Seattle midfielder Andreas Ivanschitz, who has been out with a knee strain, is on the bench for the first leg of the Western Conference finals.
Here are the notable notes for Tuesday night’s Western Conference finals match between the Sounders and Colorado Rapids at CenturyLink Field:
- Chris Penso is the referee, C.J. Morgante and Jeff Muschik are his assistants and Sorin Stoica is the fourth official.
- Seattle is seeking its first-ever MLS Cup title game berth, while Colorado has been just once — a championship game it won in 2010. The Rapids are the second-seeded team in the West; the Sounders are the fourth.