Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas, 2023 Major League Soccer, Western Conference Playoffs - Round One
· Game 1Sounders extend home mastery of Dallas in playoff opener
Albert Rusnak and Jordan Morris scored as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting FC Dallas 2-0 on Monday night in the opening match of a best-of-three MLS Western Conference first-round playoff series.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris tries a through ball, but Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 2': Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 7': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Asier Illarramendi.
- 7': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 7': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
- 12': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Velasco (FC Dallas).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Substitution, FC Dallas. Liam Fraser replaces Alan Velasco because of an injury.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Atencio with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt saved. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 20': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 20': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
- 21': Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal with a through ball.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. João Paulo tries a through ball, but Cristian Roldan is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jáder Obrian with a through ball.
- 27': Hand ball by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 28': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 28': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 31': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez Andrade.
- 32': Attempt saved. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Fraser.
- 34': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 34': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Atencio.
- 40': Attempt saved. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 40': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo with a cross.
- 42': Penalty Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 42': Penalty conceded by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+1': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Albert Rusnák tries a through ball, but Léo Chú is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+1': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 45'+3': Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+4': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 1, FC Dallas 0.
- 46': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 46': Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Liam Fraser (FC Dallas).
- 52': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 52': Paul Arriola (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Paul Arriola (FC Dallas).
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 56': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 58': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, FC Dallas. Sebastien Ibeagha tries a through ball, but Jesús Ferreira is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt missed. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Roldan with a cross.
- 66': Attempt missed. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nicolás Lodeiro replaces Léo Chú.
- 67': Hand ball by Marco Farfan (FC Dallas).
- 68': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 68': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, FC Dallas. Sam Junqua replaces Marco Farfan.
- 70': Substitution, FC Dallas. Dante Sealy replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 71': Foul by Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas).
- 71': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Attempt missed. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 74': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 2, FC Dallas 0. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo replaces Paxton Pomykal.
- 77': Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Paul Arriola.
- 79': Foul by Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas).
- 79': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas).
- 81': Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 83': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas).
- 83': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Jordan Morris.
- 83': Attempt missed. Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 85': Attempt saved. Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eugene Ansah.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 89': Attempt saved. Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Fraser.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Roldan.
- 90'+1': Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 2, FC Dallas 0.
Statistics
 DAL |
SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 43 | Possession | 57 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 340 | Accurate Passes | 485 |
| 445 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 11 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 30,741
Venue: Lumen Field
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Attendance: 30,741
Line-Ups
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen  |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 16 | Alex Roldan |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
FC Dallas (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 4 | Marco Farfan |
| 22 | Ema Twumasi |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 14 | Asier Illarramendi |
| 19 | Paxton Pomykal |
| 10 | Jesús Ferreira |
| 7 | Paul Arriola |
| 8 | Jáder Obrian |
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