CHESTER, PA. – Sounders FC (2-5-3, 9 points) defeated the Philadelphia Union (3-2-4, 13 points) 3-2 on Tuesday evening at Subaru Park. After jumping out to a 3-0 first-half lead following a brace from Raúl Ruidíaz and Obed Vargas’ first career goal, the Rave Green withstood a pair of second-half strikes from the hosts and return to Seattle with three points. Tonight’s match was a recommencement of the March 9 fixture between Seattle and Philadelphia that was postponed in the sixth minute due to inclement weather. Brian Schmetzer’s side now returns home to take on the LA Galaxy on Sunday, May 5 on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field (3:45 p.m. PT / Apple TV, FS1, 93.3 KJR FM, SiriusXM FC, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH NOTES
- Sounders FC earns its second win of the season and currently sits 12th place in the Western Conference with 9 points (2-5-3).
- Tuesday’s match marked the first meeting between the two sides since 2019. Seattle is now 5-5-3 all-time against Philadelphia in MLS regular-season play.
- With his first-half brace, Ruidíaz leads the team in scoring and is tied for sixth in MLS with six goals this season. He ranks first in club history with both 70 goals in MLS regular-season play and 84 across all competitions.
- Tuesday marked Ruidíaz’s second multi-goal game of the season and 16th in his career (MLS regular season), tied for third among active players. The Peruvian ranks first in club history with 17 multi-goal games across all competitions (14 regular season, two MLS Cup Playoffs, one Concacaf Champions Cup).
- Ruidíaz has converted all four of his penalty attempts this season, matching his career high.
- Obed Vargas scored his first professional goal in the first half of Tuesday’s match. The 18-year-old Sounders FC Academy product has made 57 appearances across all competitions for Sounders FC, in addition to career 28 appearances for Tacoma Defiance.
- Tonight’s match marked a recommencement of the March 9 fixture between Seattle and Philadelphia that was postponed in the sixth minute due to inclement weather. The game resumed from the moment it was halted with the same lineups and substitutes, with two exceptions to Sounders FC’s matchday roster: Yeimar Gómez Andrade slotted into the starting XI for Xavier Arreaga, who was traded to the New England Revolution last week, while Danny Musovski, who was on the bench for the March 9 match, was unavailable due to injury. Albert Rusnák and João Paulo were added to the bench to replace Arreaga and Musovski.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 3 – Philadelphia Union 2
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Venue: Subaru Park
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistants: Ryan Graves, Mike Nickerson
Fourth Official: Sergii Boiko
VAR: Sorin Stoica
Weather: 79 degrees and sunny
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz 13’
SEA – Obed Vargas (Léo Chú) 22’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (penalty) 37’
PHL – Jack McGlynn (Alejandro Bedoya) 56’
PHL – Daniel Gazdag (Quinn Sullivan) 57’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Jackson Ragen (caution) 27’
PHL – Mikael Uhre (caution) 45’+10’
SEA – Nouhou (caution) 59’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC – Andrew Thomas; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Josh Atencio, Obed Vargas, Jordan Morris (Paul Rothrock 90’+1’), Cristian Roldan, Léo Chú (Albert Rusnák 59’); Raúl Ruidíaz (Cody Baker 84’)
Substitutes not used: Jacob Castro, Jonathan Bell, Danny Leyva, Dylan Teves, João Paulo
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 7
Offside: 3
Corner-Kicks: 10
Saves: 5
Philadelphia Union – Oliver Semmle; Jack Elliott, Jakob Glesnes, Olivier Mbaizo (Kai Wagner 46’), Nathan Harriel; Jose Martinez (Alejandro Bedoya 46’), Daniel Gazdag, Jesus Bueno (Jack McGlynn 46’), Quinn Sullivan; Mikael Uhre (Chris Donovan 81’), Julian Carranza
Substitutes not used: Andrew Rick, Jeremy Rafanello, Sanders Ngabo, Leon Flach
Total shots: 16
Shots on goal: 7
Fouls: 6
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 9
Saves: 2
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