León vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2022 Concacaf Champions League, Quarterfinals

· 2nd Leg - Seattle Sounders FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

León

90'+1': Fidel Ambríz

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Seattle Sounders FC advance 4-1 on aggregate

Seattle Sounders FC

45'+3': Fredy Montero (P)

Seattle Sounders cruise past Leon to reach CONCACAF Champions League semifinals

Seattle Sounders advanced to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League after a 4-1 aggregate victory over Leon.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, León. William Tesillo tries a through ball, but Víctor Dávila is caught offside.
2': Corner, León. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
2': Foul by Gary Kagelmacher (León).
2': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
3': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. William Tesillo (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Rangel.
8': Corner, León. Conceded by Alex Roldán.
8': Attempt missed. Fidel Ambríz (León) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a corner.
10': Corner, León. Conceded by Albert Rusnák.
10': Corner, León. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
11': Foul by Óscar Villa (León).
11': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Corner, León. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
14': Attempt blocked. Elías Hernández (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Meneses with a cross.
14': Fidel Ambríz (León) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jean Meneses with a cross following a corner.
14': Attempt missed. Fidel Ambríz (León) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
15': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
15': Víctor Dávila (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Offside, León. Jean Meneses tries a through ball, but Ángel Mena is caught offside.
17': Hand ball by Víctor Dávila (León).
19': Attempt missed. Jean Meneses (León) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
19': Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
20': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jackson Ragen tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
22': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
22': William Tesillo (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt missed. William Tesillo (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Mena following a set piece situation.
23': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
23': William Tesillo (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt saved. Jean Meneses (León) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fidel Ambríz.
29': Foul by Víctor Dávila (León).
29': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
31': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross.
34': Hand ball by Jean Meneses (León).
35': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Roldán.
37': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
40': Corner, León. Conceded by João Paulo.
41': Attempt missed. Fidel Ambríz (León) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Elías Hernández with a cross following a corner.
42': Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Óscar Villa (León).
44': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Ángel Mena (León).
45'+2': Penalty Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Penalty conceded by William Tesillo (León) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+3': Goal! León 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, León 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
45': Second Half begins León 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
45': Substitution, León. Santiago Ormeño replaces Juan Rangel.
47': Attempt saved. Ángel Mena (León) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Meneses.
49': Elías Hernández (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
50': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
50': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Substitution, León. David Ramírez replaces Andrés Mosquera.
52': Substitution, León. Federico Martínez replaces Elías Hernández.
54': Attempt saved. Víctor Dávila (León) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
55': Corner, León. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
56': Corner, León. Conceded by João Paulo.
56': Corner, León. Conceded by Cristian Roldán.
57': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
57': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Attempt missed. Santiago Ormeño (León) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by David Ramírez.
61': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces Jordan Morris.
62': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Fredy Montero.
62': Attempt saved. Santiago Ormeño (León) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross.
63': Corner, León. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
64': Foul by Gary Kagelmacher (León).
64': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Gary Kagelmacher (León) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
70': Corner, León. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
71': Attempt blocked. William Tesillo (León) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Meneses with a cross.
72': Corner, León. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
73': Fidel Ambríz (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
73': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Jean Meneses (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Attempt blocked. Jean Meneses (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Corner, León. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
75': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Santiago Ormeño (León).
76': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Federico Martínez (León).
77': Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Obed Vargas with a cross.
81': Federico Martínez (León) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Abdoulaye Cissoko replaces Kelyn Rowe.
82': Attempt blocked. William Tesillo (León) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Meneses.
82': Attempt blocked. Santiago Ormeño (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Attempt saved. Santiago Ormeño (León) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Martínez with a headed pass.
83': Corner, León. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
83': Attempt missed. Federico Martínez (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by William Tesillo with a cross.
85': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Abdoulaye Cissoko (Seattle Sounders FC).
85': Corner, León. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
85': (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': David Ramírez (León).
87': Attempt saved. Jean Meneses (León) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Ormeño with a headed pass.
88': Federico Martínez (León) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
88': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces João Paulo.
89': Foul by William Tesillo (León).
89': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Bruin.
90': Attempt blocked. Federico Martínez (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
90'+1': Goal! León 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Fidel Ambríz (León) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by David Ramírez with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
90'+2': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Fidel Ambríz (León).
90'+4': David Ramírez (León) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
90'+4': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
90'+4': Jean Meneses (León) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. William Tesillo (León) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jean Meneses (León) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Offside, León. Jean Meneses tries a through ball, but Ángel Mena is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, León 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
0': Match ends, León 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

Statistics

SEA		LEO
15	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	15
7	Saves	2
27.2	Possession	72.8
6	SHOTS	26
3	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
126	Accurate Passes	402
192	Passes	470
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	18
4	Crosses	55
0.8	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	47
22	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	10
12	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	5
48	Effective Clearances	1
48	Clearances	1

Game Information

Competition: Concacaf Champions Cup

Venue: Estadio León
Location: León de los Aldamas, Mexico
Attendance: 23,572

Line-Ups

León (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Rodolfo Cota (GK)
6	William Tesillo
2	Gary Kagelmacher
36	Oscar Villa
4	Andres Mosquera
26	Fidel Ambríz
13	Ángel Mena
11	Elías Hernández
16	Jean Meneses
7	Víctor Dávila
38	Pablo Rangel

León Substitutes:

Federico Martínez, Santiago Colombatto, Isaac Muniz, José Rodríguez, Alfonso Blanco, Santiago Ormeño, José David Ramírez.

Seattle Sounders FC (5-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Stefan Frei (GK)
25	Jackson Ragen
5	Nouhou Tolo
3	Xavier Arreaga
22	Kelyn Rowe
16	Alex Roldan
6	João Paulo
11	Albert Rusnák
13	Jordan Morris
7	Cristian Roldan
12	Fredy Montero

Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:

Will Bruin, Samuel Adeniran, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Léo Chú, Obed Vargas, Stefan Cleveland, Daniel Leyva.

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