Obafemi Martins Fails Late Fitness Test, Misses Vancouver Whitecaps Clash

Major League Soccer side Seattle Sounders continued their slump in the league after losing 3 - 0 at home to Vancouver Whitecaps in their 23rd match of the season.

Most of the pre - match talk centered around whether or not Nigeria international Obafemi Martins was going to make a return to the pitch, having been on the sidelines for more than six weeks.

However, Seattle Sounders manager, Sigi Schmid , omitted him from the starting XI and the subs bench after the former Nigeria international failed a fitness test hours leading up to the clash at CenturyLink Field.

Following the loss to Vancouver Whitecaps, Sounders have been defeated 7 times in their last 8 games since Martins’s injury - enforced absence.

Obafemi Martins has notched 8 goals across all competitions in the 2015 season.

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