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Sounders FC Falls 2-0 on the Road to New York Red Bulls

June 20, 2016 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


HARRISON, N.J. - Two goals from Mike Grella were the difference as Seattle Sounders FC (5-8-1, 16 points) fell 2-0 on the road to the New York Red Bulls (7-7-1, 22 points) Sunday evening at Red Bull Arena. Playing its first MLS regular season match since June 1, Seattle generated 16 shots but failed to find the back of the net as the club snapped a two-match winning streak across all competitions.

The Red Bulls got on the board first in the 18th minute with the first of two goals from Grella. Sacha Kljestan sent a curling shot from the top corner of the 18-yard-box that struck the far post and fell right to Grella, who buried the rebound attempt for an early lead.

Grella completed his brace in the 59th minute to give New York the two-goal advantage. Capitalizing on a Seattle mis-clearance, the Duke University product got behind the defense and chipped the on-rushing Stefan Frei for his sixth goal of the season.

Tonight marked the 500th career MLS regular season match for Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid, the first MLS coach to hit the milestone. Schmid has coached over 100 more matches than the next-highest total and is the league's all-time leader with 227 career wins.

Sounders FC returns home next Saturday, June 25 to face New York City FC as the club celebrates its second annual Pride Day on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. Kickoff is slated for 2:00 p.m. PT with a nationally-televised broadcast on ESPN and the full stadium open for the first time in 2016.

MATCH NOTES

Sounders FC is now 5-8-1 in the 2016 MLS regular season, including a 1-5-1 mark on the road. With 16 points, the Rave Green are in ninth place in the Western Conference.

After Sunday's match, Sounders FC is now 4-4-3 all-time against the New York Red Bulls. At Red Bull Arena, Seattle is 1-3-1. The club is 4-2-0 against Eastern Conference opponents this season.

On Sunday, Seattle's Sigi Schmid became the first Head Coach in MLS history to reach 500 games coached.

Forwards Oalex Anderson and Nelson Valdez entered the match in the 68th minute in reserve roles. It marked Anderson's first MLS appearance after sustaining a leg injury against Colorado on May 21, while Valdez returned to the pitch for the first time since May 7 against the San Jose Earthquakes. POST-MATCH AUDIO

Post-match soundbytes from Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid, forward Jordan Morris, midfielder Aaron Kovar and goalkeeper Stefan Frei are available for download via the following link: http://sndrs.com/366p.

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