Knowing the sound of defeat...

[Y]

Tout sur les Sounders: à mettre ici.


Le joueur expulsé ce soir est nul autre que Welton Melo (un Brasilero), le meilleur buteur du club (10 buts, 20 points). Il a 2 buts en séries, et il en n'aura pas plus.

Roger Levesque a, quant à lui, 8 buts et 4 passes (20 points). un but et une passe en séries.

Ensuite ça baisse... Kyle Smith: 4B, 1P, 9 points. Jonathan Bolanos a aussi 9 points: 2B, 5P. Ensuite, ça tombe à 6 points. Sean-Michael callahan a 5 passes.

Leur gardien est Preston Burpo, 6'3, 215 lbs, rasé.

Celui qui a égalisé ce soir à vancouver est nul autre que Jason Farrell (6 points en saison), on le connait lui du temps de l'APSL.

Saison:
Leur fiche: 13V, 4N, 11D, 40BP, 34BC, +6, 43 pts. (1.54pts par match)
IMPACT...: 17V, 5D, 6D, 36BP, 15BC, +21, 56 pts. (2.00)

Ils ont 4B de plus que nous, mais 19 de plus en BC. 25% de leurs buts venaient de Welton, suspendu pour la finale. Je n'ai pas vérifé s'il y a des joueurs avec 3 jaunes en séries.

Sur la route pour Seattle et à domicile pour Mtl (en saison rég.):

S: 6V, 1N, 7D, 16BP, 19BC, -3, 19pts
I: 9V, 3N, 2D, 18BP, 6BC, +12, 30pts

Conclusion: on fout un marqueur sur Levesque et tiguidou (rire)...

[François]

du Seattle times:

The only disappointing part on the night for Seattle was Welton's situation.

Schmetzer said he planned to appeal the ejection to the league in hopes of having Welton on the field against Montreal, which beat the Syracuse Salty Dogs in the Eastern Conference final by a 3-1 aggregate score.

"I'm going to appeal it because he (referee Tiger Lui) just cheated Welton out of a chance to play in the final," Schmetzer said. "It's unfair to Welton."

[matt_impact]

"I'm going to appeal it because he (referee Tiger Lui) just cheated Welton out of a chance to play in the final," Schmetzer said. "It's unfair to Welton."

C'est dur les règles... j'aurai une pensée émue alors pour Laurent Blanc expulsé de la finale contre le Brésil en 1998 pour un faux coup de poing sur un joueur croate.

Ce serait plutôt honteux de voir se Welton se présenter à Montréal.

[François]

2004 Sep 13

From today's Sounders news release:

Sounders Prepare for A-League Championship against Montreal Impact
(Seattle, Wash.) - - The Seattle Sounders play the Montreal Impact in the A-League Championship Match on Saturday, September 18th in Montreal, Quebec. After upsetting the top two teams in the Western Conference the Sounders get the chance to play for the franchise's third league championship. The championship match will be broadcast live on Fox Sports World, kickoff is set for 4pm PST from Montreal's Claude Robillard Sports Complex.

The Sounders and Impact have played 15 matches, mostly from 1994 to 1996. They have not met since the 2001 season. The Sounders own the overall head-to-head record 10-4-1 (W-D-L), counting shootouts as draws. The Sounders have outscored the Impact 25-7. These two teams have never met in the post-season. The Impact won the A-League title in 1994 while the Sounders won back-to-back titles in 1995 and 1996.

After getting knocked out in the first round of the 2003 playoffs, the Impact responded by posting the best record in the Eastern conference this season 17-5-6, 57 points, just one point shy of the regular season title. The Impact defense allowed just 15 goals in the regular season, the fewest in the league. As the top seed, the Impact eliminated both the Rochester Raging Rhinos and Syracuse Salty Dogs in the playoffs to reach the championship match. Five members of the Impact were selected to all-league teams.

After posting a five-match winning streak in the month of August the Sounders squeaked into the post season as the fourth seed. The Sounders were able to upset the top two teams in the Western Conference including the second seed Vancouver Whitecaps with a 2-1 aggregate score in the Western Conference finals. In the post season, goalkeeper Preston Burpo has recorded two shutouts and has allowed just three goals in four playoff matches to help the Sounders reach the league championship match.

The Sounders leave Thursday, September 16th for Montreal. The championship match will be broadcast live on Fox Sports World at 4pm. The match will also be broadcast live on Sounders radio 1150-AM KKNW, coverage starts at 3:40pm.

Welton to Sit Out A-League Championship Match
The Sounders may have to battle the Impact without the team's leading scorer. Welton, who scored 10 goals in the regular season and two goals in the post season, was issued two yellow cards in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday, September 12th in Vancouver. Welton was sent off in the 71st minute after a unique set of circumstances involving an attempted Sounders substitution. The head official believed Welton, just feet from the sideline was delaying the match and issued Welton his second yellow card. Welton's first yellow card of the match was issued in the 69th minute while battling for position on a Sounders corner kick.

Welton is to serve his one-match league imposed suspension on Saturday, September 18th for being sent off with a red card on Sunday. The Sounders have appealed Welton's ejection and are waiting for a response from the league.

A-League Championship Match Format
Unlike the previous two playoff series, the A-League Championship match is a one-match final that could extend to 30 minutes of overtime and FIFA penalty kicks to decide a winner.

Sounders Training Schedule
The Sounders train on Tuesday, September 14th and Wednesday, September 15th this week in preparation for Montreal. Training begins at 10am at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, Wash. Training is open to the public and media. Please call Marc Kostic at (206) 622-3415 before attending training as times and facilities may change.

[Heather]

I know it sounds wrong to say, but i hope Welton gets to play. it was the refs mistake on the sub, and in no way should Welton miss the championship game. Not only for him, but we dont want to hear excuses of why they 'lost'. Let them play with all thier men and we play with ours.... let the games begin....
GO IMPACT!!!!!!!!!!