June 18, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Seattle Sounders FC News Release
Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Albert Rusnák vs. LAFC
(Seattle Sounders FC)
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC (6-6-2, 20 points) drew 1-1 with Los Angeles FC (9-3-3, 30 points) on Saturday afternoon at Lumen Field. Albert Rusnák scored the lone goal for Seattle, who has lost just once in its last six games (4-1-1). Brian Schmetzer’s side continues its five-match homestand next Saturday, June 25 against Sporting Kansas City at Lumen Field (12:00 p.m. PT / ABC, ESPN Deportes, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM).
Rusnák broke the scoreless deadlock in the 58th minute with his first MLS goal and second across all competitions for Sounders FC since signing this offseason. With Seattle’s high press causing problems for LAFC’s defense, Rusnák intercepted a ball in the final third and charged forward before slamming a shot past goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau. This marked Rusnák’s first match since returning from international duty with Slovakia, which included a fixture in Kazakhstan on Monday.
Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei kept the game level in the 64th minute with a double-save on point-blank attempts from Ryan Hollingshead and Cristian Arango. Frei finished the match with six saves, passing the 750-save mark in his career with Seattle (MLS regular season only).
The visitors found the equalizer in the 79th minute courtesy of Arango, who combined with José Cifuentes for a lofted header past Frei for his fourth goal of the season. In 13 total meetings between the two sides since LAFC joined MLS in 2018 (including postseason), the series stands even at 5-5-3.
The Rave Green continue their five-match homestand next Saturday, June 25 with another nationally televised fixture against Western Conference rival Sporting Kansas City (12:00 p.m. PT / ABC, ESPN Deportes, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM).
MATCH NOTES
Sounders FC is now 6-6-2 on the season and ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 20 points. The club is averaging 1.43 points per game and is above the playoff line, leading eighth-place Houston by two points.
Dating back to the club’s May 15 win versus Minnesota United, Seattle is now unbeaten in five of its past six matches, compiling four wins and a draw in that span.
Today’s match marked the third-consecutive home contest of a five-game stretch at Lumen Field for Sounders FC. The club won its first two matches of the homestand against Charlotte (May 29) and Vancouver (June 14), with…
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