Sometimes getting home in one piece is all that matters.
The Seattle Sounders left Colorado with a valuable point Wednesday evening in a match that will not be on display in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame. Aside from a cursory review from the coaching staff, it will likely be forgotten by the time Sounders fans laid their heads down to sleep Wednesday night, and the players touched down from their charter.
That’s not to say the result didn’t serve its purpose, of course. A draw on the road is rarely something to scoff at. Even head coach Brian Schmetzer — who ranks ties somewhere between being dumped by your high-school sweetheart and stepping on a thumbtack barefoot — was happy to take the point and fly.