Sounders forward Boris Bandov scores in his international debut, a 1-1 tie with Canada at Vancouver’s Empire Stadium. Bandov gives the USMNT a first-half lead by chipping over Seattle teammate Tony Chursky in the World Cup qualifier.

The Olympia Olys take the lead over San Jose Portuguese in the U.S. Open Cup second-round clash, but they are unable to hold it. The Portuguese win, 4-2, at the Police Athletic League Stadium in San Jose. The Olys go in front, 2-1, on scores by Greg McKeown and Ward Forrest before the hosts, beginning in the 79th minute, score three times in three minutes, the last two by John Franco. San Jose is later eliminated by eventual champion L.A. Maccabee in the quarterfinals.

Kai Carroll scores a pair of first-half goals and three altogether, powering 13th-ranked Washington to a 4-2 win at Cal. The victory, combined with No. 1 Stanford's loss to UCLA, clinches the first Pac-10 men's championship. The Huskies had won the last two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation titles. Carroll's most important goal is his third, after the Bears rally from 3-nil down to 3-2. Jake Sagare assists on three goals, and Mark Hogenhout accounts for the other UW score.

A raucous CenturyLink Field crowd of 40,847 helps energize the U.S. National Team to a 2-0 victory over Panama in Seattle's first World Cup qualifier since 1976. Jozy Altidore scores in his third straight match and Sounders forward Eddie Johnson adds another in the 53rd minute. The Yanks take over first place in the qualifying group . It's the seventh-largest crowd for a home qualifier in U.S. soccer history, and much of the huge pro-American crowd stands the entire match, played on a temporary grass surface costing $100,000.

Two Sounders FC Academy teams reach the late stages of the Generation adidas Cup in Bradenton, Fl., with the U15 boys falling, 5-0, in the final to Spain's Valencia. Cris Batiz earns the tournament Golden Boot with six goals. Seattle is the only club with two teams advancing to semifinals. Brazil's Red Bull Bragantino eliminated the U16s, 3-2, in the semifinals.

Beacon Hill's St. George's wins its third CYO Cadet crown in four years, defeating St. Anne's, 4-1, at West Seattle Stadium. It completes a city sweep for St. George's, who also won the midget title.