This past weekend was the last chance to play on Cal Anderson Park's Bobby Morris field till August - the city will be installing a new experimental cork-filled artificial surface under increasing scrutiny over traditional crumb-rubber turf fields.
The Sounders U23s played twice over the weekend, earning a pair of 2-0 victories over Kitsap Pumas on Friday and Victoria Highlanders on Sunday.
This detailed tactical discussion of the Sounders' loss to the Red Bulls this weekend concludes that the match was relatively even; that doesn't make it feel any better.
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