The duality of fan

Wednesday night sucked. But it was also one of the most joyous moments possible.

Both of Seattle’s professional soccer teams were playing home* games in high-stakes cup competitions at nearly the same time, with OL Reign and the Washington Spirit going to penalties after a scoreless 90 minutes just as the Seattle Sounders kicked off their own quest for glory against Pumas UNAM.

It was frustrating for the Reign to need to play what should have been a home game on the east coast, in the other Washington, due to an incredibly unfortunate confluence of events and scheduling which meant Lumen Field was unavailable to them. Instead of the cheering of their fans and comfort of knowing every bounce…