The Seattle Sounders season came to a disappointing end Tuesday with a 6-5 Penalty Shoot-out loss to Real Salt Lake in Round one of the 2021 MLS Playoffs. Hard to believe that a season that saw the Sounders stat with an 11 game unbeaten streak and pole position for the Supporters Shield ended on a whimper. Penalty -shoot out aside the Sounders never found the mark and creativity expected from a team that finished the regular season second in Western Conference just a point behind the Colorado Rapids.
MATCH SUMMARY
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 0 (5) – Real Salt Lake 0 (6)
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistants: Logan Brown, Chris Elliott
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas
VAR: Tim Ford
Attendance: 34,012
Weather: 45 degrees and partly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
None
SHOOTOUT SUMMARY
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (scored)
RSL – Aaron Herrera (scored)
SEA – João Paulo (scored)
RSL – Pablo Ruiz (scored)
SEA – Abdoulaye Cissoko (scored)
RSL – Damir Kreilach (scored)
SEA – Alex Roldan (scored)
RSL – Bobby Wood (scored)
SEA – Nico Lodeiro (scored)
RSL – Marcelo Silva (scored
SEA – Kelyn Rowe (saved)
RSL – Justen Glad (scored)
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
RSL – David Ochoa (caution) 50’
SEA – Nicolas Benezet (caution) 53’
RSL – Everton Luiz (caution) 72’
RSL – Justen Glad (caution) 82’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (caution) 108’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Kelyn Rowe, Yeimar, Xavier Arreaga (Abdoulaye Cissoko 120’), Shane O’Neill, Brad Smith (Josh Atencio 91’); João Paulo, Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Benezet (Alex Roldan 83’), Jordan Morris (Nico Lodeiro 104’); Fredy Montero (Raúl Ruidíaz HT)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Reed Baker-Whiting, Danny Leyva, Léo Chú
Total shots: 21
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 11
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 15
Saves: 0
Real Salt Lake – David Ochoa; Andrew Brody (Ashtone Morgan 106’), Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Marcelo Silva; Pablo Ruiz, Damir Kreilach, Jonathan Menedez (Justin Meram 63’), Maikel Chang (Anderson Julio 81’), Everton Luiz; Rubio Rubin (Bobby Wood 74’)
Substitutes not used: Donny Toia, Nick Besler, Zac MacMath, Erik Holt, Toni Datkovic
Total shots: 0
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 18
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 1
Saves: 3
