Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2019 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Sounders sink Atlanta Utd to go second in West
Harry Shipp got the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute as the Seattle Sounders beat Atlanta United to stay unbeaten at home.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 3': Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 4': Foul by Brek Shea (Atlanta United FC).
- 4': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Brek Shea (Atlanta United FC).
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam with a cross.
- 7': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Michael Parkhurst replaces Brek Shea because of an injury.
- 9': Attempt saved. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 10': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Brad Smith.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 12': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Morris with a headed pass.
- 13': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Michael Parkhurst tries a through ball, but Julian Gressel is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Kelvin Leerdam (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 14': Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC).
- 17': Foul by Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 17': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 20': Attempt missed. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brad Smith.
- 21': Attempt missed. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 22': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC).
- 22': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC).
- 23': Attempt missed. Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jordan Morris with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 24': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 29': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 30': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 30': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
- 30': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a through ball.
- 32': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Miles Robinson.
- 34': Eric Remedi (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 35': Attempt missed. Román Torres (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 38': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 38': Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 41': Michael Parkhurst (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 44': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Meram with a through ball.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Atlanta United FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Atlanta United FC 0.
- 48': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United FC).
- 48': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Meram.
- 50': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Leandro González Pirez tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Martínez is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 54': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Michael Parkhurst.
- 54': Attempt missed. Román Torres (Seattle Sounders FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Darlington Nagbe tries a through ball, but Justin Meram is caught offside.
- 58': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United FC 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 64': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Cristian Roldan.
- 65': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United FC 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Martínez with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brad Smith.
- 67': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Emerson Hyndman replaces Eric Remedi.
- 68': Attempt saved. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gustav Svensson with a headed pass.
- 70': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 70': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, Atlanta United FC 1. Harry Shipp (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 73': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 73': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Saad Abdul-Salaam replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
- 74': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 74': Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 76': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Leandro González Pirez.
- 77': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo replaces Harry Shipp.
- 77': Substitution, Atlanta United FC. Brandon Vázquez replaces Michael Parkhurst.
- 79': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Kim Kee-hee.
- 80': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC).
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Franco Escobar (Atlanta United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Josef Martínez.
- 83': Foul by Kim Kee-hee (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 83': Justin Meram (Atlanta United FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordy Delem replaces Jordan Morris.
- 88': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Atlanta United FC).
- 89': Offside, Atlanta United FC. Julian Gressel tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Julian Gressel (Atlanta United FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Hyndman with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Franco Escobar.
- 90'+3': Corner, Atlanta United FC. Conceded by Román Torres.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Atlanta United FC 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, Atlanta United FC 1.
Statistics
 ATL |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 353 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 16 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 38,232
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 38,232
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | +8 | 48 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 24 | +7 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 20 | Kim Kee-Hee |
| 29 | Román Torres |
| 11 | Brad Smith |
| 18 | Kelvin Leerdam |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 4 | Gustav Svensson |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 19 | Harry Shipp |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
Atlanta United FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 5 | Leandro González Pírez |
| 12 | Miles Robinson  |
| 20 | Brek Shea |
| 2 | Franco Escobar |
| 24 | Julian Gressel |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 11 | Eric Remedi |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
| 14 | Justin Meram |
| 10 | Gonzalo Martínez |
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