SJ Earthquakes defeats Seattle Sounders 4-3 with 3 goals from C. Espinoza. HIGHLIGHTS

SJ Earthquakes had a narrow win over Seattle Sounders. The hero of the match was C. Espinoza who scored in the 45th, 65th and 90th minute.

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SJ Earthquakes defeats Seattle Sounders 4-3 with 3 goals from C. Espinoza. HIGHLIGHTS

SJ Earthquakes had a close win over Seattle Sounders. The hero of the match was C. Espinoza who scored in the 45th, 65th and 90th minute.

The referee was Ted Unkel who had the assistance of Jeremy Hanson and Frank Anderson. The 4th official was Brandon Stevis.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

SJ Earthquakes

4 - 3

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 22 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 6
  • 15 Off Target 2
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 134 Attack 93
  • 74 Dangerous attack 30
  • 93 Ball safe 78
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

SJ Earthquakes had a superior ball possession 55% while Seattle Sounders was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SJ Earthquakes was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SJ Earthquakes won the match​.

SJ Earthquakes shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Seattle Sounders shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

SJ Earthquakes received 3 yellow cards (Nathan, E. Remedi and F. Calvo). On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (O. Vargas).

Match Timeline

11'
Nathan- Yellow
14'
20'
Cristian Roldán(goal)N. Lodeiro
C. Espinoza(goal)
45'
57'
J. Morris(goal)N. Lodeiro
62'
Yeimar Gómez Andrade- sub ->X. Arreaga
62'
C. Espinoza(goal)J. Monteiro
65'
Jackson Yueill (goal)J. Monteiro
65'
67'
67'
74'
74'
O. Vargas- sub ->J. Paulo
Tanner Beason- sub ->M. Lopez
80'
82'
83'
Kelyn Rowe- sub ->N. Lodeiro
83'
O. Vargas- Yellow
Benjamin Kikanović- sub ->J. Ebobisse
86'
C. Espinoza(penalty)
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, SJ Earthquakes will have 6 points to remain in the 26th place. On the opposite side, Seattle Sounders will stay with 7 points like Sporting KC, New England and Cincinnati to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, SJ Earthquakes will play away against Seattle Sounders on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).

Seattle Sounders will host SJ Earthquakes on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head stats in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).

SJ Earthquakes – Formation

SJ Earthquakes
G
J. Marcinkowski 1.United States
6.4
D
Paul Marie 3.France
7.0
D
Nathan 13.Brazil
6.6
11'
D
Francisco Calvo 80.Costa Rica
7.1
67'
D
M. López 27.Peru
6.4
80'
M
Jackson Yueill  14.United States
7.4
Goals65'
M
Eric Remedi 5.Argentina
6.8
67'
M
C. Espinoza 10.Argentina
8.2
Goals45', 65', 90'
M
Jamiro Monteiro 35.Cape Verde
7.9
M
Ján Greguš 17.Slovakia
6.4
62'
F
Jeremy Ebobisse 11.Cameroon
7.3
86'
Substitutes
G
Matt Bersano 12.United States
D
Oskar Ågren 23.Sweden
D
Tanner Beason 15.United States
6.7
80'
D
Tommy Thompson 22.United States
M
S. Salinas 6.USA
M
J. Skahan 16.United States
F
C. Cowell 44.United States
6.6
62'
F
Benjamin Kikanović 28.United States
6.4
86'
F
O. Bouda 25.Burkina Faso

SJ Earthquakes started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Alex Covelo decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

SJ Earthquakes made 3 changes: J. Gregus for C. Cowell (62′), M. Lopez for T. Beason (80′) and J. Ebobisse for B. Kikanovic (86′).

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
5.3
D
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
6.6
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
6.4
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
6.8
62'
D
N. Tolo 5.Cameroon
6.7
M
João Paulo  6.Brazil
6.8
74'
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
6.8
M
Cristian Roldán 7.United States
7.3
Goals20'
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
8.4
83' Goals14'
M
J. Morris 13.United States
7.2
74' Goals57'
F
Raúl Ruidíaz 9.Peru
6.7
82'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
5.9
62'
D
Abdoulaye Cissoko 92.France
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
6.4
74'
M
O. Vargas 73.United States
6.6
74' 83'
M
Josh Atencio 84.United States
M
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
6.6
83'
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
6.4
82'
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia

Seattle Sounders started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Brian Schmetzer played with: .

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: X. Arreaga for Y. Gomez (62′), J. Morris for J. Medranda (74′), J. Paulo for O. Vargas (74′), R. Ruidiaz for W. Bruin (82′) and N. Lodeiro for K. Rowe (83′).

Results of the day

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