Brian Schmetzer watched the soccer ball ping across Lumen Field.

From Federal Way’s Hassani Dotson to Seattle’s Jackson Ragen. To Seattle University’s Alex Roldan and Kirkland’s Snyder Brunell. To Mercer Island’s Jordan Morris, who lashed in a goal.

The scoring sequence put together by a bunch of Seattle Sounders players with local roots sent Sounders fans into raptures. Then the TV cameras panned to Schmetzer, who simply nodded. As if to say, ahead of the World Cup coming here: “Yep, this is how we do it in Seattle.”