SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Sounders FC (1-3-3, 6 points) fell 3-0 on the road to San Diego FC (4-1-2, 14 points) on Saturday evening at Snapdragon Stadium. Jeppe Tverskov, Anibal Godoy and Chucky Lozano scored for the home side in the first-ever MLS meeting between Seattle and San Diego. Brian Schmetzer’s side concludes its three-match road stretch next Saturday, April 12 at FC Dallas (5:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, iHeartMedia Seattle, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH NOTES
- With the result, Seattle sits in 12th place in the Western Conference with 12 points (1-3-3).
- Saturday marked the first-ever matchup between Seattle and San Diego, with the Southern California side joining MLS as an expansion side this year.
- Nouhou made his 250th appearance in all competitions tonight, the only defender to reach that mark in club history. He now sits in fifth place in club appearances, breaking a tie with Brad Evans.
- Brian Schmetzer kept nearly the same lineup as last week against San Jose, with Georgi Minoungou replacing João Paulo as the only change.
- Seattle now finishes its three-match road stretch with a trip to FC Dallas on Saturday, April 12 at Toyota Stadium (5:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, iHeartMedia Seattle, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 0 – San Diego FC 3
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Venue: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Malik Badawi
Assistants: Jason White, Felisha Mariscal
Fourth Official: Rosendo Mendoza
VAR: Armando Villarreal
Attendance:
Weather: 66 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SD – Jeppe Tverskov (Chucky Lozano) 2’
SD – Anibal Godoy (Anders Dreyer, Chucky Lozano) 41’
SD – Chucky Lozano (Jasper Loffelsend, Jeppe Tverskov) 45’+3’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SD – Franco Negri (caution) 60’
SD – Luca de la Torre (caution) 64’
SEA – Danny Leyva (caution) 68’
SD – Alex Mighten (caution) 80’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Yeimar, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Alex Roldan (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 34’), Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Paul Rothrock (Reed Baker-Whiting 80’), Georgi Minoungou (Pedro de la Vega 61’), Albert Rusnák (Danny Leyva 46’); Jesús Ferreira (Danny Musovski 62’)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Jonathan Bell, Kim Kee-hee, João Paulo
Total shots: 14
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 10
Offside: 5
Corner-Kicks: 5
Saves: 1
San Diego FC – CJ dos Santos; Jasper Loffelsend (Willy Kumado 55’), Paddy McNair, Christopher McVey, Franco Negri (Hamady Diop 67’); Anibal Godoy, Jeppe Tverskov, Luca de la Torre (Alejandro Alvarado 81’); Anders Dreyer (Tomas Angel 80’), Onni Valakari, Chucky Lozano (Alex Mighten 67’)
Substitutes not used: Pablo Sisniega, Andres Reyes, Heine Bruseth, Ian Pilcher
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 4
Fouls: 22
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 3
Saves: 4
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