The Seattle Sounders are taking on the USL’s Charleston Battery in their first match of the Carolina Challenge Cup in Charleston, S.C., on Saturday (4 p.m. PT; SoundersFC.com).
Here is the Sounders’ Starting XI, presented by Delta:
FORMATION: 4-2-3-1
GK: Miller (1)
RB: Barnes (53)
CB: Marshall (14)
CB: Torres (29)
LB: Jones (33)
CM: Delem (77)
CM: Roldan (7)
RM: Lodeiro (10) - C
AM: Dempsey (2)
LM: Fernandez (8)
FW: Morris (13)
SUBSTITUTES:
- D: Evans (3)
- MF: Svensson (4)
- D: Tolo (5)
- MF: Alonso (6)
- MF: Kovar (11)
- FW: Adekoya (12)
- D: Alfaro (15)
- FW: Bruin (17)
- MF: Shipp (19)
- MF: Wingo (23)
- GK: Frei (24)
- MF: Mathers (32)
- GK: Meredith (35)
- FW: Olsen (40)
- MF: Rogers (50)
- D: Ja. Morris (51)
- D: Nana-Sinkam (52)
- D: Fisher (91)
NOTES:
- Clint Dempsey starts for the third straight match after logging 40 minutes against the Portland Timbers and 45 minutes against the San Jose Earthquakes in Tucson, Ariz.
- Trialist and former New England Revolution defender Darrius Barnes starts at right back. Barnes, 30, has 129 career regular-season MLS appearances since 2009, all with New England.
- Defensive midfielder Jordy Delem makes his first start this preseason. Delem spent the 2016 with Sounders FC 2, recording one assist in 19 matches.
- Tyler Miller starts for the third consecutive preseason game as Stefan Frei continues to work back from his right ankle sprain he suffered in January. Miller played the entire match against the Timbers and the first half against the Earthquakes before making way for Brian Meredith in the second half.
- Jordan Morris and Chad Marshall each make their first starts this preseason after returning from United States national team camp and missing the Sounders’ trip to Tucson.
