MLS

FT Saturday, September 15, 2018
Seattle Sounders FC WWWWW 2
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Vancouver Whitecaps WDWWL 1
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Match Report

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Raul Ruidiaz's two goals just enough for Sounders to edge Whitecaps and win

Raul Ruidiaz scored two goals as the visiting Seattle Sounders edged the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 in Major League Soccer action Saturday night.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
3
48
Possession
52
7
SHOTS
22
5
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
376
434
Passes
458
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
18
Crosses
29
0.3
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
59
30
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
6
16
Effective Tackles
14
25
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
9
30
Effective Clearances
16
30
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SEA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

VAN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Stefan MarinovicG
  2. 2Doneil HenryCD-L
  3. 4Kendall WastonCD-R
  4. 46Brett LevisLB
  5. 28Jakob NerwinskiRB
  6. 31Russell TeibertCM-L
  7. 66Ali GhazalCM-R
  8. 13Cristian TecheraLM
  9. 67Alphonso DaviesRM
  10. 23Kei KamaraCF-L
  11. 11Nicolás MezquidaCF-R

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 14Chad MarshallCD-L
  3. 20Kim Kee-HeeCD-R
  4. 11Brad SmithLB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamRB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM
  7. 6Osvaldo AlonsoLM
  8. 4Gustav SvenssonRM
  9. 9Raúl RuidíazF
  10. 19Harry ShippAM-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam with a cross.
  2. 41' VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field stands.
  3. 41' Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  5. 45'+4' Goal! Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Mezquida with a cross following a corner.
  6. 48' Russell Teibert (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 53' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Brek Shea replaces Brett Levis.
  8. 59' Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Víctor Rodríguez replaces Harry Shipp.
  10. 70' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Jordon Mutch replaces Aly Ghazal.
  11. 78' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  12. 82' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Erik Hurtado replaces Nicolás Mezquida.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordy Delem replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  14. 90'+6' Kei Kamara (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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