Seattle Sounders vs Earthquakes: Game Preview

 Mozzer

Game Time:
Sat – 05/22/10, 12:00 PM

Location:
Quest Field, Seattle

Today’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes will be the 2nd Heritage Cup the Sounders will have played in. The Heritage cup is a annual game played by MLS teams that carried their NASL names with them into the MLS. Right now there is only two teams that participate in the cup, Seattle Sounders and San Jose Earthquakes.

Next year the Portland Timbers will be joining the MLS and will also participate in the Heritage Cup, which should help build the rivalry around the West Coast.

So, how did the Sounders fair last year during the Heritage Cup? Not bad is the answer.

The Sounders and San Jose are split on the results as you can see, but the Sounders beat San Jose in 2 out of 3 games last year. The Earthquakes are playing better then they did last year, but the Sounders should be able to hold back their offense and sneak past their well playing defense today.

The big question that’s on my mind about today’s game is, will we see Nate Jaqua out on the xbox pitch? Evans did a great job playing Fredy Montero through for a 1-0 victory last weekend, but Nate adds the ever-so-important size to the Sounders front line. I hope we get to see him today, if not as a starter, maybe a sub in the 60th minutes.

Kickoff is at Noon, don’t forget your scarfs!

San Jose Scouting Report

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