The Seattle Sounders’ nightmare just got longer, stretching their winless run to a soul-crushing 12 league games after a 1-1 draw on the road against the LA Galaxy Saturday night. You read that right: twelve games.
First Half Foul-Ups and a Galaxy Gift
The first half against the Galaxy was a tough watch, seriously. Our guys were just plagued by sloppy play, handing the Galaxy nearly every single one of their opportunities on a silver platter. We saw Seattle’s own errors costing us, like in the 6th minute when our keeper came out for a header at the edge of the box, forcing another Sounder to make a desperate, but successful, challenge to clear the danger. Then in the 38th, a botched attempt to switch the field dropped right to a Galaxy midfielder, setting up a golden chance for Marco Reus that luckily forced a quality save from our keeper.
It wasn’t all bad though; we had our own penalty shout when it looked like Chucky Lozano might have brought down Cristian Roldan in the box. But football’s a cruel game, because just moments later, Lozano drew a penalty for the Galaxy, going down under what some angles showed was minimal contact from a Seattle player in the 42nd minute. Reus stepped up, buried it, and our keeper dove the wrong way. That’s how they took a 1-0 lead into halftime, and honestly, we were often our own worst enemy out there.
Second Half Fight and the Call That Robbed Us
Whatever Coach said in the locker room must have lit a fire, because the Sounders came out for the second half with some real energy and a personnel change, bringing in a new player for the one who drew the penalty. Our boys created a handful of chances early, and around the hour mark, we absolutely should have equalized. Jordan Morris did what he does best: beat the back line on a ball over the top and chipped his shot perfectly over their keeper, JT Marcinkowski. The net rippled, the bench erupted, and then… the offside flag went up. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Replays seemed to show Morris timed his run perfectly, looking to be right in line with Jakob Glesnes when the ball was played. That was a gut punch, an absolute robbery, and it would have been the perfect way to break this insane streak.
Finally, an Equalizer. Now What?
Despite that unbelievably bad call, the Sounders kept pushing, showing that Emerald City grit we know and love. Our equalizer finally came in the 81st minute! A Seattle player who’d come in at right back drove down the sideline, playing an excellent pass behind the back line for Jordan Morris to run onto. Morris then showed some serious skill, clipping the ball over a sliding defender and the keeper, setting up another Sounder who was arriving at the back post to knock in the equalizer. What a relief, what a goal!
The game ended 1-1 after 7 minutes of stoppage time, extending that winless run to a brutal 12 games. We’re still sitting just 2 points out of a playoff spot with 28 points, and we even have a game in hand on San Diego FC, who are currently in 9th with 30 points. It’s not over yet! The next chance to finally snap this streak comes next Saturday against the Colorado Rapids at 6:30 pm. Every single 12 is going to be watching, waiting for that W!
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Originally reported by Sounder at Heart.
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