Seattle Sounders and SJ Earthquakes draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders finds the way to recover against SJ Earthquakes with a goal on the J. Ebobisse 4' and a goal on the C. Cowell 75'.

Seattle Sounders and SJ Earthquakes draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders manages to recover against SJ Earthquakes with a goal on the J. Ebobisse 4′ and a goal on the C. Cowell 75′. Seattle Sounders was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Marcos de Oliveira with the collaboration of Jeff Hosking and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Ricardo Fierro.

Match Statistics​

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 101 Attack 95
  • 45 Dangerous attack 47
  • 63 Ball safe​ 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 1
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Seattle Sounders was in firm control of the ball 56% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SJ Earthquakes was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough SJ Earthquakes to win the contest​.

Seattle Sounders shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Seattle Sounders received 1 yellow card (A. Rusnak). On the other side, SJ Earthquakes received 1 yellow card (Rodrigues).

Match Timeline

Nicolás Lodeiro(goal)
1'
4'
Jeremy Ebobisse(goal)
Albert Rusnák- Yellow
42'
Danny Leyva- sub ->J. Morris
46'
Nicolás Lodeiro(goal)
49'
52'
Tonhão Rodrigues- Yellow
58'
Cade Cowell- sub ->B. Kikanovic
69'
Leonardo Alves Chú Franco- sub ->Albert Rusnák
69'
Jackson Ragen- sub ->Xavier Arreaga
69'
75'
Cade Cowell(goal)
78'
J. Skahan- sub ->Tommy Thompson
78'
Paul Marie- sub ->Miguel Trauco
78'
J. Skahan- sub ->T. Thompson
83'
T. Beason- sub ->Rodrigues
Dylan Teves- sub ->Álex Roldán
83'

Standings

After playing this contest, Seattle Sounders will have 41 points to hold in the 11th place. On the opposite side, SJ Earthquakes will have 35 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

Seattle Sounders – Formation

Seattle Sounders
G
6.4
D
Yeimar Gomez 28.Colombia
6.9
D
Xavier Arreaga 3.Ecuador
7.5
69'
D
Nouhou Tolo 5.Cameroon
6.6
M
Albert Rusnák 11.Slovakia
6.8
69' 42'
M
7.1
83'
M
7.4
M
Jordan Morris 13.USA
6.4
46'
F
Nicolás Lodeiro 10.Uruguay
8.2
Goals1', 49'
F
7.0
F
Fredy Montero 12.Colombia
7.2
69'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Frei 24.USA
D
Jimmy Medranda 94.Colombia
D
Jackson Ragen 25.USA
6.3
69'
M
Danny Leyva 75.USA
7.3
46'
M
Kelyn Rowe 22.USA
M
M
6.4
69'
F
Dylan Teves 99.USA
83'
F
Will Bruin 17.USA
6.8
69'

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

The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Cleveland (6.4), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (6.9), Xavier Arreaga (7.5), Nouhou Tolo (6.6), Alex Roldán (7.1), Josh Atencio (7.4), Albert Rusnák (6.8), Jordan Morris (6.4), Nicolás Lodeiro (8.2), Cristian Roldán (7.0) and Fredy Montero (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Dylan Teves, Jimmy Gerardo Medranda Obando, Danny Leyva (7.3), Kelyn Rowe, Stefan Frei, Ethan Dobbelaere, Léo Chú (6.4), Will Bruin (6.8) and Jackson Ragen (6.3).

Substitutions

Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: J. Morris for D. Leyva (46′), X. Arreaga for J. Ragen (69′), F. Montero for W. Bruin (69′), A. Rusnak for L. Alves Chu Franco (69′) and A. Roldan for D. Teves (83′).

Best player: Nicolás Lodeiro​

The most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Nicolás Lodeiro.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 56 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

SJ Earthquakes – Formation

SJ Earthquakes
G
6.8
D
Miguel Trauco 31.Peru
6.6
78'
D
6.3
78'
D
Nathan 13.Brazil
8.0
D
Tonhão Rodrigues 26.Brazil
7.0
83' 52'
M
Cristian Espinoza 10.Argentina
6.7
M
Jamiro Monteiro 35.Cape Verde Islands
6.4
M
7.1
M
Niko Tsakiris 30.USA
6.8
M
B. Kikanovic 28.USA
6.6
58'
F
7.0
Goals4'
Substitutes
G
Matt Bersano 12.USA
D
T. Beason 15.USA
83'
D
Paul Marie 3.France
6.8
78'
M
Eric Remedi 5.Argentina
M
J. Skahan 16.USA
6.4
78'
M
J. Greguš 17.Slovakia
M
Judson 93.Brazil
6.8
M
S. Salinas 6.USA
F
Cade Cowell 44.USA
7.1
58' Goals75'

SJ Earthquakes started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Alex Covelo played with: James Marcinkowski (6.8), Tommy Thompson (6.3), Nathan Cardoso (8.0), Rodrigues (7.0), Miguel Trauco (6.6), Jackson Yueill (7.1), Jamiro Monteiro (6.4), Cristian Espinoza (6.7), Niko Tsarkis (6.8), Benjamin Kikanovic (6.6) and Jeremy Ebobisse (7.0).

They had on the bench: Tanner Beason, Eric Daian Remedi, Matt Bersano, Cade Cowell (7.1), Jack Skahan (6.4), Ján Greguš, Judson (6.8), Paul Marie (6.8) and Shea Salinas.

Substitutions

SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: B. Kikanovic for C. Cowell (58′), M. Trauco for P. Marie (78′), J. Yueill for Judson (78′), T. Thompson for J. Skahan (78′) and Rodrigues for T. Beason (83′).

Best player: Nathan Cardoso​

The most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Nathan Cardoso.

His rating is (8.0) with 48 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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