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Sounders FC Runs Past Sporting KC with 3-0 at Lumen Field

June 25, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release


Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris vs. Sporting Kansas City
Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris vs. Sporting Kansas City
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SEATTLE, WASH. - Sounders FC (7-6-2, 23 points) earned its fifth win in the club's last seven matches with a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City (4-10-4, 16 points) on Saturday afternoon at Lumen Field. In front of a crowd of 33,380 and a national television audience on ABC, Seattle rode goals from Will Bruin, Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan to the win. Today's match was the fourth of five home games in a row for the Rave Green, with the club capturing three wins and a draw so far in that span.

Bruin put Seattle on the board in the eighth minute with his second goal of the season and 76th of his MLS career. Defender Jackson Ragen sent a long diagonal pass to the right flank for Alex Roldan, who laid the ball off to his brother Cristian for a cross to the far post that found Bruin for a header. Bruin's 76 career goals in MLS regular season play rank ninth among active players, two behind Jozy Altidore for eighth. Both Roldans were credited with assists on the play, giving them each four on the season in MLS play.

Morris joined the action in the 71st minute, with Nicolás Lodeiro feeding a ball to Nouhou on the left flank, who lofted a cross that found the head of Morris. Morris headed the ball back across the face of goal and into the back of the net, doubling the home side's lead. It was the Mercer Island native's sixth goal across all competitions in 2022.

Seattle struck again in the 76th minute on a beautiful piece of team play. Léo Chú soared through the midfield, sneaking a pass through two SKC defenders to Morris, who then skimmed the ball across the turf to Roldan, who easily finished into the open net. It was Roldan's 31st career MLS goal for Seattle and third this year.

Making his 300th career appearance for Sounders FC across all competitions, goalkeeper Stefan Frei recorded his 89th career shutout in MLS play. Frei becomes the second Sounders FC player in the MLS era to reach 300 appearances, joining Osvaldo Alonso (339). Dating back to 1974, the only player to accumulate more appearances than Frei or Alonso is "Mr. Sounder" Zach Scott, who tallied 352 prior to his retirement after the 2016 MLS season.

The Rave Green conclude their five-match homestand on Wednesday, June 29 with a matchup against Eastern Conference side CF Montreal at Lumen Field, with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m. PT (FOX 13+, Prime Video, 93.3. KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM).

MATCH NOTES

Sounders FC is now 7-6-2 on the season and ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 23 points. The club is averaging 1.53 points per game and is above the playoff line, leading eighth-place Vancouver by three points.

Dating back to the club's May 15 win versus Minnesota United, Seattle is now unbeaten in six of its past seven matches, compiling five wins and a draw in that span.

Collecting 16 points in its past seven matches (five wins and one draw), Seattle has the most points in MLS in that time, ahead of New York City FC and Vancouver.

Today's match marked the fourth-consecutive home contest of a five-game stretch at Lumen Field for Sounders FC. The club won its first two matches of the homestand against Charlotte (May 29) and Vancouver (June 14), followed by a 1-1 draw with LAFC (June 18) and today's win over Sporting. The homestand concludes next week against CF Montréal (June 29).

During this current five-match homestand, Seattle has outscored its opponents 10-2 through four of those matches thus far.

Today marked goalkeeper Stefan Frei's 300th career appearance for Sounders FC across all competitions (249 MLS regular season, 28 postseason, 17 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, 3 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, 2 Leagues Cup and 1 MLS is Back Knockout Round) since joining the club prior to the 2014 campaign. Frei becomes the second player to reach the milestone in the MLS era (Osvaldo Alonso, 339 appearances). Dating back to 1974, the only player to accumulate more appearances than Frei or Alonso is "Mr. Sounder" Zach Scott, who tallied 352 prior to his retirement after the 2016 MLS season.

Will Bruin's first-half strike gave him 76 career goals in MLS regular season play, good for ninth among active players, two behind Jozy Altidore for eighth. He is also tied for first among active players (with Altidore and Raúl Ruidíaz) with nine career postseason goals.

Jordan Morris' goal in the 71st minute of play was his fourth in MLS this season and sixth overall in all competitions.

Nouhou's cross on Morris' goal was his first assist of the season and his sixth regular-season assist of his career. Captain Nicolás Lodeiro earned a second assist on the play, his team-leading fourth of the year in MLS.

Cristian Roldan bagged his 31st career MLS goal for Seattle to seal the match in the 76th minute, his third in league play this season.

Morris earned the primary assist on Roldan's goal, his third of the season in MLS. Léo Chú earned the secondary assist, his second of the campaign.

At home in 2022 Seattle is now 5-2-1 in MLS play and 9-2-2 in all competitions this season (MLS regular season, Concacaf Champions League and U.S. Open Cup).

Seattle is outscoring its opponents 29-10 at home in 2022 across all competitions.

With today's result, Sounders FC moves to 12-9-4 all-time in MLS play against Sporting KC (including postseason).

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 3 - Sporting Kansas City 0

Saturday, June 25, 2022

Venue: Lumen Field Stadium

Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Assistants: Jeff Hosking, Corey Rockwell

Fourth Official: Chris Ruska

VAR: Edvin Jurisevic

Attendance: 33,380

Weather: 79 degrees and sunny

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA - Will Bruin (Cristian Roldan, Alex Roldan) 8'

SEA - Jordan Morris (Nouhou, Nico Lodeiro) 71'

SEA - Cristian Roldan (Jordan Morris, Léo Chú) 76'

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

SEA - Jordan Morris (caution) 65'

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei, Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Abdoulaye Cissoko 80'), Jackson Ragen, Nouhou, Kelyn Rowe (Jimmy Medranda 80'), Albert Rusnák (Danny Leyva 84'), Cristian Roldan, Nico Lodeiro (Fredy Montero 80'), Jordan Morris, Will Bruin (Léo Chú 74')

Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Dylan Teves

Total shots: 15

Shots on goal: 8

Fouls: 10

Offside: 3

Corner-kicks: 2

Saves: 1

Sporting Kansas City - Tim Melia, Graham Zusi (Kayden Pierre 74'), Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Andreu Fontàs, Logan Ndenbe (Ben Sweat 86'), Rémi Walter, Johnny Russell (Marinos Tzionis 86'), Felipe Hernández (Roger Espinoza 74'), Cam Duke, Dániel Sallói, Khiry Shelton

Substitutes not used: Robert Voloder, Oriol Rosell, John Pulskamp, Jacob Davis, Kaveh Rad

Total shots: 9

Shots on goal: 1

Fouls: 9

Offside: 1

Corner-kicks: 7

Saves: 5

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Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris vs. Sporting Kansas City
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