By: Ronaldinho Hendricks

Everything seemed to be going well at halftime for the Sounders as they were up on the New England Revolution 1-0 thanks to a six minute rocket from Fredy Montero. But bliss was not to be as the Sounders entered Gillette Stadium for the second half. From the start of the second half the defense looked disorganized and unable to relieve pressure.
It was under that pressure that mistakes were made, the first coming in the 51st minute when the ball was kicked at Leo Gonzalez’s face inside the eighteen yard box and he instinctively put his hand up to protect his face. This led to a penalty shot and a goal for Sharlie Joseph. The Sounders tried desperately to take the lead again.

Montero took a spectacular bicycle kick that almost went past New England’s Matt Reis. But all their efforts accumulated to nothing when Joseph scored a second goal for New England in the 87th minute off of a header.

This loss appeared to be a major frustration for the Sounders as they sauntered off the field. They know now that their road to the playoffs is going to be much longer and more difficult