Sunday was Seattles first game in franchise history without Schmid

Brisbane Roar coach John Aloisi is certain Jamie Maclaren will eventually become a permanent Socceroo despite an inauspicious showing on his competitive debut.Maclaren was thrown up front by coach Ange Postecoglou in Tuesday nights World Cup qualifier but like the rest of the team, was a long way from his best in a disappointing 2-2 draw with Thailand.The 23-year-old, whose only prior experience with the national team was in a friendly match against England earlier this year, might have been starved of service but he also failed to impose himself on the match and was taken off after just 57 minutes.But Aloisi reckons its way too early to cast judgement on Maclarens international future based on that display.Everyone was disappointed with the performance. None of the players played at their best, Aloisi said.We know hes going to score goals and eventually hell score goals for the Socceroos.Ange is smart enough and experienced enough to know not to blame any one individual.The media, I think, have to understand that Maccas going to be a Socceroo and hes going to score goals for the Socceroos.But we dont want to put that pressure on him yet because theres other experienced players in the Socceroos that could have played better the other night as well.Its expected Maclaren will return to Brisbanes starting line-up for Saturday nights A-League clash against Sydney FC, although Aloisi was non-committal on if hell play the full 90 minutes.Obviously it wasnt a great result for them over there, but hes come back, looked confident, hes scored a few goals in training this morning, Roar captain Matt McKay said.Its a great honour for him to go and get a game, and have that trust of Ange to start the game, a World Cup qualifier.That confidence, its hard to keep him down. 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Its been somewhat the same story this whole year, Seattles Cristian Roldan said.Roldan scored his second goal of the season in the 49th minute to give Seattle the lead, but a defensive miscue late allowed Los Angeles Sebastian Lleget to score the equalizer in the 78th minute as the Sounders and Galaxy finished in a 1-1 tie.Seattle was in position to get the victory in the debut of interim head coach Brian Schmetzer, taking over this week after the club and MLS victory leader Sigi Schmid parted ways. Yet the frustrating season for the Sounders (6-12-3) continued after missing numerous chances to put the game away in the second half.I have absolutely no complaint about their commitment to the game, its just we need to score the second goal, the third goal, the fourth goal, Schmetzer said. Its not good. Were all frustrated.The past week was a tipping point for Seattle, the start of a makeover to try and salvage a season thats been far below expectations. The biggest move was the decision to move on from Schmid as the man in charge.Sunday was Seattles first game in franchise history without Schmid as the head coach. Schmid was appointed to navigate the franchise through its infancy beginning with its expansion season in 2009, but the relationship reached a breaking point this season with the Sounders slogging through the worst four months in club history and culminating with last Tuesdays decision between Schmid and the club to part ways.Schmetzer said it was a little strange not to have Schmids voice on the sideline. Loss Angeles coach Bruce Arena was highly complementary of Schmid and what hes brought to soccer in the United States.ddddddddddddWeve temporarily lost one of the great people in the game in this country, Arena said.Seattle was on the verge of giving Schmetzer a victory in his debut. Roldans goal was his second of the season off an assist from Nelson Valdez. But Seattles defense that broke down in the closing minutes, allowing a chipped pass by Steven Gerrard to find Lletget unmarked at the back post to tap in his first goal since Aug. 23, 2015.Seattle missed out on a needed three points in its attempt to get back into the playoff race in the Western Conference, but came away hopeful about what newly signed designated player Nicolas Lodeiro can provide. Despite arriving in Seattle on Tuesday, Lodeiro was the best player on the field. His playmaking created numerous chances for others and he nearly scored three times in the second half, his last chance a deflected shot that forced Los Angeles goalkeeper Brian Rowe to make a fingertip save.Los Angeles defender Jelle Van Damme also saved two shots off the goal line, one in each half. Van Damme denied Clint Dempseys shot in the first half then raced back on stuff Jordan Morris shot in the 70th minute after Morris was sent free on a pass by Lodeiro and dribbled around Rowe.The Galaxy (9-3-9) came away with a point despite playing without U.S. national team midfielder Gyasi Zardes, who missed the match with a strained chest muscle.For us to sneak out of here with a point, were not looking back. Were getting out of town real quick, and were not looking back, Arena said. ' ' '