The Seattle Sounders took a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three series, beating the Houston Dynamo 5-4 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 0-0 in regulation on Monday. Alex Roldan converted the winning spot kick. The Sounders improved to 6-6 all-time in shootouts, but this was the first time they’d ever won one at Lumen Field.
Highlights
Stats
Seattle Sounders FC: 0 (1.03 xG)
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Houston Dynamo FC: 0 (0.45 xG)#SEAvHOU | #Sounders | #HolditDown | #MLS pic.twitter.com/KFjvLoDOu2
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 0(5) – Houston Dynamo FC 0(4)
Monday, October 28, 2024
Venue: Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Ryan Graves
Fourth Official: Jon Freemon
VAR: Sorin Stoica
Attendance: 30,026
Weather: 52 degrees and light rain
SCORING SUMMARY
None
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
HOU – Hector Herrera (caution) 55’
SEA – João Paulo (caution) 61’
HOU – Coco Carrasquilla (caution) 61’
SEA – Jackson Ragen (caution) 63’
HOU – Coco Carrasquilla (ejection) 66’
SEA – Danny Leyva (caution) 72’
SEA – Paul Rothrock (caution) 83’
SHOOTOUT SUMMARY
HOU – Ezequiel Ponce (scored)
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (scored)
HOU – Griffin Dorsey (scored)
SEA – Albert Rusnák (scored)
HOU – Sebastian Kowalczyk (scored)
SEA – Jackson Ragen (scored)
HOU – Erik Sviatchenko (missed)
SEA – Cristian Roldan (scored)
HOU – Daniel Steres (scored)
SEA – Alex Roldan (scored)
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou (Reed Baker-Whiting 90’+4’); Cristian Roldan, João Paulo (Danny Leyva 71’), Pedro de la Vega (Georgi Minoungou 52’), Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock (Danny Musovski 90’+4’); Jordan Morris (Raúl Ruidíaz 52’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Nathan, Jonathan Bell, Josh Atencio
Total shots: 20
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 12
Offside: 1
Corner-Kicks: 8
Saves: 0
Houston Dynamo FC – Steve Clark; Franco Escobar, Griffin Dorsey, Erik Sviatchenko, Micael dos Santos; Artur, Amine Bassi (Sebastian Kowalczyk 71’), Hector Herrera (Brooklyn Raines 81’), Ibrahim Aliyu (Latif Blessing 80’, Daniel Steres 90’+7’), Coco Carrasquilla; Ezequiel Ponce
Substitutes not used: Andrew Tarbell, Ethan Bartlow, Sebastian Ferreira, McKinze Gaines, Tate Schmitt
Total shots: 7
Shots on goal: 0
Fouls: 15
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 1
Saves: 3
Quotes
On tonight’s win over Houston:
“Well, the team responded well mentally. I mean, maybe physically, we could have scored the goal, but mentally, they were very good. There’re a couple guys that got some yellows that were good. You know, penalty kicks are always a mental exercise. You know, I think our guys were good, [Stefan Frei] guessed right or knew, you know, forced the guy to miss it wide. So, all in all, mentally, I think they checked the box.”
On winning the shootout:
“Us goalkeepers usually do [count misses as saves]. We think that if you can force someone to miss the frame, we always say that in training ‘oh that counts as a save.’ Honestly, I don’t really care because as long as he missed it and our guys were clinical today. If that doesn’t give you confidence, really nice to see.”
On how important Carrasquilla’s red card is:
“I think it’s a very important piece, leading into the next game. He’s not going to be there. He’s a vital piece for that team and obviously it was a scuffle that led in to some different things and fortunately our guys were able to stay out of it. Like we said, this year has been a tough year for cards for us and so fortunate for us to be staying out of that and the other team getting affected by it as well.”
