July 17, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Seattle Sounders FC News Release
SEATTLE, WASH. – Sounders FC (8-10-2, 26 points) concluded its two-match road trip with a 1-0 loss to Chicago Fire FC (6-10-5, 23 points) on Saturday evening at Soldier Field. Rafael Czichos scored for the home side as Seattle dropped its third consecutive match. Sounders FC returns home for a contest against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, July 23 (7:00 p.m. PT / FOX 13+, Prime Video, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM).
Czichos put the home side on the board in the 23rd minute, heading a ball past goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland on an assist from Federico Navarro. Saturday’s match marked the first meeting between Seattle and Chicago since the MLS is Back Tournament in 2015, as well as Sounders FC’s first visit to Soldier Field.
MATCH NOTES
Sounders FC deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation with four changes from Wednesday’s match at Nashville: Kelyn Rowe, Xavier Arreaga, Danny Leyva and Will Bruin replaced Alex Roldan, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jimmy Medranda and Fredy Montero.
Tonight marked Bruin’s 300th career MLS regular season appearance, the 14th active player to hit the milestone. He is one of three active MLS players (Kei Kamara, C.J. Sapong) to have 300 career appearances and 75 goals in regular season play.
With his appearance in the starting XI tonight, Nouhou has 100 career MLS starts (including postseason play).
Xavier Arreaga made his first start since June 18 vs. LAFC after suffering a left hamstring strain. The Ecuadorian appeared as a substitute on Wednesday at Nashville.
Tonight marked the first meeting between Seattle and Chicago since the MLS is Back Tournament in 2020, as well as the Rave Green’s first-ever visit to Soldier Field.
The Rave Green are now 9-4-4 in the all-time series against Chicago, including a 4-3-2 mark on the road.
Stefan Frei (Health & Safety Protocols), João Paulo (right ACL tear), Raúl Ruidíaz (right hamstring strain) and Obed Vargas (lower back stress fracture) were all out for tonight’s match.
Following last Saturday’s home loss to Portland and this week’s road losses in Nashville and Chicago, Sounders FC is in the midst of its longest losing streak of the 2022 season.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 0 – Chicago Fire FC 1
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Venue: Soldier Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Assistants: Oscar Mitchell-Carvalho, Lyes Arfa
Fourth Official: Calin Radosav
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 13,601
Weather: 70 degrees and cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
CHI -…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at OurSports Central Major League Soccer MLS News…