Game thread: Sounders look to continue Western Conference rise in Kansas City
Follow along live as the Sounders, improbably, look to pull even with the Whitecaps and Red Bulls with a win against Kansas City on Sunday afternoon at Sporting Park.
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80’ - SKC had been pressing without much of a response for about a half hour. Hard to maintain that level of defensive composure.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 10:51:54 PM -
Stating the obvious here, but Seattle has just let a reserve group from #SportingKC hang around all day.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 10:51:55 PM -
The Sounders asked for it. Such little urgency from the opening minute onwardsby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:51:58 PM -
80' Peterson slips the ball to Dia who played a perfect ball across the box to Dwyer. No hesitation for Dom on his 11th goal of the year.by Sporting Kansas City via twitter 9/27/2015 10:52:08 PM
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Yellow card to Palmer-Brown. And very dangerous free kick to Seattle at the top of the SKC boxby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:53:21 PM
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82’ - LOOGOUT. Dempsey earns a free kick inches outside the SKC box. Cue the ominous music.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 10:53:53 PM
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Seattle lining up a free kick fro ma dangerous spot in the 83rd.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 10:53:57 PM
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Dempsey fires into the wall.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 10:54:14 PM
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Dempsey fires it off the wall. Sporting clearsby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:54:18 PM
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83’ - Dempsey opts to go low with the FK, but the wall holds and it caroms out.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 10:54:37 PM
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Attendance: 19,496.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 10:54:41 PM
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Attendance at Sporting Park: 19,496by Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:54:43 PM
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#RSL XI at SJ: Rimando; Allen Olave Maund Beltran; Beckerman Mulholland Silva; Martinez Sandoval… instagram.com
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84’ - Lamar Neagle time, in for Valdez as an SKC assistant is tossed out of the game for protesting an offside call out of his box.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 10:56:20 PM
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Dempsey has had a pair of chances right in front of goal. He just sent his second one wide.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 10:56:47 PM
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Dempsey fires wide from just in front of goal again. Martins picked him out, but the shot bounces past the far postby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:57:06 PM
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"You're not captain anymore," the SKC fans sing at Dempseyby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:57:38 PM
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Let's gooooo @SportingKC !!!!by Sydney Leroux Dwyer via twitter retweeted by SportingKC 9/27/2015 10:58:23 PM -
Clint Dempsey, with the game there for the taking, fizzes one just wide. 1-1. #SKCvSEA
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87’ - SKC comes close on a FK, but it’s offside anyway. Woof.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 10:58:56 PM
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by Major League Soccer via twitter 9/27/2015 10:59:15 PM -
Sporting might win this. SKC is all over the Sounders, and the home crowd is turning up the volumeby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 10:59:47 PM
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#SportingKC doesn't seem content with the draw. A lot of energy going forward over the final five minutes here.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 11:00:05 PM
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88’ - GOO. Dwyer almost nods home a winner over Tye Mears. There may well still be a goal in this game.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:00:06 PM
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90’ - Dwyer in for a late cross but Zach Scott with a lovely recovery to knock it out for a corner. Hold onto your butts.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:01:40 PM
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Three minutes of stoppage time.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 11:01:54 PM
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Three minutes of added timeby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 11:01:56 PM
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90’ - Nothing on the corner. Three minutes of added time.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:02:04 PM
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92’ - Dwyer, unsurprisingly, totally changed complexion of this game. Turned outsize possession into meat and potatoes.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:03:37 PM
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SO CLOSE for Sporting. Frei denies Dwyer at the near post, then Fisher clears the rebound off the lineby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 11:04:29 PM
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93’ - WOW. Frei saves low on Dwyer, and the ball is cleared off the line (IT WAS JUST SITTING THERE) before SKC can get to it. What.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:04:43 PM
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FULL TIME! #SportingKC comes from behind to earn a 1-1 draw @SportingPark . #SKCvSEA http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CP8gEonVEAAMxOS.jpg
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93’ - That Frei save at the near post is so, so difficult. Total reaction.by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:05:04 PM
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Turn that dial over to @FS1 for a #SoccerSunday two-fer. First up, #SJvRSL . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CP8gG-iWsAAjsWP.jpg
by Major League Soccer via twitter 9/27/2015 11:05:10 PM -
Final: #SportingKC 1, Seattle. That's a really quality result from a mostly reserve Sporting KC lineup.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 11:05:19 PM
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FINAL: Sounders 1, Sporting KC 1. SKC rallies late to punish Seattle for a wasteful second halfby Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 11:05:23 PM
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Final: #SportingKC 1, Seattle 1. That's a really quality result from a mostly reserve Sporting KC lineup.by Sam McDowell via twitter 9/27/2015 11:05:39 PM
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FT: @SoundersFC draw SKC 1-1 on the road. Will be disappointed not to get all 3 points against patchwork side, but extends unbeaten run to 6by Sounders Matchday via twitter 9/27/2015 11:05:42 PM
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.@DDwyer14 's goal in 80th minute gives @SportingKC 1-1 draw against the @SoundersFC in @MLS action @SportingPark . kansascity.com/sportingkcby The Kansas City Star via twitter retweeted by SportingKC 9/27/2015 11:06:01 PM -
FT: @SoundersFC draw SKC 1-1 on the road. Will be disappointed not to get all 3 points against patchwork side, but extends unbeaten run to 6by Sounders Matchday via twitter retweeted by SoundersFC 9/27/2015 11:06:13 PM
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First impressions: Sounders 1, Sporting KC 1 seattletimes.com/sports/sounder…by Matt Pentz via twitter 9/27/2015 11:06:55 PM
