San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCristian Roldan on target as Seattle Sounders beat San Jose Earthquakes
Cristian Roldan's 18th-minute goal was the difference as the Seattle Sounders beat the host San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 3': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 9': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Jordy Delem because of an injury.
- 11': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 14': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Penalty San Jose Earthquakes.
- 18': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 20': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 21': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
- 22': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tanner Beason.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 23': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 25': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 26': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 31': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 31': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Eric Remedi tries a through ball, but Cade Cowell is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 33': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 37': Attempt saved. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric Remedi.
- 37': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 38': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Ethan Dobbelaere.
- 38': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 38': Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
- 41': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cade Cowell with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jackson Yueill.
- 44': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+4': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Ethan Dobbelaere.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 47': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tanner Beason.
- 47': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Danny Leyva with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 48': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 48': Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt missed. Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 54': Attempt missed. Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 56': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 58': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Shea Salinas replaces Tommy Thompson.
- 59': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Leyva.
- 59': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
- 60': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo replaces Danny Leyva.
- 62': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 62': Attempt saved. Florian Jungwirth (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier López with a cross.
- 62': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 64': Attempt saved. Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 65': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 65': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Cade Cowell.
- 65': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Chris Wondolowski replaces Javier López.
- 69': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Luciano Abecasis replaces Marcos López because of an injury.
- 70': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 71': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 71': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 72': Foul by Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 72': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) 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 Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 76': Attempt missed. Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 77': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos tries a through ball, but Chris Wondolowski is caught offside.
- 78': Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 80': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 80': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Brad Smith replaces Kelyn Rowe.
- 84': Attempt missed. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 86': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 86': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Tanner Beason tries a through ball, but Andrés Ríos is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt saved. Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Salinas with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Wondolowski.
- 89': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Andrés Ríos (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90': Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+3': Stefan Frei went off injured after Seattle Sounders FC had used all subs.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+5': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Andrés Ríos (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+6': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
Statistics
 SEA |
SJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.4 | Possession | 59.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 338 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 12 | Crosses | 38 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 12 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 36 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 5,000
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 5,000
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | +12 | 12 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 5 | +8 | 11 |
Line-Ups
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 23 | Florian Jungwirth |
| 27 | Marcos López |
| 22 | Tommy Thompson |
| 9 | Javier López |
| 5 | Eric Remedi |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 44 | Cade Cowell |
| 7 | Carlos Fierro |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK)  |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 8 | Jordy Delem |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 75 | Daniel Leyva |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe |
| 45 | Ethan Dobbelaere |
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