Given the firepower of the two teams...
Given how FOX provided a network prime-time slot on Saturday evening ...
Given how the game featured USMNT fixtures Male Soccer Player of the Year Jozy Altidore, USMNT Captain Michael Bradley, MLS Rookie of the Year Jordan Morris, 2015 MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco, and Sounders super-stud Nicolas Lodiero...
This match had all the makings of a classic.
This match had all the makings of propelling MLS and U.S. soccer to another level both at home and abroad.
This match was all set up for a thousand and one positives.