Ivanschitz only change to Sounders starting XI for second leg

The Sounders have nearly the exact same starting XI for the second leg of the Western Conference finals that they had for the first leg in Seattle last Tuesday, except for Andreas Ivanschitz, who gets the start over Erik Friberg.

Your @SoundersFC Starting XI presented by @Delta.

Frei

Mears
Torres
Marshall
Jones

Alonso (C)
Roldan

Morris
Lodeiro
Ivanschitz!!

Valdez

— Sounders Matchday (@LIVESounders) November 27, 2016

Apparently both Friberg and captain Brad Evans were scratched from the matchday squad due to injury.

Erik Friberg is a late scratch due to a left calf strain. Brad Evans, too, a late scratch with a left ankle sprain.

— Sounders Matchday (@LIVESounders) November 27, 2016

Aaron Kovar and Tony Alfaro took the open spaces on the bench, which is otherwise the same as it was on Tuesday.

And the bench: Miller, Scott, Alfaro, Fisher, Kovar, Fernandez, Gomez

— Sounders Matchday (@LIVESounders) November 27, 2016

As for the Rapids, the suspended Sam Cronin has been replaced by Michael Azira, though Dillon Powers also gets the start alongside him. According to the official lineup, Jermaine Jones is now the furthest forward of the central midfielder for Colorado. Marco Pappa also makes the bench for the Rapids.

Rapids starting XI v Seattle: MacMath; Burch, Sjöberg, Watts, Miller; Powers, Azira; Gashi, Jones, Le Toux; Doyle

— Matt Pentz (@mattpentz) November 27, 2016

Marco Pappa is on the Rapids bench. Colorado subs: Badji, Berner, Burling, Calvert, Hairston, Pappa, Williams

— Matt Pentz (@mattpentz) November 27, 2016