Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield

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Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield
Tournament details
Host countryUSA
Teams2 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Washington.svg Seattle Sounders FC (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Mexico.svg Chiapas
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored7 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fredy Montero (4 goals)

The Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield is a club football (soccer) match hosted and organized by the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer. The match has the Sounders FC club play a select club in a pre-season exhibition match, with the intention to raise money for local charities in the Seattle area. In 2010, the Sounders raised $82,000 and the money was split between the Boys & Girls Clubs of America of Washington state, Seattle SCORES, Soccer Saves, and Washington Youth Soccer.

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In 2010, the first Community Shield was held, when the Sounders played their longtime rivals, the Portland Timbers on March 11, 2010. In the match, the Timbers defeated the Sounders 1-0, giving the Timbers their first win in Seattle since 2005.

On March 9, 2011, Sounders and the defending 2010 MLS Cup champions, the Colorado Rapids took the pitch in the 2nd Community Shield with the Sounders winning 3-1.

February 29, 2012, Sounders took on Jaguares from the Mexican Primera División at CenturyLink Field and won 2-0, with two goals from Fredy Montero.

Teams

The following clubs have participated in the Community Shield:

Venue

Seattle hosted the first Community Shield match at their home pitch, CenturyLink Field.

Seattle
CenturyLink Field
Capacity: 67,000
Lookingsouthqwestfield.JPG

History

Seattle and Portland have one of the biggest rivalries in American sports. In July 2009, Seattle and Portland met in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at PGE Park in Portland, Oregon. Seattle won the game 2-1 from a goal by Roger Levesque in the first minute. [1] The Seattle Sounders – Portland Timbers rivalry started in the North American Soccer League in 1975. [2]

Matches played

Elias Bazakos was the referee for the first game. A total of 18,606 people attended the game. Ryan Pore, a former tryalist for the Sounders, gave an assist to O. J. Obatola, a Portland tryalist from Gombak United FC of the Singaporean S. League. Only one card was given during the match, to James Marcelin who plays in the Haiti national football team. The money raised from the game was $82,000. The money will be split among the Boys & Girls Clubs of America of Washington state, Seattle SCORES, Soccer Saves, and Washington Youth Soccer.

March 11, 2010 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 0 1 Flag of the United States.svg Portland Timbers Seattle, Washington USA
18:00 PDT Report Obatola Soccerball shade.svg44'
Marcelin Yellow card.svg 70'
Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 18,606
Referee: Elias Bazakos

Yader Reyes was the referee for the second match. 7,355 people were in attendance. Jhon Kennedy Hurtado scored the first goal off a Fredy Montero free-kick to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. Colorado responded with a goal from the penalty spot by Jeff Larentowicz. But Fredy Montero scored two goals to claim the victory for the Sounders.

March 9, 2011 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 3 1 Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington USA
18:00 PDT González Yellow card.svg 57'
Hurtado Soccerball shade.svg60'
Montero Soccerball shade.svg67'Soccerball shade.svg78'
Friberg Yellow card.svg 86'
Report Larentowicz Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.)Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 7,355
Referee: Yader Reyes
2011 Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield winner
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Seattle Sounders FC
February 29, 2012 Seattle Sounders FC Flag of the United States.svg 2 0 Flag of Mexico.svg Chiapas Seattle, Washington USA
19:00 PST Montero Soccerball shade.svg61', 73'
Alonso Yellow card.svg 76'
Match Report Martínez Yellow card.svg 73'Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 11,140

11,140 people were in attendance. Fredy Montero scored the first goal off a header in the 61' minute to give Seattle a 1-0 lead. Chiapas was never able to break through. Later on in the 73' minute Fredy Montero scored another goal, securing the victory for the Sounders.

2012 Seattle Sounders FC Community Shield winner
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Seattle Sounders FC

Overall Goal scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Colombia.svg Fredy Montero Seattle Sounders FC 4
2 Flag of Colombia.svg Jhon Kennedy Hurtado Seattle Sounders FC 1
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Larentowicz Colorado Rapids 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg O. J. Obatola Portland Timbers 1

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References

  1. "Seattle-Portland Match Stats" . Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  2. History of the rivalry