St. Louis CITY SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSSounders top St. Louis, secure second seed in West
Albert Rusnak scored his fifth goal of the season early to help the visiting Seattle Sounders secure a 2-0 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night and the second Western Conference seed in the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 2': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 2': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 2': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 3': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 4': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 4': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 5': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 6': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Akil Watts.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 12': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 12': Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 15': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 17': João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by João Klauss (St. Louis City SC).
- 20': Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 22': Attempt missed. Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Goal! St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 26': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 29': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 30': Attempt missed. Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
- 32': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 32': Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 35': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 35': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
- 35': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
- 35': Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joshua Atencio with a headed pass.
- 36': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 38': Own Goal by Tim Parker, St. Louis City SC. St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 43': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45': Attempt missed. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Markanich with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev replaces Njabulo Blom.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud replaces Akil Watts.
- 46': Hand ball by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt saved. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Anthony Markanich tries a through ball, but Nicholas Gioacchini is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC).
- 51': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jared Stroud with a cross.
- 55': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nicholas Gioacchini.
- 56': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 57': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev tries a through ball, but Nicholas Gioacchini is caught offside.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Reed Baker-Whiting because of an injury.
- 60': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
- 61': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
- 61': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 63': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 66': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 69': VAR Decision: No Penalty St. Louis City SC.
- 71': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 71': Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt saved. Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 73': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 73': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
- 75': Foul by Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC).
- 75': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Anthony Markanich.
- 77': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
- 78': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City SC).
- 79': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 80': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces João Paulo.
- 80': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Léo Chú.
- 81': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 81': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 84': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
- 85': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 85': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Roman Bürki.
- 87': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jordan Morris.
- 87': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 88': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 90': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
- 90'+2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Joakim Nilsson.
- 90'+4': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris tries a through ball, but Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
Statistics
 SEA |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 272 |
| 340 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 16 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 21 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 27 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: CityPark
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
Venue: CityPark
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +8 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
St. Louis CITY SC (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 4 | Joakim Nilsson |
| 26 | Tim Parker |
| 13 | Anthony Markanich |
| 2 | Jakob Nerwinski |
| 6 | Njabulo Blom |
| 20 | Akil Watts |
| 11 | Nicholas Gioacchini |
| 9 | João Klauss |
| 10 | Eduard Löwen |
| 25 | Aziel Jackson |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen  |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 21 | Reed Baker-Whiting |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
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