Seattle Sounders FC vs Tigres UANL, 2021 Leagues Cup, Quarterfinals

· Leagues Cup
Seattle Sounders FC
  • 23': Raúl Ruidíaz (P)
  • 23': Raúl Ruidíaz (P)
  • 64': Fredy Montero
  • 64': Fredy Montero
  • 70': Nicolás Lodeiro
  • 70': Nicolás Lodeiro
FT
3 - 0
Tigres UANL

    Seattle cruise past Tigres into Leagues Cup semifinals

    Goals from Raul Ruidiaz, Fredy Montero and Nicolas Lodeiro saw Seattle Sounders easily beat Tigres 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the Leagues Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. David Ayala (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
    • 6': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Kelyn Rowe.
    • 6': Foul by Diego Reyes (Tigres).
    • 6': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a headed pass.
    • 8': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 11': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 11': Leonardo Fernández (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 14': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Tigres) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Quiñones with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Dueñas.
    • 20': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Tigres).
    • 20': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Francisco Venegas.
    • 21': Penalty Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 21': Penalty conceded by Erick Ávalos (Tigres) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 23': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Tigres 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
    • 25': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 25': Jesús Dueñas (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Fernández (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Fredy Montero.
    • 28': Attempt missed. David Ayala (Tigres) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Luis Quiñones (Tigres) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Ayala.
    • 31': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 31': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Tigres).
    • 33': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Florian Thauvin (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 36': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Tigres).
    • 36': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Erick Ávalos (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 41': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Diego Reyes.
    • 43': Florian Thauvin (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Leonardo Fernández (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin.
    • 44': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 44': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Jesús Dueñas (Tigres).
    • 45': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Tigres. Leonardo Fernández tries a through ball, but Francisco Venegas is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Diego Reyes (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Tigres 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, Tigres 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Tigres. Javier Aquino replaces Erick Ávalos.
    • 45': Substitution, Tigres. Nicolás López replaces Florian Thauvin.
    • 48': Foul by Javier Aquino (Tigres).
    • 48': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
    • 52': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 52': Foul by Luis Quiñones (Tigres).
    • 53': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 53': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
    • 58': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 58': Leonardo Fernández (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Substitution, Tigres. Raymundo Fulgencio replaces Leonardo Fernández.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Nicolás López (Tigres) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Quiñones.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Carlos González (Tigres) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Javier Aquino with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Diego Reyes (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raymundo Fulgencio with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Francisco Venegas.
    • 64': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Tigres 0. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Brad Smith.
    • 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Fredy Montero.
    • 66': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Carlos González (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás López with a cross.
    • 66': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Carlos González (Tigres) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Quiñones with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 67': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Nicolás López (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raymundo Fulgencio.
    • 70': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, Tigres 0. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
    • 72': Substitution, Tigres. Juan Vigón replaces Jesús Dueñas.
    • 72': Substitution, Tigres. Rafael Carioca replaces David Ayala because of an injury.
    • 73': Foul by Luis Quiñones (Tigres).
    • 73': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Miguel Ortega.
    • 75': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 75': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces Kelyn Rowe.
    • 77': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 77': Hugo Ayala (Tigres) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 77': Luis Quiñones (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Rafael Carioca (Tigres).
    • 79': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 81': Juan Vigón (Tigres) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Raúl Ruidíaz because of an injury.
    • 85': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Abdoulaye Cissoko replaces Yeimar Gómez.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Luis Quiñones (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos González with a headed pass.
    • 86': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Diego Reyes (Tigres).
    • 87': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
    • 87': Diego Reyes (Tigres) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicolás López with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Diego Reyes (Tigres).
    • 88': Diego Reyes (Tigres) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Will Bruin.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Carlos González (Tigres) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Francisco Venegas (Tigres) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Tigres. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, Tigres 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, Tigres 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 1
    52.6 Possession 47.4
    16 SHOTS 9
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    412 Accurate Passes 368
    503 Passes 464
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    29 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    41 Long Balls 60
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 0
    8 Effective Tackles 16
    16 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    15 Interceptions 17
    11 Effective Clearances 21
    11 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: Leagues Cup

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 17,077

    Line-Ups

    SEA Seattle Sounders FC (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    30 Stefan Cleveland (GK)
    3 Xavier Arreaga
    27 Shane O'Neill
    28 Yeimar Gómez
    6 João Paulo
    22 Kelyn Rowe Yellow Card
    11 Brad Smith
    16 Alex Roldan
    9 Raúl Ruidíaz
    12 Fredy Montero
    7 Cristian Roldan
    Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
    Ethan Dobbelaere, Spencer Richey, Daniel Leyva, Jimmy Medranda, Joshua Atencio, Will Bruin, Nicolás Lodeiro, Reed Baker-Whiting, Abdoulaye Cissoko.

    UANL Tigres UANL (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Miguel Ortega (GK)
    13 Diego Reyes Yellow Card
    4 Hugo Ayala
    8 Francisco Venegas
    34 Erick Ávalos
    17 Leonardo Fernández
    192 David Ayala
    29 Jesús Dueñas
    32 Carlos González
    23 Luis Quiñones
    26 Florian Thauvin
    Tigres UANL Substitutes:
    Rafael Carioca, Raymundo Fulgencio, Luis Nájera, Jesús Garza, Juanjo Purata, Arturo Delgado, Juan Pablo Vigón, Nico López, Alan Ramos, Adrián Garza, Aldo Cruz, Javier Aquino.

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