SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC took a break from MLS play on Saturday evening at CenturyLink Field, as Brian Schmetzer’s side played Mexico’s Club Necaxa to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly. For Seattle, the contest was the club’s 11th all-time international friendly in the MLS era, and the third overall contest against Mexican opposition, having previously defeated Chivas Guadalajara 3-1 in 2010 and playing Club Tijuana to a 2-2 draw in 2015.
Following Saturday’s contest, the club readies itself for a return to competitive action after the current FIFA international window, with the MLS champions preparing to take on surging expansion side Atlanta United FC at CenturyLink Field on Friday, March 31 (7:00 p.