The Seattle Sounders clinched a spot in the MLS Playoffs for the 13th straight season after beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-1 on Saturday. The Sounders are now on 57 points through 28 games, the most they’ve ever had at this point in a season. They got goals from Shane O’Neill, Nicolas Benezet, Will Bruin and Léo Chú.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 4 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Venue: Lumen Field
Referee: Ted Unkel
Assistants: Peter Balciunas, Nick Uranga
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas
VAR: Jeremy Hanson
Attendance: 31,842
Weather: 56 degrees and rain
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Shane O’Neill (Kelyn Rowe, João Paulo) 5’
SEA – Nicolas Benezet (Will Bruin, Kelyn Rowe) 14’
VAN – Brian White (Ryan Gauld) 45’+1’
SEA – Will Bruin (Fredy Montero, Kelyn Rowe) 55’
SEA – Léo Chú (Fredy Montero) 90’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
VAN – Bruno Gaspar (caution) 35’
SEA – Yeimar (caution) 42’
SEA – Nicolas Benezet (caution) 43’
VAN – Ryan Gauld (caution) 72’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Shane O’Neill, Abdoulaye Cissoko (Léo Chú 85’), Yiemar, Kelyn Rowe, Jimmy Medranda; Josh Atencio, João Paulo, Nicolas Benezet (Danny Leyva 71’), Fredy Montero; Will Bruin
Substitutes not used: Stefan Cleveland, Spencer Richey, Reed Baker-Whiting, Ethan Dobbelaere, Juan Alvarez
Total shots: 21
Shots on goal: 10
Fouls: 9
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 11
Saves: 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Thomas Hasal; Bruno Gaspar, Florian Jungwirth, Jake Nerwinski; Deiber Caicedo, Leonard Owusu (Marcus Godinho 71’), Ryan Gauld, Russell Teibert (Michael Baldisimo 71’), Patrick Metcalfe (Janio Bikel 71’); Cristian Dajome (Tosaint Ricketts 78’), Brian White
Substitutes not used: Cristian Gutierrez, Evan Newton, Ryan Raposo, Kamron Habibullah
Total shots: 11
Shots on goal: 3
Fouls: 8
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 5