You just can't write a better script than this. Olimpia who was on the verge of being eliminated, comes crawling back to tie the match on aggregate and win it on penalties!
Winner! Olimpia is through to the Quarterfinals! What a match!
Frei gets a hand on it but it just slips past him into the net! 3-2 Olimpia! Kevin Leerdam now takes his shot.... SAVE BY MENJIVAR!
MISS!
Roldan misses and gives Olimpia a golden opportunity to take the lead!
TIED AGAIN
2-2!
Joao Paulo - Sounders
Joao Paulo steps up for his attempt and scores! 2-1 Seattle!
Tied
Olimpia score! 1-1 after round 1!
Seattle kicks first
Raul Ruidiaz will kick first for Seattle. His attempt is... Oh cheeky! Ruidiaz scores! 1-0 Seattle!
FULL TIME
PENALTIES! BONUS SOCCER!!!
Yellow Card Caution
90+2' Jordy Delem has been issued a yellow card.
Stoppage Time
Two minutes of stoppage time to the second half. Score still 2-2.
TIED UP!
87' Pineda rockets a shot from atop of the box past Frei and Olimpia have leveled the match and aggregate! 2-2 with two minutes left to play!
GOAL!
Oh my....
BREAKING
Oh my! Diego Rossi has put LAFC up 3-2 on Club Leon! Meanwhile Seattle still hold on to their lead with eight minutes plus stoppage time to spare!
BREAKING
Carlos Vela has a brace! LAFC are now tied with Leon on aggregate! Can Olimpia do the same?! 12 minutes left in the second half!
77th Minute
77' Seattle still holding on to the 2-1 score and have just been awarded a free kick.
Seattle Sub
70' Miguel Ibarra makes his Sounders debut as he replaces Joevin Jones for Seattle's first sub of the night.
GOAL!
64' GOAL! His second goal in as many games! Joao Paulo rockets home a Roldan pass from just inside the 18-yard box to double the Sounders lead! 2-1!
I'm still in awe how that wide open chance was wasted. Morris slides a ball across goal that the Olimpia keeper gets a small hand to, and Joao Paulo who's right on the doorstep just whiffs on the attempt.
Second Half Kickoff!
45' Kickoff to start the second half! Score level at 1-1!
HALFTIME
Halftime here at CenturyLink in Seattle. Roldan cancels out Mejia's goal early on as both teams enter their respective locker rooms with the score tied at 1-1.
First half added time
45' One minute of stoppage time added to the first half.
Jordy Delem is the Sounders player down inside the penalty box. I've lost track of how many times Barton has blew his whistle. The last count was seven.
BREAKING
Carlos Vela puts LAFC up 1-0 again Club Leon! LAFC now trail 2-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, score is still 1-1 (3-3) with Seattle holding the tiebreaker.
GOAL!
21' GOAL! Cristian Roldan heads home Joao Paulo's free kick to level the match! 1-1!
Still 1-0
Teams have been going back and forth with chances, but Olimpia still hold the 1-0 lead, which puts them ahead on aggregate 3-2.
Stefan Frei almost gifts a goal to Olimpia after he misplays the ball in the box. He recovers with a save.
Yellow Card Caution
8' Yellow card caution to Seattle's Nouhou for a harsh challenge in the air.
GOAL!
4' GOAL! Oliva for Olimpia heads home the corner kick, giving the away side a 1-0 lead!
Yellow Card Caution
2' Yellow card caution to Olimpia's Mejia for his challenge on Joevin Jones.
Kickoff!
1' Kickoff from CenturyLink Field!
Walkout
Both teams have entered the pitch, and we are just minutes away from kickoff! What do you think the score will be?
Locked in! 🔒
Seattle Sounders are locked in, ready for their match against Olimpia!
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— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) February 28, 2020
Match Officials
The match officials are as listed:
REF: Ivan Barton
AR: David Moran, Zachari Zeegelaar
4th: Jamie Herrera
CD Olimpia roster
Here is the roster for the away side, Olimpia.
