Z.I.P. Posted August 16, 2009 Report Posted August 16, 2009 Stevie Zakuani took the Seattle Sounders 314 minute scoreless drought on his shoulders tonight at the building known as the Tool Box, The Home Depot Center at Cal State Dominguez Hills and scored the game-winning goal, his fourth of the season in the twenty-second minute tonight and was named Fox Sports Northwest Man of the Match as the Seattle Sounders won their biggest road game of the 2009 season, 2-0 over the LA Galaxy, who hadn't lost a game in a couple months. I hope that is not a run-on sentence.Announcer Jim Watson gave a shout out to the former #1 draft choice from the University of Ack-ron. With this performance, Zakuani put himself back atop the MLS Rookie of the Year ladder, ahead of Galaxian fullback Omar Gonzalez of Maryland. It was a joy watching my favorite MLS team beat my least favorite, and seeing England's gift to American soccer get the Tarjeta Roja, the red card for his cleats-up tackle in minute 17. Seattle dominated most of the following 73 minutes between the clubs, with Brad Evans slotting a perfect service across the box to an unmarked #11 for the winning goal in the 22nd minute. This game, played without the ill Sounder forward Freddie Ljungberg, may be the one that turns Seattle's season around, after playing sick as a team for a month, they showed some passion and used their aggression positively on both ends of the pitch. Freddy Montero put SSFC on top 2-0 with a roof-of-the-net-finding right boot on a looping ball into the box that the Galaxy stood and watched. That was the story of this night, as LA was surprised to find an opponent prepared to play hard and winning soccer. The kind #11 learned at Lee Jackson Field. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Posted August 16, 2009 Getting only their 2nd win on the road all season, this is exactly what the Sounders needed. In reading on a few other sites, it seems like there were quite a few Sounders fans in attendance. Quote
MDZip Posted August 16, 2009 Report Posted August 16, 2009 We really should have surrounded Steve last year screaming "One more year"! Can you imagine how awesome the Zips would be if we had Steve-O back for his junior year too? (sigh). Quote
MDZip Posted August 21, 2009 Report Posted August 21, 2009 Sounders on ESPN2 right now. Zakuani on the front line. Quote
MDZip Posted August 21, 2009 Report Posted August 21, 2009 He has a design shaved in his hair that looks a bit like a Z. I'd guess for Zakuani but couldn't it serve a dual purpose? Quote
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