Kenji Treschuk pounced on a poor clearance and scored the game’s only goal with 92 seconds left in the second period of extra time as the Seattle Sounders avoided an upset with a 1-0 win over the Arizona Sahuaros in front of about 3,500 people on a blazing hot night at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
The USL First Division team, which will play in Major League Soccer next year, outshot the USASA team 17-12, but needed seven saves from goalkeeper Chris Eylander against the scrappy Sahuaros to advance to a second-round matchup with another amateur side, Hollywood United.
Arizona, a member of the National Premier Soccer League, had several chances to break the scoreless tie. Chad Brown had a free kick from just outside the box go over the crossbar early in the second half, then had a long shot just miss wide of the goal in the 57th minute. His replacement, Kris Sumter, missed just wide on a breakaway late in extra time.
Seattle Sounders (5-2-5) vs. Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot
Arizona Sahuaros (5-3-1) -------------------------------------
Date: Jun 10, 2008 Attendance: 3559 Seattle Sounders.... 0 0 0 1 - 1
Weather: 90s Arizona Sahuaros.... 0 0 0 0 - 0
Seattle Sounders Arizona Sahuaros
Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Min Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Min
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GK 22 Chris Eylander...... - - - - 120 GK 1 Brad Swenby......... - - - - 120
M 7 Leighton O’Brien.... 2 2 - - 120 M 2 Joel Ibarra......... - - - - 120
F 8 Sebastien Le Toux... 3 1 - - 120 D 3 Matheau Hall........ - - - - 120
M 13 John Fishbaugher.... - - - - 85 M 8 Giber Becerra....... 4 3 - - 120
D 15 Kevin Sakuda........ - - - - 120 M 10 Juan Rojas.......... - - - - 88
M 16 Kenji Treschuk...... 3 1 1 - 120 D 12 Rodolfo Collazo..... - - - - 120
D 17 Zach Scott.......... 1 1 - - 120 M 14 Chad Brown.......... 1 - - - 75
D 21 Adam West........... - - - - 120 F 16 Joel Bailey......... - - - - 114
D 26 Taylor Graham....... 1 - - - 120 D 22 Mike Duhaney........ - - - - 120
M 31 Josh Gardner........ 3 - - - 119 D 23 Stephen Hollinger... 1 1 - - 120
F 77 Hugo Alcaraz-Cuellar 2 2 - - 120 F 25 David Hague......... 1 - - - 120
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
3 Andre Schmid........ 1 - - - 35 7 Nick Auditore....... - - - - 6
18 Roger Levesque...... 1 - - - 0 17 Kris Sumter......... 5 3 - - 45
25 Nick Besagno........ - - - - 1 19 Luke Smith.......... - - - - 10
Totals.............. 17 7 1 0 20 Bobby De St. Aubin.. - - - - 22
Totals.............. 12 7 0 0
Seattle Sounders Arizona Sahuaros
## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves
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22 Chris Eylander...... 120:00 0 6 1 Brad Swenby......... 120:00 1 5
TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 1 TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 1
Shots by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot
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Seattle Sounders.... 7 5 3 2 - 17 Seattle Sounders.... 3 1 1 2 - 7
Arizona Sahuaros.... 4 5 1 2 - 12 Arizona Sahuaros.... 2 2 1 1 - 6
Corner kicks 1 2 OT O2 Tot Fouls 1 2 OT O2 Tot
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Seattle Sounders.... 3 0 1 2 - 6 Seattle Sounders.... 3 5 2 1 - 11
Arizona Sahuaros.... 2 4 0 0 - 6 Arizona Sahuaros.... 3 4 1 0 - 8
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 118:11 SOUNDERS Kenji Treschuk (2) (unassisted)
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-SAHUAROS #17 (79:49)
Officials: Referee: Richard Heron; Asst. Referee: Richard Mackey; Jonathan Morris;
Alt. Official: Alan Chapman; Timekeeper: Christine Bussanich; Scorer: Jim McCurdy;
Offsides: Seattle Sounders 2, Arizona Sahuaros 2.
Sounders scored off failed clear in Sahuaros box in 118th
Sounders advance to U.S. Open Cup 2nd Round
3,559 record crowd at Grand Canyon University facility
