Seattle Sounders FC vs LAFC, 2020 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - First Round

· MLS

Seattle Sounders FC

18': Nicolás Lodeiro
66': Raúl Ruidíaz
80': Jordan Morris

FT
3 - 1

LAFC

77': Eduard Atuesta

Defending MLS Cup champions Seattle Sounders eliminate LAFC

The defending MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders advanced in the playoffs with a 3-1 victory against visiting LAFC on a rainy Tuesday night.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Carlos Vela.
2': Attempt missed. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
7': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
7': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Hand ball by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
11': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
11': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Attempt missed. Christian Torres (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Harvey.
14': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
14': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
18': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
19': Penalty Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela draws a foul in the penalty area.
19': Penalty conceded by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
21': Penalty saved! Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
21': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
21': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
23': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club).
25': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
28': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jordan Harvey with a cross.
29': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jordan Morris.
30': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
31': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
31': Jordan Harvey (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
33': Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
35': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
36': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
36': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
39': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
39': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
39': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Bradley Wright-Phillips (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
44': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Bradley Wright-Phillips is caught offside.
45': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
45': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
45'+2': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
45'+4': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Bradley Wright-Phillips.
47': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
49': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
49': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
50': Attempt blocked. Christian Torres (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
50': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
53': Foul by Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club).
53': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
55': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Adrien Pérez replaces Christian Torres.
56': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mohamed El-Munir replaces Jordan Harvey.
57': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
57': Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Attempt blocked. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
57': Attempt saved. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
58': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
58': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
61': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
61': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
64': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65': Attempt blocked. Joevin Jones (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
65': Attempt blocked. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
65': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mohamed El-Munir.
66': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
67': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
69': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
69': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
69': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Brad Smith replaces Joevin Jones.
72': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
73': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Francisco Ginella replaces Jesús David Murillo.
77': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
77': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
78': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
78': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz following a fast break.
81': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
81': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Eduard Atuesta.
85': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
86': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
87': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
88': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
88': Attempt missed. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
88': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela tries a through ball, but Mark-Anthony Kaye is caught offside.
88': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
89': VAR Decision: No Goal Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 Los Angeles Football Club.
90': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordy Delem replaces Jordan Morris.
90'+1': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Román Torres replaces Nouhou Tolo.
90'+2': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+2': Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Mohamed El-Munir (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

LAFC		SEA
14	Fouls	18
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	3
48.4	Possession	51.6
12	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
363	Accurate Passes	404
458	Passes	499
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	4
24	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
58	Long Balls	68
27	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	11
11	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	15
12	Effective Clearances	29
12	Clearances	29

Game Information

Competition: MLS

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

Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:

Jimmy Medranda, Jordy Delem, Miguel Ibarra, Román Torres, Stefan Cleveland, Will Bruin, Ethan Dobbelaere, Brad Smith, Joshua Atencio.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
23	Pablo Sisniega (GK)
27	Tristan Blackmon
94	Jesús Murillo
2	Jordan Harvey
4	Eddie Segura
20	Eduard Atuesta
14	Mark-Anthony Kaye
7	Latif Blessing
66	Bradley Wright-Phillips
21	Christian Torres
10	Carlos Vela

LAFC Substitutes:

Francisco Ginella, Mohamed El-Munir, Kenneth Vermeer, Dejan Janković, Antonio Leone, Adrien Perez, Bryce Duke, Kwadwo Opoku, Erik Dueñas.

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