His club’s failure to win a second consecutive MLS Cup didn’t ruin the short winter vacation of Seattle Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer.
Toronto had both the better team and the home advantage for the one-game championship, and put two shots past Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei in a 2-0 decision. Heartbreak would be too strong a word to describe the disappointment.
It was more like heartburn.
“Last season was a good season by many standards,” Schmetzer said the other day. “But that sickness in our stomach is still there, and it’s because of one contest, one match.