FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2023 MLS, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One

· Game 2

FC Dallas

6': Paul Arriola
18': Jesús Ferreira (P)
89': Jáder Obrian

FT
3 - 1
Game 2

Seattle Sounders FC

48': Jordan Morris

FC Dallas jump on Sounders early, hold on for 3-1 win

FC Dallas win 3-1 to level series with Seattle

Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira each scored within the first 18 minutes to lead FC Dallas to a 3-1 win over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Saturday night in Match 2 of their first-round best-of-three MLS Cup playoff series.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
2': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú is caught offside.
6': Goal! FC Dallas 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernard Kamungo with a cross.
9': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
10': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
10': Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
10': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Offside, FC Dallas. Nkosi Tafari is caught offside.
13': Penalty FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo draws a foul in the penalty area.
13': Penalty conceded by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
16': VAR Decision: Penalty FC Dallas.
18': Goal! FC Dallas 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
21': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
21': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
25': Attempt missed. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
25': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Asier Illarramendi.
26': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
28': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
28': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
30': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
35': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo is caught offside.
39': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
39': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Léo Chú.
45'+2': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
45'+4': First Half ends, FC Dallas 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
45': Second Half begins FC Dallas 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
48': Goal! FC Dallas 2, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
50': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
50': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
52': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
52': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
54': Attempt missed. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a cross following a corner.
54': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Léo Chú.
55': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
59': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Léo Chú.
59': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
60': Attempt blocked. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
60': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
60': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
61': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
61': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Paul Arriola.
63': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio is caught offside.
65': Foul by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
65': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
67': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
68': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
69': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces João Paulo.
69': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Joshua Atencio.
71': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
71': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez Andrade.
73': Substitution, FC Dallas. Marco Farfan replaces Bernard Kamungo.
74': Attempt blocked. Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
75': VAR Decision: No Penalty Seattle Sounders FC.
76': Attempt missed. Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
77': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro is caught offside.
80': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
80': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Obed Vargas.
83': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jáder Obrian replaces Paxton Pomykal.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas).
84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelyn Rowe replaces Nouhou Tolo.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Jesús Ferreira because of an injury.
86': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
86': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
87': Attempt saved. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
87': Attempt blocked. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
89': Goal! FC Dallas 3, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
90'+2': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
90'+2': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Substitution, FC Dallas. Dante Sealy replaces Paul Arriola.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eugene Ansah with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by Dante Sealy (FC Dallas).
90'+3': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, FC Dallas 3, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
0': Match ends, FC Dallas 3, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

Statistics

SEA		DAL
8	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	3
61.7	Possession	38.3
11	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
390	Accurate Passes	204
482	Passes	308
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
28	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	59
33	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
0	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	11
11	Effective Clearances	21
11	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Toyota Stadium
Location: Toyota Stadium, USA
Attendance: 19,096

Line-Ups

FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Maarten Paes (GK)
17	Nkosi Tafari
25	Sebastien Ibeagha
29	Samuel Junqua
22	Ema Twumasi
19	Paxton Pomykal
14	Asier Illarramendi
18	Liam Fraser
10	Jesús Ferreira
7	Paul Arriola
77	Bernard Kamungo

FC Dallas Substitutes:

José Martínez, Dante Sealy, Jesús Jiménez, Eugene Ansah, Jimmy Maurer, Jáder Obrian, Sebastian Lletget, Tsiki Ntsabeleng, Marco Farfan.

Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Stefan Frei (GK)
25	Jackson Ragen
28	Yeimar Gómez
5	Nouhou Tolo
16	Alex Roldan
11	Albert Rusnák
84	Joshua Atencio
6	João Paulo
13	Jordan Morris
23	Léo Chú
7	Cristian Roldan

Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:

Obed Vargas, Raúl Ruidíaz, Héber, Stefan Cleveland, Fredy Montero, Nicolás Lodeiro, Xavier Arreaga, Paul Rothrock, Kelyn Rowe.

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