MLS

FT Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Seattle Sounders FC DLWWL 0
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Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

LAFC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SEA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 25Jackson RagenCD-L
  3. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  4. 6João PauloDM
  5. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  6. 16Alex RoldanRB
  7. 10Nicolás LodeiroCM-L
  8. 11Albert RusnákCM-R
  9. 13Jordan MorrisLM
  10. 7Cristian RoldanRM
  11. 9Raúl RuidíazF

Substitutes

  1. 12Fredy MonteroSUB
  2. 23Léo ChúSUB
  3. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
  4. 99Dylan TevesSUB
  5. 75Daniel LeyvaSUB
  6. 3Xavier ArreagaSUB
  7. 22Kelyn RoweSUB
  8. 73Obed VargasSUB
  9. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB

LAFC · 4-3-3

  1. 77John McCarthyG
  2. 33Aaron LongCD-L
  3. 3Jesús MurilloCD-R
  4. 12Diego PalaciosLB
  5. 30Sergi PalenciaRB
  6. 6Ilie SánchezCM
  7. 23Kellyn AcostaLM
  8. 11Timothy TillmanRM
  9. 10Carlos VelaF
  10. 99Denis BouangaLF
  11. 22Kwadwo OpokuRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Eldin JakupovicSUB
  2. 2Denil MaldonadoSUB
  3. 18Erik DueñasSUB
  4. 27Nathan OrdazSUB
  5. 7Stipe BiukSUB
  6. 21Christian TorresSUB
  7. 80Julian GainesSUB
  8. 20José CifuentesSUB

Timeline

  1. 35' João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 43' Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 43' Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 43' Jesús Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 48' Kellyn Acosta (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 55' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Jackson Ragen because of an injury.
  8. 56' Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 63' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces João Paulo.
  10. 63' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  11. 66' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. José Cifuentes replaces Timothy Tillman.
  12. 66' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Stipe Biuk replaces Carlos Vela.
  13. 79' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Alex Roldan.
  14. 82' Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Erik Dueñas replaces Kellyn Acosta because of an injury.
  15. 84' Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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