Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders annihilates Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 with a great performance
SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders demolishes Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 with goals of
SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders demolishes Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 with goals of N. Lodeiro (5′ pen), R. Ruidiaz (28′), R. Ruidiaz (54′) and A. Roldan (89′).
The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the help of Frank Anderson and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Timothy Ford. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Seattle Sounders was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Vancouver Whitecaps that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Seattle Sounders was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Seattle Sounders won the encounter.
Seattle Sounders shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps shot 10 times, 0 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Seattle Sounders. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps received 2 yellow cards (A. Cubas and Caio Alexandre).
After this match, Seattle Sounders will have 16 points like Columbus Crew and Atlanta United to move up in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Vancouver Whitecaps will stay with 17 points to move up in the 20th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
N. Lodeiro (Penalty)
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28'28'
R. Ruidiaz
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46'46'
Caio Alexandre
L. Owusu
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54'54'
R. Ruidiaz
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61'61'
A. Cubas
F. Jungwirth
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61'61'
C. Dajome
L. Martins
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64'64'
W. Bruin
R. Ruidiaz
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65'65'
A. Cubas
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68'68'
T. Ricketts
B. White
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72'72'
D. Leyva
F. Montero
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73'73'
D. Teves
J. Medranda
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75'75'
T. Blackmon
J. Nerwinski
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79'79'
Caio Alexandre
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88'88'
E. Dobbelaere
L. Alves Chu Franco
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88'88'
A. Cissoko
N. Lodeiro
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89'89'
R. Raposo
D. Caicedo
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89'89'
A. Roldan
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Seattle Sounders will host Los Angeles FC on the 18th of June with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Los Angeles FC (2 draws).
Vancouver Whitecaps will play away against Dallas on the 19th of June with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (7 draws).
Seattle Sounders: Formation and Lineups
Seattle Sounders started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Brian Schmetzer chose to play with the following team: Stefan Frei , Alex Roldán , Jackson Ragen , Xavier Arreaga , Kelyn Rowe , Jimmy Medranda , Nicolás Lodeiro , Obed Vargas , Léo Chú , Raúl Ruidíaz and Fredy Montero .
Substitutes
Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: R. Ruidiaz for W. Bruin (64′), F. Montero for D. Leyva (72′), J. Medranda for D. Teves (73′), L. Alves Chu Franco for E. Dobbelaere (88′) and N. Lodeiro for A. Cissoko (88′).
Top player: Raúl Ruidíaz
Probably the most impressive player in Seattle Sounders was Raúl Ruidíaz.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Vancouver Whitecaps: Formation and Lineups
Vancouver Whitecaps started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Vanni Sartini played with: Cody Cropper , Erik Godoy , Ranko Veselinović , Jakob Nerwiński , Marcus Godinho , Ryan Gauld , Florian Jungwirth , Leonard Owusu , Luís Martins , Déiber Caicedo and Brian White .
Substitutes
Vancouver Whitecaps made 6 changes: L. Owusu for Caio Alexandre (46′), F. Jungwirth for A. Cubas (61′), L. Martins for C. Dajome (61′), B. White for T. Ricketts (68′), J. Nerwinski for T. Blackmon (75′) and D. Caicedo for R. Raposo (89′).
Top player: Ranko Veselinović
Probably the most impressive player in Vancouver Whitecaps was Ranko Veselinović.
His rating is with 28 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer
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