2019 MLS Regular Season — Week 18
New York City FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC
Yankee Stadium — Bronx
July 3 - 7:00 PM ET
STREAMING: MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US, on DAZN in Canada
A pair of teams coming off dramatic wins on the weekend meet at Yankee Stadium in the midweek when red-hot New York City FC host the Seattle Sounders in the first match of Week 18.
NYCFC (6-1-8) stretched an MLS-best league unbeaten streak to 11 games when rallied for a 4-2 win over Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia Saturday in the Bronx. Taty Castellanos drew a pair of penalty kicks, both converted by Maxi Moralez, while Moralez set up both of Castellanos' second-half goals as the Cityzens scored three unanswered goals in the win.
The Sounders (8-4-5) snapped a three-game losing streak, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 in a Cascadia Cup showdown at CenturyLink Field Saturday night. Kelvin Leerdam scored the lone goal six minutes into second-half stoppage time, taking a feed from Brad Smith and rolling a 12-yard shot inside the far post.
New York City FC
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Joe Scally (D) - hip injury
- OUT: James Sands (D) - broken arm
- OUT: Tony Rocha (D) - hamstring injury
- OUT: Heber (F) - hamstring injury
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: Maxi Moralez (M), Maxime Chanot (D), Taty Castellanos (F)
- International duty: Alexander Callens (D), Sean Johnson (GK)
Seattle Sounders FC
- Injury Report:
- OUT: Will Bruin (F) - right ACL tear
- QUESTIONABLE: Victor Rodriguez (M) - left hamstring strain
- Suspended: None
- Suspended after next caution: None
- International duty: Jordan Morris (F), Cristian Roldan (M), Raul Ruidiaz (F)
Series Matchup at NYCFC
- NYCFC: 1 win, 3 goals
- Sounders: 1 win, 4 goals
- 0 draws
Officials
- Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
- Assistant Referees: Logan Brown, Jose J. Da Silva
- 4th Official: Lorant Varga
- VAR: Guido Gonzales Jr.
