Austin FC vs New England Revolution, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSGoalkeepers step up as New England, Austin FC play to scoreless draw
Missed opportunities were plentiful and both goaltenders had the highlight plays as host Austin FC and the New England Revolution settled for a scoreless draw on Saturday in an interconference match that was more exciting than its final score indicated.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani Pereira.
- 5': Foul by Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC).
- 5': Tanner Beason (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution).
- 8': Foul by Osman Bukari (Austin FC).
- 8': Will Sands (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Osman Bukari (Austin FC).
- 10': Matt Polster (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rubio.
- 11': Attempt missed. Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 13': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Mikkel Desler.
- 13': Attempt missed. Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Diego Rubio (Austin FC).
- 15': Tanner Beason (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aljaz Ivacic (New England Revolution). Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 16': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Aljaz Ivacic (New England Revolution).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 20': Attempt saved. Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Tomás Chancalay with a cross.
- 21': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Matt Polster.
- 23': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Dani Pereira (Austin FC).
- 24': Offside, New England Revolution. Tomás Chancalay is caught offside.
- 25': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Tanner Beason.
- 27': Offside, Austin FC. Mikkel Desler is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 30': Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Carles Gil with a through ball.
- 30': Dani Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Matt Polster (New England Revolution).
- 31': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (New England Revolution).
- 31': Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Mamadou Fofana (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Dani Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 37': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Mamadou Fofana.
- 38': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Tomás Chancalay.
- 39': Dani Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution).
- 43': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Pereira.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Dani Pereira (Austin FC).
- 45'+1': Dani Pereira (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Carles Gil.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, New England Revolution 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, New England Revolution 0.
- 46': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Ilie Sánchez.
- 47': Attempt missed. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Chancalay with a cross following a corner.
- 47': Attempt saved. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Luca Langoni.
- 47': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 48': Attempt saved. Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aljaz Ivacic (New England Revolution).
- 49': Attempt missed. Tomás Chancalay (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luca Langoni.
- 50': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
- 52': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Desler.
- 53': Carles Gil (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Ilie Sánchez (Austin FC).
- 54': Attempt saved. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC).
- 56': Substitution, Austin FC. Robert Taylor replaces Mikkel Desler.
- 56': Substitution, Austin FC. Oleksandr Svatok replaces Julio Cascante.
- 57': Substitution, Austin FC. Besard Sabovic replaces Ilie Sánchez.
- 59': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 59': Luca Langoni (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
- 61': Substitution, New England Revolution. Leonardo Campana replaces Tomás Chancalay.
- 65': Foul by Osman Bukari (Austin FC).
- 65': Tanner Beason (New England Revolution) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Offside, New England Revolution. Brayan Ceballos is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Osman Bukari (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Aljaz Ivacic (New England Revolution).
- 67': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Diego Rubio.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 68': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
- 68': Attempt missed. Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Attempt saved. Alhassan Yusuf (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Luca Langoni.
- 72': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Gil with a cross.
- 72': Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Tanner Beason (New England Revolution).
- 75': Hand ball by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 76': Attempt saved. Osman Bukari (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aljaz Ivacic (New England Revolution). Assisted by Robert Taylor.
- 76': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Aljaz Ivacic.
- 77': Attempt missed. Robert Taylor (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 79': Attempt saved. Leonardo Campana (New England Revolution) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Alhassan Yusuf.
- 79': Corner,New England Revolution. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 81': Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Besard Sabovic with a through ball.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Brayan Ceballos (New England Revolution).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Substitution, New England Revolution. Luis Díaz replaces Luca Langoni.
- 84': Substitution, New England Revolution. Keegan Hughes replaces Brayan Ceballos because of an injury.
- 85': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 85': Luis Díaz (New England Revolution) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Luis Díaz (New England Revolution).
- 85': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Luis Díaz (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Austin FC. Guilherme Biro replaces Zan Kolmanic.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Dani Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 87': Corner,Austin FC. Conceded by Brandon Bye.
- 88': Attempt missed. Brandon Bye (New England Revolution) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carles Gil following a fast break.
- 89': Attempt saved. Will Sands (New England Revolution) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Leonardo Campana.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Leonardo Campana (New England Revolution).
- 90'+1': Leonardo Campana (New England Revolution) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Carles Gil (New England Revolution) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Austin FC 0, New England Revolution 0.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 0, New England Revolution 0.
Statistics
 NE |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 8 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 297 | Accurate Passes | 419 |
| 353 | Passes | 475 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 11 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 36 | Clearances | 21 |
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 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | +17 | 46 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 23 | +7 | 45 |
| 3 | Nashville SC | 23 | +16 | 44 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 23 | +6 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 23 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 3 | Mikkel Desler |
| 21 | Diego Rubio |
| 8 | Dani Pereira  |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez |
| 10 | Myrto Uzuni |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 11 | Osman Bukari |
New England Revolution (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Aljaz Ivacic (GK) |
| 2 | Mamadou Fofana |
| 4 | Tanner Beason |
| 3 | Brayan Ceballos |
| 80 | Alhassan Yusuf |
| 8 | Matt Polster |
| 10 | Carles Gil |
| 23 | William Sands |
| 15 | Brandon Bye |
| 41 | Luca Langoni |
| 7 | Tomás Chancalay |
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