Sounders vs. Antigua: Highlights, stats and quotes
Pedro de la Vega scored a brace and Paul Arriola scored his second goal of the season as the Seattle Sounders advanced to the Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 on the back of a 3-1 (6-2 aggregate) win over Antigua GFC on Wednesday. The Sounders will now play Cruz Azul with the home leg on March 5 and the return leg on March 11.
The Sounders improved to 6-0-6 in their last 12 Concacaf matches dating to 2018.
Highlights
Stats
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 – Antigua GFC 1
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Venue: Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field
Referees: Selvin Brown
Assistants: Gerson Orellana, Roney Salinas
Fourth Official: Felix Mojica
VAR: Oscar Macias
Attendance: 24,714
Weather: 50 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Pedro de la Vega 24’
ANT – José Gálvez (Cristian Hernández) 45’+1’
SEA – Paul Arriola (Jesús Ferreira) 53’
SEA – Pedro de la Vega (João Paulo) 88’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
ANT – Luis Morán (caution) 58’
ANT – José Rosales (caution) 65’
ANT – Derwinder Deesmith Bradley Jolón (caution) 66’
ANT – Diego André Fernández Chinchilla (caution) 81’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Alex Roldan (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 81’), Yeimar (Nouhou 57’), Jackson Ragen, Jonathan Bell; João Paulo, Danny Leyva, Pedro de la Vega, Jesús Ferreira (Georgi Minoungou 74’), Paul Arriola (Paul Rothrock 57’); Jordan Morris (Danny Musovski 46’)
Substitutes not used: Jacob Castro, Cody Baker, Stuart Hawkins, Travian Sousa, Cristian Roldan, Obed Vargas, Albert Rusnák
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 6
Fouls: 15
Offside: 2
Corner-Kicks: 3
Saves: 4
Antigua GFC – Luis Morán; Ángel Santiago Díaz, Alexander Robinson, José Ardón, Kevin Grijalva (Brandon de Leon 64’); Óscar Santis, Cristian Hernández (Diego André Fernández Chinchilla 74’), José Rosales (Óscar Castellanos 85’), José Gálvez; Francisco Apaolaza (Derwinder Deesmith Bradley Jolón 46’), Romario Luiz da Silva (Robinson Daniel Flores Barrios 46’)
Substitutes not used: Juan Guillermo Carbonell Rivera, José Daniel Franco Aldana, Selvin Saúl Sagastume Morales, Estuardo Santiago Sican Avila, José Espinoza, Diego Santis, Santiago Garzaro
Total shots: 17
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 16
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 3
Antigua GFC – Luis Morán; Alexander Robinson, José Ardón, Kevin Grijalva; Óscar Santis, Óscar Castellanos (José Espinoza 68’), Cristian Hernández (Diego André Fernández Chinchilla 85’), José Rosales, José Gálvez (Diego Santis 46’); Derwinder Deesmith Bradley Jolón (Francisco Apaolaza 68’), Romario Luiz da Silva (Robinson Daniel Flores Barrios 73’)
Substitutes not used: Juan Guillermo Carbonell Rivera, José Daniel Franco Aldana, Ángel Santiago Díaz, Brandon de Leon, Héctor Prillwitz, Selvin Saúl Sagastume Morales, Estuardo Santiago Sican Avila