SEATTLE, WASH. - Seattle Sounders FC (11-7-6, 39 points) played to a back-and-forth 3-3 draw with the New England Revolution (9-9-7, 34 points) on Saturday afternoon in front of 38,826 fans at CenturyLink Field. Harry Shipp scored a brace, Nicolás Lodeiro recorded a goal and assist and Jordan Morris tallied two assists as the Rave Green earned a home point before embarking on a two-match road swing this upcoming week.
Seattle opened the scoring in the second minute courtesy of Shipp, who bagged his fourth goal of the season. The play started when Jordy Delem intercepted a pass in the defensive half and played Jordan Morris with a long ball down the left flank. Morris' left-footed cross failed to connect with an onrushing Raúl RuidÃaz, but rolled to the feet of Shipp for a strong finish.
New England responded with a pair of goals later in the half, beginning with a Michael Mancienne headed strike off a corner kick in the 27th minute. Eight minutes later, the Revs took the lead via new Designated Player Gustavo Bou, as the Argentine striker split the Seattle centerbacks to connect on a lofted cross from Edgar Castillo and finish with his head past Stefan Frei. Bou now has three goals in five appearances since joining MLS on July 10.
Shipp completed his brace in the 65th minute, heading in a cross from Joevin Jones at the far post to even the match at 2-2. Less than a minute later, Lodeiro gave the Rave Green the lead with a low shot from distance that rolled inside the far post, on an assist from Morris. Lodeiro and Shipp are now tied with Kelvin Leerdam for third on the team with five goals this season, while Morris' two assists on Saturday give him four in 2019, also third on the team.
Seattle kept a 3-2 lead until the 87th minute, when Carles Gil netted the equalizer via penalty kick after a Seattle handball inside the 18-yard-box. The 3-3 draw allowed Sounders FC to avoid its first three-match home losing streak since 2016.
Brian Schmetzer's side now embarks on a two-match road stretch this week, beginning with a Wednesday matchup at Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium (7:00 p.m. PT / JOEtv, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). The club then heads to Southern California for a matchup with the LA Galaxy on Saturday, August 17 at StubHub Center (7:00 p.m. PT / ESPN2, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH NOTES
- With today's result, Sounders FC sits in second place in the Western Conference with 39 points (11-7-6), 13 points behind Supporters' Shield-leading LAFC. The club is now one point ahead of third-place Minnesota United FC and the San Jose Earthquakes.
- Seattle netted three goals in a game for the first time since April 13, a 3-2 win over Toronto FC at CenturyLink Field.
- Shipp's multi-goal game was his first since June 7, 2014 as a member of the Chicago Fire, and the third of his career. He now has five goals this season, his highest single-season goal total since he scored seven with the Chicago Fire in his rookie campaign of 2014. Four of his five goals this season have come in front of the home crowd at CenturyLink Field.
- Morris has recorded three goals and three assists in his last five contests dating back to July 14 vs. Atlanta. He has four assists in 17 games this season, matching his career high set in 34 games in his rookie season of 2016.
- Lodeiro is now tied for third on the team in goals with five and paces the club with 11 assists. He has earned an assist in consecutive games for the first time this season. Lodeiro has contributed at least 10 assists in each of the past three seasons. He is the eighth player in MLS history to record 10 or more assists in at least three consecutive seasons and one of only two active players.
- Cristian Roldan now owns three assists this season, tying his second-highest single-season assist total of his career. He recorded a career-high nine assists in 2018.
- Delem's assist was his first since April 23, 2017, a 3-0 win at LA Galaxy.
- Jones earned his first assist since September 27, 2017 in a 3-0 win vs. Vancouver.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 - New England Revolution 3
Sunday, August 10, 2019
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Referee: Dave Gantar
Assistants: Chris Wattam, Michael Barwegen
Fourth Official: Kevin Broadley
VAR: Ricardo Salazar
Attendance: 38,826
Weather: 66 degrees and mostly cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA - Harry Shipp (Jordan Morris, Jordy Delem) 2'
NE - Michael Mancienne (Carles Gil) 27'
NE - Gustavo Bou (Edgar Castillo) 35'
SEA - Harry Shipp (Joevin Jones, Nicolás Lodeiro) 65'
SEA - Nicolás Lodeiro (Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan) 66'
NE - Carles Gil (penalty) 87'
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
NE- Andrew Farrell (caution) 46'
NE - Michael Mancienne (caution) 54'
SEA - Kim Kee-hee (caution) 89'
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei; Saad Abdul-Salaam, Kim Kee-hee, Xavier Arreaga, Nouhou (Joevin Jones 59'); Cristian Roldan, Jordy Delem, Jordan Morris (Alex Roldan 85'), Nicolás Lodeiro - captain, Harry Shipp (Handwalla Bwana 72'); Raul RuidÃaz
Substitutes not used: Bryan Meredith, VÃctor RodrÃguez, Danny Leyva, Justin Dhillon
Total shots: 21 (Lodeiro/RuidÃaz, 7)
Shots on goal: 7 (Lodeiro, 3)
Fouls: 14 (Delem/Kee-hee, 3)
Offside: 2 (Arreaga/RuidÃaz, 1)
Corner-kicks: 7 (Lodeiro, 7)
Saves: 4 (Frei, 4)
New England Revolution - Matt Turner; Edgar Castillo (Cristian Penilla 68'), Andrew Farrell, Michael Mancienne, Jalil Anibaba, Brandon Bye (Diego Fagundez 82'); Gustavo Bou, Carles Gil - captain, Luis Caicedo, Wilfried Zahibo; Teal Bunbury
Substitutes not used: Brad Knighton, Scott Caldwell, Juan Fernando Caicedo, Tajon Buchanan, Juan Agudelo
Total shots: 11 (Bou, 4)
Shots on goal: 7 (Bou, 3)
Fouls: 13 (Three players, 3)
Offside: 2 (Bou/Castillo, 1)
Corner-kicks: 4 (Gil, 4)
Saves: 4 (Matt Turner, 4)
