SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders beat LA Galaxy. LA Galaxy was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the assistance of Jeremy Hanson and Jeff Hosking. The 4th official was Greg Dopka. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 8 Total 14
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 73 Attack 125
- 29 Dangerous attack 62
- 66 Ball safe 72
- 1 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
LA Galaxy had a strong ball possession 64% while Seattle Sounders was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Seattle Sounders succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Seattle Sounders shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Seattle Sounders received 5 yellow cards (O. Vargas, J. Paulo, N. Tolo, W. Bruin and A. Roldan). On the opposite side, LA Galaxy received 2 yellow cards (N. DePuy and K. Cabral).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Seattle Sounders has 3 points to occupy the 20th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy stays with 6 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders will host SJ Earthquakes on the 9th of October with a 15-11 head to head in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).
LA Galaxy will play away agasint Houston Dynamo on the 9th of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of LA Galaxy (10 draws).
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
52'
72'
46'
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 , Alex Roldan , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Xavier Arreaga , Nouhou Tolo , Obed Vargas , João Paulo , Cristian Roldán , Albert Rusnák , Jordan Morris and Fredy Montero .
The home team had on the bench: Stefan Cleveland, Danny Leyva, Abdoulaye Cissoko , Kelyn Rowe , Jackson Ragen , Léo Chú, Samuel Adeniran, Will Bruin and Reed Baker-Whiting.
Seattle Sounders could not rely on the presence of J. Ragen (injured).
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 4 changes: Y. Gomez for J. Ragen (52′), O. Vargas for K. Rowe (59′), A. Rusnak for A. Cissoko (81′) and F. Montero for W. Bruin (81′).
Best player: Fredy Montero
The player that probably impressed the most for Seattle Sounders was Fredy Montero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Sega Coulibaly , Nick DePuy , Raheem Edwards , Douglas Costa , Rayan Raveloson , Marky Delgado , Kevin Cabral , Javier Hernández and Efrain Alvarez .
They had on the bench: Jonathan Perez, Dejan Joveljić , Kelvin Leerdam, Samuel Grandsir , Sacha Kljestan, Jonathan Klinsmann, Víctor Vázquez , Eriq Zavaleta and Derrick Williams.
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 3 changes: K. Cabral for S. Grandsir (69′), D. Costa for V. Vazquez (69′) and R. Raveloson for D. Joveljic (84′).
Best player: Douglas Costa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Douglas Costa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New York City – Montreal Impact – 4-1
- Columbus Crew – Toronto – 2-1
- Houston Dynamo – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-1
- Seattle Sounders – LA Galaxy – 3-2
- Inter Miami – Los Angeles FC – 0-2
