The Seattle Sounders fought tooth and nail on the road Saturday night, clawing back from not one, but *two* deficits against the Colorado Rapids to snatch a 3-3 draw. For us Sounders faithful, that draw felt more like a win than anything we’ve seen since way back in May.
Trailing Early, But Showing Fight
Before kickoff, we had an hour-long weather delay, always making you wonder how the game would go. Once things got rolling, it was back and forth, both sides creating chances. In the 10th minute, it looked like a solid penalty shout when Cristian Roldan went down in the box after a slide from Rob Holding, but the ref only gave us a corner. The Rapids then struck first in the 28th minute with Morgan Whittaker finding the net. But that goal was a series of unfortunate events on our end. Nouhou failed to deal with a cross and then seemed to try to force Andrew Thomas into an unnecessary back pass, which Thomas had to kick out for a dangerous throw-in. From that chaos, Colorado worked the ball across, Paxten Aaronson got the assist to Whittaker, and Cristian Roldan, who was marking him, wasn’t tight enough, letting Whittaker redirect it through traffic. Bang, 1-0. We almost grabbed an equalizer before halftime though, with a Sounders player trying to set up Jordan Morris in the 43rd, but the keeper got there first. In stoppage time, another Sounders player had a shot saved, and the rebound attempt to Morris was offside.
NEVER Say Die, Seattle!
We came out of halftime with that same energy, and it paid off quickly. After a Sounders player and Jordan Morris worked a give-and-go into the box, Morris went down, but no penalty came. Still, in the 49th minute, Cristian Roldan was fouled just outside the box. A Sounders player sent in the free kick, and our man Roldan rose up, perfectly redirecting it for the tying goal! But the Rapids weren’t done. Donavan Phillip scored for them in the 56th minute, making it 2-1. Then, after Whittaker scored his second of the night in the 78th minute, putting Colorado up 3-1, it felt like the dagger. But this team, man, they don’t quit! A Sounders player got the rally started with a goal in the 79th minute, and then in the 3rd minute of second half stoppage time, a Sounders player scored a debut goal to claw back that point!
What a rollercoaster! To come back from two goals down like that, especially after what looked like a crushing second Whittaker goal, shows the kind of grit we expect from our Sounders. We need to tighten things up on defense, but that comeback energy is exactly what we need. It’s a draw, but it’s a massive statement. Next up, we’ve gotta bring that fight and clean up those early errors. This team has the potential to make some noise, and this game proves it.
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Originally reported by Sounder at Heart.
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