MLS

FT Monday, October 30, 2023
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Seattle Sounders FC DWDWW 2
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SEA leads series 1-0 · Lumen Field · 30,741 att.

Match Report

Sounders extend home mastery of Dallas in playoff opener

Albert Rusnak and Jordan Morris scored as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting FC Dallas 2-0 on Monday night in the opening match of a best-of-three MLS Western Conference first-round playoff series.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
4
43
Possession
57
9
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
340
Accurate Passes
485
445
Passes
576
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.3
59
Long Balls
59
18
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
8
10
Effective Tackles
15
18
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
7
24
Effective Clearances
14
24
Clearances
14

Highlights

00:57 Jordan Morris heads in a beauty as Sounders take Game 1 Watch on ESPN

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. 84Joshua AtencioLM
  8. 6João PauloRM
  9. 13Jordan MorrisF
  10. 23Léo ChúAM-L
  11. 7Cristian RoldanAM-R

DAL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Maarten PaesG
  2. 17Nkosi TafariCD-L
  3. 25Sebastien IbeaghaCD-R
  4. 4Marco FarfanLB
  5. 22Ema TwumasiRB
  6. 20Alan VelascoAM
  7. 14Asier IllarramendiLM
  8. 19Paxton PomykalRM
  9. 10Jesús FerreiraF
  10. 7Paul ArriolaAM-L
  11. 8Jáder ObrianAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Substitution, FC Dallas. Liam Fraser replaces Alan Velasco because of an injury.
  2. 43' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45'+3' Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 52' Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Léo Chú.
  6. 70' Substitution, FC Dallas. Sam Junqua replaces Marco Farfan.
  7. 70' Substitution, FC Dallas. Dante Sealy replaces Jáder Obrian.
  8. 74' Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, FC Dallas 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo with a cross.
  9. 77' Substitution, FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo replaces Paxton Pomykal.
  10. 77' Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Paul Arriola.
  11. 81' Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 83' Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Jordan Morris.

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