MLS

FT Sunday, February 26, 2023
Colorado Rapids LWDDL 0
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Seattle Sounders FC DLDLW 4
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SEA224
Lumen Field · 30,032 att.

Match Report

Jordan Morris scores twice as Sounders topple Rapids 4-0

— The disappointment of a quick exit from the FIFA Club World Cup didn't linger into the start of the MLS season for the Seattle Sounders.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
49.3
Possession
50.7
10
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
357
Accurate Passes
363
449
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
13
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
56
18
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
12
8
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
14
16
Effective Clearances
17
16
Clearances
17

Head to Head

SEA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 25Jackson RagenCD-L
  3. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 16Alex RoldanRB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM
  7. 6João PauloLM
  8. 11Albert RusnákRM
  9. 19HéberF
  10. 13Jordan MorrisAM-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 75Daniel LeyvaSUB
  2. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  3. 99Dylan TevesSUB
  4. 22Kelyn RoweSUB
  5. 23Léo ChúSUB
  6. 84Joshua AtencioSUB
  7. 3Xavier ArreagaSUB
  8. 12Fredy MonteroSUB
  9. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB

COL · 4-3-3

  1. 22William YarbroughG
  2. 5Andreas MaxsøCD-L
  3. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  4. 16Alex GersbachLB
  5. 2Keegan RosenberryRB
  6. 97Ralph Priso-MbongueCM
  7. 20Connor RonanLM
  8. 23Cole BassettRM
  9. 77Darren YapiF
  10. 28Sam NicholsonLF
  11. 12Michael BarriosRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Danny WilsonSUB
  2. 91Kévin CabralSUB
  3. 19Jack PriceSUB
  4. 21Bryan AcostaSUB
  5. 29Brian GalvánSUB
  6. 64Moïse BombitoSUB
  7. 26Abraham RodríguezSUB
  8. 33Steven BeitashourSUB
  9. 8MaxSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Colorado Rapids 0. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the top right corner.
  2. 45' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Colorado Rapids 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  3. 53' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, Colorado Rapids 0. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 71' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Héber.
  5. 71' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Cristian Roldan.
  6. 71' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Danny Wilson replaces Keegan Rosenberry.
  7. 71' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Kévin Cabral replaces Michael Barrios.
  8. 80' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces João Paulo.
  9. 81' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Max replaces Ralph Priso-Mbongue.
  10. 83' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 4, Colorado Rapids 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  11. 84' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Braian Galván replaces Sam Nicholson.
  12. 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Jordan Morris.
  13. 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Albert Rusnák.
  14. 87' Kévin Cabral (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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