While writing this post, I have mixed feelings of joy and sadness.

Because, as much as I'm gladly anticipating the MLS Cup Final, which has to be the most important and thus exciting game in an MLS season, I know it to also be the last one of the year followed by a long three-month pause, leading us to the 2018 opening day.

But let's focus on the positive here: we are having the rematch of last year's Seattle Sounders - Toronto FC clash that was expected by so many MLS fans!

Can the Rave Green repeat their 2016 feat and beat The Reds, who are hosting in Toronto the closing game of the year for the second time in a row?

You decide.

And this is how it goes:

-one game only is being played between the (green shirts) Seattle Sounders visiting the (red shirts) Toronto FC

-the winner of this game wins the cup, the outcome of this single match can't be a draw
-in the case of the adversaries having scored the same number of goals after 90 minutes, there will be a two 15 minutes halves overtime
-if the score is still tied after this additional 30 minutes (which will be played in full, no golden goal rule), 5 penalty kicks will be taken by each side
-facing an enduring neck and neck scenario after the 10 initial penalty kicks, the PK exchanges will continue on a one by each team at a time basis until we have a winner

Have fun with your prediction!

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THE COST TO PLAY

-100 POCKET* tokens (see the rules below if you don't know how to pay)

_{*I will be selling 100 POCKET tokens for the price of 0.001 SBD to those who need it to play in the contest. All you have to do is to send the amount with a memo saying you wish to participate.}

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THE CONTEST PRIZES

-75,000 POCKET and 75% of this post's SBD (7.5 SBD min.) awarded to the first place

-20,000 POCKET and 20% of this post's SBD (2 SBD min.) awarded to the second place

-5,000 POCKET and 5% of this post's SBD (0.5 SBD min.) awarded to the third place

-2,500 POCKET awarded to the fourth place

-1,000 POCKET awarded to the fifth place

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THE MLS CUP MATCH-UP

the TORONTO FC (TFC) receives the SEATTLE SOUNDERS (SEA) on 12/09/2017 at 4 PM ET

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THE PLAYERS INVOLVED

1 - Sebastian Giovinco (TFC)
2 - Jozy Altidore (TFC)
3 - Michael Bradley (TFC)
4 - Jonathan Osorio (TFC)
5 - Víctor Vázquez (TFC)
6 - Nicolás Lodeiro (SEA)
7- Will Bruin (SEA)
8 - Clint Dempsey (SEA)
9 - Jordan Morris (SEA)
10 - Cristian Roldan (SEA)

Pick one of the players above as your tiebreaker

And this is how the tiebreaker goes:

-highest number of goals comes first
-followed by the highest number of assists
-then the highest number of shots on goal is what counts next
-& lastly, the highest number of shots

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THE RULES

-you have to pay 100 POCKET tokens by starting your comment with the pocketsend command (followed by a space):

pocketsend:100@heroic15397,

-you must upvote the post

-you have to choose who (TFC or SEA) will win the cup and how (RT for regular time, OT for overtime, and PK for penalty kicks); the team winning takes precedence on the way it is achieved

-you have to select one of the players as your tiebreaker

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THE EXAMPLES

(you can copy-paste and edit one of these with your own prediction)

pocketsend:100@heroic15397,

TFC (RT)
Tiebreaker - Clint Dempsey (SEA)

or

pocketsend:100@heroic15397,

SEA (PK)
Tiebreaker - Cristian Roldan (SEA)

or

pocketsend:100@heroic15397,

SEA (OT)
Tiebreaker - Michael Bradley (TFC)

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GOOD LUCK!

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