Here are the notable notes for Sunday afternoon’s Sounders-Galaxy match at CenturyLink Field:
- Armando Villarreal is the referee, Corey Parker and Apolinar Mariscal are his assistants and Drew Fischer is the fourth official.
- Though this is Seattle’s first match the interim reign of head coach Brian Schmetzer, he had filled in for Sigi Schmid on four previous (and temporary) occasions, accumulating a 3-1-0 record.
- Los Angeles leads the all-time regular-season series between the clubs 9-4-6. The Galaxy has also eliminated the Sounders from the playoffs on three occasions — though Seattle did top L.