Salt Lake vs Seattle 2024 MLS, Regular Season
Real Salt Lake unbeaten streak stretches to 9 with win over the Sounders
Diego Luna had a goal and an assist in Real Salt Lake's 2-0 win over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 22': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock replaces Léo Chú because of an injury.
- 27': Goal! Real Salt Lake 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks following a fast break.
- 45': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis replaces Andrew Brody.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan replaces João Paulo.
- 55': Cody Baker (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brayan Vera.
- 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris replaces Albert Rusnák.
- 65': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Cody Baker.
- 72': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Cristian Arango.
- 72': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Fidel Barajas replaces Diego Luna.
- 77': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Matt Crooks.
- 83': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gómez replaces Jackson Ragen.
- 85': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Braian Ojeda.
- 86': Andrés Gómez (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Fidel Barajas (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Game Information
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 19,268
MLS Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5 | San Diego FC | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +3 | LAFC | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +3 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| +2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
SEA |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.7 | Possession | 62.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 241 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 314 | Passes | 519 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 12 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 19 | Clearances | 9 |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 35 | Gavin Beavers (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 11 | Andres Gomez |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 15 | Jon Bell |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 33 | Cody Baker |
| 77 | Sota Kitahara |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 75 | Daniel Leyva |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 17 | Daniel Musovski |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 93 | Georgi Minoungou |
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