Sounders FC show grit and determination in a 2-1 victory over Rapids despite playing with ten men

The Sounders snapped a three-game losing streak with an emphatic 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids despite being down a man for much of the second half.

POST GAME NOTES

• With tonight’s win, Sounders FC snapped its three-match losing streak, the longest slump for the Rave Green in the 2022 MLS season.

• Tonight’s result moves Seattle up to within a point of the playoff line, one point behind seventh-place Portland. Seattle has played one less match than its Cascadia foe, with the club’s next contest coming on Friday, July 29 at league-leading LAFC.

• Scoring just before the halftime whistle, Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris netted his team-leading sixth goal in MLS play. Across all competitions, Morris has nine goals to his name in 2022.

• Morris’ goal was his 41^st career regular-season strike.

• Jimmy Medranda recorded his third assist of the season on Morris’ goal, giving the Colombian six career regular-season assists with the Rave Green.

• With his penalty-kick goal in the 71^st minute of play, club captain Nico Lodeiro recorded his fourth strike of 2022 and his 37^th regular-season goal since joining Sounders FC in mid-2016.

• Lodeiro is now a perfect 17 for 17 from penalty spot in MLS regular-season play. 

• With his assist on Morris’ goal, Lodeiro has six helpers in MLS play this season, leading the team. It marks his 79^th assist in all competitions for the Rave Green, 29 more than any other player.

• Saturday’s game was the 32^nd meeting between these two sides, with Seattle now leading 20-8-4, including a 13-2-1 mark at home.

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Colorado Rapids 1 

Saturday, July 23, 2022 

Venue: Lumen Field 

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza 

Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Ryan Graves 

Fourth Official: Chris Ruska 

VAR: Chico Grajeda 

Attendance: 32,476 

Weather: 72 degrees and sunny 

SCORING SUMMARY 

COL – Jonathan Lewis (Diego Rubio) 3’ 

SEA – Jonathan Lewis (Jimmy Medranda, Nico Lodeiro) 43’ 

SEA – Nico Lodeiro 71’ 

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY 

SEA – Kelyn Rowe (caution) 23’ 

COL – Bryan Acosta (caution) 32’ 

COL – Gustavo Vallecilla (caution) 43’ 

SEA – Kelyn Rowe (caution) 47’ 

COL – Michael Barrios (caution) 56’ 

COL – Jonathan Lewis (caution) 87’ 

COL – Darren Yapi (caution) 90’ + 1’ 

LINEUPS & STATS 

Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Xavier Arreaga, Kelyn Rowe; Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnák, Jimmy Medranda (Ethan Dobbelaere 65’), Nico Lodeiro, Jordan Morris (Fredy Montero 90’ + 3’); Will Bruin (Jackson Ragen 83’) 

Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Danny Leyva, Dylan Teves, Léo Chú 

Total shots: 17 

Shots on goal: 7 

Fouls: 4 

Offside: 2 

Corner-kicks: 3 

Saves: 2 

Colorado Rapids – William Yarbrough; Keegan Rosenberry, Lalas Abubakar, Gustavo Vallecilla (Darren Yapi 85’), Lucas Esteves; Bryan Acosta, Michael Barrios (Dantouma Toure 80’), Diego Rubio, Ralph Priso-Mbongue (Max Alves da Silva 62’) Jonathan Lewis; Gyasi Zardes 

Substitutes not used: Clint Irwin, Anthony Markanich, Drew Moor, Collen Warner 

Total shots: 8 

Shots on goal: 3 

Fouls: 18 

Offside: 0 

Corner-kicks: 11 

Saves: 4