SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders beats New York RB 1-0 after J. Morris scored just 1 goal (22′).
Seattle Sounders remained in players after João Paulo received a double yellow card in the 75′. Still, Seattle Sounders still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 31,032 spectators. The referee was Jon Freemon who was helped by Corey Rockwell and Ben Pilgrim. The 4th official was Mike Rottersman. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 1 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 96 Attack 112
- 41 Dangerous attack 43
- 93 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Seattle Sounders was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. New York RB that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
New York RB was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Seattle Sounders managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Seattle Sounders shot 8 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, New York RB shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Seattle Sounders received 3 yellow cards (João Paulo , C. Baker and J. Ragen). Talking about the opposition, New York RB received 3 yellow cards (Tom Barlow, Dru Yearwood and Hassan Ndam).
João Paulo (Seattle Sounders) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Seattle Sounders will have 26 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, New York RB will stay with 16 points like Chicago Fire, New York City and Toronto to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders will play away with Saint Louis City on the 20th of October with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).
New York RB will play away agasint Nashville SC on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of New York RB (2 draws).
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
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75'
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Seattle Sounders adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Frei , Alex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Jackson Ragen , Cody Baker , João Paulo , Albert Rusnák , Jordan Morris , Nicolás Lodeiro , Léo Chú and Héber .
The home team had on the bench: Abdoulaye Cissoko, Dylan Teves , Fredy Montero, Stefan Cleveland, Xavier Arreaga , Nouhou Tolo, Josh Atencio , Raúl Ruidíaz and Reed Baker-Whiting.
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Jordan Morris for Dylan Teves (25′), Léo Chú for Xavier Arreaga (78′), Héber for Joshua Atencio (78′) and Nicolás Lodeiro for Nouhou Tolo (86′).
Best player: Jordan Morris
The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was Jordan Morris.
His rating is with 1 goal, 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.
New York RB – Formation
New York RB
Also New York RB adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Troy Lesesne played with: Carlos Miguel , Cameron Harper , Hassan Ndam , Sean Nealis , Dylan Nealis , Peter Stroud , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Tom Barlow , Dru Yearwood , John Tolkin and Dante Vanzeir .
These were the players on the bench: Elias Manoel , Cory Burke , Wikelman Carmona , Ryan Meara, Frankie Amaya, Luquinhas , Lewis Morgan, Matthew Nocita and O’Vonte Mullings .
Substitutions
New York RB made 5 changes: Dante Vanzeir for Elias Manoel Alves de Paula (46′), Dru Yearwood for Wikelman José Carmona Torres (46′), Dylan Nealis for O’Vonte Mullings (64′), Tom Barlow for Luquinhas (64′) and Peter Stroud for Cory Burke (77′).
Best player: Cristian Cásseres Jr.
The player that probably impressed the most for New York RB was Cristian Cásseres Jr..
His rating is with 50 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 4-1
- Seattle Sounders – New York RB – 1-0
- SJ Earthquakes – Dallas – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Charlotte – 0-1
- Colorado Rapids – Cincinnati – 0-1
- Saint Louis City – Vancouver Whitecaps – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Houston Dynamo – Austin – 2-1
