Photos by Max Aquino, John May, Hazel May, and Matt Warso.
Seattle Sounders’ Emerald City Supporters display their tifo of the Washington State flag before kickoff.
Vancouver Whitecaps’ Pa-Madou Kah celebrates his first goal of the season in the sixth minute of the game.
Sounders’ Stefan Frei made a number of key saves to try to keep the Sounders in the game.
Tensions increased as the game continued between the Sounders and the Whitecaps.
Thomás and the Sounders struggled to find a way to unlock Steven Beitashour and the Whitecaps defense throughout the game.
Osvaldo Alonso continued his high work rate in the midfield, completing 83% of his passes. He left in the 88th minute with an injury.
Whitecaps’ Cristian Techera kept Brad Evans and the Sounders’ defense on their toes throughout the game.
Sounders’ Dylan Remick makes a strong tackle against Cristian Techera.
Whitecaps’ Pedro Morales celebrates his goal with teammate Gershon Koffie in front of the television camera after scoring a sensational free kick to the near post past Stefan Frei.
Sounders try to find some space behind the Whitecaps defense, as Dempsey tries to bring a pass from Erik Friberg down with Pa-Madou Kah and Kendall Waston covering him.
In the end, Sounders were left frustrated as they lose 0-3 at home to the Vancouver Whitecaps, suffering their seventh loss in their last nine games (2-7-0 record).