Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSMorris, Frei propel Sounders to 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake
— Jordan Morris scored his league-leading third goal of the season and Stefan Frei posted his second straight clean sheet to spark the Seattle Sounders to a 2--0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 3': Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 8': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 8': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 10': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 10': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Morris with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 15': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Yéimar Gómez.
- 16': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 17': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 18': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Maikel Chang with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 19': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Braian Ojeda.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Héber.
- 27': Attempt saved. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Héber.
- 29': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 29': Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 35': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
- 39': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 39': Scott Caldwell (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 44': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a through ball.
- 45': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 46': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': Foul by Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake).
- 47': Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
- 50': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
- 53': Foul by Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
- 53': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák from a direct free kick.
- 55': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Andrew Brody.
- 56': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
- 57': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 58': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 59': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Rubio Rubín replaces Anderson Julio.
- 59': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Carlos Gómez replaces Maikel Chang.
- 60': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Real Salt Lake).
- 62': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 62': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Damir Kreilach (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gómez.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 69': Carlos Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 72': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Diego Luna replaces Scott Caldwell.
- 72': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram replaces Damir Kreilach.
- 73': Carlos Gómez (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 73': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 77': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 79': Attempt saved. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a through ball.
- 80': Attempt saved. Carlos Gómez (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna.
- 80': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Jordan Morris.
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Héber.
- 81': Attempt saved. Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Gómez.
- 82': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 82': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake).
- 84': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 86': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 87': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by João Paulo following a fast break.
- 87': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 90': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
Statistics
 RSL |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 40.5 | Possession | 59.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 516 |
| 391 | Passes | 598 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 24 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 9 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 21 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 30,011
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 30,011
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | +21 | 34 |
| 2 | LAFC | 19 | +16 | 34 |
| 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | +13 | 33 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 17 | +1 | 29 |
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo  |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 19 | Héber |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 3 | Bryan Oviedo |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 8 | Damir Kreilach |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 12 | Scott Caldwell |
| 29 | Anderson Julio |
| 10 | Jefferson Savarino |
| 16 | Maikel Chang |
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