Seattle Sounders FC vs LAFC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

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West favorites LAFC and Seattle play to 0-0 stalemate

— Two of the favorites in the Western Conference relied on their goalkeepers as Seattle’s Stefan Frei and LAFC’s John McCarthy posted shutouts in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club).
3': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
4': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
6': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
7': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
7': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
11': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan tries a through ball, but Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
13': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
13': Attempt blocked. Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela with a cross.
13': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
16': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
19': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
20': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
20': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
21': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
27': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
29': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
35': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
35': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club).
36': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
38': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
42': Attempt saved. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
42': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
42': Stefan Frei (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
43': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
43': Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
44': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
44': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
45'+1': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
45'+3': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
45'+3': Ilie Sánchez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
45'+4': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
47': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Palencia.
48': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
48': Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
49': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Jackson Ragen because of an injury.
56': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
56': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
63': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces João Paulo.
63': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
63': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
65': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
65': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Timothy Tillman.
66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
67': Attempt missed. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a headed pass following a corner.
71': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
71': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
73': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
74': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
75': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
75': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
75': Attempt blocked. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
75': Attempt blocked. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
75': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Aaron Long.
77': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
77': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Alex Roldan.
80': Attempt saved. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club).
82': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Kellyn Acosta because of an injury.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Fredy Montero is caught offside.
84': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
84': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
86': Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
87': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
89': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
90': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
90': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Diego Palacios.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga.
90'+2': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
90'+2': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
90'+6': Stipe Biuk (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+7': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
90'+7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jesús Murillo.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.

Statistics

LAFC		SEA
13	Fouls	15
4	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	3
42.8	Possession	57.2
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
317	Accurate Passes	432
407	Passes	541
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	72
17	Accurate Long Balls	48
0.3	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	4
3	Effective Tackles	8
11	Tackles	17
0.3	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	10
19	Effective Clearances	10
19	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 32,515

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	+32	55
2	St. Louis CITY SC	30	+15	51
3	FC Dallas	30	+8	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	30	+10	48

Full Table

Line-Ups

Seattle Sounders FC (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
24	Stefan Frei (GK)
25	Jackson Ragen
28	Yeimar Gómez
6	João Paulo
5	Nouhou Tolo
16	Alex Roldan
10	Nicolás Lodeiro
11	Albert Rusnák
13	Jordan Morris
7	Cristian Roldan
9	Raúl Ruidíaz

Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:

Fredy Montero, Léo Chú, Reed Baker-Whiting, Dylan Teves, Daniel Leyva, Xavier Arreaga, Kelyn Rowe, Obed Vargas, Stefan Cleveland.

LAFC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
77	John McCarthy (GK)
33	Aaron Long
3	Jesús Murillo
12	Diego Palacios
30	Sergi Palencia
6	Ilie Sánchez
23	Kellyn Acosta
11	Timothy Tillman
10	Carlos Vela
99	Denis Bouanga
22	Kwadwo Opoku

LAFC Substitutes:

Eldin Jakupovic, Denil Maldonado, Erik Dueñas, Nathan Ordaz, Stipe Biuk, Christian Torres, Julian Gaines, José Cifuentes.

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