- SILVERBACKS HOLD SOUNDERS TO SCORELESS DRAW
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5/22/2005
SEATTLE – The Seattle Sounders played a dominating second half but could not find the back of the net Saturday night as they played the visiting Atlanta Silverbacks to a 0-0 draw in front of 1,381 rain-soaked fans at Qwest Field. Preston Burpo was rarely put to the test in the match, but he was there when called upon and has still yet to give up a goal this season.
After a wet and uneventful first half, the Sounders took control of the game at the 70-minute mark and pounded the Atlanta goal until the final whistle, but goalkeeper Christian Fegler made a couple of crucial saves to win a valuable point on the road for the Silverbacks.
Former Major League Soccer All-Star Alex Pineda Chacon and USL First Division leading goal scorer Fabian Dawkins led the Atlanta attack in the first half. They tested the Seattle defense on several occasions with some smart combination work, but Burpo only had to make one save despite four shots on goal by Dawkins.
- Gallery for 5/21/2005 game.
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5/21/2005
Gallery for 5/21/2005 game.
- SOUNDERS WOMEN BATTLE STRONG, BUT FALL TO MUSTANGS 1-2
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5/20/2005
SEATTLE – The Seattle Sounders Women played host to the Mile High Mustangs tonight at Qwest Field. Although evenly matched throughout the entire match, the Sounders fell 1-2, with two goals from Mustang forward Ymara Guante and the lone Sounders Women’s goal by Tina Frimpong on an assist by Kelli Smith.
All three goals occurred in the exciting second half of the game beginning with an unassisted goal by Guante in the 48th minute. The Sounders responded in the 53rd minute when defender Smith passed a through ball to Frimpong who finished at the six-yard box. To clinch the win, Guante drove a low ball to the far post off a pass from Kristin Warren in the 58th minute.
In the 10th minute of play, the 2004 W-League Assist leader, Sounders midfielder Michelle French suffered a right knee injury. She will have an MRI on Monday May 23rd.
- Sounders Host Silverbacks in First Double Header Weekend with Sounder Women
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5/18/2005
Seattle vs. Atlanta Preview:
The Seattle Sounders (1-1-1) play host to the Atlanta Silverbacks (3-2-1) this weekend for the first time in the 2005 season. The two teams will match up Saturday night, 7pm at Qwest Field. Atlanta, who currently stands at 4th place (10pts) in the USL looks to battle the Sounders who currently stands in 9th place (4pts). Atlanta has played three more games then Seattle.
This meeting will be the 12th time the teams face each other. In 2004 the Sounders traveled to Atlanta and the Silverbacks walked away with a close 1-0 victory over the Sounders. The lone goal was put away by forward Gary Brooks in the first half with the assist from Mac Cozier.
2004 marked the first time Seattle had traveled to Atlanta since 1997 when the Atlanta franchise was known as the Ruckus.
Seattle’s all-time season record versus Atlanta is 7-4-0, totaling 20 goals scored against Atlanta.
- Ryan Edwards Earns USL Team of the Week Honors in Week Four
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5/17/2005
SEATTLE- Defender Ryan Edwards earned recognition from the United Soccer Leagues for his solid defensive play in the 1-0 victory over the Charleston Battery last Saturday, May 14th.
This season Edwards has already proven he is back for another impressive season, accumulating 266 minutes and three shots in three games played.
The 2004 season saw Edwards play over 1700 minutes, scoring one goal. After graduating from the University of Washington, Edwards joined the Sounders in 1998. After only one season, Edwards moved to California to play for the Bay Area Seals in 1999 and 2000.
- Seattle Sounder Women Battle Arizona Heatwave to a 2-2 tie in the 2005 Home Opener
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5/16/2005
SEATTLE, WA – The Seattle Sounder Women played host to the Arizona Heatwave this afternoon in their 2005 home opener at Starfire Sports Complex, in front of a crowd of 150. The persistent attacking efforts by both teams resulted in a 2-2-overtime tie.
Though the Heatwave and Sounder Women spent most of the first half with threatening shot attempts from both sides, the Heatwave was able to fend off a relentless Sounders attack, and net two goals behind Sounders goalkeeper Lisa Brookens to take the lead into half time 2-1.
The Sounder Women were able to put Jennifer Branam to the test in just the second minute of play. Forward Michelle French sent a through pass to forward Tina Frimpong who blasted an 18 yard shot at Heatwave ‘keeper Branam.
In the 18th-minute, Heatwave midfielder Brittany Cooper sent a ball through to forward Elizabeth Bogus who drove a shot from 18 yards out over the hands of goalkeeper Brookens for a Heatwave goal.
Elizabeth Bogus struck again in the 35 minute with an unassisted goal. Bogus carried the ball 30 yards past the Sounder Women’s defense to slot a ball in the back of the net from 15 yards out on the right side of the field, just past the finger tips of Brookens.
- WHITFIELD'S GOAL GIVES SOUNDERS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON - DEFEAT BATTERY 1-0
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5/15/2005
SEATTLE – Rookie midfielder Brent Whitfield (pictured) scored his first professional goal and goalkeeper Preston Burpo kept the clean sheet as the Seattle Sounders got their first win of the 2005 regular season by beating the Charleston Battery 1-0 Saturday night at Qwest Field.
Whitfield kept the Charleston defense on its heels the entire time he was on the field and was rewarded with a hard fought goal in the 67th minute that propelled Seattle to a much-needed win in the third of a six-game home stand. Burpo made a desperate kick save four minutes earlier to keep Charleston off the score sheet.
Though the Battery spent most of the first half in their own end fending off a relentless Sounders attack, they were able to put Burpo to the test in just the second minute of play. Battery forward Usiel Vasquez got on the end of a deflected pass at the top of the 18-yard box and, despite being tightly marked, got off a screaming volley that Burpo alertly turned aside and then chased down the rebound.
- Sounders Tangle with Charleston Battery Tonight at 7pm
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5/13/2005
Seattle vs. Charleston Preview:
The Seattle Sounders play host to Charleston Battery for the first time in both teams history. These two team will match up Saturday night, 7pm at Qwest Field. Charleston, who currently stands at fifth place (5pts) in the USL looks to battle the Sounders who currently stand in 11th place (1pt).
This meeting will be the second time the teams face each other. In 2004 the Sounders traveled to Charleston and won 3-1. Welton Melo scored two goals and Danny Jackson had one to lift the Sounders above the Battery. The Sounders lead the all-time series 1-0.
The Battery features a young and unproven team led by dominating USL First Division Player of the Week, forward Greg Simmonds, who tallied twice in the Battery's 3-1 win over Toronto last week. Simmonds led Charleston in scoring with 14 points (5 goals, 4 assists) last season.
- Sounders Besagno Defeats Real Salt Lake Besagno 1-0 in Exhibition Match
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5/12/2005
SEATTLE – Sounders rookie Jake Besagno (pictured on left) made his professional debut a memorable one when he scored the game winner with his first touch on the ball within seconds of coming into the match as a second half substitute, and Preston Burpo made several crucial saves to give Seattle a 1-0 victory over Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake in an exhibition match Wednesday night at Qwest Field.
The match marked the return of former Sounder and 2002 A-League MVP Leighton O’Brien, as he suited up against his former team for the first time. The match also featured the 2005 MLS number one draft pick and Maple Valley, Wash., native Nik Besagno, who is Jake Besagno’s younger brother.
A well-played first half saw no goals but no shortage of chances for both teams, the best and majority of which fell to the Sounders, who dominated the later stages of the half.
- Gallery for 5/11/2005 game.
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5/11/2005
Gallery for 5/11/2005 game.
