For the first time in the still-nascent stages of the Major League Soccer season, the Seattle Sounders had to play from behind.
It won’t be the last time, surely, but it was perhaps a bit unexpected in that for the first 62 minutes of the match, the Sounders were in a comfortable, if not dominant position against hosts FC Cincinnati. But it did harken back to last year’s road struggles, with the Sounders punished for a momentary lapse, and unable to respond.
In the first two matches, the Sounders were able to get early goals (Cristian Roldan 25th minute versus Colorado; Jordan Morris 35th minute versus Real Salt Lake) that helped set the tone for the match.