Sounders FC move up the standings with another win

POST GAME NOTES

MATCH NOTES

• Sounders FC is now 4-5-1 on the season and sits 11^th in the Western Conference with 13 points.

• Tonight marked the 23^rd all-time regular-season meeting between the two sides, with Seattle holding a 12-5-6 advantage (3-5-4 on the road).

• Sounders FC has lost just once in the last nine meetings with Houston across all competitions (8-1-0).

• With his first-half strike, Ruidíaz now has two MLS goals on the season and four across all competitions in 2022, including four in his past three games. His 66 career goals across all competitions since joining Sounders FC in 2018 rank second in club history (Fredy Montero, 73).

• Jordan Morris and Alex Roldan each recorded their second assists of the season on Ruidíaz’s goal.

• Houston went down to 10 men in the 54^th minute when Adalberto Carrasquilla was issued his second yellow card of the match.

• Seattle’s Alex Roldan also earned a second yellow card in the 82^nd minute of play, leveling the match at 10 men apiece.

• With 87 career clean sheets, Stefan Frei moves ahead of Joe Cannon to take sole possession of third place on the league’s shutout list, trailing only Nick Rimando (154) and Kevin Hartman (112).

• Schmetzer deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation featuring just one change from Sunday’s win over Minnesota, with Kelyn Rowe replacing Obed Vargas, who was suspended for yellow card accumulation.

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Houston Dynamo FC 0

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Venue: PNC Stadium

Referee: Rubeil Vazquez

Assistants: Corey Richardson, Nick Uranga

Fourth Official: Elton Garcia

VAR: Jorge Gonzalez

Attendance: 11,093

Weather: 86 degrees and sunny

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (Alex Roldan, Jordan Morris) 28’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

HOU – Adalberto Carrasquilla (caution) 11’

SEA – Kelyn Rowe (caution) 47’

HOU – Adalberto Carrasquilla (ejection) 54’

SEA – Alex Roldan (caution) 79’

SEA – Alex Roldan (ejection) 82’

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Xavier Arreaga, Nouhou; Kelyn Rowe (Josh Atencio 59’), Albert Rusnák (Ethan Dobbelaere 86’), Cristian Roldan, Nico Lodeiro, Jordan Morris (Jimmy Medranda 77’); Raúl Ruidíaz (Will Bruin 86’)

Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Andrew Thomas, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Ethan Dobbelaere, Fredy Montero

Total shots: 9

Shots on goal: 4

Fouls: 5

Offside: 2

Corner-kicks: 4

Saves: 3