While he was training with the Tacoma Defiance during preseason, Seattle Sounders Academy midfielder Sota Kitahara stated that the U-17s had one objective ahead of the Generation adidas Cup Champions Division: win the whole thing.
When the Rave Green take the pitch at Toyota Stadium on Saturday (4 p.m. PT, live-stream here), they’ll have a chance to do just that. Seattle became the first MLS Academy to ever reach the GA Champions Division Final.
On Thursday, the young Sounders found themselves facing storied English Premier League club West Ham United in the GA Cup Champions Division semifinal, having defeated Argentine powerhouse River Plate 1-0 in the previous round.