MLS

FT Monday, October 8, 2018
Houston Dynamo FC WDWWL 1
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Seattle Sounders FC WLLWW 4
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Match Report

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Victor Rodriguez brace sends Seattle Sounders past Houston Dynamo, close in on playoffs

Victor Rodriguez scored twice, helping the Seattle Sounders move within a point of fourth-place after a 4-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on Monday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
52
Possession
48
11
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
377
Accurate Passes
351
457
Passes
420
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
17
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.2
63
Long Balls
55
35
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
1
19
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
14
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
20
23
Effective Clearances
14
23
Clearances
14

Highlights

00:00 Seattle 4-1 Houston: Sounders near fourth-place spot - Via MLS Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SEA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 14Chad MarshallCD-L
  3. 20Kim Kee-HeeCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamRB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM
  7. 21Jordy DelemLM
  8. 6Osvaldo AlonsoRM
  9. 17Will BruinF
  10. 8Víctor RodríguezAM-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Lamar NeagleSUB
  2. 16Alex RoldanSUB
  3. 23Henry WingoSUB
  4. 90Waylon FrancisSUB
  5. 35Bryan MeredithSUB
  6. 70Handwalla BwanaSUB
  7. 15Tony AlfaroSUB

HOU · 4-3-1-2

  1. 23Joe WillisG
  2. 16Kevin GarciaCD-L
  3. 3Adolfo MachadoCD-R
  4. 7DaMarcus BeasleyLB
  5. 11Andrew WengerRB
  6. 12Arturo ÁlvarezM
  7. 5Juan CabezasCM
  8. 10Tomás MartínezAM
  9. 24Darwin CerénLM
  10. 27Boniek GarcíaRM
  11. 9Mauro ManotasCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Chris Seitz
  2. 22Leonardo
  3. 25Eric Bird
  4. 14Adam Lundkvist
  5. 8Memo Rodríguez
  6. 13Luis Gil

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Houston Dynamo 0. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
  2. 34' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Houston Dynamo 0. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro following a fast break.
  3. 55' Juan Cabezas (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, Houston Dynamo 0. Víctor Rodríguez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
  5. 72' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Handwalla Bwana replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  6. 72' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Leonardo replaces Adolfo Machado.
  7. 73' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 4, Houston Dynamo 0. Víctor Rodríguez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Handwalla Bwana.
  8. 74' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Adam Lundqvist replaces Juan Cabezas.
  9. 76' Leonardo (Houston Dynamo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Henry Wingo replaces Osvaldo Alonso.
  11. 79' Substitution, Houston Dynamo. Eric Bird replaces Óscar Boniek García.
  12. 83' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Cristian Roldan.
  13. 87' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 4, Houston Dynamo 1. DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Álvarez.

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