And Up the Table They Go!

Sounders beat DC United 2-1 tonight, earning 3 points and pushing them up the league table, at least until the rest of the weekend games are decided. The Ravers almost blew it by giving up a 1-0 lead in the second half, but Fredy Montero put them back ahead late in the game. Ljungberg was absent due to yellow cards but that didn't seem to matter at all to the Sounders since their passes and crosses were crisp and their defending stout. Sounders now have 37 points. Figure they need 40 to 43 total points to make it to the playoffs and they're looking pretty good going into the rest of the regular season.

Anyone else notice that the Sounders score lots of goals when Levesque subs in? Add all those created opportunities with two US Open Cup and you come to the inevitable conclusion that he's a screaming deal at $40,000 per year.