For the second straight year, the Sounders go into a second-leg postseason home game facing a 3-0 de

Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, left, battles Seattle Sounders' Brad Evans for the ball during the first half of an MLS Western Conference jerry seinfeld tour dates finals soccer game, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
For the second straight year, the Sounders go into a second-leg postseason home game facing a 3-0 deficit and knowing how unlikely it will be to advance. The Sounders face Los Angeles in the second leg of the Western Conference finals Sunday night, with the winner possibly in line to host the MLS Cup final Dec. 1 thanks to Houston's 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
There's a reason this feels so familiar to Seattle, and not in a good way. Seattle lost 3-0 to Real Salt Lake in a sloppy performance in the first leg of the conference semifinals last season. Seattle made a furious rally in the second leg, winning 2-0, but it fell short in the aggregate.
"The only thing we learned from that game is you just have to bust it. You never know what is going to happen in a game, and if you let down, let your guard down for one second, good teams are going to bite you, and that's what happened again this past weekend," Evans said. "The only thing we can take from last year's game at home against Salt Lake is we played desperate. jerry seinfeld tour dates We played like a team with our backs up against the wall. That's it."
Seattle's problem in the first leg with Los Angeles was playing with a conservative approach and a massive defensive lapse at the wrong time. Seattle tried to control possession in the midfield and convert on whatever chances it could create.
Washington • In order to advance to the MLS Cup for the first time in eight years, D.C. United is going to need to score two goals Sunday — maybe more, if the club concedes any. In such a tight spot, the natural instinct is to throw players forward and attack without restraint.
The Dynamo won the opener at home last Sunday, 3-1, and would advance to the Dec. 1 championship game against jerry seinfeld tour dates Los Angeles or Seattle with a victory, draw or one-goal defeat at RFK Stadium. If United wins by two goals, 30 minutes of overtime and, if necessary, a penalty kick tiebreaker would follow.
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