Jul 13, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Austin FC ahead Jáder Obrian (11) goes in opposition to Seattle Sounders FC defender Nouhou (5) at Q2 Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports activities Jordan Morris had the sport’s lone objective within the 63rd minute and Stefan Frei recorded 4 saves, two within the ultimate minutes, because the visiting Seattle Sounders held on for a 1-0 win over Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Convention match.
Seattle (9-7-7, 34 factors) gained its fourth consecutive match and has 5 wins and a attract its previous six league video games. Austin FC (8-9-6, 30 factors) has misplaced two of its previous three contests.
The Sounders produced the one shot on objective within the first half when Joao Paulo Mior blistered a low-percentage shot from the left half area exterior the field that Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver saved.
The Verde was on the offensive early within the second half as Sebastian Driussi had an opportunity with a header within the forty ninth minute that was turned away by Frei. Seattle’s Paul Rothrock put a shot on course within the 53rd minute that carried a low objective expectancy and was stopped by Stuver, maintaining the match scoreless.
Driussi had one other probability within the 56th minute that was countered by Leo Chu’s shot 5 minutes later that carried a 24 p.c objective expectancy.
That set the stage for Morris, had entered as an alternative to start the second half. Morris waited close to the six-yard line for a cross from Rothrock after the latter labored his means into the objective mouth after taking a cross from Obed Vargas. Morris had time to regular the cross and transfer the ball to his left foot earlier than beating Stuver low to the left facet of the objective.
It was Morris’ ninth objective of the season.
Any probability Austin needed to mount a comeback was severely broken when Morris drew a 4 and a second yellow card within the match from Brendan Hines-Ike within the 77th minute, sending the Verde defender off and forcing the house facet to play the ultimate 13-plus minutes a person down.
The following free kick from simply exterior the penalty space by Albert Rusnak within the 79th minute clanged off the crossbar, maintaining the Verde’s fleeting probabilities alive.
Austin pressed mightily for the equalizer, as CJ Fodrey and Leo Vaisanen had pictures on course within the first and second minutes of added time, respectively, that have been pushed apart by Frei.
–Area Degree Media
