The weather is wonderful and the fans ready filled with excitement as Seattle Reign take on the Boston Breakers this afternoon. Seattle Reign are looking to carry the momentum forward from their last win just a few days ago. This game looks to be a promising one.

Things looked pretty even early on with both teams playing it safe opting to move the ball around and keep possession rather then push it forward. A Boston Breakers player was fouled in midfield and the ensuing free kick provided the first real chance of the game. The ball was played long into the box, on the head of an attacker who headed it well but Hope Solo parries it neatly.  In the twenty eight minutes Seattle Reign’s Megan Rapone threaded a beautiful trough ball to forward Jessica McDonald which the keeper got to first, providing the Seattle first highlight of the game. A minute later Boston went on the offensive with a shot right outside the box. Hope Sole did a good job tipping it over the top of the bar. The ensuing corner proved to be more difficult to deal with by the Seattle Reign’s defense then it should have been as they scrambled to clear the ball after much hesitation in the box.

Seattle Reign had their second chance with some good passing on the flanks and a subsequent cross. Jessica Fishlock made a good effort to get to it but was easily plucked out the air by the goalkeeper, Alyssa Naeher.  The Boston Breakers had another chance come their way in the 42nd minute off a corner. The ball was cleared hastily right back into the legs of the kicker who had another chance to swing a good ball in.  Joanna Lohman latched on to the ball for a powerful header but goalkeeper Hope Solo did equally well to parry it.  Boston had another chance denied by Hope Solo in the 45^th minute off a kick inside the 6-yard box. The last piece of action from the half came from the Seattle Reign off a fast break. Jessica McDonald passed it to Fishlock in the middle. Fishlock threaded another beautiful ball splitting two defenders as McDonald continued her run forward, shooting it wide off the post.

At halftime the score tied 0-0.

The second half started on a high note.  Seattle Reign made their winning intentions known with some individual dribbling and crosses into the box seemingly warning their opponent of what is to come. Seattle had a good chance in the 50^th minute. Jessica Fishlock played a good pass to Megan Rapone who played an excellent trough ball down the middle back to a speedy Fshlock, narrowly shooting it wide. Finally the deadlock was broken in the 54^th minute. Seattle Reign’s midfielder Christine Nairn crossed the ball into the box, which was misjudged by the defense and landed neatly to the oncoming Jessica McDonald. McDonald controlled the ball with her chest and slotted it home. 1-0 Seattle Reign.

Seattle continued to pile on the pressure and was awarded a free kick from center field as a result. Jessica McDonald received the ball, played it left to left onto a sprinting Fishlock who shot it wide as the crowd gasp in awe. In the 56^th minute Boston Breaker’s Maddy Evans managed to find her self unchallenged by the top of the box and took a shot that was comfortably saved by Hope Solo. That was not to be the case in the 62^nd minute however after some poor defending by Seattle in the middle of the box allowed Boston to play the ball wide. She played a low cross across the goal for an easy tap in goal. The score is tied 1-1.

Seattle had two good chances to seal the game. The first coming from Megan Rapone who took an excellent shot from a long ball that was played to her only to be saved by the heroics of the goalkeeper, Alyssa Naeher. Naeher, proved her solid self once again when she was called into action in the 62^nd minute, making a fine finger tip save from a shot by Jessica McDonald which looked certain to be heading for the back of the net.

Both teams continued to press in the later stages in the game but with no real chances created. The game ended tied 1-1.

It was an absolutely beautiful evening for soccer as the Seattle Sounders Women took on the Colorado Rush in their second game of W-League play. The Sounders were coming off of a hard fought 4-2 win against the LA Strikers. This too, would be a hard fought game.

The match was a bit slow and methodical while the teams felt each other out in the first 20 minutes. Starting in the 25^th minute the game became action packed. Colorado midfielder, Jacy Drobney, scored a nice left-footed volley from about 10 yards out. Then in the 27^th minute Morgan Stanton for Colorado received a perfect through ball and took it all the way into the box. At the last second she played an unselfish cut-back ball to the wide-open forward, Danica Evans, who put it away easily. You could hear the energy level drop in the crowd. But that would change soon.

The Sounders Women did not hang their heads after the two quick goals by the rush. Instead they pressured harder, and it paid off. In the 32^nd minute Sounders found their first goal. Mellisa Busque whipped in a driven corner kick finding the head of Brigit Reder who powered it home at the near post.

There were a couple of opportunities for the Sounders Women to tie the match before halftime. In the 43^rd minute, midfielder, Jenna Richardson, showed off some brilliant footwork to get passed two defenders and rip a nice shot, requiring an equally nice save.

The game went into halftime 2-1.

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In the second half, it was all Sounders. They were dominating possession and patiently building their attacks. In the second half the sun was in the eyes of  Colorado keeper, Bethany Kanten. The Sounders used this to their advantage in hit in shots from distance. In the 76^th minute the Sounders got the tying goal that they had been working for.

Defender, Janine Hinkle, hit a bomb from the far left side of the field that chipped the Kanten for the equalizer.

The last 15 minutes were very even, and in the end the score would stay even at 2-2. After going down 2-0 early in the first half, they battled hard to get back in the game. The Sounders Women have to look at this positively.

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Tonight the Sounders took on Washington Crossfire in their 4th PDL game. After two losses and a draw, they were eager to record their first win. And they did.

The whole match was back and forth. It was a brilliant game of soccer as both teams possessed the ball beautifully. However, the match was a defensive battle which resulted in scoring chances being few and far between. In the 4th minute Miles Byass almost put the Sounders on the board with a quick breakaway. However, the Crossfire keeper came out at the perfect time and denied Byass the goal. There were a few long range shots from both teams that zipped past the goal, but nothing to really test the goalkeepers. The first half ended 0-0.

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The second half opened up and it looked much like the first half: uneventful. Crossfire had a chance to go up 1-0 when forward, Sean Klauer, found himself one on one with the Sounders’ goalkeeper, Ben Dragavon. In the end Dragavon came up with a big save to keep the game level at 0-0.

The game went into stoppage time and the crowd was tense, hoping for that miracle goal to win it for the Sounders. Midfielder, Blake Wise, would deliver that miracle goal, and in brilliant fashion too.  Josh Philips served a ball into the box and Wise trapped it with his chest and hit a bicycle kick over his head and into the top of the net. The crowd erupted. A couple minutes later the final whistle was blown and the Sounders recorded their first win of the regular season.