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Minute		Description
90' +5		Full time. Seattle with the 1-0 victory and the slenderest of leads to take to El Salvador. Metapán will be happy with their nights work, no away goal to talk of but they will be more than confident of over turning this tie.
90' +2		Seamon with a decent cross and Montero's header is saved spectacularly by Alfaro.
90' +1		Four minutes of added time.
90'		Free kick to Metapán. And Alfaro steps up and blasts his free kick into the Seattle wall.
88'		Metapán will be extremely happy with this result tonight and the 2nd leg next week should be a corker!
87'		J. Morán enters the game and replaces J. Flores.
86'		Corner to Seattle. Alonso's corner is too deep and Metapán clear.
83'		Nyassi with a golden opportunity, a neat first touch and his far post shot is just wide with Alfaro beaten. A great effort from Nyassi.
80'		A. Flores enters the game and replaces P. Suárez.
77'		Marshall makes a timely interception as Blanco almost gives Metapán the equalizer.

Minute		Description
76'		Alonso's corner kick is headed down and just over from Graham.
75'		Free kick to Seattle. Montero's deflected effort goes out for a corner.
73'		You can sense the urgency from Seattle to grab a second. A one goal advantage may not be enough to defend in El Salvador.
72'		Corner to Seattle. Montero sends in the corner and once again the Metapán defense does its job.
70'		Seattle pouring forward now in search of a second goal tonight.
69'		L. Blanco enters the game and replaces M. Menéndez.
68'		Free kick to Seattle. Montero floats one in and drifts out for a goal kick.
67'		S. Nyassi gets yellow.
67'		Nyassi gets a yellow for a tackle from behind on Suárez.
66'		Corner to Seattle taken by Montero headed clear.
65'		E. Umaña gets yellow.
64'		Replays suggest the ball moved significantly in the air on the way to Alfaro and bounced awkwardly before ending up in the net. Umana gets a yellow for a late challenge.
63'		You could call it an inspired substitution as Montero's first contribution to the game is to give Seattle a vital lead.
60'		F. Montero enters the game and replaces N. Jaqua.
		F. Montero has scored a goal for Seattle Sounders!
		Goal Seattle. Montero strikes one from 40-yards and Alfaro makes a hash of the stop and the ball rebounds into the net. 1-0 Seattle.
58'		Just over 17,000 in the house tonight, great showing from Seattle.
57'		S. Zakuani enters the game and replaces M. Montaño.
56'		Nyassi finds plenty of room on the right side and his shot is disappointingly wide.
55'		Somewhat of a stalemate in proceedings at this stage. Seattle finding it difficult to break through a well drilled Metapán defense.
51'		A quiet opening to the second half as Seattle go in search of the all important opening goal. Metapán will be delighted with proceedings at this stage.
48'		The Metapán keeper Alfaro is a pretty interesting character, as well as a safe pair of hands he has unofficially 31 goals to his credit from set pieces and penalties.
47'		Alfaro punches clear as Riley makes a nuisance of himself in the Metapán area.
46'		Seattle get the second half underway. Straight away a free kick to Seattle is cleared with ease.
45' +3		Half time whistle blows and honors even in this keenly contested first half.
45'		Two minutes of additional time in this first half.
43'		Alonso drills one in again and the Metapán wall does its job.
42'		E. Prado gets yellow.
42'		Prado gets a yellow for the trip on Montaño.
39'		Seamon with a 30-yard effort that goes disappointingly wide.
38'		Corner to Seattle punched clear by Alfaro.
36'		P. Suárez gets yellow.
36'		Yellow to Suárez for the challenge on Marshall.
34'		Free kick to Seattle. Alonso loops one into the 18-yard area and Alvarado heads clear.
33'		Free kick to Seattle taken long and a hesitant Alfaro shepherds it out for a goal kick.
31'		Free kick to Seattle again in a dangerous position just outside the Metapán area. Alonso drills one in low and the Metapán defense clears.
30'		Opening thirty minutes completed and Seattle beginning to turn the screw.
29'		Corner to Seattle taken deep and Graham's header is wide.
28'		A physical opening to this match, plenty of bookings but no real clear cut chances so far. Alonso sends in a free kick which is punched clear by Alfaro.
25'		Alonso shoots and deflected out for a corner which the referee overturns for a goal kick.
24'		Free kick to Seattle just outside the 18-yard area in a central position.
19'		O. Alonso gets yellow.
19'		The substitute Alonso receives a yellow for the challenge on Suárez.
17'		J. Riley gets yellow.
17'		Free kick to Seattle once again taken square which results in open play. Riley gets a yellow for a high challenge on Umana.
14'		O. Alonso enters the game and replaces P. Vagenas.
11'		Free kick to Seattle taken square and results in open play.
8'		P. Vagenas gets yellow.
8'		Yellow to Vagenas for attempting to take the free kick too quickly.
7'		Corner to the Sounders floated in and headed clear. Free kick to Seattle just outside the Metapán area.
4'		Metapán placing some early pressure on the Sounders defense.
3'		Corner to Metapán taken short and results in a throw in.
1'		Metapán get the first half underway.
		Welcome to Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington for tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round 1st leg between the Seattle Sounders of the U.S.A and Metapan from El Salvador. Your three officials tonight are from Mexico, your referee is Ricardo Arellano and his assistants are Alejandro Ayala and Victor Calderon, your fourth official is Jair Marrufo from the U.S.A.

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Seattle Sounders vs. Metapán

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Seattle Sounders matches

Metapán matches

Player	Disciplinary
K. Keller
L. González
T. Marshall
J. Riley	17'
T. Graham
P. Vagenas	8'
S. Nyassi	67'
M. Seamon
N. Jaqua
R. Levesque
M. Montaño

Player	Disciplinary
M. Alfaro
J. Alvarado
E. Aquino
E. Prado	42'
O. Mejía
M. Menéndez
Ó. Jiménez
E. Umaña	65'
A. Canales
P. Suárez	36'
J. Flores