After a couple lackluster performances at home, the Seattle Sounders came out flying against Real Salt Lake. Although they needed some fortuitous intervention from referee Ted Unkel to get the winner, it was a well-deserved 2-1 win that pushed their record to 7-0-3 on the season. The Sounders also extended their streak of not allowing a goal from open play to 900 minutes, the longest span for which MLS has records on such things.
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Real Salt Lake 1
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistants: Cameron Blanchard, Mike Rottersman
Fourth Official: Michael Radchuk
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
Attendance: 24,652
Weather: 74 and sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Cristian Roldan 58’
RSL – Albert Rusnak (penalty) 79’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (penalty) 88’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
RSL – Everton Luiz (caution) 40’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (caution) 76’
RSL – David Ochoa (caution) 88’
RSL – Pablo Ruiz (caution) 90’+6’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Shane O’Neill, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jimmy Medranda (Brad Smith 66’); Kelyn Rowe (Josh Atencio 85’), João Paulo, Cristian Roldan; Will Bruin (Fredy Montero 85’), Raúl Ruidíaz (Danny Leyva 90’+4’)
Substitutes not used: Spencer Richey, Ethan Dobbelaere, Reed Baker-Whiting
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 6
Fouls: 10
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 9
Saves: 1
Real Salt Lake – David Ochoa; Andrew Brody (Donny Toia 74’), Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Marcelo Silva; Damir Kreilach, Justin Meram (Anderson Julio 80’), Albert Rusnak, Nick Besler (Bobby Wood 67’), Everton Luiz (Pablo Ruiz 67’); Rubio Rubin
Substitutes not used: Zac MacMath, Ashtone Morgan, Maikel Chang, Erik Holt, Justin Portillo
Total shots: 4
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 9
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 6
Saves: 4
