The Seattle Sounders continued their three-game unbeaten streak with a hard-fought and hard-earned 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids. Another troubling injury for the Sounders was that of Jordan Morris. Morris entered the game in the second half after recovering from a hamstring injury in the Sounders’ loss to Club Azul on March 11th.
A clear bill of health cleared to play on April 12th but did not see any minutes in the team’s 1-0 win over FC Dallas. Morris played 28 minutes in the Sounders’ 3-0 win over Nashville. Morris played 44 minutes before going down with another hamstring injury and was replaced by Jon Bell.
“ Jordan has another hamstring injury we will not know the severity until the tests come back , said head coach Brian Schmetzer in his post game interview. “ He does not think it’s serious but we will not know until we get the results .”
GOOD FIRST HALF
The insertion of Morris at halftime was a bit of an eyebrow raiser, given the Sounders were leading 1-0 after another Dany Musovski goal. The rangy forward has scored in three straight games. Musovski has been in form due to his ability to run behind defenders and the emergence of Jesus Ferreira’s passing in the Sounders’ attack.
Ferrira leads the team with five assists in league play. Adding to the Sounders’ attack has been the running of wing back Paul Rothrock. Rothrock’s vision of the field with the ball has greatly increased, which has put opposing defenders on their back foot. In the first half against the Rapids, the Sounders’ attack was fluid, with all three blocks creating space with off-ball runs and precision passing.
In addition to Rothrock’s running on the left side was similar runs by Kolan Kossa-Rienzi on the right side of the field . It was Kossa-Rienz’s exquisite pass that found the foot of Musoviski for the Sounders 1-0 lead . The only blemish in the first half for the Sounders was the sloppy play of center back Yeimer, who struggled when playing the ball to midfield players.
COLORADO DOMINATES SECOND
Morris was inserted for Musovski at halftime. Rather than attack, the Sounders wilted under the Rapids’ high pressure coming out of the dressing room. The Sounders’ sluggish play earned a Rapids set piece. Yeimar was caught out of position and fouled the Rapids’ Darren Yapi in the 53rd minute. The Rapids leveled the game on the ensuing free kick when the Sounders’ wall jumped too high and left just enough room for the Rapids’ Djordje Mihailovic to slip the ball under and past Stefan Frei .
In the 55th minute, Albert Rusnák was inserted for Pedro de la Vega and Alex Roldan for Kalani Kossa-Rienzi. The moves looked good on paper, but they seemed to discombobulate the Sounders’ chemistry. The Sounders were unable to gain any meaningful possession or muster any meaningful shots on the Colorado goal .
Were it not for two game-changing saves by Stefan Frei late in the game , the Sounders could have easily returned home empty-handed.
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POST MATCH NOTES
MATCH NOTES
- With the result, Seattle sits in eighth place in the Western Conference at the time of writing with 13 points (3-3-4).
- With tonight’s result, Seattle is now 26-8-6 against Colorado in MLS play (regular season and playoffs) and has not lost to the Rapids since 2022.
- Obed Vargas reached his 100th all-competition appearance tonight with Seattle, becoming the youngest player to hit that mark in club history (19 years and 264 days).
- Danny Musovski’s strike in the 45th minute was his third consecutive match with a goal. This marks the first time in his MLS career he has found the net in three straight games, previously scoring against Dallas on April 12 and Nashville on April 19. Prior to his current streak, Musovski had never scored goals in back-to-back MLS games in his career.
- Musovski is the first Sounders FC player to score in three straight matches since Raúl Ruidíaz from March 9, 2024 – March 23, 2024
- Kalani Kossa-Rienzi recorded the assist on Musovski’s goal, the first of his MLS career.
- Jesús Ferreira was also credited with an assist on Musovski’s goal, his team-leading fifth in league play and seventh in all competitions on the season.
- Brian Schmetzer deployed the same lineup as last week’s win over Nashville, the first time this season Seattle has put out the same starting XI in back-to-back matches.
- The Rave Green now return home to face St. Louis CITY SC on Saturday, May 3 on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field (7:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, iHeartMedia Seattle, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Colorado Rapids 1
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistants: Cory Richardson, Jose Da Silva
Fourth Official: John Matto
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
Attendance: 16,312
Weather: 64 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Danny Musovski (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Jesús Ferreira)
COL – Djordje Mihailovic 54’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Danny Musovski (caution) 20’
COL – Jackson Travis (caution) 38’
SEA – Yeimar (caution) 69’
COL – Oliver Larraz (caution) 83’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Yeimar, Kim Kee-hee, Nouhou; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Alex Roldan 55’), Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Paul Rothrock, Pedro de la Vega (Albert Rusnák 55’), Jesús Ferreira (Ryan Kent 71’); Danny Musovski (Jordan Morris 46’, Jonathan Bell 90’+1’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Jonathan Bell, Cody Baker, Danny Leyva, João Paulo
Total shots: 8
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 11
Offside: 0
Corner-Kicks: 2
Saves: 2
Colorado Rapids – Nico Hansen; Jackson Travis (Ian Murphy 59’), Chidozie Awaziem, Andreas Maxso, Reggie Cannon; Djordje Mihailovic, Josh Atencio, Cole Bassett (Connor Ronan 84’), Oliver Larraz (Wayne Frederick 84’); Rafael Navarro, Darren Yapi (Kevin Cabral 84’)
Substitutes not used: Michael Edwards, Keegan Rosenberry, Calvin Harris, Zack Campagnolo, Sam Bassett
Total shots: 14
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 12
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 8
Saves: 2
