Sounders win, 2-1. Here's my game story. And a secondary piece on Brian Schmetzer's day.

Houston stays at 31 points in the MLS standings, Seattle climbs to 28 heading into a two-week break in their league season. The Sounders are in second place now, passing Chivas, who lost 1-0 to LA on Saturday night.

Lots of interesting pieces to this game.

No. 1 might be that game-winning bicycle kick from Patrick Ianni, who said the move was mostly instinct and admitted that he probably hasn't scored on a bicycle kick since he was 6-year-old.

"I had to just do what the game gave me," he said. "I obviously never practice that or anything, so you just kind of try to do your best to put it on frame, and fortunately it went in. I think we deserved it today, but it came in a not so conventional way."

Acting coach Brian Schmetzer had his say, too.

They’re very rare, especially from Pat Ianni. If you would have told me before the game that we were going to win the game on a bicycle kick and pick one of my players that was actually going to score the bicycle kick, Pat would have been like No. 9.

Next would be Seattle's first goal ... or "goal" depending on who you ask. That's the one where Fredy Montero's shot was swept away just at -- or across -- the goal line. Neither Montero nor Schmetzer said they had the angle to tell if the ball went in. However, Houston coach Dominic Kinnear had no doubt that it didn't.

“I know for a fact it wasn’t in and I know for a fact that the linesman was out of position," he said. "And I know for a fact that it was the same guy that called a goal on us two years ago at Salt Lake and it wasn’t even close to a goal. So I know he’s wrong and I’m sure he’ll watch it and know he’s made a mistake, but it’s too late.”

Actually, Sounders keeper Kasey Keller implied he agreed with Kinnear ... although Keller had no angle and was 110 yards away.

"We got the goal -- well, it was a goal, it was called a goal," he said. "That happens. That’s part of the game."

And then there was the incident between Freddie Ljungberg and Houston defender Craig Waibel in the 79th minute. Ljungberg seemed to bump Waible before he was taking a throw in, and Waibel retaliated by bumping the ball into the back of Ljungberg's head.

From then on, even though Waibel is a former Husky, he was booed every time he touched the ball.

After, he didn't seem to mind the booing, but he did seem to regret the incident:

“I guess, all in all, my job is to entertain and if they have an opinion about me, so be it," he said. "I’ll put it this way, I’m not many opposing team’s favorite player. I’ve been booed once or twice in my career, if not every year.”

But he added: “I gotta be honest, I’m a bit embarrassed. I pride myself on respecting the game and I think I had a brief lack of respect. By no means am I proud of it. I think I play the game well and with good intent and I think that was a little lapse in concentration and judgment.”

A lot going on over 90 minutes. I guess it's why we love the game.

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