SEATTLE — To say the Seattle Sounders were in any sort of crisis over their home form would definitely be overstating things. Despite having claimed just one point from their last four league games at home — most recently losing 2-0 to the Portland Timbers — the Sounders had still won 4 of their last 5 games overall and were leading the Western Conference.
Still, there was a very real understanding that in order for this season to end up the way everyone wants it to, Lumen Field will need to become something close to the fortress it has been in recent years.