MLS

Philadelphia Union vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2017 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
  • 28': Marcus Epps
  • 88': Roland Alberg
FT
2 - 0

Andre Blake, Philadelphia Union deny Seattle playoff clincher

Major League Soccer

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
  • 4': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Haris Medunjanin (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
  • 5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 8': C.J. Sapong (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Tony Alfaro (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 9': Foul by Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union).
  • 9': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': C.J. Sapong (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 11': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 14': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Raymon Gaddis tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
  • 15': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 20': Attempt saved. C.J. Sapong (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a headed pass.
  • 22': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Haris Medunjanin tries a through ball, but Marcus Epps is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union).
  • 27': Jordy Delem (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Marcus Epps (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilsinho.
  • 32': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jordy Delem.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabinho.
  • 40': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Chad Marshall.
  • 43': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 45': Foul by Raymon Gaddis (Philadelphia Union).
  • 45': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jordy Delem.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 50': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Chad Marshall.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 51': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joevin Jones.
  • 54': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 55': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Clint Dempsey replaces Jordy Delem.
  • 57': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Ilsinho tries a through ball, but Fabinho is caught offside.
  • 58': Delay in match Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) because of an injury.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Henry Wingo replaces Nouhou Tolo.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Henry Wingo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Bruin.
  • 63': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henry Wingo.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Bruin.
  • 64': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Will Bruin is caught offside.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin.
  • 66': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a through ball.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Henry Wingo.
  • 70': Delay in match Ilsinho (Philadelphia Union) because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Roland Alberg replaces Ilsinho because of an injury.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henry Wingo.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Bruin.
  • 75': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Clint Dempsey.
  • 77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jay Simpson replaces Marcus Epps.
  • 80': Fabrice-Jean Picault (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 80': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Lamar Neagle replaces Cristian Roldan.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 81': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Roland Alberg (Philadelphia Union).
  • 83': Henry Wingo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tony Alfaro.
  • 86': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
  • 86': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Joevin Jones tries a through ball, but Lamar Neagle is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jay Simpson (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault with a cross.
  • 87': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Gustav Svensson.
  • 88': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Derrick Jones replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
  • 88': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Roland Alberg (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Haris Medunjanin following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Roland Alberg (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 5
50.7 Possession 49.3
13 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
429 Accurate Passes 391
497 Passes 476
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 73
39 Accurate Long Balls 43
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
28 Effective Clearances 23
28 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 17,431

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Austin FC 0 0 0
2 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0
3 FC Dallas 0 0 0
4 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
16 Richie Marquez
3 Jack Elliott
33 Fabinho
28 Raymon Gaddis
25 Ilsinho Yellow Card
6 Haris Medunjanin
11 Alejandro Bedoya
17 C.J. Sapong
22 Fafà Picault
20 Marcus Epps

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

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
15 Tony Alfaro
14 Chad Marshall
5 Nouhou Tolo
18 Kelvin Leerdam
7 Cristian Roldan
21 Jordy Delem Yellow Card
4 Gustav Svensson
17 Will Bruin
33 Joevin Jones
10 Nicolás Lodeiro

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