MLS

Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis CITY SC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Seattle Sounders FC
  • 65': Joshua Atencio
  • 71': Raúl Ruidíaz
  • 89': Jakob Nerwinski (OG)
FT
3 - 0
St. Louis CITY SC

    About

    Seattle Sounders FC are hosting St. Louis CITY SC at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC).
    • 2': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
    • 4': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC).
    • 5': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 6': Lucas Bartlett (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 13': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 14': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 14': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by John Nelson (St. Louis City SC).
    • 16': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini with a cross.
    • 19': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 19': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Yéimar Gómez.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev with a cross.
    • 20': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Yéimar Gómez.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
    • 26': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 26': Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. John Nelson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Perez.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 37': Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Atencio.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 41': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
    • 41': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
    • 45'+1': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Klauss.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 46': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
    • 46': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Bartlett with a cross.
    • 51': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
    • 54': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldán tries a through ball, but Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
    • 58': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Lucas Bartlett.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Léo Chú.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
    • 64': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Njabulo Blom replaces Miguel Perez.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
    • 67': Hand ball by Yéimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 68': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 68': Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, St. Louis City SC 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 74': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Isak Jensen replaces Lucas Bartlett.
    • 74': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Eduard Löwen.
    • 74': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Njabulo Blom because of an injury.
    • 79': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jake Nerwinski.
    • 80': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
    • 82': Alex Roldán (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Isak Jensen (St. Louis City SC).
    • 82': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Alex Roldán.
    • 84': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
    • 84': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Tim Parker.
    • 86': Foul by Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC).
    • 86': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Kyle Hiebert.
    • 89': Own Goal by Jake Nerwinski, St. Louis City SC. Seattle Sounders FC 3, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 90': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces Joshua Atencio.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Célio Pompeu (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Ostrák.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Albert Rusnák is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
    • 90'+5': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, St. Louis City SC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, St. Louis City SC 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 2
    39.4 Possession 60.6
    9 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    251 Accurate Passes 447
    354 Passes 559
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 17
    0.5 Cross % 0.2
    52 Long Balls 65
    24 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 14
    27 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 16
    27 Effective Clearances 18
    27 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Lumen Field
    Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 31,789

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 San Diego FC 34 +23 63
    2 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 +28 63
    3 LAFC 34 +25 60
    4 Minnesota United FC 34 +17 58
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SEA Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Stefan Frei (GK)
    25 Jackson Ragen
    28 Yeimar Gómez Yellow Card
    5 Nouhou Tolo
    16 Alex Roldan
    10 Nicolás Lodeiro
    84 Joshua Atencio
    11 Albert Rusnák
    13 Jordan Morris
    23 Léo Chú
    7 Cristian Roldan
    Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
    Sota Kitahara, Obed Vargas, Raúl Ruidíaz, Xavier Arreaga, Fredy Montero, Ethan Dobbelaere, Stefan Cleveland, Héber.

    STL St. Louis CITY SC (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Roman Bürki (GK)
    26 Tim Parker Yellow Card
    22 Kyle Hiebert
    24 Lucas Bartlett Yellow Card
    14 John Nelson
    2 Jakob Nerwinski
    10 Eduard Löwen
    28 Miguel Perez
    19 Indiana Vassilev
    9 João Klauss
    11 Nicholas Gioacchini
    St. Louis CITY SC Substitutes:
    Isak Jensen, Tomas Ostrak, Joshua Yaro, Samuel Adeniran, Selmir Pidro, Benjamin Lundt, Célio Pompeu, Njabulo Blom, Jared Stroud.

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