The Seattle Sounders closed out their three-game road game week in impressive style, scoring two goals after the 87th minute to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 win. Xavier Arreaga struck first, poking home a Jimmy Medranda cross. Their next time down the field, the Sounders completed the comeback when Medranda fed Will Bruin for an open shot from about 15 yards out.
The win pushed the Sounders’ lead in the Western Conference to three points and improved their road record to a league-best 7-1-2. They’ll next take on the Portland Timbers in a double-header with OL Reign on Aug. 29.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Columbus Crew 1
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Venue: Lower.com Field
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
Assistants: Peter Balciunas, Andrew Bigelow
Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo
VAR: Sorin Stoica
Attendance: 19,401
Weather: 85 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
CLB – Bradley Wright-Phillips 77’
SEA – Xavier Arreaga (Jimmy Medranda) 88’
SEA – Will Bruin (Jimmy Medranda) 89’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (caution) 79’
CLB – Luis Diaz (caution) 85’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Alex Roldan (Kelyn Rowe 76’), Xavier Arreaga, Shane O’Neill (Will Bruin 84’), Brad Smith (Jimmy Medranda 76’), Yeimar; Cristian Roldan, João Paulo, Nicolás Lodeiro (Josh Atencio 83’); Fredy Montero (Nicolas Benezet 64’), Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes not used: Spencer Rickey, Nouhou, Danny Leyva, Abdoulaye Cissoko
Total shots: 17
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 13
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 1
Columbus Crew – Eloy Room; Jonathan Mensah, Vito Wormgoor, Waylon Francis (Kevin Molino 90’+2’), Saad Abdul-Salaam; Darlington Nagbe, Pedro Santos, Lucas Zelarayan, Liam Fraser, Derrick Etienne Jr. (Luis Diaz 73’); Miguel Berry (Bradley Wright-Phillips 65’)
Substitutes not used: Isaiah Parente, Alexandru Matan, Evan Bush, Harrison Afful, Aboubacar Keita, Erik Hurtado
Total shots: 11
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 15
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 3
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