Some fans like nail-biters. Close matches that leave your stomach churning with anxiety for 90+ minutes.

Starsky & Hutch. Hall & Oates. Peanut Butter & Jelly.These are some of the great duos of our time. One to add to the list: Obafemi Martins & Clint Dempsey.

It was a 4-4 draw that saw a hat trick from Clint Dempsey, and the Sounders fight back from a two-goal deficit to escape Portland with a point in what very well could end up being the most entertaining (read: heart-attack-inducing) match of the MLS season.

First, the important thing: The Sounders’ third “pitch black” kit, which they wore in their 2-0 victory against the Montreal Impact, looked, well, maybe Herculez Gomez said it best:

Through two games, the Sounders have suffered 50 fouls, a full 13 more than the next most hacked team, Portland. That’s enough to anger a player. A player like Clint Dempsey, for example.