SEATTLE, WASH. – Major League Soccer announced today that Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei has won 2018 MLS Save of the Year for his quick-reflex stop against the Colorado Rapids on July 4. 2018 MLS Save of the Year was unveiled on a special MLS ExtraTime Live awards show on MLSsoccer.com. Fans selected from 16 Save of the Year nominees via online voting.
The top-voted save from 2018 was Frei’s full-stretch, left-glove stop against the Colorado Rapids on July 4 that ultimately served as major turning point for Seattle’s season. An unmarked Shkëlzen Gashi had a clear view of the frame from the right side of the box and shot toward the near right post in the 82nd minute.