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Sounders vs. Club América Leg One: Highlights, Stats, quotes

Clint Dempsey's gorgeous curling free kick and powerful back-post header weren't enough to take a lead to Mexico and the confines of Azteca, but the two goals keep the Sounders in the series with a fighting chance. Coach Sigi Schmid and the players seemed to agree the result was acceptable considering the circumstances, and that the squad put on an admirable performance.

This was also the first match played on a brand new artificial surface. Because there can never be enough turf questions, there were turf questions.

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 2 - Club America 2
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Venue: Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field
Referee: Oscar Reyna
Assistants: Ronaldo De La Cruz, Rene Ocha
Fourth Official: Jonathan Polanco
Attendance: 42,836
Weather: 52 degrees and clear

SCORING SUMMARY

SEA - Clint Dempsey 44'
CA - Carlos Quintero (Rubens Sambueza) 45'
SEA - Clint Dempsey (Andreas Ivanschitz) 52'
CA - Oribe Peralta (Rubens Sambueza) 70'

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

CA - Rubens Sambueza (caution) 58'
SEA - Osvaldo Alonso (caution) 62'
SEA - Andreas Ivanschitz (caution) 90'+1'
CA - Pablo Aguilar (caution) 90'+2'

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei; Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans - captain, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones; Erik Friberg (Cristian Roldan 74'), Osvaldo Alonso, Andreas Ivanschitz; Jordan Morris (Darwin Jones 85'), Nelson Valdez (Aaron Kovar 74'), Clint Dempsey

Substitutes not used: Tyler Miller, Nathan Sturgis, Zach Scott, Oniel Fisher

Total shots: 11 (Dempsey, 3)
Shots on goal: 3 (Dempsey, 2)
Fouls: 12 (Valdez, 3)
Offside: 1 (Valdez, 1)
Corner-kicks: 5 (Ivanschitz, 5)
Saves: 4 (Frei, 4)

Club America - Hugo Gonzalez; Paolo Goltz, Miguel Samudio, Pablo Aguilar, Paul Aguilar; Osvaldo Martinez, Rubens Sambueza - captain, Brian Lozano (Andres Andrade 61'); Oribe Peralta, Darwin Quintero (Osmar Mares 87')
Substitutes not used: Luis Pineda, Erik Pimentel, Ventura Alvarado, Francisco Rivera, Jesus Moreno
Total shots: 12 (Quintero, 3)
Shots on goal: 6 (Quintero/Peralta, 2)
Fouls: 26 (Aguilar, 7)
Offside: 4 (Quintero/Peralta, 2)
Corner-kicks: 2 (Martinez/Sambueza, 2)
Saves: 1 (Gonzalez, 1)

SOUNDERS FC HEAD COACH SIGI SCHMID

Opening statement:

“Obviously there are things we want to get better at moving forward, and we will.