely sluggish, and if I had to say so, not really ready to play. Comunicaciones on the other hand came out sharp. They did something not a lot of MLS teams look to do against Seattle at home, attack. It paid off for them in just the game's second minute as Jairo Arreola smacked home a shot on a cross to Comuinicaciones into the lead 0-1.
Seattle and their home fans looked shocked. However, fear not, MLS fans, cause Seattle didn't let us down. It took them a little bit, but they got going and got going big time. Brad Evans headed in their first goal in the 35th minute. It was a reward for a solid 5-7 minutes of all out pressure on the Comunicaciones goal. The equalizer sent us to half time tied at 1-1.
The second half was pretty much all Seattle, but it wasn't without some bumpy moments. Lamar Neagle sent a boot to his opponent's stomach in the 55th that earned him a red card. However, the man disadvantage didn't seem to bother Seattle. Fucito scored two goals in the 60th and 67th minutes, respectively. They also got an own goal late to make the final score 4-1.
Despite the bad start, the strong finish gave Sounders an opening three points in group play. Nicely done.
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