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.
MLS
FULL TIME
- Albert Rusnák 45'+6'
- Jordan Morris 60'
- Albert Rusnák 67'
- Albert Rusnák 70'
ScottsMiracle-Gro Field · 20,523 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Paul Rothrock.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jon Bell replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Josh Atencio.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nathan replaces Yeimar Gómez.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Alexandru Matan.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Max Arfsten.
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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.
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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.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramirez replaces Dylan Chambost.
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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.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Pedro de la Vega.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Aziel Jackson.
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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.
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Red Card 45'+2'
Abraham Romero (Columbus Crew) is shown the red card.
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Yellow Card 29'
Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 4.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Léo Chú replaces Paul Rothrock.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jon Bell replaces Reed Baker-Whiting.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Josh Atencio.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Nathan replaces Yeimar Gómez.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Derrick Jones replaces Alexandru Matan.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Max Arfsten.
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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.
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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.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramirez replaces Dylan Chambost.
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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.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Pedro de la Vega.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Columbus Crew. DeJuan Jones replaces Aziel Jackson.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
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Halftime 45'+8'
First Half ends, Columbus Crew 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
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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.
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Red Card 45'+2'
Abraham Romero (Columbus Crew) is shown the red card.
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Yellow Card 29'
Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 19 of 19 events.
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
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedCLB · 3-4-2-1
Abraham RomeroG22 red card1 save
Yevhen CheberkoCD21
Sean ZawadzkiCD-L25
Rudy CamachoCD-R4
Darlington NagbeCM-L6
Alexandru MatanCM-R20
Max ArfstenLM271 shot
Andrés HerreraRM21 shot
Diego RossiF101 shot on target2 shots
Dylan ChambostCF-L7
Aziel JacksonCF-R133 shots
Substitutes
Gibran RayoSUB47
Owen PresthusSUB45
Taha HabrouneSUB16
DeJuan JonesSUB12
Yaw YeboahSUB142 shots
Christian RamírezSUB171 shot
Derrick JonesSUB5
SEA · 4-2-3-1
Andy ThomasG261 save
Jackson RagenCD-L251 shot
Yeimar GómezCD-R28
Reed Baker-WhitingLB21
Alex RoldanRB16
Albert RusnákAM113 shots on target3 goals3 shots
Joshua AtencioLM81 assist2 shots
Cristian RoldanRM71 shot on target1 shot
Jordan MorrisF131 assist2 shots on target1 goal3 shots
Paul RothrockAM-L141 assist1 shot on target4 shots
Pedro de la VegaAM-R10 yellow card
Substitutes
Léo ChúSUB231 shot
Jacob CastroSUB29
Daniel MusovskiSUB17
Danny LeyvaSUB751 shot
Nathan CardosoSUB4
Dylan TevesSUB99
Georgi MinoungouSUB93
Sota KitaharaSUB77
Jon BellSUB15
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