What a great night. As the sun set on the city, a huge wave of people dressed in rave green and blue scurried like a flock into Qwest Field for soccer's 2010 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Finals. Sounders FC were defending their title against last year's MLS champions Columbus Crew (Ohio), and the Sounders fans flooded the stadium (31,311 attendance).
I got off the 550 in the International District and with about 100 other people waited for the crosswalk light to let us across the street and down towards Qwest. As the herd of people crowded on the sidewalk, I couldn't help but notice the fiery sky above and stopped to take these pictures. I nearly missed the walk light, but it would have been worth the wait.
After arriving in the stadium, I watched with some of my closest friends, as the Sounders defeated the Crew 2-1. First MLS team in cup history to win it back to back. As the chant goes, "we're so good, it's unbelievable."
I was fortunate enough to have had my camera in the air, recording video of the crazy crowd, when Zakuani had a shot off the crossbar and Nyassi followed through with a left foot on the ball to score the game winning goal.
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