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The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed

Published 6:44 pm Monday, August 26, 2013

Seattle's Eddie Johnson goes up against Timbers defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste for control of the ball.
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Seattle's Eddie Johnson goes up against Timbers defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste for control of the ball.
Seattle's Eddie Johnson goes up against Timbers defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste for control of the ball.
Sounder fans dance outside the stadium after the game.
New Seattle star Clint Dempsey signs autographs post-game.
Not missing a chance to get under the skin of visiting Portland fans, ECS members flip the bird to the Rose City one last time.
A super fan celebrates a Sounders victory post game.
The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed
Gspurning made several impressive saves throughout the night, enabling Seattle to top the Rose City 1-0.
The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed
Fans celebrate a goal by Sounders forward Eddie Johnson in the 60th minute. The goal put Seattle on track to beat Portland 1-0.
The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed
Sounders goalkeeper Michael Gspurning makes a save against Timbers forward Ryan Johnson in the first half.
Road flares and smoke bombs were hardly in short supply for the March to the Match.
Fans express their frustration with referees after they failed to penalize a Timbers player for tripping a Sounders.
The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed
The star of the show was, of course, new Seattle megastar Clint Dempsey as he made his Sounders debut.
The Emerald City Supporter superfans unravel a huge tifo prior to the Cascadia Cup match in Seattle, WA on August 25, 2013. An announced crowd of 67,385 - one of the largest ever in MLS history - turned out for the epic rivarly match.
Fans get pumped up before the match.
While the march is usually heavily attended this weekend's was almost certainly the largest the city has ever seen, swammping the route with a mob of humanity for quite some time.
The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed
The Portland Timbers visited our great city - Seattle - and were met by a friendly crowd of Sounders supporters prior to the Cascadia Cup rivalry match on Sundy August 25, 2013 in Seattle, WA.
Didn't come to the game with your hair in team colors? Fear not, there were folks who could take care of that for you.

The Sounders packed CenturyLink with 67,000 scarf-clad fans Sunday, as Seattle welcomed new star Clint Dempsey and hated rivals the Portland Timbers. Here are some sights of the Sounders game, which ended with Seattle victorious, 1-0.

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