MLS

FT Saturday, October 21, 2023
Seattle Sounders FC WDWDW 2
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St. Louis CITY SC DWWLL 0
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Energizer Park · 22,423 att.

Match Report

Sounders 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SEA leads series 1-0

Lineups

STL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Roman BürkiG
  2. 4Joakim NilssonCD-L
  3. 26Tim ParkerCD-R
  4. 13Anthony MarkanichLB
  5. 2Jakob NerwinskiRB
  6. 6Njabulo BlomCM-L
  7. 20Akil WattsCM-R
  8. 11Nicholas GioacchiniCF-L
  9. 9João KlaussCF-R
  10. 10Eduard LöwenAM-L
  11. 25Aziel JacksonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 39Benjamin LundtSUB
  2. 7Tomas OstrakSUB
  3. 15Joshua YaroSUB
  4. 12Célio PompeuSUB
  5. 22Kyle HiebertSUB
  6. 19Indiana VassilevSUB
  7. 29Nökkvi ThórissonSUB
  8. 16Samuel AdeniranSUB
  9. 8Jared StroudSUB

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Stefan FreiG
  2. 25Jackson RagenCD-L
  3. 28Yeimar GómezCD-R
  4. 21Reed Baker-WhitingLB
  5. 16Alex RoldanRB
  6. 11Albert RusnákAM
  7. 6João PauloLM
  8. 84Joshua AtencioRM
  9. 13Jordan MorrisF
  10. 23Léo ChúAM-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Xavier ArreagaSUB
  2. 73Obed VargasSUB
  3. 5Nouhou ToloSUB
  4. 9Raúl RuidíazSUB
  5. 19HéberSUB
  6. 10Nicolás LodeiroSUB
  7. 30Stefan ClevelandSUB
  8. 12Fredy MonteroSUB
  9. 22Kelyn RoweSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 32' Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Own Goal by Tim Parker, St. Louis City SC. St. Louis City SC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
  5. 45' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud replaces Akil Watts.
  6. 45' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev replaces Njabulo Blom.
  7. 59' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Reed Baker-Whiting because of an injury.
  8. 71' Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 77' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Anthony Markanich.
  11. 77' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Samuel Adeniran replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
  12. 80' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces João Paulo.
  13. 80' Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 80' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Léo Chú.
  15. 87' Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 87' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga replaces Albert Rusnák.
  17. 88' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Célio Pompeu replaces Aziel Jackson.
  18. 90'+5' Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.

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