Three goals, three points: Sounders Smash Nashville SC

Seattle – The Sounders of Seattle played their first home game in more than a month when they welcomed Nashville SC in Lumen Field on Saturday evening. Thanks to Danny Musovski’s first half goals, Pedro de la Vega and Paul Rothrock, the Sounders won a 3-0 victory, making these consecutive victories and clean sheets.

Nashville came out of the hot doors while they controlled most of the action during the first 15 minutes, but frustration seemed to lead to indiscipline for visitors because their control did not succeed in producing a single blow. After the first 15 minutes, the Sounders began to find their foot, and – although it took a trip to the instructor for referee Ricardo Fierro to confirm it after an initial offside decision – Danny Musovski gave Seattle in the 19th minute. The deliberate possession of the Sounders leads to a crossing of Paul Rothrock in Jesus Ferreira. Ferreira struck a first shot that seemed likely to be saved, Musovski entered to put the ball with a little blow. The AR has increased the out-of-game flag, but the reruns have shown that Andy Najar had clearly kept Musovski next to it and the goal was finally counting.

With the smell of goals in the air, the Sounders continued to push for more while Nashville left open in search of a breakthrough. Cristian Roldan had a good appearance from the outside of the region at the 23 and 24th minute, then in the 30th minute Pedro de la Vega tried an angry goal which left waves of Catharsis undulating through the net and out of the stadium. Roldan won the ball in the defensive side of Nashville and played a penetrating pass for Obed Vargas to take place; Vargas took the ball at the end line and reduced it to the penalty area where Vega was the first to run there and put all his repressed emotions from last year and to change to score his first goal to MLS Play and to do 2-0 for the Sounders.

There would only be 2-0 left for a few minutes, however. In the 34th minute, from the Vega found Ferreira who ran in the area and Ferreira in turn turned Rothrock on the left. Rothrock took a touch inside the area, then wound a shot around Joe Willis and at the back of the net to complete the score. Sam Surridge had a pair of dangerous looks in the last minutes of half-time, but Stefan Frei proposed the necessary backup on the two accounts to preserve the laundering at halftime.

Seattle continued to push to add to their count, but despite Jordan Morris, Albert Rusnak and beginner Ryan Kent Rusnák in the attack as a submi-time, they could not find a fourth goal. The best chances of the second half involved these submarines, because Kent almost played Ferreira with a small interchange and Morris and Morris had a pair of looks that forced Willis at quality stops. Alex Roldan also entered the game as a submin, marking significant progress on the health front for Seattle.

The Sounders will then leave on the road to face the Rapids of Colorado on April 26.

Key moments

8 – Block! Vargas and Nouhou Chase Down Mukhtar and Vargas end up blocking a pass, preventing him from going out and wins a kick.

19 – Objective! Danny Musovski with goals in consecutive weeks! Ferreira puts a blow in which Musovski slides to put away! Initially ruled out of the game, the objective is awarded after examination. 1-0 Sounders

23 – Shooting! Cristian Roldan runs on a loose ball and shatters a low shot from the outside of the box that Joe Willis must dive to prevent.

24 – Shooting! Musovski runs to goal with the ball and a pair of defenders for the company before reducing it for Vega whose shot is blocked. Roldan picks up the loose ball and has another distance shot that goes just above the bar.

30 – Objective! From the Vega in fact two with authority! Roldan wins the ball and finds Vargas which takes it to the end line and reduces it to the penalty location where from Vega Le Marne at home! 2-0 Sounders

33 – Save! Najar finds Qasem with a large cross and Qasem gets a good head that Frei does well to dive and catch up with the nearby position.

34 – Objective! Ferreira receives a ball in the vega box, takes a second and finds Rothrock on the other side of the area with a pass. Rothrock takes a touch and beats Willis with a right shot! 3-0 SENDERS

45 – Save! Surridge goes up at the end of a free kick and puts in a threatening head at close range, but Frei is able to close the window and save the shot.

45 + 4 – Save! Surridge again, this time walking on goal with the ball at his feet, but Frei again becomes again to refuse a dangerous look at the goal.

HT – Sub. Nashville makes a triple change while Gaston Brugman, Alex Muyl and Ahmed Qasem are replaced by Josh Bauer, Jacob Shaffelburg and Edvard Tagseth.

50 – Shooting! Ferreira sends a free kick that goes to the penalty point and Kim Kee-Hee aligns a flight on foot which is blocked for a corner.

62 – Sub. Danny Musovski and Pedro de la Vega give way to Jordan Morris and Albert Rusnák.

65 – Corner! Rusnák plays Rothrock on the left and Rothrock sends a cross for Morris at the door, but he is blocked for a corner.

81 – Sub. Another change for Nashville while Jeisson Palacios triggered and Christopher Applewhite lights up.

83 – Save! Mukhtar tries its chance of employment in the region, but Frei calmly catches the blow.

84 – Sub. Ryan Kent made his debut, replacing Paul Rothrock.

85 – Shooting! Morris A Ryan Kent opened on his left, but opted for a photo that was saved and sent for a return.

86 – Sub. Nashville has their final submarine, exchanging Jonathan Perez for Sam Surridge.

92 – Close! Ferreira and Kent play a little donations and Go and Kent slips a ball through the defense for Ferreira, but he simply can’t end it as Willis goes out to recover.

95 – Chance! Morris is played by Nouhou and puts his shot to the goal, but Willis is able to push him widely for the last act of the match.

Rapid thoughts

Make a show for house fans: During the 17 home games in the regular season of Sounders in 2024, the team only managed to score a total of 25 goals. It is a thin hair less than 1.5 goals per game. Until now, in four home games, the Sounders have scored more than 2 goals in three of these games with 10 goals in total, highlighted by the effusion of three goals today. With the team that ends in shape, making healthy players and joining Ryan Kent, there are many reasons to hope that this type of production can be maintained. This victory could have been quite easily an even greater score with a slightly different finish or decision -making, and these things will come over time. For the moment, we will appreciate today’s performance, however.

Jesús comes to life: Jesús Ferreira had her brand on a few goals this season, but had only provided one pass in the League in this match. He collected two assists this evening, providing crucial contributions to the opening goal and the third, and almost had a chance for his own goal at the end of the match, but could not quite put himself at the end of a Col de Ryan Kent before Joe Willis collects him. He is still waiting for his first official goal in Rave Green, but Ferreira begins to really find his place with the Sounders and the players around him collect the awards. He found a better adequacy with greater freedom when he does not have to direct the line, but rather guys like Morris or Musovski who work as a fixed point that he can bypass.

Get more from the midfield: Double pivot is a crucial part of how the probers play. Pedro de la Vega, in its post-match availability, suggested that when these players play well, the team plays well and vice versa. The role and responsibility are enormous, because they are key elements of the way in which the Sounders defend as well as the possession of the ball, and should also contribute more to the attack than in recent seasons. This attacking contribution begins to pass, while Obed Vargas provided assistance on Seattle’s second goal with a large race and a pass, and Cristian Roldan provided defensive contributions that have directly led to Seattle objectives. Roldan has also approached the beach shots several times in the last two games while the Sounders are looking to add real threats from outside the team’s toolbox. It is not surprising that performances in the midfield has improved in recent weeks, the same goes for the results of the team.

Notable quote

Brian Schmetzer – “I want our players at home … Discover the tempo … Do everything we can to win games, of course because that’s our job … that’s what we want to do: entertain the fans.”

Player spotlight

Pedro de la Vega – Score your first open goal and your first home goal in the league, you get the spotlight. You could feel emotion in his goal of Olympia when he absolutely gave the shit of this ball.