In a match where it looked many times like they would lose, the Seattle Sounders Academy had just enough grit, just enough luck, and in the end, just enough skill to beat La Liga’s Valencia CF 1-0 to become the first MLS side to take the Generation Adidas Cup Champions division title. It is an improvement over their Premier division title from last year and the Sounders Academy now has a credible claim as a world-class program.
In the final, the Sounders gave as well as they got, finally hammering home the winner when Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez’s cross found Ray Serrano for an open header in extra time.