 On September 1 , 2010 , Seattle hosted its semifinal match against another MLS club , Chivas USA . Like the quarterfinal , it was hosted at Starfire with a sellout crowd of 4 @,@ 547 . Jaqua gained Seattle an early lead in the 10th minute off a Steve Zakuani cross . Zakuani was involved again in the 58th minute , this time crossing to a diving Fredy Montero who increased the lead to two . Chivas USA 's Jesús Padilla scored in the 68th minute on a through ball from Justin Braun cutting the deficit to one . However , in second half stoppage time , Jaqua scored again making the score 3 – 1 and sealing the Sounders FC victory and an appearance in the tournament final . Jaqua 's two goals raised his total to five in the tournament . Zakuani , who had just returned from a pelvic strain injury , had two assists in the match . 
