Sounders v. Dynamo Preview and Predictions
November 6th, 2009 by nwsportsguyI’ll start out first by saying that there will be no blog updates for the week of November 8-14, as I’ll be deer hunting with my dad (living legends are a dying breed) and friend Derek Dunlap in Montana. Hopefully our performance replicates that of the Sounders season (amazing) rather than the Seahawks (abysmal).
The game: Sunday, November 8 at noon. In the Seattle area, the game will be live on King5. Outside of Seattle, however, it can be watched live on FSN.
As for the game itself, I’ll say that I have a bad feeling about it. Of the five matches this season against the Dynamo, we’ve won three and tied two. Given their last performance (0-0 draw at Qwest), the Dynamo seemed like they knew how to scout and adapt to our style of play: they were excellent at neutralizing Llungberg and forced us to lose possession in midfield. It just seems like they’re due for a breakout performance.
I have no doubt the Sounders are going to come out and play a hard fought match. I also expect the same from the Dynamo. Their playing style in the first leg indicated they were concerned primarily with defense. In the second leg at home, I expect them to be more attack minded.
Predictions:
- At least five yellow cards
- At least one bloody face (most likely Jaqua)
- A Sounder victory in a shoot out (game ends 1-1, with the Dynamo scoring first)
- Greater than 15 fouls
- Houston Keeper Pat Onstead goes down after throwing out his hip, giving way to Gig Harbor native Tally Hall (I played against him in High School)
Other links
The Seattle Times has this story on local players on the Houston Dynamo.
Here is goal.com’s preview of the match
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