The Seattle Sounders continued their hot start, scoring a 3-0 win over the LA Galaxy on Sunday at Lumen Field. Raúl Ruidíaz scored his second brace in as many home games, Brad Smith had a goal and an assist while Will Bruin, Nouhou and Jimmy Medranda each added assists of their own. The Sounders are 2-0-1 with 7 points and a +8 goal-difference, putting them atop the early Supporters’ Shield standings.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 – LA Galaxy 0
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistants: Frank Anderson, Jeff Hosking
Fourth Official: Michael Radchuk
VAR: Malik Badawi
Attendance: 7,148 (limited capacity)
Weather: 65 and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (Brad Smith) 20’
SEA – Brad Smith 23’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (Jimmy Medranda) 90’+3’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
None
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Shane O’Neill, Nouhou, Brad Smith (Jimmy Medranda 79’); Cristian Roldan, Kelyn Rowe (Jordy Delem 89’), João Paulo (Danny Leyva 79’); Will Bruin (Nico Lodeiro 66’), Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes not used: Spencer Richey, Stefan Cleveland, Xavier Arreaga, Ethan Dobbelaere
Total shots: 17
Shots on goal: 9
Fouls: 6
Offside: 1
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 2
LA Galaxy – Jonathan Bond; Oniel Fisher (Ethan Zubak 46’), Daniel Steres, Derrick Williams (Nick DePuy 46’), Jorge Villafana; Efrain Alvarez (Sacha Kljestan 46’), Jonathan dos Santos, Julian Araujo, Victor Vazquez (Cameron Dunbar 65’), Samuel Grandsir (Jonathan Perez 83’); Chicarito
Substitutes not used: Jonathan Klinsmann, Danilo Acosta, Carlos Harvey, Adam Saldana
Total shots: 10
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 10
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 6