The Seattle Sounders had the dream start scoring an exquisite goal in the 8th minute but let the foot off the break for a majority of the first half and went into the break with a slim 1-0 lead. Two late second-half back-to-back goals saw the Sounders eventually seal the victory.
POST-GAME NOTES
MATCH NOTES
- Sounders FC is now 7-6-2 on the season and ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 23 points. The club is averaging 1.53 points per game and is above the playoff line, leading eighth-place Vancouver by three points.
- Dating back to the club’s May 15 win versus Minnesota United, Seattle is now unbeaten in six of its past seven matches, compiling five wins and a draw in that span.
- Collecting 16 points in its past seven matches (five wins and one draw), Seattle has the most points in MLS in that time, ahead of New York City FC and Vancouver.
- Today’s match marked the fourth-consecutive home contest of a five-game stretch at Lumen Field for Sounders FC. The club won its first two matches of the homestand against Charlotte (May 29) and Vancouver (June 14), followed by a 1-1 draw with LAFC (June 18) and today’s win over Sporting. The homestand concludes next week against CF Montréal (June 29).
- During this current five-match homestand, Seattle has outscored its opponents 10-2 through four of those matches thus far.
- Today marked goalkeeper Stefan Frei’s 300th career appearance for Sounders FC across all competitions (249 MLS regular season, 28 postseason, 17 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, 3 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 2 Leagues Cup and 1 MLS is Back Knockout Round) since joining the club prior to the 2014 campaign. Frei becomes the second player to reach the milestone in the MLS era (Osvaldo Alonso, 339 appearances). Dating back to 1974, the only player to accumulate more appearances than Frei or Alonso is “Mr. Sounder” Zach Scott, who tallied 352 prior to his retirement after the 2016 MLS season.
- Will Bruin’s first-half strike gave him 76 career goals in MLS regular season play, good for ninth among active players, two behind Jozy Altidore for eighth. He is also tied for first among active players (with Altidore and Raúl Ruidíaz) with nine career postseason goals.
- Jordan Morris’ goal in the 71st minute of play was his fourth in MLS this season and sixth overall in all competitions.
- Nouhou’s cross on Morris’ goal was his first assist of the season and his sixth regular-season assist of his career. Captain Nicolás Lodeiro earned a second assist on the play, his team-leading fourth of the year in MLS.
- Cristian Roldan bagged his 31st career MLS goal for Seattle to seal the match in the 76th minute, his third in league play this season.
- Morris earned the primary assist on Roldan’s goal, his third of the season in MLS. Léo Chú earned the secondary assist, his second of the campaign.
- At home in 2022 Seattle is now 5-2-1 in MLS play and 9-2-2 in all competitions this season (MLS regular season, Concacaf Champions League and U.S. Open Cup).
- Seattle is outscoring its opponents 29-10 at home in 2022 across all competitions.
- With today’s result, Sounders FC moves to 12-9-4 all-time in MLS play against Sporting KC (including postseason).
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 – Sporting Kansas City 0
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Venue: Lumen Field Stadium
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistants: Jeff Hosking, Corey Rockwell
Fourth Official: Chris Ruska
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
Attendance: 33,380
Weather: 79 degrees and sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Will Bruin (Cristian Roldan, Alex Roldan) 8’
SEA – Jordan Morris (Nouhou, Nico Lodeiro) 71’
SEA – Cristian Roldan (Jordan Morris, Léo Chú) 76’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Jordan Morris (caution) 65’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei, Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Abdoulaye Cissoko 80’), Jackson Ragen, Nouhou, Kelyn Rowe (Jimmy Medranda 80’), Albert Rusnák (Danny Leyva 84’), Cristian Roldan, Nico Lodeiro (Fredy Montero 80’), Jordan Morris, Will Bruin (Léo Chú 74’)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Dylan Teves
Total shots: 15
Shots on goal: 8
Fouls: 10
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 1
Sporting Kansas City – Tim Melia, Graham Zusi (Kayden Pierre 74’), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontàs, Logan Ndenbe (Ben Sweat 86’), Rémi Walter, Johnny Russell (Marinos Tzionis 86’), Felipe Hernández (Roger Espinoza 74’), Cam Duke, Dániel Sallói, Khiry Shelton
Substitutes not used: Robert Voloder, Oriol Rosell, John Pulskamp, Jacob Davis, Kaveh Rad
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 1
Fouls: 9
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 5
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