One of the biggest challenges the Seattle Sounders faced against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the Western Conference Semifinals of the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs was slowing down their Cascadia rivals’ counterattack.
One of the best teams all year at absorbing pressure and punishing opponents on the break, the Whitecaps posed a formidable obstacle for the possession-oriented Sounders. Seattle never wavered, though, and kept Vancouver off the scoresheet in both legs, including limiting the ‘Caps to just one total shot.
The Sounders will have their hands full yet again in the Western Conference Championship against the Houston Dynamo, the West’s fourth seed that knocked off the No.