Quarterfinal 1

Freeport Sounders FC 4

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At beautiful Cowlitz Riverside Stadium on the Duwamish River, over 26,000 spectators watched the Freeport Sounders FC of Escambia boot Expedition United from Central Texas out of the playoffs in a 4-to-1 win. Sunkte Saathoff, star of the Sounders and captain of the Escambian national team, scored off a free kick about 30 yards out, hammering it into the top right corner, giving Expedition keeper Vance Davies no chance at a miracle save. Saathoff would continue to dominate the game, later heading another in shortly before halftime off a corner.

At halftime, Freeport led 2–0 as Expedition would regroup and prepare to try and hold on to the glimmer of a semifinal spot. About ten minutes after halftime ended, Sunkte Saathoff continued his magic and found a way through Expedition's defense and passed it off to Sam Lester to make it 3–0. As the game drew to a close, Saathoff scored after a breakaway, taking advantage of a fault in Expedition's five-man midfield, and scored, his third goal of the night, which meant a hat-trick. As Freeport began cheering at their guaranteed semifinal spot, Alex Smith began a 12-second 40-yard dash after a breakway and scored for Expedition, but it wasn't enough to send Freeport packing.