Not exactly the result the Sounders were looking for, but a 2-1 loss in Portland is not the end of the world. The Sounders got the away goal and history tells us that heading one witha one-goal deficit isn’t that big of a disadvantage.
Of possibly more concern is the injuries to Cristian Roldan and Chad Marshall. Roldan looks like he might be able to suit up on thursday, but Marshall could be out for the rest of the year after undergoing surgery.
We talked all about that while also taking questions on such subjects as Frei-day and favorite French Freis.