. Seattle Sounders conquers St. Louis City with a 2-0 win with an own goal from T. Parker (38′).
The match was played at the CityPark stadium in . The referee was Jair Marrufo assisted by Corey Rockwell and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Jon Freemon. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.47 degrees Celsius or 61.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 16 Total 15
- 5 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 109 Attack 95
- 48 Dangerous attack 49
- 93 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. St. Louis City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Seattle Sounders that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
St. Louis City had a more offensive attitude with 0 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Seattle Sounders was able to find the solution to win this match.
St. Louis City shot 16 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Seattle Sounders shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
St. Louis City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (Nicolás Lodeiro).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, St. Louis City will stay with 56 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders will have 53 points to drop in the 2nd place.
Next matches
St. Louis City – Formation
St. Louis City
75'
77'
St. Louis City started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Bradley Carnell decided to play with the following team: Roman Bürki , Jakob Nerwiński , Tim Parker , Joakim Nilsson , Anthony Markanich , Akil Watts , Njabulo Blom , Aziel Jackson , Eduard Löwen , João Klauss and Nicholas Gioacchini .
The home team had on the bench: Tomáš Ostrák , Jared Stroud , Celio Martins , Joshua Yaro, Samuel Adeniran , Indiana Vassilev , Kyle Hiebert, Nökkvi Þórisson and Benjamin Lundt.
St. Louis City could not rely on the presence of Celio Martins (injured).
Substitutions
St. Louis City made 5 changes: Akil Watts for Jared Stroud (46′), Njabulo Blom for Indiana Vassilev (46′), Aziel Jackson for Celio Martins (88′), Nicholas Gioacchini for Samuel Adeniran (77′) and Anthony Markanich for Tomáš Ostrák (77′).
Best player: Eduard Löwen
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Louis City was Eduard Löwen.
His rating is with 38 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 23. He performed 12 crosses.
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
23'
Seattle Sounders started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei , Alex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Jackson Ragen , Reed Baker-Whiting , Josh Atencio , João Paulo , Cristian Roldán , Albert Rusnák , Léo Chú and Jordan Morris .
These were the players on the bench: Xavier Arreaga , Nouhou Tolo , Raúl Ruidíaz, Nicolás Lodeiro , Fredy Montero, Héber, Kelyn Rowe, Stefan Cleveland and Obed Vargas .
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Reed Baker-Whiting for Nouhou Tolo (59′), Léo Chú for Nicolás Lodeiro (80′), João Paulo for Obed Vargas (80′) and Albert Rusnák for Xavier Arreaga (87′).
Best player: Stefan Frei
The most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was the goalkeeper: Stefan Frei. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Los Angeles FC – 1-1
- St. Louis City – Seattle Sounders – 0-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Houston Dynamo – 1-3
- LA Galaxy – Dallas – 1-4
- Sporting KC – Minnesota United – 3-1
- Colorado Rapids – Real Salt Lake – 0-1
