The Seattle Sounders were on the brink of starting the post-Sigi Schmid era with a win, but Sebastian Lletget had other plans.
Lletget scored his first goal of the season in the 78th minute to give the LA Galaxy a point in a 1-1 road draw with the Sounders on Sunday afternoon. Cristian Roldan had opened the scoring earlier in the second half at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, but a hiccup at the back allowed Lletget to push home the equalizer.
Both of the Western Conference clubs had other promising chances to score, particularly the Sounders, but some heads-up defensive plays saw them end in a deadlock.
With the draw, the Galaxy are 9-3-9 and in third place of the west while the Sounders are 6-12-3 and in ninth.
LA Galaxy Postgame Notes
LA Galaxy 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1
Sunday, July 31, 2016
2016 MLS Regular Season
CenturyLink Field – Seattle, Washington
Scoring Summary:
- SEA – Cristian Roldan (Assisted by Nelson Valdez) 49’
- LA – Sebastian Lletget (Assisted by Steven Gerrard, Giovani dos Santos) 78’
Misconduct Summary:
- LA – Jelle Van Damme (caution) 65’
Lineups:
LA Galaxy: Brian Rowe; A.J. DeLaGarza, Daniel Steres, Jelle Van Damme, Ashley Cole; Jeff Larentowicz (Mike Magee 71’), Nigel de Jong; Emmanuel Boateng (Sebastian Lletget 64’), Steven Gerrard, Giovani dos Santos (Baggio Husidic 90’+2); Robbie Keane ©
Substitutions not used: Clement Diop, Leonardo, Dave Romney, Alan Gordon
Head Coach: Bruce Arena
SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; CORNERS: 3; OFFSIDES: 4; SAVES: 5
Seattle Sounders FC: Stefan Frei; Tyrone Mears, Brad Evans ©, Chad Marshall, Joevin Jones; Osvaldo Alonso, Cristian Roldan, Nicolás Lodeiro, Clint Dempsey; Jordan Morris, Nelson Valdez (Herculez Gomez 57’).
Substitutions not used: Tyler Miller, Zach Scott, Oniel Fisher, Andreas Ivanschitz, Alvaro Fernandez, Oalex Anderson.
Head Coach: Brian Schmetzer
SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; CORNERS: 2; OFFSIDES: 4; SAVES: 1
Referee: Drew Fischer
Referee’s Assistants: Corey Parker and Apolinar Mariscal
4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero
Attendance: 48,458
