Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSReal Salt Lake ease to win over Seattle Sounders
Forster Ajago scored and Real Salt Lake was the recipient of an early own goal in a 2-0 MLS victory against the Seattle Sounders on Saturday afternoon in Sandy, Utah.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 3': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 6': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross.
- 6': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou is caught offside.
- 7': Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 8': Own Goal by Nouhou Tolo, Seattle Sounders FC. Real Salt Lake 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 13': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Ariath Piol is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 14': Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Delay in match because of an injury Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake).
- 18': Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ariath Piol.
- 22': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis.
- 25': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 25': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake).
- 26': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 27': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 33': Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Jon Bell (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 34': Foul by Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake).
- 34': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 36': Attempt missed. Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt saved. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Roldan.
- 38': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 39': Foul by Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake).
- 39': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake).
- 43': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross.
- 45': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Real Salt Lake 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Salt Lake 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Arriola replaces Paul Rothrock.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro de la Vega replaces Georgi Minoungou.
- 48': Attempt missed. Philip Quinton (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
- 48': Foul by Ariath Piol (Real Salt Lake).
- 48': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake).
- 49': Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 51': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 52': Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Paul Arriola (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 54': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 54': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 55': Foul by Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake).
- 55': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake).
- 56': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Javain Brown (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dominik Marczuk.
- 59': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
- 60': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Kalani Kossa-Rienzi.
- 61': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Foul by Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake).
- 64': Attempt missed. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandros Katranis with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 68': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Sam Junqua replaces Alexandros Katranis.
- 68': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Forster Ajago replaces Ariath Piol.
- 68': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Bode Hidalgo replaces Dominik Marczuk.
- 68': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jackson Ragen replaces Nouhou Tolo.
- 69': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jesús Ferreira replaces Kalani Kossa-Rienzi.
- 70': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 70': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Javain Brown.
- 73': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 75': Attempt saved. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emeka Eneli.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
- 78': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 79': Goal! Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a through ball.
- 81': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Brayan Vera replaces Philip Quinton.
- 81': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Kobi Henry replaces Javain Brown.
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces Jordan Morris.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kobi Henry (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bode Hidalgo.
- 83': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 85': Attempt missed. Danny Leyva (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro de la Vega.
- 87': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Arriola is caught offside.
- 87': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 89': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Sam Junqua (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+3': Forster Ajago (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
 SEA |
RSL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 47.4 | Possession | 52.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 377 | Accurate Passes | 439 |
| 454 | Passes | 506 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 24 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 18,853
Venue: America First Field
Location: Sandy, Utah, USA
Attendance: 18,853
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | LAFC | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael (GK) |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 15 | Justen Glad |
| 98 | Alexandros Katranis |
| 91 | Javain Brown  |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 23 | Ariath Piol |
| 10 | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 11 | Dominik Marczuk |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 15 | Jon Bell |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 85 | Kalani Kossa-Rienzi |
| 11 | Albert Rusnák |
| 18 | Obed Vargas |
| 7 | Cristian Roldan |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 14 | Paul Rothrock |
| 93 | Georgi Minoungou |
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