Seattle Synergy 2
FC Sacramento Pride 1
June 26, 2009
WPSL Regular Season
Memorial Stadium - Seattle, WA
This is kind of part of The Oxymoron Project in that I go to random games like this all the time. In this instance, it was a WPSL game in Seattle's civic disgrace known as Memorial Stadium.
First the game ... Seattle really controlled the first 20 or so minutes and when they went up just after that I kind of expected it to be game over, but the visitors did a nice job of countering and scoring the ever dreaded goal within the next five minutes. After that, the game seemed much more balanced, even if slightly in favor of Seattle. The late goal off of a throw in and flick on header across the box to an open player made the score 2-1.
And then there is Memorial Stadium. For many years I have felt that the condition of the stadium is simply a disgrace and last night reminded me of why. The site has so much potential and is so awful instead that the photo from the bathroom door pretty much sums it up.
