Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas, 2023 Major League Soccer, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One
· Game 3Sounders silence FC Dallas to advance to semifinals
Albert Rusnak scored in the 36th minute and the Seattle Sounders made it stand up for a 1-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas on Friday night to earn a spot in the Western Conference semifinals.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 2': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 3': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Hand ball by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 6': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
- 8': Foul by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 8': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 9': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 19': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 19': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 20': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 21': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Hand ball by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 25': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio tries a through ball, but Léo Chú is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Paul Arriola.
- 28': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
- 30': Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 32': Offside, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal tries a through ball, but Ema Twumasi is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 34': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a cross.
- 36': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Paulo with a through ball.
- 37': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 37': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 44': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 44': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
- 47': Offside, FC Dallas. Nkosi Tafari tries a through ball, but Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 49': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 51': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jackson Ragen tries a through ball, but Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 54': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 56': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 57': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 57': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 59': Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Bernard Kamungo.
- 60': Hand ball by Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas).
- 63': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 63': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Offside, FC Dallas. Paxton Pomykal tries a through ball, but Paul Arriola is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt blocked. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 66': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Paxton Pomykal.
- 66': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 67': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, FC Dallas. Dante Sealy replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 69': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jesús Jiménez replaces Liam Fraser.
- 70': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Léo Chú.
- 71': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 71': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 72': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas).
- 72': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 74': Foul by Dante Sealy (FC Dallas).
- 74': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 77': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 78': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 78': Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, FC Dallas. Tsiki Ntsabeleng replaces Ema Twumasi.
- 80': Substitution, FC Dallas. Sebastian Lletget replaces Paxton Pomykal.
- 81': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas).
- 84': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 84': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
- 85': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces João Paulo.
- 88': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 89': Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90': Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Offside, FC Dallas. Maarten Paes tries a through ball, but Sebastien Ibeagha is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas).
- 90'+5': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+5': Tsiki Ntsabeleng (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
Statistics
 DAL |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.7 | Possession | 55.3 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 358 |
| 395 | Passes | 486 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 33,048
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 33,048
Line-Ups
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 |
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 |
| 8 | Jáder Rafael Obrian |
| 7 | Paul Arriola |
| 77 | Bernard Kamungo |
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