They did it again.

For the second time in less than two months, FC Edmonton can claim a victory over a Major League Soccer side.

Trialist Cristian Raudales and veteran midfielder Horace James scored as the Eddies defeated the host Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 at StarFire Sports Complex on Sunday, to finish 3-0 in pre-season friendlies on their West Coast trip in preparation for the opening of the fall season, next weekend at home against Ottawa Fury FC.

Granted, this was not nearly the same lineup Seattle would field for an ordinary league match, but a win is a win is a win, especially for the underdog NASL side taking on their big brothers in the MLS.

“It was a mixture of first-team and reserve team players, not their strongest team that they could have possibly put out - I’m as usual Mr. Humble here - but it was a good side,” said Eddies manager Colin Miller. “There were some experienced players and there were some young players and we finished up with our young guys all playing, so we had our young guys on as well.”

Raudales, a midfielder who recently played in the German fourth division, opened the scoring the 25th minute, and James notched the insurance goal in the 85th minute for the Eddies, who started John Smits in goal.

Playing for the third time in a week, the Eddies , who were traveling to Seattle from B.C. on Sunday, were late for kick-off after being caught in multiple traffic snarls on what turned out to be a six-hour bus trip. Upon arrival, they literally went straight from the bus and on to the pitch.

“Straight away” said Miller. “It’s all good. It didn’t give the guys a chance to make any excuses up, we just warmed them up and they’re you go, get them playing, so it went really well.”

In May, the Eddies got past the Montreal Impact 2-1 in a Canadian Club Championship semi-final match to earn their first victory over an MLS side. Their previous win on this road trip were over the Victoria Highlanders of the PDL and against a squad of club and collegiate players in Kamloops.

Miller said after the match the Eddies will sign Raudales for the fall season.