Live: Sounders open pivotal stretch at home against Real Salt Lake

Follow along live as the Sounders host the first of two consecutive home matches against Real Salt Lake on Sunday afternoon at CenturyLink Field.

3rd & 7 37yd

Olympic Stadium tonight. The Main Event scheduled to go in about two hours. #Rio2016 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp20BRrWYAEpGXm.jpg

by Chris Kamrani via twitter 8/14/2016 11:22:44 PM
Already shaping up as a busy afternoon for defensive mids. Alonso/Roldan setting the tone for one side, Beckerman/Mulholland the other

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:24:22 PM
Hellloooooo, Nico 😀

#SEAvRSL : t.co t.co

by Seattle Sounders FC via twitter 8/14/2016 11:24:52 PM
8' - excellent interplay from Martinez / Morales / Plata sets up Mulholland shot, sliced wide

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:25:41 PM
9' - Dempsey on the break! RSL recovers, it's a corner for Sounders #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:26:06 PM
9' - SEA corner coming after defense recovers to squelch Dempsey 1v1 w/ Rimando ... props to Glad et al

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:26:26 PM
10' - Finds Morris! Just over the bar...#SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:26:40 PM
Dempsey finds space over the top, wins a corner. Morris heads the resulting cross over the bar

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:26:53 PM
10' - Morris beats Rimando to ball, headed high/wide

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:26:58 PM
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by SeaTimesSports via twitter retweeted by mattpentz 8/14/2016 11:27:04 PM
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by The Seattle Times via twitter retweeted by mattpentz 8/14/2016 11:27:16 PM
What an upgrade! Thanks to our friends at @Budweiser for bringing a few fans to the Reserve Club for #SEAvRSL 🍻 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp21E8IUAAE-F41.jpg

by Seattle Sounders FC via twitter 8/14/2016 11:27:23 PM
11' - Beckerman from distance, curls just over the bar!

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:27:48 PM
12' - Mears v Phillips down SEA right side, corner earned for Sounders

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:29:07 PM
Fight for the man standing next to you 👊 #SEAvRSL http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cp21iBXVMAA4xk_.jpg

by Seattle Sounders FC via twitter 8/14/2016 11:29:15 PM
12' - Tough ball for Dempsey to hit first time; shot is well over. #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:29:59 PM
Scoreless through 15 minutes at CenturyLink. Both teams feeling each other out #SEAvRSL

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:32:19 PM
16' - Pressure from Morris forces RSL turnover; #Sounders on the attack #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:32:57 PM
18' - MEARS sprints the length of the pitch and earns the FK 👏👏👏 #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:35:12 PM
18' - Phillips whistled for foul in corner on Mears ... FK coming from Lodeiro

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:35:21 PM
18' - Rimando mishandles and it's nearly knocked in! Corner coming #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:35:40 PM
Yikes. Mulholland spares Rimando what would have been an embarrassing own goal. 'Keeper dropped free kick in front of own net

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:35:55 PM
18' - FK sails through Rimando hands, cleared from danger by Mulholland ... corner coming for SEA

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:36:05 PM
20' - Role reversal! Morris finds Nico in the middle who puts one on target! Rimando saves #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:38:07 PM
21' - Javi and Burrito w/ two-man game, but knocked away

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:38:33 PM
22' - Glad / Phillips do well to deny Morris chance ... then Martinez works magic defensively to back press and win ball

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:39:07 PM
RSL proving much harder to break down than Orlando was last weekend. Visitors keeping a disciplined shape

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:39:31 PM
23' - Beckerman knocks ball away from Lodeiro, Beltran ushers to safety

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:40:45 PM
GOAL Seattle. Lodeiro. 1-0 Sounders in the 24th minute

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:41:01 PM
24' - Lodeiro finds back of the net off Ivanschitz cross, SEA up 1-0 over #RSL

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:41:19 PM
The new signing nets his first Sounders goal. Dempsey plays wide for Ivanschitz, who finds Lodeiro in the middle for a clean finish

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:41:37 PM
24' - LODEIRO GOAALLLLLLLLL!!!!! HIS FIRST, FIRST TIME FROM IVANSCHITZ PASS! 1-0 #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:41:41 PM
24' - LODEIRO GOAALLLLLLLLL!!!!! HIS FIRST, FIRST TIME FROM IVANSCHITZ PASS! 1-0 #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter retweeted by SoundersFC 8/14/2016 11:41:49 PM
Sagging off Lodeiro in the box is definitely something you want to do at any given opportunity.

by Will Parchman via twitter 8/14/2016 11:41:53 PM
#MLS & all that, but that is why the Sounders are back in the playoff race. Their stars produce moments of brilliance like that.

by pgalindo16 via twitter retweeted by mattpentz 8/14/2016 11:43:09 PM
26' - Beckerman wins ball 25 yds out and shoots, Frei saves out for #RSL corner

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:43:23 PM
27' - Morris turns corner on Phillips, but ball runs out for #RSL goal kick

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:44:34 PM
Video of Lodeiro's goal. Such a well-taken finish twitter.com/TotalMLS/statu…

by Matt Pentz via twitter 8/14/2016 11:44:40 PM
GOOOOOOOOOAL NICO LODEIRO! Welcome to the Emerald City, Nico 👏 #SEAvRSL t.co

by Seattle Sounders FC via twitter 8/14/2016 11:44:46 PM
27' - Ooff! Morris overcooks his first touch on the break and it's out for a GK. #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:44:47 PM
First timer. #SEAvRSL snpy.tv/2bvTNLD

by Major League Soccer via twitter retweeted by mattpentz 8/14/2016 11:44:49 PM
That first #Sounders goal feeling 😎 #SEAvRSL t.co

by Seattle Sounders FC via twitter 8/14/2016 11:47:05 PM
30' - Tell me, is there anyone you love more than Nico Lodeiro right now? #SEAvRSL

by Sounders Matchday via twitter 8/14/2016 11:47:36 PM
30' - Martinez cleaned out by Mears on near sideline, FK coming for #RSL from in front of bench

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:47:51 PM
31' - Morales cross finds head of Garcia, saved by Frei

by Real Salt Lake via twitter 8/14/2016 11:48:17 PM