SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - Seattle Sounders FC fell 2-1 to Sacramento Republic FC in extra time on Wednesday evening in the Fourth Round of the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Papa Murphy's Park. The result ends Seattle's run in the tournament as the club prepares for a return to MLS play on Saturday, June 9 against D.C. United on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field (7:00 p.m. PT / JOEtv, YouTube TV, Univision-Seattle, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM).
Cameron Iwasa put the home side up in the 60th minute, completing a nice set of build-up plays that began with Villyan Bijev and ended with Iwasa tapping in a short cross by Elliott Hord past Seattle goalkeeper Bryan Meredith.
Meredith kept the score at 1-0 in the 66th minute, coming off his line to thwart a Wilson Kneeshaw chance before making a point-blank save on a blast from Adam Moffat. The veteran goalkeeper wore the captain's armband for Seattle following Lamar Neagle's exit in the first half due to a groin injury.
The Rave Green found the equalizer in second-half stoppage time courtesy of Shipp, who hit a low first-time shot from distance that deflected off a SRFC defender and into the net. It marked the first goal of 2018 across all competitions for Shipp.
Sacramento notched the winner in the 115th minute, with Jure Matjasic converting a rebound attempt from close range after Meredith denied a hard shot from Iwasa.
Following Wednesday's match, Sounders FC returns home to face D.C. United on Saturday, June 9 in MLS action, with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m. PT on the Xbox Pitch at CenturyLink Field. Regional television coverage is available on JOEtv and YouTube TV, in addition to a Spanish-language broadcast on Univision-Seattle. Radio affiliates 950 KJR AM and El Rey 1360 AM are also carrying Saturday's match.
MATCH NOTES
- With the result, Sounders FC exits 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play.
- Sounders FC is now 23-5-4 all-time in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play, including a 4-4-3 record away from home.
- Harry Shipp scored his first goal across all competitions of 2018 with the equalizer in second-half stoppage time, forcing extra time. It marked the third goal scored by Shipp since joining Sounders FC prior to the 2017 campaign.
- Four of the six S2 players signed to Short-Term Agreements were included in tonight's starting lineup (Rodrigue Ele, Nick Hinds, Shandon Hopeau, Ray Saari), with the other two (David Olsen, Marlon Vargas) available as substitutes.
- Lamar Neagle wore the captain's armband this evening in his first start across all competitions this season, but was forced to exit the match in the first half with a groin injury. The veteran forward previously had eight substitute appearances in 2018 across all competitions.
- Bryan Meredith made his 2018 First Team debut in goal tonight, recording seven saves and taking over the captain's armband following the injury to Lamar Neagle.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 - Sacramento Republic FC 2
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Venue:
Papa Murphy's Park
Referee:
Joseph Dickerson
Assistants:
Chris Elliott, Michael Kampmeinert
Fourth Official:
Vincent Apple-Chiarella
VAR:
Matthew Buckman
Attendance:
5,619
Weather:
60 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SAC -
Cameron Iwasa (Elliot Hord) 60'
SEA
-
Harry Shipp 90'+1'
SAC
-
Jure Matjasic 115'
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA -
Felix Chenkam (caution) 11'
SEA
-
Alex Roldan (caution) 62'
SEA
-
Rodrigue Ele (caution) 81'
SAC
-
Villyan Bijec (caution) 84'
SAC -
Jeremy Hall (caution) 85'
SEA
-
David Olsen (caution) 110'
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC - Bryan Meredith; Jordy Delem, Rodrigue Ele, Tony Alfaro, Waylon Francis; Shandon Hopeau (Harry Shipp 76'), Henry Wingo, Ray Saari, Nicholas Hinds (David Olsen 82'); Felix Chenkam, Lamar Neagle (Alex Roldan 41')
Substitutes not used: Calle Brown, Kelvin Leerdam, Nouhou, Marlon Vargas
Total shots:
7 (Chenkam, 3)
Shots on goal:
2 (Chenkam/Shipp, 1)
Fouls:
11 (Three players, 2)
Offside:
1 (Chenkam, 1)
Corner-kicks:
3 (Hinds, 2)
Saves:
7 (Meredith, 7)
Sacramento Republic FC - Josh Cohen; Shannon Gomez, Carlos Rodriguez, Mitchell Taintor, Justin Schmidt; Jeremy Hall, Elliot Hord (Jure Matjasic 76'), Villyan Bijev, Adam Moffat (Jaime Villarreal 99'); Cameron Iwasa, Wilson Kneeshaw (Luis Espino Vazquez 108')
Substitutes not used: Rafael Diaz, Josh Turnley, Cole Seiler, Christian Eissele
Total shots:
26 (Moffat, 7)
Shots on goal:
9 (Iwasa, 3)
Fouls:
16 (Matjasic, 5)
Offside:
1 (Schmidt, 1)
Corner-kicks:
9 (Bijev, 7)
Saves:
1 (Cohen, 1)
