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Columbus Crew WWWWW 0
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Seattle Sounders FC WLWLL 4
  • Albert Rusnák 45'+6'
  • Jordan Morris 60'
  • Albert Rusnák 67'
  • Albert Rusnák 70'
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SEA134
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Match Report

Albert Rusnak's hat trick powers Sounders past Crew

Albert Rusnak scored three goals as the Seattle Sounders defeated the host Columbus Crew 4-0 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

SEA CLB
6
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
46.2
Possession
53.8
16
SHOTS
10
7
ON GOAL
1
40
On Target %
10
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
459
Accurate Passes
533
519
Passes
596
90
Pass Completion %
90
1
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
16
10
Cross %
30
50
Long Balls
40
28
Accurate Long Balls
29
60
Long Balls %
70
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
12
50
Tackle %
50
9
Interceptions
6
12
Effective Clearances
11
12
Clearances
11

Match Leaders

CLB

  • Aziel Jackson M Total Shots 3
  • Sean Zawadzki M Saves 2

SEA

  • Paul Rothrock F Total Shots 4
  • Andy Thomas G Saves 1

Head to Head

SEA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

Confirmed

CLB · 3-4-2-1

  1. Abraham RomeroG22
  2. Yevhen CheberkoCD21
  3. Sean ZawadzkiCD-L25
  4. Rudy CamachoCD-R4
  5. Darlington NagbeCM-L6
  6. Alexandru MatanCM-R20
  7. Max ArfstenLM27
  8. Andrés HerreraRM2
  9. Diego RossiF10
  10. Dylan ChambostCF-L7
  11. Aziel JacksonCF-R13

Substitutes

  1. Gibran RayoSUB47
  2. Owen PresthusSUB45
  3. Taha HabrouneSUB16
  4. DeJuan JonesSUB12
  5. Yaw YeboahSUB14
  6. Christian RamírezSUB17
  7. Derrick JonesSUB5

SEA · 4-2-3-1

  1. Andy ThomasG26
  2. Jackson RagenCD-L25
  3. Yeimar GómezCD-R28
  4. Reed Baker-WhitingLB21
  5. Alex RoldanRB16
  6. Albert RusnákAM11
  7. Joshua AtencioLM8
  8. Cristian RoldanRM7
  9. Jordan MorrisF13
  10. Paul RothrockAM-L14
  11. Pedro de la VegaAM-R10

Substitutes

  1. Léo ChúSUB23
  2. Jacob CastroSUB29
  3. Daniel MusovskiSUB17
  4. Daniel LeyvaSUB75
  5. Nathan CardosoSUB4
  6. Dylan TevesSUB99
  7. Georgi MinoungouSUB93
  8. Sota KitaharaSUB77
  9. Jon BellSUB15

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 81'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Paul Rothrock.

    Léo Chú
  2. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jon Bell replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.

    Jon Bell
  3. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Josh Atencio.

    Daniel Leyva
  4. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nathan replaces Yeimar Gómez.

    Nathan Cardoso
  5. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Alexandru Matan.

    Derrick Jones
  6. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Max Arfsten.

    Yaw Yeboah
  7. Goal 70'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 4. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris following a fast break.

    Albert Rusnák
  8. Goal 67'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Atencio.

    Albert Rusnák
  9. Substitution 65'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramirez replaces Dylan Chambost.

    Christian Ramírez
  10. Goal 60'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Rothrock following a fast break.

    Jordan Morris
  11. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Pedro de la Vega.

    Georgi Minoungou
  12. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Aziel Jackson.

    DeJuan Jones
  13. Goal - Free-kick 45'+6'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Albert Rusnák
  14. Red Card 45'+2'

    Abraham Romero (Columbus Crew) is shown the red card.

    Abraham Romero
  15. Yellow Card 29'

    Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Pedro de la Vega
  1. End Regular Time 90'+3'

    Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 4.

  2. Substitution 81'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Paul Rothrock.

    Léo Chú
  3. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jon Bell replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.

    Jon Bell
  4. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Josh Atencio.

    Daniel Leyva
  5. Substitution 77'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nathan replaces Yeimar Gómez.

    Nathan Cardoso
  6. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Alexandru Matan.

    Derrick Jones
  7. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Max Arfsten.

    Yaw Yeboah
  8. Goal 70'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 4. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Morris following a fast break.

    Albert Rusnák
  9. Goal 67'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 3. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Atencio.

    Albert Rusnák
  10. Substitution 65'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramirez replaces Dylan Chambost.

    Christian Ramírez
  11. Goal 60'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Rothrock following a fast break.

    Jordan Morris
  12. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Pedro de la Vega.

    Georgi Minoungou
  13. Substitution 45'

    Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Aziel Jackson.

    DeJuan Jones
  14. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

  15. Halftime 45'+8'

    First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

  16. Goal - Free-kick 45'+6'

    Goal! Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Albert Rusnák
  17. Red Card 45'+2'

    Abraham Romero (Columbus Crew) is shown the red card.

    Abraham Romero
  18. Yellow Card 29'

    Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Pedro de la Vega
  19. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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