Seattle Win the Lamar Hunt Open Cup

Seattle Sounders defeated D.C United in the final of the Lamar Hunt Open Cup on Wednesday night, and sealed the first trophy for the first year franchise. No doubt, people were expecting an entertaining game and a close result..and that is exactly what they got. I would say that it was one of the more entertaining finals in recent times and shows why the tournament is still important to teams. In 2007, I was part of the New England Revolution team that took the title, and I know that winning that trophy was very important to what we did that season! To have any US Professional soccer medal is an honor.

What capped the game for me was the fact that a player who moved with the Seattle Sounder Franchise from USL to MLS was the one to score the winning goal - Roger Levesque. What a fairy tale story for the 28 year old striker, who is in his 5th season as a Seattle player. A lot of credit has to go to Frenchman Sebastien Le Toux, who tussled for the ball at the edge of the area before squaring a neat ball to Levesque at the back post. A well deserved goal!

My final point is on the red card given to D.C goalkeeper Chris Wicks after Seattle's first goal. What was the big man thinking? He gets up and jumps on a player (Freddie Montero) who is lying on the ground after a legitimate goal...a moment of madness that should see the keeper fined and suspended for more than the normal 2 games for a red card. He could have seriously injured Montero as he appeared to stamp on the strikers chest.

Great win for Seattle.....and congrats to one of the best set of supporters in MLS! Feel free to leave your thoughts about the game below. What did you think of Seattles performance? What about Josh Wicks red card?