SEATTLE. LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders draw 1-1. C. scored the first goal (19′) for LA Galaxy. R. Ruidiaz settled the score 1-1 (51′) with a penalty.
The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Tuesday and it started at 2:00 am local time. In front of 32,781 spectators. The referee was Joe Dickerson with the assistance of Cameron Blanchard and Jeff Hosking. The 4th official was Ramy Touchan.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 101 Attack 101
- 57 Dangerous attack 32
- 66 Ball safe 84
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Seattle Sounders was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. LA Galaxy that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Seattle Sounders was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Seattle Sounders to win the match.
Seattle Sounders shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, LA Galaxy shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (K. Rowe). On the other side, LA Galaxy received 3 yellow cards (D. Steres, S. Grandsir and J. Bond).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Seattle Sounders will have 59 points to move down in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy will have 47 points like Atlanta United and Vancouver Whitecaps to move up in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders will play away with Vancouver Whitecaps on the 7th of November with a 16-8 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (8 draws).
LA Galaxy will host Minnesota United on the 7th of November with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (2 draws).
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Frei , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Xavier Arreaga , Nouhou Tolo , Alex Roldan , João Paulo , Kelyn Rowe , Bradley Smith , Cristian Roldán , Nicolás Lodeiro and Raúl Ruidíaz .
The home team had on the bench: Abdoulaye Cissoko, Josh Atencio, Jordan Morris , Shane O’Neill , Nicolas Benezet , Danny Leyva, Léo Chú, Stefan Cleveland and Fredy Montero .
Seattle Sounders could not rely on the presence of S. O’Neill (injured) and J. Morris (injured).
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: N. Tolo for S. O’Neill (46′), R. Ruidiaz for J. Morris (60′), B. Smith for N. Benezet (73′) and N. Lodeiro for F. Montero (73′).
Best player: Cristian Roldán
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Cristian Roldán.
His rating is with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Talking about the opposition, Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Nick DePuy , Derrick Williams , Oniel Fisher , Efrain Alvarez , Rayan Raveloson , Jonathan Dos Santos , Sebastian Lletget , Kevin Cabral and Javier Hernández .
They had on the bench: Dejan Joveljić, Niko Hämäläinen, Víctor Vázquez , Ethan Zubak, Samuel Grandsir , Daniel Steres, Sacha Kljestan , Adam Saldana and Jonathan Klinsmann.
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 4 changes: E. Alvarez for S. Grandsir (63′), S. Lletget for V. Vazquez (63′), J. dos Santos for S. Kljestan (78′) and Chicharito for D. Steres (88′).
Best player: Javier Hernández
The most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Javier Hernández.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.