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Seattle Sounders Western Conference 2012
April Round-up:
Major League Soccer
Saturday 7th April - 7.00PM
D,C, United (1-0) Seattle
Att; 14,095
Star Man; Christian Tiffert
Stadium; RFK Stadium
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Opportunities for Seattle came aplenty, but Johnson, Powers and Joseph all failed to convert. Against the run of play, Rafael scored a half-volley on the break. The woodwork saved D.C on countless occasions with Eddie Johnson striking the post numerous times when he really should have scored.
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Major League Soccer
Saturday 14th April - 12.00PM
Seattle (2-1) Colorado
Att; 36,755
Star Man; Patrick Ianni
Stadium; Centurylink Field
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It took just 16 minutes for Seattle to open the scoring in Washington, with Eddie Johnson scoring a acute diving header beating defender and keeper. Just after the half hour mark, Chris Klute brought down Christian Tiffert in what appeared to be an outside of the area scrap, but the ref deemed it inside and the penalty was given. Eddie Johnson stepped up to slot in the penalty for his and Seattle's second. Late into the second half a horrendous error from Marcus Hahnemann led to an own goal, but it was no more than a consolation. Another 3 points in the bag for the Sounders.
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Major League Soccer
Saturdayy 28th April - 5.30 PM
Chicago ( 1-3 ) Seattle
Att; 17,033
Star Man; Marc Burch
Stadium; Toyota Park
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Bush was delighted with the win that he claimed Seattle didn't deserve. with only 4 shots at goal compared to Chicago's 13, but they certainly took their chances. With a win that sees the sounders move up to 5th, they found themselves behind after just 42 seconds when Guillermo Franco stole through to slot home. Marc Burch's brilliant curling free kick effort equalised on 17 minutes. Just before the half hour mark Christian Tiffert broke from a free kick and found the corner from the edge of the box. Patrick Ianni wrapped up the points with a close range header to continue his own good form.
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Despite the one loss to tarnish his unbeaten streak, Bush was delighted at how his team is performing so far, the player have been putting in extra effort.
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Key Player
Patrick Ianni
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"He never fails to impress" claims Bush. "Is he superman?"