MLS

FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Seattle Sounders FC LLLDW 2
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Austin FC LLLLL 1
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Q2 Stadium · 20,738 att.

Match Report

Albert Rusnak's late tally lifts Sounders over Austin FC

Albert Rusnak was in the right place at the right time to score the deciding goal in the 90th minute as the visiting Seattle Sounders defeated Austin FC 2-1 on Wednesday in a key late-season Western Conference match.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
1
49.5
Possession
50.5
11
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
311
Accurate Passes
325
385
Passes
392
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
57
23
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
12
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
3
28
Effective Clearances
12
28
Clearances
12

Head to Head

SEA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 2Matt HedgesCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 17Jon GallagherLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 10Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 33Owen WolffLM
  8. 5Jhojan ValenciaRM
  9. 9Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 30Memo RodríguezAM-L
  11. 7Emiliano RigoniAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Matt BersanoSUB
  2. 16Hector JimenezSUB
  3. 15Leo VäisänenSUB
  4. 37Maximiliano UrrutiSUB
  5. 29Will BruinSUB
  6. 19CJ FodreySUB
  7. 21Adam LundkvistSUB
  8. 8Alexander RingSUB
  9. 13Ethan FinlaySUB

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 3Xavier ArreagaCD-L
  3. 25Jackson RagenCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 21Reed Baker-WhitingRB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroAM
  7. 6João PauloLM
  8. 84Joshua AtencioRM
  9. 13Jordan MorrisF
  10. 23Léo ChúAM-L
  11. 45Ethan DobbelaereAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19HéberSUB
  2. 11Albert RusnákSUB
  3. 16Alex RoldanSUB
  4. 73Obed VargasSUB
  5. 35Paul RothrockSUB
  6. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  7. 28Yeimar GómezSUB
  8. 9Raúl RuidíazSUB
  9. 12Fredy MonteroSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Albert Rusnák replaces João Paulo.
  3. 46' Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  5. 53' Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Jordan Morris.
  7. 65' Substitution, Austin FC. Leo Väisänen replaces Matt Hedges.
  8. 72' Goal! Austin FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes following a corner.
  9. 74' Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  10. 74' Substitution, Austin FC. Alexander Ring replaces Jhojan Valencia.
  11. 79' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces Ethan Dobbelaere.
  12. 83' Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Memo Rodríguez.
  13. 83' Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
  14. 84' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gómez Andrade replaces Léo Chú.
  15. 87' Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90' Goal! Austin FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

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