SEATTLE — All things considered, the Seattle Sounders did what they needed to do on Tuesday night.
Facing the Colorado Rapids in the first leg of the Western Conference Championship, the Sounders turned in a 2-1 come-from-behind win to stake an early lead in the aggregate series. Seattle will head to Commerce City, Colo., for the return leg on Sunday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (1 p.m. PT; ESPN, 770 KTTH, El Rey 1360AM).
The first leg in Seattle came following a16-day hiatus following the end of the Western Conference Semifinals. There was a built-in FIFA international break, which pushed back the start of the conference finals.