MLS

FT Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Houston Dynamo FC DDDDL 0
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Seattle Sounders FC WWDDW 2
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Match Report

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Seattle Sounders top Houston Dynamo, set MLS mark for best start

Kelyn Rowe scored his first goal of the season as the Seattle Sounders made history with a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
52.2
Possession
47.8
11
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
391
Accurate Passes
348
483
Passes
429
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.3
54
Long Balls
63
26
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
9
19
Effective Clearances
17
19
Clearances
17

Head to Head

SEA leads series 4-1

Lineups

SEA · 3-5-1-1

  1. 30Stefan ClevelandG
  2. 3Xavier ArreagaCD
  3. 92Abdoulaye CissokoCD-L
  4. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  5. 6João PauloCM-L
  6. 22Kelyn RoweCM-R
  7. 75Daniel LeyvaAM
  8. 94Jimmy MedrandaLM
  9. 16Alex RoldanRM
  10. 9Raúl RuidíazF
  11. 12Fredy MonteroRCF

Substitutes

  1. 11Brad SmithSUB
  2. 45Ethan DobbelaereSUB
  3. 97Juan AlvarezSUB
  4. 84Joshua AtencioSUB
  5. 18Spencer RicheySUB
  6. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
  7. 87Alfonso Ocampo-ChávezSUB

HOU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marko MaricG
  2. 29Samuel JunquaCD-L
  3. 5Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 3Adam LundkvistLB
  5. 4Zarek ValentinRB
  6. 21Derrick JonesCM
  7. 22Matias VeraLM
  8. 14Joe CoronaRM
  9. 37Maximiliano UrrutiF
  10. 8Memo RodríguezLF
  11. 10Fafà PicaultRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Mateo BajamichSUB
  2. 2Alejandro FuenmayorSUB
  3. 16José BizamaSUB
  4. 26Michael NelsonSUB
  5. 30Ian HoffmanSUB
  6. 23Darwin QuinteroSUB
  7. 24Darwin CerénSUB
  8. 13Ethan BartlowSUB

Timeline

  1. 33' Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 51' Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 59' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Quintero replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  4. 60' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Darwin Cerén replaces Derrick Jones.
  5. 62' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
  6. 80' Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 83' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces Danny Leyva.
  8. 84' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Mateo Bajamich replaces Fafà Picault.
  9. 84' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Brad Smith replaces Jimmy Medranda.
  10. 90'+4' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Smith with a cross.

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