With Lobbing Scorchers' last U.S. Open Cup live show ending up as a resounding success with fewer technical difficulties than anticipated, we're going back on Tuesday evening as the Tacoma Defiance go after an opportunity of a lifetime against the Portland Timbers' first team at Starfire Sports.
This time we'll be joined by Sounder at Heart overlord Jeremiah Oshan and a special guest who we'll reveal from on location. We'll be at Watershed Pizza starting around 5 PM, do our show, and hang out with/take questions from the audience, then head into the stadium to watch the match.
Regardless of how the match turns out, this type of game will provide some great experience for the young up-and-comers in Seattle's youth program. There's no substitute for playing in this type of environment, in an elimination game, against your club's most heated rival. The experience and physical size gap between the players will be substantial.
But you honestly never know what can happen at Starfire. If things break the right way, we might just witness another slice of Open Cup history.
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Catching up on Sounder at Heart
Here's what you missed on the site this week.
Sounders
Next match: Saturday, May 10 at Houston Dynamo FC | 5:30 PM PT | MLS Season Pass
- Home sweet home: Sounders smash St. Louis
- The Red Card Wedding: An Oral History
- Postgame Pontifications: Now we’re having fun
- Lobbing Scorchers Kickoff: Ryan Kent is a footballing Demigod
- Sounders vs. St. Louis City: Highlights, stats and quotes
Reign
Next match: Sunday, May 11 vs. Houston Dash | 5 PM PT | NWSL+ / Fox13+
- The Cooler Guild: The first Biyengoalo
- Reign shut out Kansas City Current 1-0
- Reign vs. Current: Highlights, stats, quotes
Defiance
Next match: Tuesday, May 6 vs Portland Timbers in the US Open Cup | 7 PM PT | Paramount+
Looking back at the news
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New ESPN E60 Explores Life and Impact of Katie Meyer, Stanford Soccer Star Whose Tragic Death Sparked National Conversation about Suicide (ESPN)
NWSL vs. UWCL, WSL: Will parity keep the U.S. league on top? (ESPN)
The rise of women's soccer has led to more professional options for athletes (Newsday)
Sunny skies — and bright dispositions by fans — mark Pawtucket stadium opening for RIFC (Providence Jounal)
US Open Cup icon Andrew Thomas: From 2024 Sounders Semi to 2025 Cinderella Defiance (US Soccer)
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