Seattle Sounders FC vs Atlanta United FC, 2021 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSJosef Martinez helps Atlanta United to draw vs. Seattle Sounders
Josef Martinez converted a penalty kick in the 86th minute for his second goal of the season to lift Atlanta United to a 1-1 draw at the Seattle.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Santiago Sosa.
- 2': Foul by Erik López (Atlanta United).
- 2': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Erik López (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Foul by Erik López (Atlanta United).
- 5': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United).
- 6': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by George Bello.
- 6': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Erik López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 10': Attempt missed. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 13': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Nouhou Tolo tries a through ball, but Kelyn Rowe is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 16': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 20': Offside, Atlanta United. Anton Walkes tries a through ball, but George Bello is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 22': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Erik López (Atlanta United).
- 30': Erik López (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 31': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 31': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United).
- 32': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Erik López (Atlanta United).
- 34': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Ruidíaz.
- 36': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 36': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brooks Lennon.
- 41': Offside, Atlanta United. Emerson Hyndman tries a through ball, but Josef Martínez is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Josef Martínez (Atlanta United).
- 43': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Brad Smith.
- 45': Attempt saved. Miles Robinson (Atlanta United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlanta United. Jake Mulraney replaces Erik López.
- 47': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelino Moreno.
- 49': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Anton Walkes.
- 50': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Foul by Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United).
- 50': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Anton Walkes (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 54': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Franco Ibarra.
- 54': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 57': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Anton Walkes (Atlanta United) header from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brooks Lennon with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Emerson Hyndman (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 60': Attempt missed. Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Mulraney following a set piece situation.
- 61': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 61': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 61': Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. George Bello (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 65': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
- 66': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 66': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 68': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 68': Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Will Bruin.
- 71': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 71': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan tries a through ball, but Raúl Ruidíaz is caught offside.
- 76': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 78': Offside, Atlanta United. George Bello tries a through ball, but Jake Mulraney is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 80': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Miles Robinson (Atlanta United).
- 81': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero replaces Kelyn Rowe.
- 82': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 82': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Penalty Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United 1. Josef Martínez (Atlanta United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 88': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Emerson Hyndman.
- 88': Substitution, Atlanta United. Erick Torres replaces Josef Martínez.
- 88': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 88': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
- 90': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90': Marcelino Moreno (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
- 90'+1': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+2': Jake Mulraney (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United).
- 90'+3': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Franco Ibarra (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Atlanta United 1.
Statistics
 ATL |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 62.9 | Possession | 37.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 238 |
| 545 | Passes | 315 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 11,011
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 11,011
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 (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga  |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 22 | Kelyn Rowe |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 11 | Brad Smith |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |
| 17 | Will Bruin |
Atlanta United FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK) |
| 5 | Santiago Sosa |
| 4 | Anton Walkes |
| 12 | Miles Robinson |
| 20 | Emerson Hyndman |
| 14 | Franco Ibarra |
| 21 | George Bello |
| 11 | Brooks Lennon |
| 7 | Josef Martínez |
| 10 | Marcelino Moreno |
| 16 | Erik López |
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