Playing their fourth straight road match, and their sixth overall in 19 days, the Seattle Sounders scored one of their most decisive wins of the season. The 3-1 scoreline was actually a bit more favorable to the San Jose Earthquakes than it probably should have been, as the one goal came off a Sounders defender. Meanwhile, Raúl Ruidíaz was dominant in the first half and the defense ably shut things down after the 60th minute or so.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 – San Jose Earthquakes 1
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Venue: PayPal Park
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistants: Frank Anderson, Jeremy Hanson
Fourth Official: Michael Radchuk
VAR: Tim Ford
Attendance: 11,361
Weather: 67 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (Cristian Roldan) 25’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (penalty) 42’
SEA – Cristian Roldan (Jimmy Medranda) 49’
SJ – Shane O’Neill (OG) 51’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SJ – Judson (caution) 27’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (caution) 38’
SEA – Alex Roldan (caution) 83’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Kelyn Rowe, Yeimar, Xavier Arreaga (Nouhou HT), Shane O’Neill, Jimmy Medranda (Abdoulaye Cissoko 72’); Danny Leyva, Josh Atencio (João Paulo HT), Cristian Roldan (Alex Roldan 82’), Fredy Montero; Raúl Ruidíaz (Léo Chú HT)
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Ethan Dobbelaere, Will Bruin
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 12
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 3
San Jose Earthquakes – JT Marcinkowski; Oswaldo Alanis (Cade Cowell HT), Nathan, Marcos Lopez; Eric Remedi, Jackson Yueill, Judson (Luciano Abecasis 54’); Shea Salinas (Andres Rios 54’), Carlos Fierro (Chris Wondolowski 54’), Eduardo Lopez (Jack Skahan 69’), Benji Kikanovic
Substitutes not used: Daniel Vega, Paul Marie, Jack Skahan, Tommy Thompson, Jacob Akanyirige
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 13
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 10
Saves: 2