The Seattle Sounders’ playoff hopes were dealt a serious blow when their 15-game unbeaten streak against the Vancouver Whitecaps was snapped with a 2-1 loss to their northern rivals on Saturday. The Whitecaps got two first-half goals and Will Bruin pulled one back on an 89th-minute header.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Venue: BC Place
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistants: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Felisha Mariscal
Fourth Official: Alain Ruch
VAR: Jair Marrufo
Attendance: 19,722
Weather: 60 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
VAN – Pedro Vite (Ryan Gauld, Luis Martins) 29’
VAN – Julian Gressel 37’
SEA – Will Bruin (Fredy Montero) 89’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Alex Roldan (caution) 25’
SEA – Nico Lodeiro (caution) 81’
VAN – Julian Gressel (caution) 82’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan (Jimmy Medranda 73’), Yeimar, Xavier Arreaga, Nouhou (Kelyn Rowe 73’); Danny Leyva (Fredy Montero 46’), Josh Atencio (Will Bruin 72’), Jordan Morris (Léo Chú 81’), Nico Lodeiro, Albert Rusnák; Raúl Ruidíaz
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Jackson Ragen, Ethan Dobbelaere, Dylan Teves
Total shots: 15
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 11
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 9
Saves: 3
Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Thomas Hasal; Ranko Veselinovic, Tristan Blackmon, Jake Nerwinski; Luis Martins (Marcus Godinho 75’), Julian Gressel, Andres Cubas (Leonard Owusu 33’), Ryan Gauld (Alessandro Schöpf 75’), Russel Teibert, Pedro Vite (Cristian Dájome 84’); Brian White (Tosaint Ricketts 84’)
Substitutes not used: Javain Brown, Florian Jungwirth, Ryan Raposo, Cody Cropper
Total shots: 11
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 11
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 4
Saves: 2
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