Match Report


Toronto FCToronto FC     Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Borja Legaz Borja Legaz
Jorge BeckermanJ. Beckerman69
G
captain1captain
G
71Nathan HillN. Hill
John WardJ. Ward63
D
2
D
77Dwayne MartinD. Martin
Darrell ThomasD. Thomas67
D
3
D
75Robbie KorbR. Korb
Ray BassoR. Basso65
D
4
D
82Joel GareyJ. Garey
Jesse ChavarriJ. Chavarri69
M
5
D
72Henry BoggsH. Boggs
Clayton HayesC. Hayes70
M
6
M
76Lloyd GilstrapL. Gilstrap
Kent KissingerK. Kissinger68
M
7
M
75Santiago GarayS. Garay
Jon LopezJ. Lopez68
M
8
M
74Fernando SivoriF. Sivori
Howard KallmanH. Kallman67
A
9
A
74Clifford TraynorC. Traynor
Bob KasselB. Kassel69
A
10
A
74Barry SchilawskiB. Schilawski
Aaron MeramA. Meram65
A
11
A
75Freddie AlstonF. Alston
 
Rene HeinemannR. Heinemann67
D
12
D
72Cheyne BedoyaC. Bedoya
Samuel QuezadaS. Quezada65
M
13
M
78Tyler SippolaT. Sippola
Alexander RégisA. Régis68
A
14
A
70Milton WhiteM. White

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at BMO Field where Toronto FC play host to Seattle Sounders. A crowd of 17,688 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Toronto FC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Seattle Sounders appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Micheal Morales.


0.00
Seattle Sounders kick off the first half!
2.44
Joel Garey sees Fernando Sivori in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Sivori plays the ball forward to Freddie Alston. Freddie Alston controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.18
Fernando Sivori comes in with a late challenge on Jesse Chavarri. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jesse Chavarri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.07
Darrell Thomas catches Barry Schilawski on the ankles. The referee calls over Darrell Thomas and warns him to calm down! Barry Schilawski gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.18
John Ward makes a beautiful solo run. John Ward threads a neat ball through to Howard Kallman. Howard Kallman rushes past Henry Boggs! Howard Kallman rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but Henry Boggs blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
21.52
Henry Boggs clumsily knocks into Howard Kallman. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Howard Kallman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.42
Kent Kissinger threads a neat ball through to Howard Kallman. Howard Kallman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.36
Darrell Thomas breaks forward. Darrell Thomas threads a neat ball through to Howard Kallman. Howard Kallman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dwayne Martin.
39.22
Lloyd Gilstrap hits a low pass to Barry Schilawski. Barry Schilawski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Ward.
42.42
Barry Schilawski barges into John Ward. Barry Schilawski is given a warning by the referee! John Ward runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Toronto FC appear unchanged since the first half. Seattle Sounders also appear unchanged since the first half. The Seattle Sounders players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Toronto FC kick off!
48.51
Kent Kissinger laces a weighted ball forward to Bob Kassel. Bob Kassel lofts in a cross ball towards Howard Kallman. Howard Kallman is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Nathan Hill didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
53.41
Freddie Alston hacks Darrell Thomas from behind! The referee calls over Freddie Alston and shows him a yellow card! Darrell Thomas carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.50
Seattle Sounders have made 3 substitutions with Cheyne Bedoya replacing Joel Garey, Tyler Sippola replacing Lloyd Gilstrap and Milton White replacing Freddie Alston .
63.47
Cheyne Bedoya laces a weighted ball forward to Santiago Garay. Santiago Garay threads a neat ball through to Milton White. Milton White edges inside the box! Milton White cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent block by John Ward!
73.40
Dwayne Martin threads a neat ball through to Santiago Garay. Santiago Garay knocks the ball to his team mate, Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darrell Thomas.
75.13
Santiago Garay flicks a high pass forward. Barry Schilawski collects the pass. Barry Schilawski shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
78.05
Jesse Chavarri passes the ball forward to Aaron Meram. Aaron Meram shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.56
Cheyne Bedoya flicks a high ball forward to Fernando Sivori who takes it down. Fernando Sivori chips the ball to his team mate, Milton White. Milton White finds some space and shoots from distance but Jorge Beckerman reads it well. Nice save!
83.15
Santiago Garay flicks a high pass forward. Milton White collects the pass. Milton White plays a scrappy one-two with Clifford Traynor and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Milton White provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.13
Kent Kissinger makes a simple pass to Aaron Meram. Aaron Meram knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cheyne Bedoya.
90.00
Fernando Sivori makes a simple pass to Barry Schilawski. Barry Schilawski finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Toronto FC

Seattle Sounders
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
34.8%
47%
18.2%

Scorers
Barry Schilawski 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Barry Schilawski of Seattle Sounders

Match Ratings
1.Jorge Beckerman (GK)
7
2.John Ward (DEF)
8
3.Darrell Thomas (DEF)
6
4.Ray Basso (DEF)
6
5.Jesse Chavarri (MID)
6
6.Clayton Hayes (MID)
6
7.Kent Kissinger (MID)
7
8.Jon Lopez (MID)
6
9.Howard Kallman (ATT)
7
10.Bob Kassel (ATT)
6
11.Aaron Meram (ATT)
6
 
12.Rene Heinemann (DEF)
0
13.Samuel Quezada (MID)
0
14.Alexander Régis (ATT)
0

1.Nathan Hill (GK)
6
2.Dwayne Martin (DEF)
6
3.Robbie Korb (DEF)
6
4.Joel Garey (DEF)
6
5.Henry Boggs (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Lloyd Gilstrap (MID)
6
7.Santiago Garay (MID)
8
8.Fernando Sivori (MID)yellow card
7
9.Clifford Traynor (ATT)
6
10.Barry Schilawski (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Freddie Alston (ATT)yellow card
4
 
12.Cheyne Bedoya (DEF)
6
13.Tyler Sippola (MID)
6
14.Milton White (ATT)
7