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The boys are back in town!
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Seattle Sounders Lineup
Here is the official roster for the home side Sounders!
Here's your @Delta Starting XI for tonight's match #SCCL2020 vs @CDOlimpia!
— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) February 28, 2020
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Good evening!
Good evening ladies and gentlemen! Tyler Fisher here and we are almost an hour out from kickoff between Seattle Sounders FC and CD Olimpia!
The Sounders are just days away from opening up the 25th MLS season against the Chicago Fire, at home. Looking to be the same team from their 2019 MLS campaign, the Sounders will be on a quest to defend their title in order to secure their third championship this season.
For Seattle, they have made five appearances that date back to 2010-11. The Sounders hold a record of 15-8-5, which is slightly better than their Honduras counterparts. Looking to add to their recent dominance of their domestic league, Seattle does have the upper hand by being at home in front of a raucous crowd that’s one of the best in the league.
Olimpia has made 10 appearances so far in the CCL, ranging back to their 2008-09 campaign. With a record of 18-13-12 and scoring 68 goals, Olimpia will look to add to their CCL dominance if they can pull out a win against the Sounders at home.
Seattle Sounders projected roster and injury report
Here is a projected roster for Seattle Sounders: Frei; Tolo-Arreaga-Gomez-Leerdam; Joao Paulo-Delem-Roldan; Morris-Ruidiaz-Jonese Will Bruin is listed out with an ACL injury. Listed as questionable is Nico Lodeiro and Gustav Svensson.
CD Olimpia projected roster and injury report
Here is a projected roster for CD Olimpia: Menjivar; Gomez-Casildo-Leveron-Mejia; Reyes-Flores; Pinto-Arboleda-Benguche-Rodriguez. Jorge Alvarez and Michae Chirinos are both listed as out with knee surgeries. Also listed out is Ever Alvarez due to an ACL injury.
The match at CenturyLink will mark the first match to be played since the 2019 MLS Cup against Toronto FC, in which Seattle captured for their second title in franchise history. Deemed a “Fortress,” the Rave Green have not lost in CCL play since a 1-0 loss to Santos Laguna back in 2013.
In order to advance...
In order for Olimpia to advance, they would need to push for a 1-0 result. Seattle will just need to play to a 0-0 draw, and that will see them through to the next round thanks to the away-goal tiebreaker. If for some miraculous reason, the score ends up 2-2, the game will go to penalty kicks.
Who will the winner face?
The winner of this match will meet the Montreal Impact, who defeated Deportivo Saprissa just the other night at Stade Olympique.
History Repeats Itself
This isn’t the first time that these two teams have met. Back in 2015, the two clubs met in the group stage of the CCL. That match ended in a bench clearing brawl in the 97th minute. Well, Olimpia reignited the rivalry in the 24th minute of the first leg when his aerial kick landed into the rib cage of Stefan Frei. “Let’s renew that rivalry. Let’s put some fire in the game,” said former Sounders captain Brad Evans.
New Centerback Pairing
The first leg also debuted the new centerback partnership between Yeimar Gomez Andrade and Xavier Arreaga.
In the last outing, forward Jordan Morris set up Joao Paulo in the sixth minute of play. Paulo then doubled the visitors lead early on in the second half to give the reigning MLS Cup Champions a 2-0 lead. But Olimpia came roaring back in the second half behind a Yustin Arboleda brace, that sealed a 2-2 draw. The debut of Paulo lived up to the hype. Besides his goal scoring abilities, the Brazilian showed his ability to pass and contribute on both sides of the ball.
The Seattle Sounders strut into CenturyLink Field with a pair of away goals in their back pocket as they face CD Olimpia in the second leg of the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16.
Hello and welcome!
Hello! My name is Tyler Fisher and welcome to VAVEL USA's coverage of the 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League second leg matchup between the Seattle Sounders and CD Olimpia! Sit back, relax, and get ready for an intriguing matchup!