First off, let me say I wish nothing but the best to our dear friends Joey and Megan Hynes on getting married. This blog entry has nothing to do with them and more to do with the universe conspiring against me being able to watch the Sounders play.
This weeks disturbance was the aforementioned wedding and reception that kept me away. The week before, a Direct Kick blackout. The week before that, I watched a choppy streaming version on Kate's laptop. If you're wondering, next week is screwed as well, thanks to my annual Champions League Final viewing party and a fundraising event for my foundation afterward. Of course, this is the first time a Champions League Final has been held on a weekend, and the kickoff time for Sounders v San Jose is at the exact time Inter Milan and Bayern Munich kickoff in Madrid.
For some reason I just can't wait till I can watch on DVR. I MUST know whats going on at all times during Sounder games. I just simply don't have the ability or patience to sit and watch after the fact unless I know what happened. Last night was no different as I wore out my Blackberry's trackball refreshing the Seattle Times gameblog.
What I missed visually was Freddy Montero scoring the winning goal in a much needed 1-0 win for Seattle. After seeing it on my phone, I did give a fist pump and let out a yell that few noticed during the reception, but I wouldn't have cared if the entire room turned around. This was a huge victory over the Eastern Conference leaders, on the road at the fortress that is Red Bull Arena. The loss was new York first ever in the new building.
It was celebration time after. Many beers later we toasted the new couple on their way and I was a little happier knowing Sigi's 4-3-3 had bossed the game and Montero's late strike snatched the win on the road. Happy days are here again.
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