Seattle Sounders FC hosted a pair of preseason matches on their practice field at Starfire Sports on Tuesday, signaling the club’s first competition in 2021. The first contest featured Sounders FC’s First Team for the opening 75 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Tacoma Defiance players while Portland fielded the same lineup for the full 90 minutes. Fredy Montero opened the scoring in the 62nd minute before Portland’s Dairon Asprilla knocked home a late equalizer.
There weren’t too many other threats on goal, with a defensive highlight coming from Nouhou when he stopped Portland’s vaunted counterattack as the backtracking defender following a free kick.