MLS

FT Saturday, March 16, 2019
Seattle Sounders FC LLDWW 4
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Chicago Fire FC DDWLD 2
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SeatGeek Stadium · 10,032 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Seattle Sounders, Jordan Morris beat Chicago Fire as hot start continues

Jordan Morris, Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Sounders beat the Chicago Fire 4-2 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
10
Saves
3
47.6
Possession
52.4
10
SHOTS
25
7
ON GOAL
12
0.7
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
362
Accurate Passes
408
452
Passes
482
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
43
27
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
8
6
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
10
26
Effective Clearances
11
26
Clearances
11

Head to Head

series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHI · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David OustedG
  2. 4Johan KappelhofCD-L
  3. 2MarceloCD-R
  4. 22Nicolas HaslerLB
  5. 17Diego CamposRB
  6. 14Djordje MihailovicAM
  7. 31Bastian SchweinsteigerLM
  8. 6Dax McCartyRM
  9. 23Nemanja NikolicF
  10. 9C.J. SapongAM-L
  11. 11Przemyslaw FrankowskiAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Amando MorenoSUB
  2. 21Fabian HerbersSUB
  3. 13Brandt BronicoSUB
  4. 7Raheem EdwardsSUB
  5. 18Cristian MartínezSUB
  6. 45Richard SánchezSUB
  7. 15Grant LillardSUB

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. 7Cristian RoldanLM
  8. 4Gustav SvenssonRM
  9. 9Raúl RuidíazF
  10. 8Víctor RodríguezAM-L
  11. 13Jordan MorrisAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Harry ShippSUB
  2. 16Alex RoldanSUB
  3. 29Román TorresSUB
  4. 70Handwalla BwanaSUB
  5. 35Bryan MeredithSUB
  6. 5Nouhou ToloSUB
  7. 21Jordy DelemSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Víctor Rodríguez (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
  2. 15' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a through ball.
  3. 35' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Raheem Edwards replaces Nicolas Hasler.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Brandt Bronico replaces Diego Campos.
  5. 49' Goal! Chicago Fire 0, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 56' Goal! Chicago Fire 1, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Raheem Edwards (Chicago Fire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by C.J. Sapong with a cross.
  7. 64' Raheem Edwards (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Substitution, Chicago Fire. Fabian Herbers replaces Nemanja Nikolic.
  9. 72' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Román Torres replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
  10. 77' Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 84' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
  12. 86' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Harry Shipp replaces Jordan Morris.
  13. 88' Goal! Chicago Fire 2, Seattle Sounders FC 4. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Smith following a fast break.
  14. 90' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Víctor Rodríguez.
  15. 90'+2' Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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