MLS

FT Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Seattle Sounders FC WDDWW 1
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San Jose Earthquakes DLLDL 0
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Match Report

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Raul Ruidiaz scores birthday goal in Seattle win against San Jose

Raul Ruidiaz scored the game's only goal in the Seattle Sounders 1-0 win against the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
52.4
Possession
47.6
10
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
458
Accurate Passes
395
549
Passes
480
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
30
0.1
Cross %
0.1
78
Long Balls
64
43
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
11
19
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
13
Interceptions
15
29
Effective Clearances
9
29
Clearances
9

Head to Head

SEA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SJ · 4-4-2

  1. 28Andrew TarbellG
  2. 31Harold CummingsCD-L
  3. 37Guram KashiaCD-R
  4. 6Shea SalinasLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 96Luis Felipe FernandesCM-L
  7. 23Florian JungwirthCM-R
  8. 10Jahmir HykaLM
  9. 11Valeri QazaishviliRM
  10. 8Chris WondolowskiCF-L
  11. 9Danny HoesenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Tommy ThompsonSUB
  2. 25Quincy AmarikwaSUB
  3. 2Joel QvibergSUB
  4. 15Jimmy OckfordSUB
  5. 14Jackson YueillSUB
  6. 12Matt BersanoSUB
  7. 7Magnus ErikssonSUB

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 20Kim Kee-HeeCD-L
  3. 29Román TorresCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 30Jordan McCraryRB
  6. 7Cristian RoldanAM
  7. 6Osvaldo AlonsoLM
  8. 4Gustav SvenssonRM
  9. 9Raúl RuidíazF
  10. 19Harry ShippAM-L
  11. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Kelvin LeerdamSUB
  2. 21Jordy DelemSUB
  3. 35Bryan MeredithSUB
  4. 90Waylon FrancisSUB
  5. 16Alex RoldanSUB
  6. 17Will BruinSUB
  7. 2Clint DempseySUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Luis Felipe Fernandes (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 62' Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan following a fast break.
  3. 66' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  4. 69' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Florian Jungwirth.
  5. 69' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Quincy Amarikwa replaces Danny Hoesen.
  6. 78' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Magnus Eriksson replaces Jahmir Hyka.
  7. 79' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Clint Dempsey replaces Osvaldo Alonso.
  8. 87' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Harry Shipp.

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