Sounders FC Plays to Scoreless Draw with FC Dallas

April 13, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release

Seattle Sounders FC battle FC Dallas
(Seattle Sounders FC)

FRISCO, TEXAS – Sounders FC (1-3-3, 6 points) played to a scoreless draw with FC Dallas (1-4-2, 5 points) on Saturday evening at Toyota Stadium. Stefan Frei recorded his second consecutive shutout – Seattle’s third of 2024 – as the Rave Green earned a road point in Texas.

Sounders FC returns home next Saturday, April 20, for its first Cascadia Cup matchup of 2024 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field (7:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). Brian Schmetzer’s side then hits the road for a two-match road trip, beginning on Saturday, April 27 at D.C. United (4:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, iHeartMedia, El Rey 1360 AM) before visiting the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday, April 30 at Subaru Park (4:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, iHeartMedia, El Rey 1360 AM). The match at Philadelphia marks the conclusion of the Sounders-Union match originally started on March 9 that was postponed in the sixth minute due to inclement weather.

MATCH NOTES

Sounders FC is now 12th in the Western Conference with 6 points through seven games (1-3-3) this season.

Sounders FC is now 14-8-11 against FC Dallas in regular-season action. Including postseason, Seattle and Dallas have met 44 times in MLS play, the second-most of any Rave Green opponent since joining MLS in 2009 (LA Galaxy, 45).

Goalkeeper Stefan Frei made his 300th career regular-season appearance for Seattle, becoming only the third active player to make 300 regular-season appearances for a single club, joining Diego Chara (Portland, 375) and Andrew Farrell (New England, 330).

Frei recorded his second shutout of the 2024 season and 107th in his career (MLS regular season), third in league history and five shy of Kevin Hartman for second.

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 0 – FC Dallas 0

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Venue: Toyota Stadium

Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Assistants: Corey Rockwell, Jose Da Silva

Fourth Official: Armando Villarreal

VAR: Tim Ford

Attendance: 19,096

Weather: 74 degrees and clear

SCORING SUMMARY

None

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

DAL – Dante Sealy (caution) 45′

DAL – Paul Arriola (caution) 73′

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou; Obed Vargas (Dylan Teves 90’+2′), Josh Atencio (João Paulo 65′), Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnák, Jordan Morris; Raúl Ruidíaz (Danny Musovski 86′)

Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas,…