Seattle Sounders FC vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSXavier Arreaga, Brad Smith on target as Seattle Sounders defeat LAFC
Xavier Arreaga and Brad Smith scored second-half goals as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting LAFC 2-0 on Sunday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 1': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 4': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 4': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 5': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 10': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 12': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 13': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 18': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 19': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 19': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 20': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 24': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 24': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta.
- 28': Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 35': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 39': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 39': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 40': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 41': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 44': Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 45': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 49': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 49': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús David Murillo tries a through ball, but Latif Blessing is caught offside.
- 51': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 52': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Tristan Blackmon (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Atuesta with a cross.
- 56': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 56': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 56': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 57': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
- 63': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 63': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 64': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 64': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 66': Attempt missed. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 68': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Kelyn Rowe.
- 70': Foul by Corey Baird (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 70': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Carlos Vela replaces José Cifuentes.
- 70': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Corey Baird.
- 73': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
- 74': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 75': Hand ball by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 76': Attempt saved. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Kim Moon-Hwan replaces Tristan Blackmon.
- 77': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios replaces Marco Farfan.
- 77': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 78': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 80': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 80': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 81': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Brad Smith.
- 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Will Bruin.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Latif Blessing.
- 85': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces João Paulo.
- 90'+3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
- 90'+3': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
Statistics
 LAFC |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 348 | Accurate Passes | 267 |
| 448 | Passes | 383 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 11 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 7,173
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 7,173
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
Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez  |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 11 | Brad Smith |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 17 | Will Bruin |
LAFC (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Pablo Sisniega (GK) |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 4 | Eddie Segura |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 7 | Latif Blessing |
| 9 | Diego Rossi |
| 13 | Corey Baird |
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