MLS

FT Saturday, October 9, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps DWDWL 1
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Seattle Sounders FC LWWWW 4
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VAN101
SEA224
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Match Report

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Sounders pound Whitecaps, clinch MLS playoff berth

Seattle Sounders clinched a Major League Soccer playoff berth with a 4-1 victory against the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
2
52.5
Possession
47.5
11
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
416
Accurate Passes
365
504
Passes
450
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
13
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
60
26
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
7
7
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
14
14
Effective Clearances
12
14
Clearances
12

Head to Head

SEA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SEA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 27Shane O'NeillCD
  3. 92Abdoulaye CissokoCD-L
  4. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  5. 6João PauloCM-L
  6. 84Joshua AtencioCM-R
  7. 94Jimmy MedrandaLM
  8. 22Kelyn RoweRM
  9. 17Will BruinF
  10. 12Fredy MonteroCF-L
  11. 20Nicolas BenezetCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 75Daniel LeyvaSUB
  2. 45Ethan DobbelaereSUB
  3. 97Juan AlvarezSUB
  4. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
  5. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  6. 23Léo ChúSUB
  7. 18Spencer RicheySUB

VAN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Thomas HasalG
  2. 32Patrick MetcalfeCD
  3. 28Jakob NerwinskiCD-L
  4. 26Florian JungwirthCD-R
  5. 17Leonard OwusuCM-L
  6. 31Russell TeibertCM-R
  7. 25Ryan GauldAM
  8. 11Cristián DájomeLM
  9. 6Bruno GasparRM
  10. 7Deiber CaicedoCF-L
  11. 24Brian WhiteCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Janio BikelSUB
  2. 27Ryan RaposoSUB
  3. 30Kamron HabibullahSUB
  4. 2Marcus GodinhoSUB
  5. 55Michael BaldisimoSUB
  6. 12Evan NewtonSUB
  7. 87Tosaint RickettsSUB
  8. 3Cristián GutiérrezSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross following a corner.
  2. 14' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0. Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Bruin.
  3. 35' Bruno Gaspar (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45'+1' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Gauld.
  7. 55' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Fredy Montero.
  8. 71' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Nicolas Benezet.
  9. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Marcus Godinho replaces Leonard Owusu.
  10. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Janio Bikel replaces Patrick Metcalfe.
  11. 71' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Michael Baldisimo replaces Russell Teibert.
  12. 72' Ryan Gauld (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 78' Substitution, Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Tosaint Ricketts replaces Cristian Dájome.
  14. 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Abdoulaye Cissoko.
  15. 90' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 4, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredy Montero with a through ball.

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