Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas, 2020 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Semifinals
· MLSSeattle Sounders edge FC Dallas to lock in MLS West final berth
Shane O'Neill scored his second goal in seven MLS seasons as the Seattle Sounders beat FC Dallas 1-0 to advance to the Western Conference final.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 8': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 10': Foul by Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas).
- 10': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 11': Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas).
- 17': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte.
- 20': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 22': Offside, FC Dallas. Andrés Ricaurte tries a through ball, but Franco Jara is caught offside.
- 25': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Franco Jara (FC Dallas).
- 26': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
- 29': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (FC Dallas).
- 29': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yeimar Gómez with a headed pass.
- 32': Foul by Franco Jara (FC Dallas).
- 32': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Fabrice-Jean Picault (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanner Tessmann.
- 37': Bressan (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 40': Attempt missed. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Thiago Santos.
- 41': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 42': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas).
- 43': Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 44': Fabrice-Jean Picault (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45': Attempt missed. Fabrice-Jean Picault (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45': Foul by Bressan (FC Dallas).
- 45': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 48': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Bressan.
- 49': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Thiago Santos.
- 49': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by John Nelson (FC Dallas).
- 51': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 54': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jimmy Maurer.
- 55': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
- 57': Foul by Bressan (FC Dallas).
- 57': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Bressan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Substitution, FC Dallas. Michael Barrios replaces John Nelson.
- 59': Foul by Thiago Santos (FC Dallas).
- 59': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 61': Attempt blocked. Franco Jara (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 61': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 61': Franco Jara (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Michael Barrios (FC Dallas) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Ryan Hollingshead with a cross.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 63': Offside, FC Dallas. Bressan tries a through ball, but Michael Barrios is caught offside.
- 64': Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 65': Bryan Reynolds (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 66': Foul by Thiago Santos (FC Dallas).
- 66': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Jara.
- 68': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelvin Leerdam replaces Joevin Jones.
- 69': Fabrice-Jean Picault (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 69': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Bressan (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte.
- 70': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Matt Hedges (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Ricaurte with a cross.
- 70': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 70': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 72': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 72': Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 74': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by Thiago Santos (FC Dallas).
- 74': Thiago Santos (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Andrés Ricaurte (FC Dallas).
- 77': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 80': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Bressan.
- 80': Substitution, FC Dallas. Ricardo Pepi replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Santiago Mosquera replaces Tanner Tessmann.
- 81': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 82': Hand ball by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 87': Attempt missed. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
- 87': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Ferreira replaces Thiago Santos.
- 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Román Torres replaces João Paulo.
- 90': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Ryan Hollingshead (FC Dallas).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Brad Smith replaces Jordan Morris.
- 90'+3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Bryan Reynolds.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
Statistics
 DAL |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 47.5 | Possession | 52.5 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 463 | Passes | 519 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 22 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 18 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 27 | Shane O'Neill |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 6 | João Paulo  |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 33 | Joevin Jones |
FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Jimmy Maurer (GK) |
| 4 | Bressan |
| 24 | Matt Hedges |
| 26 | John Nelson |
| 14 | Bryan Reynolds |
| 10 | Andrés Ricaurte |
| 5 | Thiago Santos |
| 15 | Tanner Tessmann |
| 29 | Franco Jara |
| 9 | Fafà Picault |
| 12 | Ryan Hollingshead |
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