Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSSounders' youngsters pull off win at Austin FC
Raul Ruidiaz's long-distance goal in the 67th minute was enough for Seattle's kiddie corps as the Sounders stunned host Austin FC 1-0 on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 2': Attempt missed. Kekuta Manneh (Austin FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left.
- 4': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Ethan Dobbelaere.
- 5': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 5': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rodney Redes (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 8': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 9': Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
- 9': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Hand ball by Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 12': Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC).
- 13': Hand ball by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 16': Foul by Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC).
- 16': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 18': Rodney Redes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt missed. Kekuta Manneh (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 27': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 28': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 28': Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Dobbelaere with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Adeniran.
- 32': Attempt saved. Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 32': Attempt missed. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kekuta Manneh.
- 34': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 34': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodney Redes.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 42': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Danny Leyva.
- 44': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 47': Foul by Abdoulaye Cissoko (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': Rodney Redes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt missed. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 50': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Joshua Atencio.
- 51': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
- 52': Attempt saved. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 53': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Brad Smith.
- 54': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Samuel Adeniran.
- 54': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe replaces João Paulo.
- 56': Foul by Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC).
- 56': Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Rodney Redes.
- 59': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 59': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 61': Héctor Jiménez (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Dobbelaere with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 66': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda tries a through ball, but Yeimar Gómez is caught offside.
- 67': Goal! Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal.
- 70': Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 73': Attempt missed. Matt Besler (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt saved. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 75': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 77': Substitution, Austin FC. Manny Perez replaces Kekuta Manneh.
- 77': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Obed Vargas.
- 77': Offside, Austin FC. Cecilio Domínguez tries a through ball, but Julio Cascante is caught offside.
- 79': VAR Decision: No Goal Austin FC 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC.
- 80': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 85': Foul by Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC).
- 85': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Hand ball by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+2': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 90'+2': Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+4': Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Villanueva replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Tomás Pochettino (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
Statistics
 SEA |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 25.3 | Possession | 74.7 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 181 | Accurate Passes | 656 |
| 251 | Passes | 737 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 19 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 27 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 5 | Matt Besler |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 21 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez  |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 7 | Tomás Pochettino |
| 23 | Kekuta Manneh |
| 11 | Rodney Redes |
| 10 | Cecilio Domínguez |
Seattle Sounders FC (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Spencer Richey (GK) |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 92 | Abdoulaye Cissoko |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 11 | Brad Smith |
| 45 | Ethan Dobbelaere |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 75 | Daniel Leyva |
| 21 | Reed Baker-Whiting |
| 73 | Obed Vargas |
| 98 | Samuel Adeniran |
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