Seattle Sounders recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Colorado Rapids 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Colorado Rapids to win 2-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Seattle Sounders recovers a 0-1 deficit to best Colorado Rapids 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders was capable to reverse the scoreline against Colorado Rapids to win 2-1. It was Colorado Rapids to strike first with an early goal of J. Lewis at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Lodeiro gave the win to Seattle Sounders in the 71′ minute with a penalty.

Seattle Sounders remained in 10 after K. Rowe received a double yellow card in the 47′. Anyway, Seattle Sounders still succeeded in win this match competing only in players​.

The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza who had the assistance of Corey Rockwell and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Chris Ruska. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Seattle Sounders

2 - 1

Team 1

Colorado Rapids

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 120 Attack 86
  • 43 Dangerous attack 60
  • 65 Ball safe 63
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 4 Total 18
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Seattle Sounders had a strong ball possession 55% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colorado Rapids had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Seattle Sounders was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Seattle Sounders shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Colorado Rapids shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (K. Rowe). Talking about the opposition, Colorado Rapids received 5 yellow cards (B. Acosta, G. Vallecilla, M. Barrios, J. Lewis and D. Yapi).

K. Rowe (Seattle Sounders) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (47′).

Match Timeline

4'
J. Lewis(goal)D. Rubio
Kelyn Rowe- Yellow
23'
32'
43'
J. Morris(goal)J. Medranda
43'
Kelyn Rowe(yellowred)
47'
56'
62'
65'
71'
80'
Jackson Ragen- sub ->W. Bruin
82'
85'
D. Yapi- sub ->G. Vallecilla
87'
J. Lewis- Yellow
90'
D. Yapi- Yellow
Fredy Montero- sub ->J. Morris
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 encounter, Seattle Sounders will have 29 points to climb in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Colorado Rapids will stay with 24 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

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

Colorado Rapids will play away agasint Austin on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
Stefan Frei  24.United States
6.6
D
Yeimar Gómez Andrade 28.Colombia
7.4
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
7.6
D
Kelyn Rowe 22.United States
5.3
47'
D
Álex Roldán 16.El Salvador
7.2
M
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
6.6
65'
M
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
8.4
Goals71'
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
6.9
M
Cristian Roldán 7.United States
7.1
M
J. Morris 13.United States
8.2
90' Goals43'
F
Will Bruin 17.United States
6.8
82'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Cleveland 30.United States
D
Jackson Ragen 25.United States
6.8
82'
M
Léo Chú 23.Brazil
M
Danny Leyva 75.United States
M
Dylan Teves 99.United States
M
Ethan Dobbelaere 45.United States
6.6
65'
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
90'

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

The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 3 changes: J. Medranda for E. Dobbelaere (65′), W. Bruin for J. Ragen (82′) and J. Morris for F. Montero (90′).

Colorado Rapids – Formation

Colorado Rapids
G
William Yarbrough 22.United States
6.6
D
Keegan Rosenberry 2.United States
6.9
D
Lalas Abubakar 6.Ghana
7.4
D
Gustavo Vallecilla 24.Ecuador
6.3
85' 43'
D
Lucas Esteves 66.Brazil
6.4
M
Bryan Acosta   21.Honduras
7.3
32'
M
J. Lewis 7.United States
7.1
87' Goals4'
M
Ralph Priso 97.Canada
6.9
62'
M
Diego Rubio 11.Chile
7.4
M
Michael Barrios 12.Colombia
6.3
80' 56'
F
Gyasi Zardes 29.United States
6.9
Substitutes
G
Clint Irwin 1.United States
D
A. Markanich 31.United States
D
D. Moor 3.USA
M
Max 8.Brazil
6.3
62'
M
Collen Warner 32.USA
F
D. Toure 37.USA
6.1
80'
F
D. Yapi 77.United States
6.4
85' 90'

Also Colorado Rapids adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Robin Fraser played with: .

Substitutions

Colorado Rapids made 3 changes: R. Priso-Mbongue for M. Alves da Silva (62′), M. Barrios for D. Toure (80′) and G. Vallecilla for D. Yapi (85′).

Results of the day

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