Sounders FC concluded its preseason camp in Southern California on Saturday with a closed-door friendly against defending MLS Cup Champion Atlanta United at Titan Stadium on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. Following today's friendly, the club returns home to Seattle for three days before departing for camp in Tucson, Arizona, where the club is set to play preseason friendlies against the Houston Dynamo, Portland Timbers and FC Dallas.
Saturday’s 90-minute friendly consisted of three 30-minute periods, with Sounders FC deploying three separate groups, the first two for 45 minutes and the third for 30 minutes. Brian Schmetzer’s side featured a mixture of players from the First Team, Tacoma Defiance, Sounders FC Academy and unsigned SuperDraft Picks.