SAN JOSE. SJ Earthquakes beat Seattle Sounders. Seattle Sounders lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Avaya Stadium stadium in San Jose on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. The referee was Gabriele Ciampi with the assistance of and Race Williams. The 4th official was Michael Zapata. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 9.03 degrees Celsius or 48.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 7 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 81 Attack 119
- 34 Dangerous attack 57
- 81 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 8
Fouls
- 18 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Seattle Sounders was in firm control of the ball 60% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Seattle Sounders had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, SJ Earthquakes was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
SJ Earthquakes shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
SJ Earthquakes received 2 yellow cards (J. Skahan and Benjamin Kikanović). Talking about the opposition, Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (Dylan Teves and Jackson Ragen).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, SJ Earthquakes has 3 points like Dallas and Austin to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders will stays with 2 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
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SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luchi Gonzalez decided to play with the following team: William Yarbrough , Paul Marie , Bruno Wilson , Rodrigues , Vitor Costa , Jackson Yueill , Alfredo Morales , Niko Tsakiris , Cristian Espinoza , Preston Judd and Benjamin Kikanović .
The home team had on the bench: Jamar Ricketts, Tanner Beason , William Richmond, Tommy Thompson, Daniel Munie , Emmanuel Ochoa, Beau Leroux, J. Skahan and Jeremy Ebobisse .
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: Niko Tsakiris for J. Skahan (64′), Preston Judd for Jeremy Ebobisse (76′), Benjamin Kikanović for Tanner Beason (84′) and Paul Marie for Daniel Munie (84′).
Player of the match: Cristian Espinoza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Cristian Espinoza.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Brian Schmetzer played with: Stefan Frei , Álex Roldán , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Jackson Ragen , N. Tolo , Dylan Teves , Sota Kitahara , Danny Leyva , Cristian Roldán , Raúl Ruidíaz and Jordan Morris .
They had on the bench: Nathan Cardoso, Paul Rothrock , Daniel Musovski , Andy Thomas, Cody Baker , Xavier Arreaga and Albert Rusnák .
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Sota Kitahara for Albert Rusnák (58′), Dylan Teves for Daniel Musovski (69′), Danny Leyva for Cody Baker (69′) and Yeimar Gómez Andrade for Paul Rothrock (87′).
Player of the match: Raúl Ruidíaz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Raúl Ruidíaz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – LA Galaxy – 2-3
- St. Louis City – DC United – 2-2
- Colorado Rapids – Houston Dynamo – 0-1
- Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 5-0
- Portland Timbers – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Seattle Sounders – 3-2
