TUKWILA, Wash. – Seattle Sounders defender Chad Marshall said Tuesday that he still hasn’t watched the controversial foul that ultimately sunk the Sounders on Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t relived the moment in his head.
Marshall was whistled for a foul in the box on Vancouver Whitecaps FC forward Blas Perez in the 73rd minute of Saturday’s game, and the ensuing penalty kick pushed the ‘Caps to a 2-1 win in the teams’ first Cascadia Cup match of the year.
Referee Mark Geiger wasted no time in pointing to the spot on the play, which saw Marshall slide and poke the ball away from Perez and also take out the Panamanian striker’s legs.