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Seattle Sounders Face Monterrey To Open Crucial Homestand
Seattle Sounders FC returns home for an important three-game stand beginning Wednesday night at the Xbox pitch of Qwest Field against Monterrey in the CONCACAF Champions League competition.This is a second-round match competition. The Sounders suffered a 2-1 setback last week on the road against CD Marathon of Honduras on a controversial penalty call against defender Tyrone Marshall.
On Saturday night, the Sounders play host to the Chicago Fire in an MLS match. Chicago comes in with a league mark full of sixes at 6-6-6 and 24 points. Last week the Fire saw a three-game win streak halted with a 4-3 loss at Houston.
Saturday’s match marks the first Seattle appearance of Freddie Ljungberg since his trade. Ironically, the two time All-Star Sounders midfielder was ejected only once with the Green Rave. That came against the same Chicago Fire last year in Seattle.
The homestand concludes Sept. 1 with the Sounders facing...
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