Stefan Frei gets another shutout as Sounders blank Dynamo
Albert Rusnak scored and Stefan Frei posted his MLS-leading 11th shutout of the season as the host Seattle Sounders defeated the short-handed Houston Dynamo 1-0 Saturday night.
MLS
FT
Saturday, July 1, 2023
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lumen Field · 31,840 att.
Match Report
Team Stats
14
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
2
42.6
Possession
57.4
7
SHOTS
12
2
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
442
378
Passes
514
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
51
33
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
7
5
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
13
18
Clearances
13
Highlights
Head to Head
SEA leads series 4-1
Lineups
SEA · 4-2-3-1
- 24Stefan FreiG
- 92Abdoulaye CissokoCD-L
- 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
- 5Nouhou ToloLB
- 33Cody BakerRB
- 11Albert RusnákAM
- 6João PauloLM
- 73Obed VargasRM
- 9Raúl RuidíazF
- 23Léo ChúAM-L
- 10Nicolás LodeiroAM-R
Substitutes
- 12Fredy MonteroSUB
- 22Kelyn RoweSUB
- 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
- 19HéberSUB
- 99Dylan TevesSUB
- 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
- 32Hal UderitzSUB
- 84Joshua AtencioSUB
HOU · 4-2-3-1
- 12Steve ClarkG
- 4Ethan BartlowCD-L
- 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-R
- 31MicaelLB
- 2Franco EscobarRB
- 8Amine BassiAM
- 27Luis CaicedoLM
- 6ArturRM
- 18Ibrahim AliyuF
- 21Nelson QuiñonesAM-L
- 11Corey BairdAM-R
Substitutes
- 16Héctor HerreraSUB
- 34Thorleifur ÚlfarssonSUB
- 25Griffin DorseySUB
- 3Brad SmithSUB
- 30Chase GasperSUB
- 9Sebastián FerreiraSUB
- 35Brooklyn RainesSUB
- 7Ivan FrancoSUB
- 13Andrew TarbellSUB
Timeline
- 18' Abdoulaye Cissoko (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54' Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe replaces Cody Baker.
- 61' Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61' Second yellow card to Micael (Houston Dynamo FC) for a bad foul.
- 65' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Chase Gasper replaces Nelson Quiñónes.
- 67' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 69' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Kelyn Rowe because of an injury.
- 77' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Brad Smith replaces Amine Bassi.
- 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 85' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Thorleifur Úlfarsson replaces Artur.
- 85' Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Iván Franco replaces Corey Baird.
- 85' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Léo Chú.
- 89' Luís Caicedo (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5' Erik Sviatchenko (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card.
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