Seattle Sounders FC vs Santos, 2021 Leagues Cup, Semifinals

· Leagues Cup
Seattle Sounders FC
  • 90'+3': Raúl Ruidíaz
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Santos

    Raul Ruidiaz strike sends Seattle Sounders to Leagues Cup final over Santos Laguna

    The Seattle Sounders sealed their place in the Leagues Cup final after a 1-0 win over Liga MX side Santos Laguna at Lumen Field on Tuesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Dória.
    • 2': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna).
    • 2': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by João Paulo.
    • 7': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero tries a through ball, but Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
    • 8': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 9': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna).
    • 9': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 13': Offside, Santos Laguna. Brian Lozano tries a through ball, but Fernando Gorriarán is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna).
    • 14': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 17': Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Gorriarán.
    • 19': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Kelyn Rowe.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Félix Torres (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Campos with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna).
    • 20': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe.
    • 21': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Gibran Lajud.
    • 22': Offside, Santos Laguna. Brian Lozano tries a through ball, but Alessio Da Cruz is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
    • 24': Foul by Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna).
    • 24': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Dória (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 27': Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Brian Lozano (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 35': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ronaldo Prieto.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 36': Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna).
    • 37': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 39': Foul by Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna).
    • 39': Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Brian Lozano (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 39': Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Félix Torres (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Brian Lozano (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna).
    • 43': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Valdés.
    • 44': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Santos Laguna 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Santos Laguna 0.
    • 49': Offside, Santos Laguna. Diego Valdés tries a through ball, but Alessio Da Cruz is caught offside.
    • 50': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 54': Foul by Dória (Santos Laguna).
    • 54': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Valdés following a fast break.
    • 57': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Dória.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Fredy Montero (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kelyn Rowe with a cross.
    • 60': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Foul by Kelyn Rowe (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 60': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Alessio Da Cruz (Santos Laguna) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Dória.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Paulo with a cross.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 64': Hand ball by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 65': Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 67': Brad Smith (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna).
    • 67': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jimmy Medranda replaces Brad Smith.
    • 67': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolas Benezet replaces Fredy Montero.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Brian Lozano (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 69': Foul by Jimmy Medranda (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 69': Ronaldo Prieto (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 71': Juan Ferney Otero (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Xavier Arreaga.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Dória (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
    • 74': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna).
    • 74': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna).
    • 76': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ronaldo Prieto.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan with a headed pass.
    • 80': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
    • 81': Foul by Brian Lozano (Santos Laguna).
    • 81': Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Jordan Carrillo replaces Alessio Da Cruz.
    • 81': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Alan Cervantes replaces Ronaldo Prieto.
    • 82': Substitution, Santos Laguna. Jesús Ocejo replaces Brian Lozano.
    • 82': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Kelyn Rowe.
    • 83': Foul by Jesús Ocejo (Santos Laguna).
    • 83': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Santos Laguna. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Fernando Gorriarán (Santos Laguna) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Chú.
    • 89': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin replaces Álex Roldan.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Will Bruin (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 90'+1': Jordan Carrillo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 90'+1': Jordan Carrillo (Santos Laguna) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, Santos Laguna 0. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Santos Laguna 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Santos Laguna 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, Santos Laguna 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    55.7 Possession 44.3
    13 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    343 Accurate Passes 248
    432 Passes 349
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    25 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    69 Long Balls 64
    36 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 17
    16 Tackles 25
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 20
    13 Effective Clearances 24
    13 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: Leagues Cup

    Venue: Lumen Field
    Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 12,201

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Stefan Frei (GK)
    3 Xavier Arreaga Yellow Card
    27 Shane O'Neill
    28 Yeimar Gómez
    6 João Paulo
    22 Kelyn Rowe
    11 Brad Smith
    16 Alex Roldan
    9 Raúl Ruidíaz
    12 Fredy Montero Yellow Card
    7 Cristian Roldan
    Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
    Joshua Atencio, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Nicolas Benezet, Léo Chú, Daniel Leyva, Stefan Cleveland, Jimmy Medranda, Will Bruin, Spencer Richey.

    SAN Santos (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Gibrán Lajud (GK)
    21 Dória
    5 Félix Torres
    190 Omar Campos
    8 Carlos Orrantia
    10 Diego Valdés
    22 Ronaldo Prieto
    11 Fernando Gorriarán Yellow Card
    9 Alessio da Cruz
    15 Brian Lozano
    7 Juan Otero
    Santos Substitutes:
    Ignacio Jeraldino, Alan Cervantes, Andrés Felipe Ibargüen, Joel Garcia, Jordan Carillo Rodriguez, Jonathan Díaz, Hugo Rodríguez, Jesús Ocejo, Jesús Isijara, Ismael Govea, José Ávila, Edgar Games.

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