Seattle went into the unfriendly confines of Salt Lake City where they have struggled to get results and … struggled to get a result. They did manage to sneak away with a 2-2 draw against RSL, but both teams were likely disappointed by the final score. Seattle arrived in a new formation, a nebulous 5-1-3-1 look; on paper it showed multiple defensive midfielders but it didn’t play out that way. Confusion from player rotation and different positioning was to be expected, but RSL only found success from set pieces, and repeatedly victimized Seattle for their inability to defend them.
Frei makes numerous saves to preserve road draw.
