MLS

Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

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Austin FC
  • Red Card 77': Brendan Hines-Ike
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Seattle Sounders FC
  • 63': Jordan Morris

Jordan Morris’ second-half goal lifts Sounders past Austin

Jordan Morris had the game's lone goal in the 63rd minute and Stefan Frei recorded four saves, two in the final minutes, as the visiting Seattle Sounders held on for a 1-0 win over Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 5': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
  • 5': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Guilherme Biro.
  • 8': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
  • 11': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
  • 11': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 12': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
  • 18': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
  • 19': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 20': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 20': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
  • 23': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Owen Wolff.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Danny Musovski (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 25': Attempt saved. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 34': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 34': Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 37': Foul by Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 37': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 45': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
  • 45': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Albert Rusnák replaces Pedro de la Vega.
  • 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris replaces Danny Musovski.
  • 46': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
  • 46': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.
  • 49': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Stefan Frei.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
  • 51': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Rothrock with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
  • 58': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jáder Obrian.
  • 62': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
  • 63': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
  • 63': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Goal! Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Rothrock.
  • 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Léo Chú.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Cascante.
  • 70': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
  • 71': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
  • 71': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
  • 72': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Rubio replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  • 72': Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Alexander Ring.
  • 73': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jon Gallagher.
  • 76': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
  • 76': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
  • 77': Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Second yellow card to Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 79': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
  • 79': Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Austin FC. Leo Väisänen replaces Owen Wolff.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Rubio (Austin FC).
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Jáder Obrian.
  • 86': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Paul Rothrock.
  • 86': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Jon Gallagher.
  • 87': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting is caught offside.
  • 88': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
  • 90': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting.
  • 90': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Finlay with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Dylan Teves (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by CJ Fodrey (Austin FC).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Danny Leyva replaces João Paulo.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 5
42.6 Possession 57.4
9 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
325 Accurate Passes 436
376 Passes 499
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
11 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 46
30 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 3
21 Effective Clearances 7
21 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 LAFC 34 +20 64
2 LA Galaxy 34 +19 64
3 Real Salt Lake 34 +17 59
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 +16 57
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ATX Austin FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Brad Stuver (GK)
4 Brendan Hines-Ike Yellow Card
18 Julio Cascante
29 Guilherme Biro
17 Jon Gallagher
10 Sebastián Driussi
6 Daniel Pereira
8 Alexander Ring
9 Gyasi Zardes
33 Owen Wolff
11 Jáder Rafael Obrian
Austin FC Substitutes:
Stefan Cleveland, Leo Väisänen, Jhojan Valencia, Matt Hedges, Calvin Fodrey, Ethan Finlay, Diego Rubio, Hector Jimenez, Zan Kolmanic.

SEA Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Stefan Frei (GK)
25 Jackson Ragen
28 Yeimar Gómez Yellow Card
5 Nouhou Tolo
16 Alex Roldan
10 Pedro de la Vega
6 João Paulo
18 Obed Vargas
17 Daniel Musovski
23 Léo Chú
14 Paul Rothrock
Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
Andy Thomas, Dylan Teves, Daniel Leyva, Albert Rusnák, Cody Baker, Reed Baker-Whiting, Jon Bell, Nathan Cardoso, Jordan Morris.

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