Austin FC vs FC Dallas, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSAustin FC score season-high 3 goals, rout FC Dallas
Ethan Finlay, Diego Fagundez and Gyasi Zardes scored goals as Austin FC produced its best offensive game of the season while romping past visiting FC Dallas 3-0 on Wednesday in a Copa Tejas matchup.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC).
- 1': Herbert Endeley (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Attempt saved. Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Velasco with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 5': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nick Lima with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Sam Junqua (FC Dallas).
- 6': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Offside, Austin FC. Owen Wolff tries a through ball, but Ethan Finlay is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 9': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 13': Nkosi Tafari (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 17': Goal! Austin FC 1, FC Dallas 0. Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Cascante following a corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Herbert Endeley (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Velasco.
- 24': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 25': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 25': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 27': Herbert Endeley (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 32': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas).
- 32': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Farfan.
- 36': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a cross.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Foul by Sam Junqua (FC Dallas).
- 38': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, Austin FC. Diego Fagundez tries a through ball, but Ethan Finlay is caught offside.
- 40': Offside, FC Dallas. Edwin Cerrillo tries a through ball, but Marco Farfan is caught offside.
- 42': Goal! Austin FC 2, FC Dallas 0. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ethan Finlay.
- 45'+1': Offside, Austin FC. Owen Wolff tries a through ball, but Ethan Finlay is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Austin FC 2, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 2, FC Dallas 0.
- 46': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 46': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Facundo Quignon.
- 48': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 52': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas).
- 54': Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 54': Substitution, FC Dallas. José Mulato replaces Collin Smith.
- 54': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 54': Geovane Jesus (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Goal! Austin FC 3, FC Dallas 0. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Lima.
- 59': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 60': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 65': Attempt saved. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 65': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 69': Attempt saved. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nick Lima.
- 69': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Maarten Paes.
- 70': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Geovane Jesus.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 71': Substitution, FC Dallas. Sebastian Lletget replaces Facundo Quignon.
- 71': Substitution, FC Dallas. Bernard Kamungo replaces Herbert Endeley.
- 73': Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Gyasi Zardes.
- 73': Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Daniel Pereira.
- 74': Attempt saved. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julio Cascante.
- 75': Substitution, FC Dallas. Amet Korça replaces Geovane Jesus.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Lima with a cross.
- 77': Attempt missed. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 78': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Fagundez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Sam Junqua (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Mulato.
- 80': Substitution, Austin FC. Emiliano Rigoni replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Radovanovic (Austin FC).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Hand ball by Sam Junqua (FC Dallas).
- 84': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jhojan Valencia.
- 85': Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Kipp Keller replaces Aleksandar Radovanovic.
- 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez replaces Ethan Finlay.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Alan Velasco (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nkosi Tafari.
- 87': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Owen Wolff.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Velasco.
- 87': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Sebastián Driussi.
- 88': Offside, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia tries a through ball, but Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
- 89': Offside, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia tries a through ball, but Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt saved. Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Junqua.
- 90': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cerrillo (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Velasco.
- 90'+1': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Jhojan Valencia.
- 90'+2': Offside, FC Dallas. Maarten Paes tries a through ball, but Nkosi Tafari is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Austin FC 3, FC Dallas 0.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 3, FC Dallas 0.
Statistics
 DAL |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.3 | Possession | 57.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 398 |
| 334 | Passes | 464 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 17 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 12 | +8 | 22 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 12 | +3 | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego FC | 12 | +7 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 66 | Aleksandar Radovanovic |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 6 | Dani Pereira |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 13 | Ethan Finlay |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 9 | Gyasi Zardes |
FC Dallas (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maarten Paes (GK) |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 4 | Marco Farfan |
| 2 | Geovane Jesus |
| 6 | Edwin Cerrillo |
| 5 | Facundo Quignón  |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 23 | Collin Smith |
| 20 | Alan Velasco |
| 27 | Herbert Endeley |
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