Seattle Sounders forward Clint Dempsey (L) remains unavailable with an injury. (Photo : Reuters)
Top MLS team Seattle Sounders will once again face Honduran league winners Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Group F classifications of the 2015-2016 CONCACAF Champions League. The match is set on Wednesday at Olimpia's home stadium of Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino in Tegucigalpa.
The Sounders, who are still playing without their injured top scorer Clint Dempsey, won their first encounter last August 19 at Seattle's CenturyLink Field, 2-1.
Midfielders Erik Friberg and Brad Evans scored two late goals for Rave Green, which saved Sigi Schmid's men from an embarrassing defeat and to complete a come from behind win against Los Leones.
The defending Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras champions drew first blood right at the 5th-minute mark with a header from Honduran forward Alberth Elis.
Friberg equalized the count right at the 90th minute of the match while Evans followed it up with a penalty kick in the stoppage time 97th to seal the wild game.
Prediction: Another tough one point win for the visiting Sounders, this time 1-0. Olimpia is a resilient team and will not be easy to defeat even for a highly-touted MLS squad.
Match Details
Olimpia starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Valladares; Peralta, Palacios, de Souza, Johnson; Alvarado, Torres, Mejía, Salas; Quioto, Elis
Seattle Sounders starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Perkins; Fisher, Evans, Scott, Remick; Kovar, Roldan, Pineda; Jones, Neagle, Thomas
Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 10:00 p.m. (UTC-4)
Venue: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Gamecast & Commentary: ESPN FC
TV Info & Live Stream: FOX Soccer Plus, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM / Live Stream - SofaScore
