prior to the first game of the season, all 22,000 season ticket packages offered by the team were sold, giving the team the most season ticket holders in major league soccer. on march 19, seattle sounders fc began their first regular season with a 3–0 win over the new york red bulls. fredy montero scored the first regular season goal in team history, finishing a movement from sebastien le toux and osvaldo alonso in the 12th minute. montero assisted brad evans' goal, and also scored the team's third goal. kasey keller, a veteran american goalkeeper who had played his entire career abroad, made his mls debut at 39 years of age, and made two saves to register the team's first regular season shutout.