MLS

FT Saturday, July 15, 2023
Sporting Kansas City LWDDL 1
–
Austin FC WDWLW 2
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SKC101
ATX202
Q2 Stadium · 20,738 att.

Match Report

Austin FC make first-half goals stand in beating SKC

Gyasi Zardes and Ethan Finlay scored early in the first half and Austin FC held on for a 2-1 win over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in a Western Conference match played in searing conditions.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
3
51.3
Possession
48.7
8
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
426
Accurate Passes
387
488
Passes
456
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
66
24
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
7
9
Effective Clearances
14
9
Clearances
14

Highlights

00:47 Ethan Finley's goal secures three points for Austin FC Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATX leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATX · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Brad StuverG
  2. 4Kipp KellerCD-L
  3. 18Julio CascanteCD-R
  4. 17Jon GallagherLB
  5. 24Nick LimaRB
  6. 10Sebastián DriussiAM
  7. 6Dani PereiraLM
  8. 33Owen WolffRM
  9. 9Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 14Diego FagundezAM-L
  11. 13Ethan FinlayAM-R

SKC · 4-3-3

  1. 22Kendall McIntoshG
  2. 3Andreu FontàsCD-L
  3. 5Dany RoseroCD-R
  4. 18Logan NdenbeLB
  5. 17Jacob DavisRB
  6. 6Nemanja RadojaCM
  7. 54Rémi WalterLM
  8. 77Marinos TzionisRM
  9. 30Stephen AfrifaF
  10. 20Dániel SallóiLF
  11. 26Erik ThommyRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Daniel Pereira because of an injury.
  3. 17' Goal! Austin FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  4. 19' Goal! Austin FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  5. 33' Goal! Austin FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Dany Rosero (Sporting Kansas City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Sallói with a cross following a corner.
  6. 42' Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Sebastián Driussi because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido replaces Stephen Afrifa.
  8. 45' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Johnny Russell replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  9. 45' Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  10. 53' Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 57' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda replaces Erik Thommy.
  12. 59' Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 66' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Gutiérrez replaces Nemanja Radoja because of an injury.
  14. 81' Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Tim Leibold replaces Dániel Sallói.
  15. 84' Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Diego Fagundez.

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