MLS

Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2019 MLS, Regular Season

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Sounders, Union settle for scoreless draw

Stefan Frei recorded six saves as the visiting Seattle Sounders played to a scoreless draw against the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 1': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Jonathan Campbell (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 4': Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Raymon Gaddis.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Saad Abdul-Salaam (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union).
  • 15': Saad Abdul-Salaam (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 17': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 18': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner.
  • 21': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
  • 21': Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Auston Trusty tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saad Abdul-Salaam.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 26': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 28': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kim Kee-hee.
  • 30': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
  • 30': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 36': Foul by Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union).
  • 36': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Hand ball by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 39': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Brenden Aaronson tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 39': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
  • 42': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 47': Hand ball by Saad Abdul-Salaam (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 50': Foul by Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 50': Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union).
  • 51': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson.
  • 55': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 56': Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 56': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho replaces Sergio Santos.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
  • 61': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 65': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 65': Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilsinho.
  • 70': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 70': Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Nouhou Tolo.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
  • 71': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
  • 72': Dangerous play by Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union).
  • 72': Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilsinho.
  • 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Handwalla Bwana replaces Jordy Delem.
  • 77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Fabrice-Jean Picault replaces Brenden Aaronson.
  • 78': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jonathan Campbell.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Will Bruin.
  • 80': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 80': Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Handwalla Bwana (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 84': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a headed pass.
  • 86': Foul by Jonathan Campbell (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 86': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Jonathan Campbell (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Foul by Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union).
  • 87': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
  • 90'+2': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Román Torres (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 1
32.1 Possession 67.9
6 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
224 Accurate Passes 553
294 Passes 639
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 55
23 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 12
10 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
19 Interceptions 11
17 Effective Clearances 6
17 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 18,540

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Jose Earthquakes 10 +19 27
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 +20 24
3 LAFC 10 +11 20
4 Seattle Sounders FC 8 +8 19
Full Table

Line-Ups

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
26 Auston Trusty
3 Jack Elliott
27 Kai Wagner
28 Raymon Gaddis
17 Sergio Santos
6 Haris Medunjanin
22 Brenden Aaronson
35 Jamiro Monteiro
11 Alejandro Bedoya
23 Kacper Przybylko Yellow Card

SEA Seattle Sounders FC (5-3-2)

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
29 Román Torres
3 Jonathan Campbell Yellow Card
20 Kim Kee-Hee
5 Nouhou Tolo Yellow Card
12 Saad Abdul-Salaam
21 Jordy Delem
16 Alex Roldan
7 Cristian Roldan
17 Will Bruin
10 Nicolás Lodeiro

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