The Seattle Sounders are officially off to their worst-ever start after falling 2-0 to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. They are now 1-4-3 through eight games, good for six points. In 2018, they were 2-4-2 (eight points) through eight games.
This game was particularly ugly, as Jackson Ragen was shown a red card in the 42nd minute and Alex Roldan was shown a straight red in the 76th minute, forcing them to play down two men for a significant portion of the match.
Highlights
Stats
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 0 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Venue: Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistants: Chris Elliott, Brooke Mayo
Fourth Official: Elton Garcia
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
Attendance: 30,550
Weather: 52 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
VAN – Ryan Gauld (Sam Adekugbe, Andrew Cubas)
VAN – Brian White (Tristan Blackmon)
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Jackson Ragen (ejection) 43’
VAN – Ranko Veselinovic (caution) 45’+6’
SEA – Danny Musovski (caution) 70’
SEA – Alex Roldan (ejection) 75’
VAN – Brian White (caution) 79’
VAN – Andrew Cubas (caution) 86’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; João Paulo (Josh Atencio 63’), Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnák (Danny Musovski 63’), Jordan Morris (Cody Baker 82’); Raúl Ruidíaz (Xavier Arreaga 45’+1’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Jonathan Bell, Danny Leyva, Dylan Teves, Léo Chú
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 8
Offside: 2
Corner-Kicks: 6
Saves: 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Yohei Takaoka; Ranko Veselinovic, Tristan Blackmon, Bjorn Utvik; Alessandro Schopf (Sebastian Berhalter 73’), Andrew Cubas, Ali Ahmed (Javain Brown 81’), Pedro Vite (Ryan Raposo 74’); Sam Adekugbe (Damir Kreilach 63’), Brian White, Ryan Gauld (Jay Herdman 81’)
Substitutes not used: Isaac Boehmer, Mathias Laborda, Ralph Priso, Levonte Johnson
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 12
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 2
#MLS match summary for Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps
— McLachBot (@mclachbot) April 21, 2024
Date: 2024-04-21#Sounders #VWFC
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