The Sounders’ only goal in their friendly against Eintracht Frankfurt came when most of the team’s regular starters were on the field.
Seattle’s substitutes, some of whom play for Sounders 2, couldn’t pull ahead of their German opponent in the second half, but they managed to not let Frankfurt score. Seattle settled for a 1-1 tie in the international friendly Saturday in front of 40,667 at CenturyLink Field.
“Even in a friendly game, we wanted to win,” said assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda, who took over coaching duties with Brian Schmetzer out of town. “But we wanted also to see the young players.