June 8, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Seattle Sounders FC News Release
Seattle Sounders FC Battles Sporting Kansas City
(Seattle Sounders FC)
KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Sounders FC (4-7-6, 18 points) dropped a 2-1 result on the road to Sporting Kansas City (3-9-5, 14 points) Saturday evening at Children’s Mercy Park. The Rave Green jumped out to early lead on the back of a Jordan Morris strike – his fourth of the season and eighth all-time against SKC – but the host side equalized minutes later. After Reed Baker-Whiting received a second yellow card in the 73rd minute, Sounders FC was left playing down a man and Sporting Kansas City was able to capitalize with a late second-half goal from Alenis Vargas to secure the win.
Brian Schmetzer’s side next hosts Minnesota United FC in the club’s 50th Anniversary Celebration match next Saturday, June 15 on the Emerald Queen Casino Pitch at Lumen Field (7:30 p.m. PT / Apple TV, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM).
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VIDEO – JORDAN MORRIS & JOÃO PAULO POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
MATCH NOTES
Following tonight’s result, Sounders FC sits in 10th position in the Western Conference with 18 points (4-7-6), four points out of a postseason position at the halfway point of the 2024 campaign.
Seattle is now 12-12-4 all-time against Sporting Kansas City in MLS regular-season play.
Jordan Morris scored his fourth goal of the season in the first half, his 70th across all competitions for Sounders FC (third in club history).
Morris now has eight career goals against SKC in MLS regular-season play, including a historic four-goal performance last season. His eight strikes are the most of any player in the all-time series between the two sides, one ahead of SKC’s Johnny Russell, who scored his seventh on Saturday.
João Paulo recorded his first assist of the season on Morris’ goal. The Brazilian now has 24 career assists over five seasons with Seattle.
Reed Baker-Whiting made his first start of the season, but was sent off in the second half after being issued his second yellow card
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – Sporting Kansas City 2
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
Assistants: Cameron Blanchard, Andrew Bigelow
Fourth Official: Malik Badawi
VAR: Timothy Ford
Attendance: 18,177
Weather: 79 degrees and clear
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Jordan Morris (João Paulo) 12′
SKC – Johnny Russell…
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