MLS

FT Wednesday, October 4, 2023
LA Galaxy LWDDL 1
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Seattle Sounders FC DDWDW 2
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SEA112
Lumen Field · 30,495 att.

Match Report

Last-minute goal sends Sounders past Galaxy, into playoffs

Cristian Roldan scored in the final minute of second-half stoppage time as the Seattle Sounders clinched a berth in the MLS playoffs with a 2-1 victory against the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
0
43.6
Possession
56.4
5
SHOTS
18
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
322
Accurate Passes
415
390
Passes
491
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
8
7
Crosses
26
0.1
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
40
28
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
10
13
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
7
19
Effective Clearances
5
19
Clearances
5

Head to Head

SEA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 25Jackson RagenCD-L
  3. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  4. 5Nouhou ToloLB
  5. 16Alex RoldanRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 6João PauloLM
  8. 73Obed VargasRM
  9. 13Jordan MorrisF
  10. 23Léo ChúAM-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Reed Baker-WhitingSUB
  2. 19HéberSUB
  3. 84Joshua AtencioSUB
  4. 35Paul RothrockSUB
  5. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  6. 22Kelyn RoweSUB
  7. 12Fredy MonteroSUB
  8. 10Nicolás LodeiroSUB
  9. 3Xavier ArreagaSUB

LA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 93Tony AlfaroCD-L
  3. 4Maya YoshidaCD-R
  4. 3Julián AudeLB
  5. 18Kelvin LeerdamRB
  6. 10Douglas CostaAM
  7. 16Oriol RosellLM
  8. 20Edwin CerrilloRM
  9. 27Billy SharpF
  10. 21Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 11Tyler BoydAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Daniel AguirreSUB
  2. 44Raheem EdwardsSUB
  3. 30Gino ViviSUB
  4. 56Jonathan PérezSUB
  5. 12Michael BarriosSUB
  6. 9Dejan JoveljicSUB
  7. 19Mauricio CuevasSUB
  8. 35Novak MicovicSUB
  9. 43Adam SaldañaSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross.
  2. 38' Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Aude.
  4. 65' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Diego Fagundez.
  5. 66' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Albert Rusnák.
  6. 66' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Léo Chú.
  7. 71' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Raheem Edwards replaces Julián Aude.
  8. 80' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces João Paulo.
  9. 80' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Jordan Morris.
  10. 88' Substitution, LA Galaxy. Michael Barrios replaces Tyler Boyd.
  11. 90'+6' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, LA Galaxy 1. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Atencio with a headed pass.

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