SEATTLE. Los Angeles FC prevails over Seattle Sounders 1-0 after D. Bouanga scored just 1 goal (30′). Seattle Sounders was decisively better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Lumen Field stadium in Seattle on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 33,649 spectators. The referee was Ted Unkel with the help of Corey Rockwell and Cory Richardson. The 4th official was Filip Dujic. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.73 degrees Celsius or 44.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 8 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 152 Attack 71
- 71 Dangerous attack 23
- 32 Ball safe 46
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Seattle Sounders had a strong ball possession 64% while Los Angeles FC was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Seattle Sounders was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Still, Los Angeles FC succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Seattle Sounders shot 16 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Los Angeles FC shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Seattle Sounders received 3 yellow cards (Nouhou, João Paulo and Josh Atencio). Regarding the opposition, Los Angeles FC received 4 yellow cards (Giorgio Chiellini, Maxime Crépeau, Diego Palacios and Giorgio Chiellini).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Seattle Sounders will stay with 53 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Los Angeles FC will have 52 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Frei , Álex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Jackson Ragen , Nouhou , João Paulo , Josh Atencio , Cristian Roldán , Albert Rusnák , Léo Chú and Jordan Morris .
The home team had on the bench: Xavier Arreaga, Raúl Ruidíaz , Nicolás Lodeiro , Fredy Montero, Héber, Reed Baker-Whiting , Stefan Cleveland, Cody Baker and Obed Vargas.
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 3 changes: Léo Chú for Nicolás Lodeiro (57′), Josh Atencio for Raúl Ruidíaz (71′) and Nouhou for Reed Baker-Whiting (90′).
Player of the match: João Paulo
The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was João Paulo.
His rating is with 103 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.
Los Angeles FC – Formation
Los Angeles FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steven Cherundolo played with: Maxime Crépeau , Ryan Hollingshead , Jesús Murillo , Giorgio Chiellini , Diego Palacios , Timothy Tillman , Ilie Sánchez , Kellyn Acosta , Cristian Olivera , Carlos Vela and Denis Bouanga .
They had on the bench: Denil Maldonado, Stipe Biuk, Mario González, Mateusz Bogusz , Nathan Ordaz, Sergi Palencia , Aaron Long , Filip Krastev and John McCarthy.
Los Angeles FC could not rely on the presence of Sergi Palencia (injured).
Substitutions
Los Angeles FC made 3 changes: Carlos Vela for Mateusz Bogusz (78′), Timothy Tillman for Sergi Palencia (90′) and Cristian Olivera for Aaron Long (90′).
Player of the match: Maxime Crépeau
The player that probably impressed the most for Los Angeles FC was the goalkeeper: Maxime Crépeau. His rating is 9.38. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.