Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAlbert Rusnak's late tally lifts Sounders over Austin FC
Albert Rusnak was in the right place at the right time to score the deciding goal in the 90th minute as the visiting Seattle Sounders defeated Austin FC 2-1 on Wednesday in a key late-season Western Conference match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Austin FC. Brad Stuver tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 8': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Nick Lima (Austin FC).
- 9': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Reed Baker-Whiting.
- 13': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 17': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jhojan Valencia with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Matt Hedges (Austin FC).
- 18': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Dobbelaere.
- 19': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jhojan Valencia.
- 22': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 22': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nick Lima following a set piece situation.
- 26': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 27': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 27': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jordan Morris following a fast break.
- 29': Offside, Austin FC. Sebastián Driussi tries a through ball, but Memo Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Paulo.
- 33': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 33': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
- 34': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 35': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 37': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt saved. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo with a through ball.
- 38': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 43': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 43': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 45': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Gyasi Zardes.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Albert Rusnák replaces João Paulo.
- 46': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 46': Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 47': Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 48': Goal! Austin FC 0, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 51': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 51': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 52': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Offside, Austin FC. Brad Stuver tries a through ball, but Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 56': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.
- 56': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Jhojan Valencia.
- 61': Foul by Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 61': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 64': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Héber replaces Jordan Morris.
- 65': Substitution, Austin FC. Leo Väisänen replaces Matt Hedges.
- 68': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 71': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 72': Goal! Austin FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 1. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Austin FC. Will Bruin replaces Gyasi Zardes.
- 74': Substitution, Austin FC. Alexander Ring replaces Jhojan Valencia.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
- 76': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
- 78': Attempt missed. Will Bruin (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nick Lima with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
- 79': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 79': Will Bruin (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas replaces Ethan Dobbelaere.
- 82': Attempt missed. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 83': Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 83': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Emiliano Rigoni.
- 83': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC).
- 83': Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gómez Andrade replaces Léo Chú.
- 85': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Maximiliano Urruti (Austin FC).
- 87': Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 87': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Héber (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 89': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Goal! Austin FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Foul by Héber (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 90'+5': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ethan Finlay (Austin FC).
- 90'+6': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Obed Vargas.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Austin FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 1, Seattle Sounders FC 2.
Statistics
 SEA |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.5 | Possession | 50.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 311 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 385 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 28 | Clearances | 12 |
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 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +20 | 24 |
| 3 | LAFC | 10 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | +8 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 2 | Matt Hedges |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 5 | Jhojan Valencia  |
| 9 | Gyasi Zardes |
| 30 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 7 | Emiliano Rigoni |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Stefan Frei (GK) |
| 3 | Xavier Arreaga |
| 25 | Jackson Ragen |
| 5 | Nouhou Tolo |
| 21 | Reed Baker-Whiting |
| 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
| 6 | João Paulo |
| 84 | Joshua Atencio |
| 13 | Jordan Morris |
| 23 | Léo Chú |
| 45 | Ethan Dobbelaere |
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