Colorado Rapids vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSSounders tie Colorado 1-1, clinch top-four playoff seed
— Cristian Roldan scored his fifth goal in sixth games, and the Seattle Sounders tied the Colorado Rapids 1-1 on Wednesday night to clinch a top-four seed in the MLS playoffs.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hand ball by Michael Barrios (Colorado Rapids).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
- 7': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andre Shinyashiki with a through ball.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Foul by Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids).
- 15': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Andre Shinyashiki tries a through ball, but Jonathan Lewis is caught offside.
- 19': Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 19': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
- 30': Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt missed. Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 34': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 37': Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Offside, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios tries a through ball, but Auston Trusty is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda.
- 39': Foul by Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids).
- 39': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 41': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 41': Nicolas Benezet (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Andre Shinyashiki (Colorado Rapids).
- 42': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jimmy Medranda with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Colorado Rapids 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Colorado Rapids 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Auston Trusty with a headed pass.
- 50': Foul by Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids).
- 50': Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids).
- 53': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 56': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Lewis following a corner.
- 59': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 60': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Colorado Rapids) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 62': Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 66': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Price with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Álex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 68': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Lucas Esteves replaces Keegan Rosenberry because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Cole Bassett replaces Andre Shinyashiki.
- 69': Danny Wilson (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 69': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe replaces Joshua Atencio.
- 69': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Nicolas Benezet.
- 70': Attempt missed. Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Auston Trusty.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 71': Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 74': Dominique Badji (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 75': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Jimmy Medranda.
- 76': Foul by Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids).
- 76': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Shane O'Neill replaces Fredy Montero.
- 86': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Jonathan Lewis.
- 88': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 88': Mark-Anthony Kaye (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye.
- 89': Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Nicolás Mezquida (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+2': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+4': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Colorado Rapids 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Colorado Rapids 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
Statistics
 SEA |
COL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 435 | Passes | 490 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 1 |
| 13 | Tackles | 4 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 20 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 9,316
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Location: Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Attendance: 9,316
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +20 | 24 |
| 3 | LAFC | 10 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | +8 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Colorado Rapids (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | William Yarbrough (GK) |
| 5 | Auston Trusty |
| 4 | Danny Wilson |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta |
| 2 | Keegan Rosenberry |
| 19 | Jack Price |
| 14 | Mark-Anthony Kaye |
| 7 | Jonathan Lewis |
| 12 | Michael Barrios |
| 9 | Andre Shinyashiki |
| 8 | Dominique Badji |
Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 94 | Jimmy Medranda  |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 12 | Fredy Montero |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 20 | Nicolas Benezet |
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