MLS

Seattle Sounders FC vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2020 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Seattle Sounders FC
  • 52': Nicolás Lodeiro
  • 54': Raúl Ruidíaz
  • 74': Jordan Morris
  • 80': Marcos López (OG)
FT
4 - 1
San Jose Earthquakes
  • 57': Marcos López

Seattle Sounders down San Jose Earthquakes to go into second place

Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz scored two minutes apart early in the second half as the Seattle Sounders beat San Jose.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Judson.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Florian Jungwirth.
  • 13': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
  • 14': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 14': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 16': Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 17': Foul by Luis Felipe Fernandes (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 17': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
  • 27': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 27': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 34': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 34': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
  • 38': Foul by Oswaldo Alanís (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 38': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 39': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 39': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 40': Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Marcos López.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
  • 50': Foul by Florian Jungwirth (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 50': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Paulo.
  • 51': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 51': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
  • 56': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 57': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 59': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Eric Calvillo replaces Luis Felipe Fernandes.
  • 59': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Nick Lima.
  • 59': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Siad Haji replaces Cristian Espinoza.
  • 60': Foul by Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 60': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Nouhou Tolo.
  • 65': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 68': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Florian Jungwirth.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 72': Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Oswaldo Alanís (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 74': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
  • 79': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
  • 79': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Own Goal by Marcos López, San Jose Earthquakes. Seattle Sounders FC 4, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
  • 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordy Delem replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 82': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Marcos López.
  • 82': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Joevin Jones.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Siad Haji (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Wondolowski with a through ball.
  • 85': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Jimmy Medranda.
  • 86': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 86': Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Calvillo.
  • 88': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
  • 90': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shandon Hopeau replaces Jordan Morris.
  • 90': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces João Paulo.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 90'+2': Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 4, San Jose Earthquakes 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 4, San Jose Earthquakes 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
42.8 Possession 57.2
5 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
369 Accurate Passes 508
442 Passes 587
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 61
38 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 11
21 Tackles 20
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 17
10 Effective Clearances 8
10 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 6 +10 13
2 New York City FC 6 +7 11
3 Charlotte FC 6 +5 11
4 Inter Miami CF 6 +1 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

SEA Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
3 Xavier Arreaga
28 Yeimar Gómez
5 Nouhou Tolo
18 Kelvin Leerdam
10 Nicolás Lodeiro
6 João Paulo
7 Cristian Roldan
9 Raúl Ruidíaz
13 Jordan Morris
33 Joevin Jones
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
Daniel Leyva, Will Bruin, Joshua Atencio, Román Torres, Stefan Cleveland, Jimmy Medranda, Jordy Delem, Shandon Hopeau, Alex Roldan.

SJ San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 JT Marcinkowski (GK)
4 Oswaldo Alanís
23 Florian Jungwirth
27 Marcos López
24 Nick Lima
96 Luis Felipe Fernandes
93 Judson
6 Shea Salinas
10 Cristian Espinoza
8 Chris Wondolowski
44 Cade Cowell
San Jose Earthquakes Substitutes:
Jack Skahan, Eric Calvillo, Tanner Beason, Tommy Thompson, Siad Haji, Jacob Akanyirige, Paul Marie, Daniel Vega, Gilbert Fuentes.

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