Match Report


Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders     Louisville CityLouisville City
Borja LegazBorja Legaz Computer Player Computer Player
Nathan HillN. Hill71
G
captain1
G
67Lucas Gabriel PeladoL. Pelado
Dwayne MartinD. Martin77
D
2
D
72Julián ReggiJ. Reggi
Robbie KorbR. Korb75
D
3
D
70José PizarroJ. Pizarro
Joel GareyJ. Garey82
D
4
D
69Luís CavalcanteL. Cavalcante
Henry BoggsH. Boggs72
D
5
D
66Fernando SoteloF. Sotelo
Lloyd GilstrapL. Gilstrap76
M
6captain
M
72Gabriel DíazG. Díaz
Santiago GarayS. Garay75
M
7
M
67Victor SalinasV. Salinas
Fernando SivoriF. Sivori74
M
8
M
67Lester FerrariL. Ferrari
Clifford TraynorC. Traynor74
A
9
M
67Rocha A. SilvaR. Silva
Milton WhiteM. White70
A
10
A
71Mike FisherM. Fisher
Freddie AlstonF. Alston75
A
11
A
69Luciano ArcaL. Arca
 
Cheyne BedoyaC. Bedoya72
D
12
A
67Derrick ThompsonD. Thompson
Tyler SippolaT. Sippola78
M
13
M
66Dale KingD. King
Nick ScottN. Scott74
A
14
D
65Brian MartínB. Martín

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Gilligans Field where Seattle Sounders play host to Louisville City. A crowd of 18,268 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Seattle Sounders are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Louisville City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Martin.


0.00
Louisville City kick off and get the first half underway!
9.02
Joel Garey flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Sivori holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Sivori plays the ball forward to Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor plays a scrappy one-two with Milton White and stumbles forward towards the goal... Clifford Traynor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.20
Lester Ferrari threads a neat ball through to Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.34
Santiago Garay knocks the ball forward to Milton White. Milton White whips in a cross ball towards Freddie Alston. With a superhuman jump, Freddie Alston connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
21.11
Joel Garey passes the ball forward to Santiago Garay. Showing composure, Santiago Garay laces a weighted ball forward to Freddie Alston. Freddie Alston knocks in a cross ball towards Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Lucas Gabriel Pelado has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.43
Lloyd Gilstrap threads the ball through to Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor edges inside the box! Clifford Traynor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Julián Reggi happens to be in the right place to block it.
32.38
Luciano Arca hacks Joel Garey from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joel Garey runs off the knock.
39.33
José Pizarro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Salinas. Victor Salinas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.04
Lloyd Gilstrap hits a low pass to Freddie Alston. Freddie Alston plays a scrappy one-two with Clifford Traynor and advances towards the goal... Freddie Alston cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Seattle Sounders!
44.55
Victor Salinas threads a neat ball through to Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Seattle Sounders get the second half underway!
47.07
Robbie Korb flicks a high pass forward. Santiago Garay holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Santiago Garay passes the ball forward to Milton White. Milton White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.34
Julián Reggi knocks the ball forward to Victor Salinas. Victor Salinas flicks a high pass forward. Luciano Arca controls it well on his chest. Luciano Arca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nathan Hill who gathers it comfortably.
55.04
Santiago Garay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Clifford Traynor provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward his aim is horrendously poor!
59.26
Victor Salinas comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Sivori. The referee calls over Victor Salinas and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Sivori runs off the knock.
69.21
Joel Garey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Santiago Garay. Santiago Garay flicks the ball to his team mate, Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor threads the ball through to Milton White but he's offside!
72.36
Fernando Sivori threads a neat ball through to Milton White. Milton White advances inside the box! Milton White comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.29
Victor Salinas makes a simple pass to Mike Fisher. Mike Fisher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.00
Without breaking stride, Robbie Korb plays the ball forward to Lloyd Gilstrap. Lloyd Gilstrap threads a neat ball through to Milton White. Milton White whips in a cross ball towards Freddie Alston. Freddie Alston is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Lucas Gabriel Pelado comfortably picks it out of the air!
81.54
Victor Salinas flicks a high pass forward to Mike Fisher who brings the ball under control. Mike Fisher finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.23
Victor Salinas makes a beautiful solo run. Victor Salinas whips in a cross ball towards Luciano Arca. Luciano Arca beats his man to it with a header. Good keeping from Nathan Hill as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
85.13
Corner kick to Louisville City. Lester Ferrari plays it to the far post. Nathan Hill drops low and scoops up the ball.
89.30
Henry Boggs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Santiago Garay. Santiago Garay knocks the ball forward to Clifford Traynor. Clifford Traynor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Seattle Sounders

Louisville City
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
25.9%
49.4%
24.7%

Scorers
Clifford Traynor 9, 21
Freddie Alston 40
Mike Fisher 82

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clifford Traynor of Seattle Sounders

Match Ratings
1.Nathan Hill (GK)
6
2.Dwayne Martin (DEF)
6
3.Robbie Korb (DEF)
6
4.Joel Garey (DEF)
6
5.Henry Boggs (DEF)
6
6.Lloyd Gilstrap (MID)
6
7.Santiago Garay (MID)
7
8.Fernando Sivori (MID)
6
9.Clifford Traynor (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Milton White (ATT)
7
11.Freddie Alston (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Cheyne Bedoya (DEF)
0
13.Tyler Sippola (MID)
0
14.Nick Scott (ATT)
0

1.Lucas Gabriel Pelado (GK)
6
2.Julián Reggi (DEF)
6
3.José Pizarro (DEF)
6
4.Luís Cavalcante (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Sotelo (DEF)
6
6.Gabriel Díaz (MID)
6
7.Victor Salinas (MID)yellow card
7
8.Lester Ferrari (MID)
6
9.Rocha A. Silva (MID)
6
10.Mike Fisher (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Luciano Arca (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Derrick Thompson (ATT)
0
13.Dale King (MID)
0
14.Brian Martín (DEF)
0