SAINT PAUL. Seattle Sounders bested Minnesota United to win 2-1. It was Seattle Sounders to strike first with a goal of J. Paulo at the 38′. Then B. Kallman scored again for Seattle Sounders in the 49′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, E. Reynoso reduced the distance for Minnesota United a penalty (82′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Seattle Sounders made the most of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Allianz Field stadium in Saint Paul. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the collaboration of Michael Barwegen and Adam Garner. The 4th official was Thomas Snyder. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Minnesota United

1 - 2

Seattle Sounders

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 17 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 9
  • 13 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 98 Attack 113
  • 60 Dangerous attack 42
  • 67 Ball safe 80
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 18 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Seattle Sounders had a superior ball possession 57% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Minnesota United was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Seattle Sounders found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Minnesota United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Seattle Sounders shot 14 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Minnesota United received 5 yellow cards (W. Trapp, R. Lod, M. Boxall, J. Rosales and E. Reynoso). On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (J. Ragen and K. Rowe).

Match Timeline

Wil Trapp - Yellow
10'
38'
João Paulo (goal)N. Lodeiro
Joseph Rosales- sub ->A. Danladi
46'
46'
Raúl Ruidíaz- sub ->W. Bruin
46'
O. Vargas- sub ->N. Lodeiro
49'
Robin Lod- Yellow
56'
Michael Boxall- Yellow
62'
63'
Bongokuhle Hlongwane- sub ->D. Taylor
63'
71'
Jackson Ragen- Yellow
Joseph Rosales- Yellow
74'
76'
N. Tolo- sub ->X. Arreaga
76'
Léo Chú- sub ->J. Morris
Emanuel Reynoso(penalty)
82'
86'
90'
Kelyn Rowe- Yellow
Emanuel Reynoso- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After this contest, Minnesota United will stay with 8 points like Austin, Columbus Crew, Dallas, Orlando City, Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders will have 7 points like Toronto and Nashville SC to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Seattle Sounders will host SJ Earthquakes on the 9th of October with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).

Minnesota United – Formation

Minnesota United
G
Dayne St. Clair 97.Canada
7.2
D
D.J. Taylor 27.United States
6.7
63'
D
Michael Boxall 15.New Zealand
6.6
62'
D
Brent Kallman 14.United States
6.4
63'
D
Bakaye Dibassy 12.Mali
6.7
M
Wil Trapp 20.United States
7.0
10'
M
Hassani Dotson 31.United States
7.4
M
Robin Lod 17.Finland
7.4
56'
M
Emanuel Reynoso 10.Argentina
7.4
90' 82'
M
A. Danladi 18.Ghana
6.3
46'
F
Luis Amarilla 9.Paraguay
7.0
Substitutes
G
T. Miller 1.United States
D
O. Fisher 91.Jamaica
D
Kemar Lawrence 92.Jamaica
6.8
63'
M
Joseph Rosales 8.Honduras
7.3
46' 74'
M
Niko Hansen 11.Denmark
M
Jacori Hayes 5.USA
M
A. Hunou 23.France
F
Franco Fragapane 7.Argentina
F
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 21.South Africa
6.1
63'

Minnesota United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Adrian Heath decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Minnesota United made 3 changes: A. Danladi for J. Rosales (46′), B. Kallman for K. Lawrence (63′) and D. Taylor for B. Hlongwane (63′).

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei 24.United States
6.5
D
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
7.3
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
6.5
71'
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
7.0
76'
D
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
6.8
90'
M
João Paulo 6.Brazil
8.4
38'
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
6.8
86'
M
Cristian Roldán 7.United States
7.0
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
7.1
46'
M
J. Morris 13.United States
7.2
76'
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Abdoulaye Cissoko 92.France
6.4
86'
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
7.1
76'
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
5.8
76'
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
M
O. Vargas 73.United States
7.0
46'
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
F
Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru
6.6
46'

Also Seattle Sounders adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Brian Schmetzer played with: .

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: W. Bruin for R. Ruidiaz (46′), N. Lodeiro for O. Vargas (46′), X. Arreaga for N. Tolo (76′), J. Morris for L. Alves Chu Franco (76′) and A. Rusnak for A. Cissoko (86′).

Results of the day

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