Sounders non-playoff season ends with a 2-2 draw against the Earthquakes

A brace by captain Nicolas Lodeiro gave the Seattle Sounders some solace to end the 2022 season. The Sounders were knocked out of playoff contention last week after a 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City. In 2022 the Sounders became the first MLS Club to win the CONCACAF Champions League. The Sounders will need to make some off-season changes if they are too return to the playoffs and make a run at another MLS Cup.

POST GAME NOTES

• With the draw, Sounders FC concludes its 2022 regular season campaign with 41 points (12-17-5), good for 11^th in the Western Conference.

• Seattle finishes the 2022 season with a record of 16-17-10 across all competitions.

• Lodeiro’s goal 25 seconds into the match was the second-fastest goal scored in club history, trailing only Clint Dempsey’s goal 23 seconds into a match against San Jose on March 14, 2015.

• With the brace today, Lodeiro now has 40 career MLS regular-season goals and 57 across all competitions for Sounders FC, the latter of which ties Dempsey for third all-time in club history.

• Today’s match marked the 36^th regular-season season meeting between the two sides, with Seattle leading the series 15-12-9.

• Stefan Cleveland started in goal for Seattle on Sunday, marking his seventh appearance of the regular season between the posts.

MATCH SUMMARY 

Seattle Sounders FC 2 – San Jose Earthquakes 2 

Sunday, October 9, 2022 

Venue: Lumen Field 

Referee: Marcos Deoliveira 

Assistants: Jeff Hosking, Chantal Boudreau 

Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro 

VAR: Rosendo Mendoza 

Attendance: 33,910 

Weather: 70 degrees and sunny 

SCORING SUMMARY 

SEA – Nico Lodeiro 1’ 

SJ – Jeremy Ebobisse 4’ 

SEA – Nico Lodeiro 49’ 

SJ – Cade Cowell (Miguel Trauco) 75’ 

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY 

SEA – Albert Rusnák (caution) 42’         

SJ – Rodrigues (caution) 52’ 

LINEUPS & STATS 

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Alex Roldan (Dylan Teves 83’), Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Xavier Arreaga (Jackson Ragen 69’), Nouhou; Albert Rusnák (Léo Chú 69’), Josh Atencio; Cristian Roldan, Nico Lodeiro – captain, Jordan Morris (Danny Leyva 46’); Fredy Montero (Will Bruin 69’) 

Substitutes not used: Stefan Frei, Jimmy Medranda, Kelyn Rowe, Ethan Dobbelaere 

Total shots: 16 

Shots on goal: 6 

Fouls: 14 

Offside: 1 

Corner-kicks: 4 

Saves: 2 

San Jose Earthquakes – JT Marcinkowski; Tommy Thompson (Jack Skahan 78’), Rodrigues (Tanner Beason 83’), Nathan Pelae, Miguel Trauco (Paul Marie 78’); Jackson Yueill (Judson Silva 79’), Jamiro Monteiro; Cristian Espinoza, Niko Tsakiris, Benjamin Kikanović (Cade Cowell 58’); Jeremy Ebobisse 

Substitutes not used: Eric Remedi, Matt Bersano, Ján Gregus, Shea Salinas 

Total shots: 12 

Shots on goal: 4 

Fouls: 11 

Offside: 1 

Corner-kicks: 1 

Saves: 4