MLS

FT Saturday, March 9, 2019
Colorado Rapids LDWDL 0
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Seattle Sounders FC LLDWW 2
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Match Report

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Kelvin Leerdam and Raul Ruidiaz on target as Seattle Sounders blank Colorado Rapids

Kelvin Leerdam and Raul Ruidiaz scored in the opening eight minutes as the Seattle Sounders defeated the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-0 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
37.3
Possession
62.7
15
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
281
Accurate Passes
519
346
Passes
599
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.3
41
Long Balls
75
18
Accurate Long Balls
54
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
12
15
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
13
17
Clearances
13

Head to Head

SEA leads series 5-0

Lineups

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. 29Román TorresSUB
  2. 17Will BruinSUB
  3. 5Nouhou ToloSUB
  4. 19Harry ShippSUB
  5. 70Handwalla BwanaSUB
  6. 21Jordy DelemSUB
  7. 35Bryan MeredithSUB

COL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Tim HowardG
  2. 27Deklan WynneCD-L
  3. 4Danny WilsonCD-R
  4. 17Dillon SernaLB
  5. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  6. 19Jack PriceCM-L
  7. 6Benny FeilhaberCM-R
  8. 10Kellyn AcostaLM
  9. 20Nicolás MezquidaRM
  10. 23Kei KamaraCF-L
  11. 7Diego RubioCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Cole BassettSUB
  2. 8Johan BlombergSUB
  3. 12Niki JacksonSUB
  4. 31Clint IrwinSUB
  5. 18Sam RabenSUB
  6. 13Sam VinesSUB
  7. 99Andre ShinyashikiSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 8' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 17' Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 25' Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 33' Benny Feilhaber (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 52' Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 65' Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 68' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Harry Shipp replaces Víctor Rodríguez.
  10. 77' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki replaces Kellyn Acosta.
  11. 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Román Torres replaces Jordan Morris.
  12. 85' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Niki Jackson replaces Nicolás Mezquida.
  13. 90'+3' Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.

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