SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders liquidates CF Montréal 5-0 with goals of Raúl Ruidíaz (20′), Raúl Ruidíaz (27′ pen), J. Morris (48′), Álex Roldán (81′) and Dylan Teves (90′). Seattle Sounders capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Lumen Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Filip Dujic with the support of Logan Brown and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.14 degrees Celsius or 48.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Seattle Sounders

5 - 0

CF Montréal

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 24 Total 5
  • 11 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 10 Shots blocked 0
  • 166 Attack 97
  • 69 Dangerous attack 15
  • 81 Ball safe 100
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Seattle Sounders had a superior ball possession 59% while CF Montréal was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Seattle Sounders had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Seattle Sounders won the match​.

Seattle Sounders shot 24 times, 11 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, CF Montréal shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (Jackson Ragen). On the opposite side, CF Montréal received 4 yellow cards (G. Campbell, Joel Waterman, G. Campbell and Nathan-Dylan Saliba).

Match Timeline

C. Baker- sub ->N. Tolo
11'
Raúl Ruidíaz(goal)Jackson Ragen
20'
Raúl Ruidíaz(penalty)
27'
26'
Joel Waterman- Yellow
Albert Rusnák(VAR)
25'
42'
Nathan-Dylan Saliba- Yellow
Jackson Ragen- Yellow
45'
J. Morris(goal)Cristian Roldán
48'
53'
Nathan-Dylan Saliba(yellowredcard)
58'
Victor Wanyama- sub ->Matías Cóccaro
68'
Mason Toye- sub ->Josef Martínez
68'
R. Zouhir-Takedam- sub ->Samuel Piette
78'
Danny Musovski- sub ->Jackson Ragen
79'
Álex Roldán(goal)Albert Rusnák
81'
João Paulo - sub ->J. Morris
79'
80'
Gabriele Corbo- sub ->Joel Waterman
80'
S. Ibrahim- sub ->M. Choinière
Dylan Teves- sub ->Cristian Roldán
88'
90'
G. Campbell- Yellow
90'
G. Campbell- Yellow
Dylan Teves(goal)Danny Musovski
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter Miami
27
13
Cincinnati
24
12
New York RB
20
12
Toronto
19
12
New York City
17
12
Charlotte
17
12
DC United
17
12
Columbus Crew
15
11
Philadelphia Union
14
11
Atlanta United
12
11
Orlando City
12
11
CF Montréal
12
11
Nashville SC
11
11
Chicago Fire
10
12
New England
7
11

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Salt Lake
22
12
Minnesota United
20
10
LA Galaxy
20
12
Vancouver Whitecaps
18
11
Los Angeles FC
18
12
Colorado Rapids
18
12
Houston Dynamo
17
11
Austin
16
12
St. Louis City
16
11
Seattle Sounders
13
12
Dallas
11
11
Sporting KC
11
12
SJ Earthquakes
10
12
Portland Timbers
10
12

After playing this match, Seattle Sounders has 5 points to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, CF Montréal will stays with 7 points like Nashville SC to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei 24.United States
7.5
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
7.0
11'
D
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
9.1
81'
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
7.3
79' 45'
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
7.5
M
Cristian Roldán 7.United States
7.9
88'
M
Josh Atencio 8.United States
7.3
78'
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
9.1
M
J. Morris 13.United States
7.8
79' 48'
M
O. Vargas 18.United States
7.5
F
Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru
9.4
20', 27'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Thomas 26.United States
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
6.8
78'
D
Jon Bell 15.Jamaica
D
C. Baker 33.United States
7.5
11'
M
João Paulo 6.Brazil
7.0
79'
M
Danny Leyva 75.United States
M
Dylan Teves 99.United States
7.5
88' 90'
F
Paul Rothrock 14.United States
F
Danny Musovski 17.United States
7.5
79'

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  (7.5), Álex Roldán (9.1), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (7.5), Jackson Ragen (7.3), N. Tolo (7.0), O. Vargas (7.5), Josh Atencio (7.3), Cristian Roldán (7.9), Albert Rusnák (9.1), J. Morris (7.8) and Raúl Ruidíaz (9.4).

The home team had on the bench: Xavier Arreaga (6.8), João Paulo  (7.0), Paul Rothrock, Jon Bell, Danny Musovski (7.5), Andrew Thomas, C. Baker (7.5), Danny Leyva and Dylan Teves (7.5).

Seattle Sounders could not rely on the presence of C. Baker (injured).

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: N. Tolo for C. Baker (11′), Josh Atencio for Xavier Arreaga (78′), J. Morris for João Paulo  (79′), Cristian Roldán for Dylan Teves (88′) and Jackson Ragen for Danny Musovski (79′).

Player of the match: Raúl Ruidíaz​

The most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Raúl Ruidíaz.

His rating is 9.4 with 2 goals, 33 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 16.

CF Montréal – Formation

CF Montréal
G
Jonathan Sirois 40.Canada
7.3
D
Joaquín Sosa 3.Uruguay
6.3
D
Joel Waterman 16.Canada
6.4
80' 26'
D
G. Campbell 24.United States
7.0
90'
M
Samuel Piette 6.Canada
6.4
68'
M
Ariel Lassiter 11.Costa Rica
5.7
M
Nathan-Dylan Saliba 19.Canada
6.0
42'
M
Ruan 22.Brazil
6.3
M
M. Choinière 29.Canada
6.4
80'
F
Matías Cóccaro 9.Uruguay
7.0
58'
F
Josef Martínez 17.Venezuela
7.0
68'
Substitutes
G
S. Breza 1.Canada
D
F. Álvarez 4.Colombia
D
Gabriele Corbo 25.Italy
6.4
80'
D
Raheem Edwards 44.Canada
M
Victor Wanyama 2.Kenya
6.7
58'
M
Bryce Duke 10.United States
M
R. Zouhir-Takedam 18.Canada
6.4
68'
F
Mason Toye 13.United States
6.4
68'
F
S. Ibrahim 14.Nigeria
6.6
80'

CF Montréal started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Laurent Courtois played with: Jonathan Sirois (7.3), G. Campbell (7.0), Joel Waterman (6.4), Joaquín Sosa (6.3), Ruan (6.3), Samuel Piette (6.4), M. Choinière (6.4), Ariel Lassiter (5.7), Nathan-Dylan Saliba (6.0), Matías Cóccaro (7.0) and Josef Martínez (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: S. Breza, Victor Wanyama (6.7), F. Álvarez, Mason Toye (6.4), S. Ibrahim (6.6), R. Zouhir-Takedam (6.4), Raheem Edwards , Gabriele Corbo (6.4) and Bryce Duke.

Substitutions

CF Montréal made 5 changes: Matías Cóccaro for Victor Wanyama (58′), M. Choinière for S. Ibrahim (80′), Josef Martínez for Mason Toye (68′), Samuel Piette for R. Zouhir-Takedam (68′) and Joel Waterman for Gabriele Corbo (80′).

Player of the match: Jonathan Sirois​

The player that probably impressed the most for CF Montréal was the goalkeeper: Jonathan Sirois. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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