Seattle Sounders

Match report

Seattle Sounders and New York Red Bulls played out a goalless draw in the major league regular season on Saturday night at Lumen Field. The matchday 23 fixture ended 0:0 after 90 minutes of cagey football. It was a result that kept both sides level on 27 points in the standings.

The first half offered little excitement until the final moments. Seattle brought on Kalani Kossa-Rienzi in the 38th minute, while Jordan Morris came on for the hosts at the break. The only card of the half arrived on the stroke of 45-plus-three, when Ronald Donkor picked up a yellow for the visitors. By then, neither side had carved the other open.

The second half saw the tempo tighten further. Justin Che and Julian Bazan both booked in the 51st and 63rd minutes respectively, while Paul Rothrock joined them on the referee's blackboard after 81 minutes. Seattle made three changes in the closing stages, bringing on Cristian Roldán, Matthew Dos Santos and Paul Rothrock himself. And here's the thing — the match never really found its rhythm.

The statistics tell the story of a stalemate. Seattle controlled 52 per cent of possession and registered 1.25 expected goals, while the visitors managed 0.86. Both teams created two big chances between them, but the shot accuracy figures showed the quality missing — 30 per cent for the hosts against 44 per cent for New York. To be fair, both sides registered 88 attacks, but the numbers don't lie about the efficiency.

The result leaves Seattle in 13th place after 22 games and New York in 10th after 23. Both clubs have won seven and drawn six, though the visitors have one more defeat to show for their efforts. The draw brought them together early in the standings, but neither team looked ready to push further.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48

Shots on target 6 – 4

Shots off target 8 – 3

Expected goals 1.25 – 0.86

⇄ 38' Kalani Kossa-Rienzi — Substitution ⇄ 45' Jordan Morris — Substitution 🟨 45+3' Ronald Donkor — Yellow card 🟨 51' Justin Che — Yellow card 🟨 63' Julian Bazan — Yellow card ⇄ 67' Cade Cowell — Substitution ⇄ 67' Jorge Ruvalcaba — Substitution ⇄ 74' Adri Mehmeti — Substitution ⇄ 74' Mohammed Sofo — Substitution ⇄ 77' Cristian Roldán — Substitution 🟨 81' Paul Rothrock — Yellow card ⇄ 81' Matthew Dos Santos — Substitution ⇄ 84' Paul Rothrock — Substitution

Match events

38' 0:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution Kalani Kossa-Rienzi off: Snyder Brunell
45' 0:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution Jordan Morris off: Sebastian Gomez
45+3' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Yellow card Ronald Donkor
51' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Yellow card Justin Che
63' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Yellow card Julian Bazan
67' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Substitution Cade Cowell off: Cameron Harper
67' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Substitution Jorge Ruvalcaba off: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
74' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Substitution Adri Mehmeti off: David Ruiz
74' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Substitution Mohammed Sofo off: Emil Forsberg
77' 0:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution Cristian Roldán off: Hassani Dotson
81' 0:0 Seattle Sounders Yellow card Paul Rothrock
81' 0:0 New York Red Bulls Substitution Matthew Dos Santos off: Devin Padelford
84' 0:0 Seattle Sounders Substitution Paul Rothrock off: Paul Arriola

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48

6 Shots on target 4

8 Shots off target 3

1.25 Expected goals 0.86

2 Big chances 1

88 Attacks 88

9 Corners 7

11 Fouls 15

12 Free kicks 11

1 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 10

22 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

17/3352% Aerial duels 16/3348%

71 Backward passes 70

6 Blocked shots 2

21 Clearances 28

7/2528% Crosses 3/2015%

7/1164% Dribbles 5/1145%

0.76 Expected assists 0.56

87 Failed passes 78

4 Goalkeeper saves 6

5 Interceptions 18

15 Key passes 7

32/6549% Long passes 19/4542%

95 Passes into the final third 80

253 Passes in the opposition half 262

198 Passes in own half 166

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.44

5 Shots from outside the box 2

15 Shots inside the box 7

10/1471% Tackles 10/1856%

426 Total passes 408

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
26	Andrew Thomas	26
5	Nouhou Tolo	5
16	Alexander Roldan León	16
39	Stuart Hawkins	39
85	Kalani Kossa-Rienzi	85
7	Cristian Roldan	7
11	Albert Rusnák	11
13	Jordan Morris	13
14	Paul Rothrock	14
45	Peter Kingston	45
9	Dejan Joveljić	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
24	Stefan Frei	24
4	Ryan Sailor	4
20	Kim Kee-hee	20
35	Antino Lopez	35
31	Hassani Dotson	31
37	Snyder Brunell	37
90	S. Gomez	90
17	Paul Joseph Arriola Hendricks	17
19	Daniel Musovski	19

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New York Red Bulls

Starting XI
#	Player	number
34	Ethan Shea Horvath	34
2	Justin Isiah Che	2
3	Jahkeele Stanford Jack Marshall-Rutty	3
14	Julian Basan	14
56	Matthew Dos Santos	56
15	A. Mehmeti	15
37	Mohammed Sofou	37
48	Ronald Donkor	48
7	Cade Dylan Cowell	7
11	Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro	11
16	Julian Hall	16

Substitutes
#	Player	number
77	John McCarthy	77
12	Dylan J. Nealis	12
26	Tim Parker	26
59	Devin Padelford	59
8	David Antonio Ochoa Posas	8
10	Emil Peter Forsberg	10
13	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	13
17	Cameron Harper	17
91	M. Jimenez	91

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