SAINT PAUL. Minnesota United and Seattle Sounders draw 1-1. Y. Gómez scored the first goal (17′) for Minnesota United. Y. Gómez equalized (17′).

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Timothy Ford with the collaboration of Stefan Tanaka-Freundt and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Ismir Pekmic. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.77 degrees Celsius or 78.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Minnesota United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Seattle Sounders that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Minnesota United to win the match​.

Minnesota United shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

(Minnesota United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (87′).

Standings

After playing this contest, Minnesota United will have 32 points like Austin to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Seattle Sounders will have 37 points like Real Salt Lake to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will play away against Sporting KC on the 22nd of October with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).

Seattle Sounders will play away agasint St. Louis City on the 22nd of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (0 draws).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: Dayne St. Clair (6.8), D.J. Taylor (6.7), Michael Boxall (6.3), Miguel Tapias (7.1), Ethan Bristow (6.6), Wil Trapp (6.7), Ján Greguš (7.3), Hassani Dotson (8.1), Emanuel Reynoso (7.0), Joseph Rosales (6.6) and Teemu Pukki (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Clint Irwin, Zarek Valentin, Franco Fragapane, Sangbin Jeong (6.6), Bakaye Dibassy, Eric Dick, Brent Kallman, Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (7.3) and Mender García (6.8).

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 3 changes: Teemu Pukki for Mender García (71′), Wil Trapp for Xavier Arreaga (71′) and Ethan Bristow for Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (64′).

Best player: Hassani Dotson​

The most impressive player for Minnesota United was Hassani Dotson.

His rating is (8.1) with 46 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Also Seattle Sounders adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei (7.1), Alex Roldán (7.5), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (7.3), Jackson Ragen (7.0), Nouhou Tolo (7.3), Obed Vargas (6.6), João Paulo (7.3), Albert Rusnák (7.0), Nicolás Lodeiro (7.5), Jordan Morris (6.7) and Raúl Ruidíaz (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Xavier Arreaga, Fredy Montero, Héber, Léo Chú (6.6), Stefan Cleveland, Cody Baker, Paul Rothrock, Sota Kitahara and Josh Atencio.

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 3 changes: Raúl Ruidíaz for Paul Rothrock (87′), Albert Rusnák for Xavier Arreaga (90′) and Nicolás Lodeiro for Léo Chú (71′).

Best player: Nicolás Lodeiro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Nicolás Lodeiro.

His rating is (7.5) with 42 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Minnesota United – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
• Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
• LA Galaxy – Chicago Fire – 3-0
• Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo – 0-3
• Sporting KC – SJ Earthquakes – 3-0
• Dallas – Austin – 1-0