FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — One day before New England Revolution forward Kei Kamara and rookie Sounders defender Tony Alfaro met on the field to swap jerseys, the two former Cal State Dominguez Hills players caught up at a local Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt shop.
“I’ve learned a lot from him,” Alfaro said of the 11-year veteran. “I see where he’s been and how far he’s come.”
On Saturday night, during Seattle’s 2-1 loss to the Revs at Gillette Stadium, Alfaro got to make his professional debut against his role model. Alfaro was a surprise first-half substitute in less-than-ideal circumstances as a replacement for captain Brad Evans, who suffered a head injury after getting drilled by a Kamara shot at close range.