MLS

Houston Dynamo FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Houston Dynamo FC
  • Red Card 54': Adalberto Carrasquilla
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Seattle Sounders FC
  • 28': Raúl Ruidíaz
  • Red Card 82': Alex Roldan

Ruidiaz, Frei lead Sounders to 1-0 victory over Dynamo

— Raul Ruidiaz scored in the 28th minute and Stefan Frei made it stand up to lead the Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 3': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 4': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Memo Rodríguez.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
  • 7': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 7': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 9': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldán with a cross.
  • 11': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 11': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldán.
  • 18': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow tries a through ball, but Darwin Quintero is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
  • 22': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ethan Bartlow.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Ferreira.
  • 28': Goal! Houston Dynamo FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Roldán.
  • 30': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Alex Roldán.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fafà Picault.
  • 32': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 33': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Ethan Bartlow tries a through ball, but Zeca is caught offside.
  • 35': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Nouhou Tolo is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 36': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
  • 42': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 43': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zeca with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Houston Dynamo FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 47': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 47': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Fafà Picault (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Darwin Quintero with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Alex Roldán.
  • 52': Foul by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 52': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Ferreira (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
  • 53': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 53': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Second yellow card to Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
  • 58': Darwin Quintero (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 59': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Quintero.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldán with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Zeca.
  • 62': Hand ball by Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Beto Avila replaces Darwin Quintero.
  • 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Fafà Picault.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Foul by Ethan Bartlow (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 70': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Sebastián Ferreira.
  • 77': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Jordan Morris.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Tyler Pasher (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Darwin Cerén.
  • 79': Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 79': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 82': Second yellow card to Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Thorleifur Úlfarsson (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeca with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 85': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Ethan Dobbelaere replaces Albert Rusnák.
  • 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Dobbelaere.
  • 90': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thiaguinho replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  • 90'+1': Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Beto Avila (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 90'+3': Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Houston Dynamo FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
54.2 Possession 45.8
9 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
483 Accurate Passes 397
547 Passes 453
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 22
0.4 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 40
32 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 4
12 Tackles 7
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 6
14 Effective Clearances 6
14 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Attendance: 11,093

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 San Diego FC 3 +8 9
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 +7 9
3 San Jose Earthquakes 3 +6 9
4 LAFC 3 +6 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

HOU Houston Dynamo FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Steve Clark (GK)
13 Ethan Bartlow
5 Tim Parker
29 Samuel Junqua
37 Zeca
20 Adalberto Carrasquilla Yellow Card
24 Darwin Cerén Yellow Card
8 Memo Rodríguez
10 Fafà Picault
9 Sebastián Ferreira
23 Darwin Quintero
Houston Dynamo FC Substitutes:
Michael Nelson, Thiago Fernandes, Zarek Valentin, Thorleifur Úlfarsson, Daniel Steres, Roberto Avila, Griffin Dorsey, Marcelo Palomino, Tyler Pasher.

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

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
3 Xavier Arreaga
28 Yeimar Gómez
5 Nouhou Tolo
16 Alex Roldan
10 Nicolás Lodeiro
11 Albert Rusnák
22 Kelyn Rowe Yellow Card
9 Raúl Ruidíaz
13 Jordan Morris
7 Cristian Roldan
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
Joshua Atencio, Andy Thomas, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jimmy Medranda, Ethan Dobbelaere, Will Bruin, Stefan Cleveland, Fredy Montero.

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