MLS

Seattle Sounders FC vs New York City FC, 2018 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
  • 36': Cristian Roldan
  • 51': Gustav Svensson
  • 85': Harry Shipp
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3 - 1
  • 68': Jesus Medina

Sounders complete unbeaten July with win against NYCFC

Gustav Svensson, recently back from the World Cup, scored early in the second half as the Seattle Sounders capped an unbeaten July with a 3-1 win.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Kwame Awuah (New York City FC).
  • 2': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Anton Tinnerholm.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 10': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Osvaldo Alonso.
  • 14': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Chad Marshall.
  • 14': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Hand ball by Jesús Medina (New York City FC).
  • 16': Attempt missed. Ben Sweat (New York City FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 16': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 21': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Sebastien Ibeagha (New York City FC) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 24': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Kelvin Leerdam tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Shipp.
  • 28': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Gustav Svensson tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
  • 28': Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 29': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 29': Jesús Medina (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwame Awuah.
  • 31': Delay in match (New York City FC).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Gustav Svensson.
  • 35': Foul by Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC).
  • 35': Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, New York City FC 0. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 38': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC).
  • 38': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 45': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC).
  • 45'+1': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, New York City FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, New York City FC 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Ronald Matarrita (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
  • 47': Foul by Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC).
  • 47': Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ben Sweat.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ronald Matarrita with a cross.
  • 51': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, New York City FC 0. Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Anton Tinnerholm (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwame Awuah.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Kwame Awuah (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Gustav Svensson.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Tinnerholm.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osvaldo Alonso.
  • 56': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
  • 57': Foul by Ben Sweat (New York City FC).
  • 57': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Kwame Awuah (New York City FC).
  • 58': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 60': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, New York City FC. Jonathan Lewis replaces Anton Tinnerholm.
  • 63': Delay in match Ebenezer Ofori (New York City FC) because of an injury.
  • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Substitution, New York City FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi replaces Ebenezer Ofori because of an injury.
  • 65': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Ben Sweat (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
  • 66': Foul by Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 66': Jo Inge Berget (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC).
  • 68': Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, New York City FC 1. Jesús Medina (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jo Inge Berget with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 72': Foul by Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 72': Jonathan Lewis (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 73': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Osvaldo Alonso.
  • 76': Delay in match (New York City FC).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Shipp.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 81': Substitution, New York City FC. Rodney Wallace replaces Kwame Awuah.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jonathan Lewis (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
  • 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 84': Foul by Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 84': Jo Inge Berget (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 3, New York City FC 1. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Will Bruin.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Román Torres replaces Raúl Ruidíaz.
  • 88': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 88': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jo Inge Berget (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Medina.
  • 90': Foul by Rodney Wallace (New York City FC).
  • 90': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gustav Svensson (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Will Bruin.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, New York City FC 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, New York City FC 1.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, New York City FC 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, New York City FC 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 3, New York City FC 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
58.4 Possession 41.6
17 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
549 Accurate Passes 375
617 Passes 444
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
23 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 51
27 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
6 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 16
22 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 29
13 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 39,528

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Philadelphia Union 28 +22 54
2 FC Cincinnati 28 +7 52
3 Nashville SC 28 +17 50
4 Charlotte FC 28 +7 47
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
14 Chad Marshall
20 Kim Kee-Hee
5 Nouhou Tolo
18 Kelvin Leerdam
10 Nicolás Lodeiro
6 Osvaldo Alonso
4 Gustav Svensson
9 Raúl Ruidíaz
19 Harry Shipp
7 Cristian Roldan

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sean Johnson (GK)
6 Alexander Callens
33 Sebastien Ibeagha
2 Ben Sweat
3 Anton Tinnerholm
10 Maxi Morález
14 Kwame Awuah
12 Ebenezer Ofori
9 Jo Inge Berget
22 Rónald Matarrita
19 Jesus Medina

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