Generation adidas Cup Day 8 recap: Christopher Aquino and Seattle Sounders advance to U-17 final | MLSSoccer.com

As soon as once more, the Rave Inexperienced demonstrated their maturity and knowledge past their years. They didn’t hit full gear, however they managed the sport. They made life troublesome for a gifted Inter Miami crew with organized, sensible and considerate play, shopping for time till a Thirty seventh-minute Miami purple card supplied a gap.

From there, the Sounders took over. Christopher Aquino scored the winner from the spot to cap what felt more and more inevitable.

Antonio Herrera and Alexander Corridor, as soon as once more, precipitated issues. Angel Martinez and Stuart Hawkins, as soon as once more, seemed like 35-year-old Italian heart backs.

It feels becoming that the Sounders received a GA Cup sport on the identical night time that Danny Leyva and Josh Atencio, who performed within the GA Cup ultimate solely three years in the past, and Obed Vargas, who continues to be eligible for this GA Cup, all began for the Sounders first crew sport towards Inter Miami at Lumen Discipline.

The cycle continues. Academy. First Crew. Academy.

The Sounders will, as soon as once more, play for a trophy on Sunday.