SEATTLE, WASH. – Seattle Sounders FC 2 (7-5-2, 23 points) fell 2-1 on the road to Arizona United SC (5-6-1, 16 points) Saturday night at Scottsdale Stadium. Nick Miele scored the lone goal for S2, but the home side found two second-half goals after the Rave Green were reduced to 10 men.
S2 got on the board first in the 19th minute when Pablo Rossi sent a lofting free kick into the box that found Miele for a header into the net. It marked the second goal of the season for Miele, who scored in a 1-1 draw with Whitecaps FC 2 on April 26. It also marked the second assist of the season for Rossi.
The lead held well into the second half until Seattle was reduced to 10 men in the 59th minute when Duncan McCormick was issued his second yellow card of the match. Moments later, Jonathan Top equalized for Arizona United SC when his shot from inside the box took a deflection into the back of the net. United scored the game-winner three minutes later when Otis Earle’s cross near the end-line found Long Tan in the box for the header goal.
Charlie Lyon recorded a season-high eight saves in goal for Seattle, keeping the Rave Green in the match until the final whistle.
S2 returns to action this Thursday with a home match against Real Monarchs at Starfire Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT and is being live-streamed on SoundersFC.com.
MATCH SUMMARY
Seattle Sounders FC 2 |1-2| Arizona United SC
Saturday, June 21, 2015
Venue: Scottsdale Stadium
Referee: Andrew Musashe
Assistants: Matthew Sternheim, Brandon Marshall
Fourth Official: Alicia Messer
Attendance: 3,144
Weather: Clear and 106 degrees
SCORING SUMMARY
SEA – Nick Miele (Pablo Rossi) 19’
AZ – Jonathan Top 60’
AZ – Long Tan (Otis Earle) 63’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
SEA – Duncan McCormick (caution) 33’
SEA – Sam Garza (caution) 54’
SEA – Duncan McCormick (ejection) 59’
SEA – Giuliano Frano (caution) 66’
AZ – Scott Morrison (caution) 81’
SEA – Amadou Sanyang (caution) 89’
SEA – Andy Craven (caution) 90+’
LINEUPS & STATS
Seattle Sounders FC 2 – Charlie Lyon; Choong Sil Lim, Jimmy Ockford (Kasey French 64’), Nick Miele, Tosh Samkange; Nate Tongovula (Giuliano Frano 45’), Amadou Sanyang – captain, Duncan McCormick, Sam Garza (Diego Silvas 75’); Pablo Rossi, Andy Craven
Substitutes not used: RJ Noll, Aaron Long
Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 12
Offside: 2
Corner-kicks: 1
Saves: 8
Arizona United SC – Carl Woszcynski; Tyler Ruthven, Rob Valentino, Joey Dillon, Otis Earle; Milton Blanco (Daniel Antunez 86’), Scott Morrison, Jonathan Top, Danny Garcia (George Malki 75’), Dennis Chin; Long Tan
Substitutes not used: Zak Downes, Brock Granger, Damian Rosales, Jose Cuevas, Brad Stisser
Total shots: 1
Shots on goal: 10
Fouls: 12
Offside: 5
Corner-kicks: 9
Saves: 4
