This year, like the previous two, the Sounders advanced to the final of the US Open Cup (a historic US soccer tournament separate from MLS). We decided to go to the game this past Tuesday night along with a crowd of over 35,000.

It was a great game, with plenty of good chances by the Sounders, and a couple by the other team, the Chicago Fire. There was no score after the first half, and the longer the game went on without a score, the more anxious I got that the Sounders would have a hard time winning. Still, the crowd was very into it with chants and cheers.

Then, in the 77th minute (of a total of 90), the Sounders' star striker, Fredy Montero, scored a goal off a rebound from the goalkeeper. The crowd went wild with cheering and high fives. After that, the crowd was even more energetic for the rest of the game. The Fire had some more chances, but then at the very end of the game, the Sounders scored a remarkable goal, as the star midfielder, Osvaldo Alonso, ran around the defenders and the goalkeeper to score an awesome goal to end the game.

With that, the crowd was even more excited and after the game ended, the Sounders team celebrated in the middle of the field before being awarded their third straight US Open Cup.

It was awesome to be able to see them win and was probably the best experience I've had at a Sounders game yet, of the five or so we've been to so far.