Seattle played the Chicago Fire, a team they’d handily beat earlier this year, but they struggled in this match, eventually losing 1-2. Although the Sounders had better possession numbers than against San Jose, they lacked urgency and precision and failed to turn their increased time on the ball into many meaningful attacks. Chicago didn’t do much better, although they took full advantage of their few chances. The Sounders seemed to struggle with cohesion, and standout players have yet to show up for the team in Florida.

Goalkeeper

This wasn’t a great game from Frei. Although he only was asked to make three saves against Chicago, there was uncertainty to his play in a few key moments, and he made some uncharacteristic mistakes.