I have consistently thought that if Seattle had some of the same red card luck that teams seem to have against them, the Sounders would look great with an extra man. While that wasn’t entirely wrong, Seattle showed a woeful inability to break down a very secure bunkering Columbus Crew side, a side that played down a man for 75 minutes and looked quite comfortable doing so. The 0-0 result was a demoralizing one, as an offensively lost Seattle team continually lumped in crosses and bashed their heads against the wall of defenders between them and goal, rarely mixing up angles or changing a strategy that failed repeatedly.
Seattle Sounders vs. Columbus Crew SC: Player ratings
