As a Sounders fan, I was very disappointed with their Thursday night preseason result against arch-rival Portland. However, the inept offensive display by my beloved Rave Green and Blue was somewhat offset by a few other EXTREMELY encourage statistics/facts.
Total attendance for Thursday night's friendly: 18,606 (average regular season MLS attendance= 16k)
Number of traveling Portland supporters: 400+
General weather throughout the match: Cold and rainy
Considering that these facts are tied to a MLS preseason match is simply unprecedented in this country. These numbers would be encouraging for any other MLS regular season match or even some regular season MLB games! However, Seattle showed once again why it is truly earned it the moniker: Soccer City, USA.
I cannot help but wonder how this town will react if the players union does indeed decide to strike...but something tells me that the supporters chant, "Sounders til I die..." probably will ring just as true either way.
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