February 10, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Seattle Sounders FC News Release
Seattle Sounders FC and LA Galaxy scrimmage in Palm Springs
(Seattle Sounders FC)
INDIO, CALIF. – As 2022 preseason continues this week from Palm Springs, Sounders FC faced off against Western Conference rival LA Galaxy on Thursday at the Empire Polo Club. It was the third competitive action of the year for Seattle, after facing Portland and Colorado during the club’s first out-of-town training camp in Tucson.
Thursday’s preseason friendly featured a pair of 90-minute scrimmages, with Head Coach Brian Schmetzer deploying a separate lineup for each contest. Seattle’s XI for the opening match was comprised of First Team players, while the lineup for the second 90 minutes featured a combination of First Team players, 2021 Tacoma Defiance players, Sounders FC Academy players and unsigned SuperDraft selections.
The first 90-minute scrimmage ended 1-1, with Raúl Ruidíaz scoring the lone goal for Seattle on an assist from Albert Rusnák in the 41st minute. In the second scrimmage, Seattle went up 2-0 in the opening 30 minutes via Fredy Montero and Sam Adeniran, before surrendering four unanswered tallies in a Galaxy win.
Sounders FC continues camp in Palm Springs until Tuesday, February 15, when the club heads to Honduras for the first leg of a home-and-away series against F.C. Motagua in the 2022 Concacaf Champions League. Seattle plays in Honduras on February 17 before hosting Motagua on February 24 at Lumen Field. The Rave Green’s 2022 MLS regular-season slate begins at home on February 27 vs. Nashville SC.
Seattle Sounders FC 1 – LA Galaxy 1 (First Match)
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – LA Galaxy 4 (Second Match)
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Venue: The Empire Polo Club
FIRST MATCH
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (Albert Rusnák) 41′
LA – Dejan Joveljić 48′
Sounders FC – Stefan Frei; Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Xavier Arreaga, Kelyn Rowe; Cristian Roldan, Obed Vargas; Albert Rusnák, Nicolás Lodeiro (Jackson Ragen 43′), Jordan Morris; Raúl Ruidíaz
LA Galaxy – Jonathan Klinsmann; Julián Araujo (Kelvin Leerdam 65′), Jalen Neal (Liam Doyle+ 65′), Nick DePuy (Séga Coulibaly 45′), Raheem Edwards (Chandler Vaughn 57′); Sacha Kljestan © (Mark Delgado 65′), Rayan Raveloson (Daniel Aguirre 45′), Hamza Barry+ (Víctor Vázquez 65′); Efraín Álvarez (Jonathan Pérez 65′), Samuel Grandsir (Kévin Cabral 45′), Dejan Joveljić (Javier Hernández 65′)
SECOND MATCH
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Fredy Montero 20′
SEA – Sam Adeniran (Léo Chú) 26′
LA – Taylor Davila 38′
LA – Michael Salazar 51′
LA – Michael Salazar 59′
LA – Felipe Cobain 76′
Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Joe Hafferty+, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jackson Ragen+ (Jack-Ryan Jeremiah^ HT), Randy Mendoza+; Hal Uderitz*, Reed Baker-Whiting; Dylan Teves (Juan Alvarez 60′), Fredy Montero (Cody Baker+ 75′), Léo Chú; Sam Adeniran
+ 2021 Tacoma Defiance player
* Unsigned SuperDraft selection
^ Sounders FC Academy Player
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