When Jordan Hamilton cleaned up a Sebastian Giovinco shot and smashed it into an open net for a 1-0 Toronto FC lead, you could almost feel the air sucking out of the Sounders as a collective.
For the first hour of Saturday’s match, Seattle struggled to generate much in the attacking third and had yet to produce a shot on goal when Hamilton scored. And while the defense hadn’t broken until then, Toronto FC wasted two prime scoring chances in the first half, including an open header from inside the six from Jay Chapman. What’s more, Seattle hadn’t won - or even scored - in more than two league matches.