MLS

FT Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Columbus Crew LDWDW 2
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Seattle Sounders FC WWLDL 0
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CLB112
SEA000
Lumen Field · 38,311 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
11
6
Saves
0
39.5
Possession
60.5
5
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
231
Accurate Passes
371
326
Passes
491
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
12
9
Crosses
39
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
68
18
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
6
20
Effective Tackles
20
26
Tackles
23
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
34
Effective Clearances
8
60
Clearances
14

Head to Head

SEA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

SEA · 4-4-2

  1. 35Bryan MeredithG
  2. 20Zach ScottCD-L
  3. 31Jeff ParkeCD-R
  4. 8Marc BurchLB
  5. 5Adam JohanssonRB
  6. 3Brad EvansCM-L
  7. 6Osvaldo AlonsoCM-R
  8. 15Álvaro FernándezLM
  9. 16David EstradaRM
  10. 7Eddie JohnsonCF-L
  11. 17Fredy MonteroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Sammy OchoaSUB
  2. 24Roger LevesqueSUB
  3. 34Jhon Kennedy HurtadoSUB
  4. 10Mauro RosalesSUB
  5. 27Alex CaskeySUB
  6. 33Andrew WeberSUB
  7. 25Andy RoseSUB

CLB · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 30Andy GruenebaumG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Carlos MendesCD-R
  4. 5Danny O'RourkeDM
  5. 32Nemanja VukovicLB
  6. 21Sebastián MirandaRB
  7. 22Cole GrossmanAM
  8. 12Eddie GavenLM
  9. 11Dilly DukaRM
  10. 20Emilio RenteríaCF-L
  11. 9Justin MeramCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Matt LampsonSUB
  2. 29Shaun FrancisSUB
  3. 6Tony TchaniSUB
  4. 7Bernardo AnorSUB
  5. 37Kevan GeorgeSUB
  6. 16Eric GehrigSUB
  7. 17Olman VargasSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Columbus Crew 1. Justin Meram (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dilly Duka with a cross.
  2. 44' Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevan George replaces Danny O'Rourke because of an injury.
  3. 47' Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  4. 57' Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  5. 61' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 61' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Mauro Rosales replaces Alvaro Fernandez.
  7. 71' Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  8. 76' Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  9. 78' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Columbus Crew 2. Emilio Renteria (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  10. 80' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 85' Tony Tchani (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 88' Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC) Yellow Card at 88'

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