Here are the notable notes for Saturday afternoon’s rivalry match between the Sounders and Whitecaps at CenturyLink Field:
- Jair Marrufo is the referee, Ian Anderson and Corey Rockwell are his assistants and Alejandro Mariscal is the fourth official.
- Both teams desperately need a victory to stay within the periphery of the Western Conference playoff picture. Vancouver currently sits four points out of the sixth-and-final postseason berth, with Seattle another two back but with a pair of games in hand.
- Barring a dramatic turnaround, the Sounders have been relegated into a spoiler role in the chase for this year’s Cascadia Cup.