The Seattle Sounders faced off against San Diego Loyal SC in a competitive match for the first time in the USL Championship side’s brief history when they hosted the California club at Starfire on Wednesday in the third round of the US Open Cup. It took a full two hours and plenty of stoppage time, but Seattle ultimately came out on top, winning 5-4.
The opening minutes of the first half seemed to spell a long evening for the Sounders as San Diego had the first real look at goal following a bad pass from Xavier Arreaga directly to the feet of Charlie Adams near the top of the box in the 2nd minute.