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Assistant coach Tyrone Marshall sees parallels between RSL, Seattle

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Of all of Tyrone Marshall’s memories from his two seasons with the Seattle Sounders, one stands out; beating the New York Red Bulls 3-0 in the team’s inaugural match.

Of all Tyrone Marshall’s memories from that historic season, shutting out the defending MLS champion New York Red Bulls 3-0 in front of 32,000-plus fans to open the season stands out the most.

“Once you get on the field you start feeling the buzz,” he said. “And then once the game started the butterflies were flowing and we got that early goal.”

The Real Salt Lake assistant coach helped kick off the Sounders’ tradition of success eight years ago, after the Sounders traded for him ahead of their first season in the league.