A 120th minute winner from CJ Fodrey saw Austin FC earn a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal Round on Wednesday night at Allianz Field. The Verde & Black advance to their first-ever major tournament final, which the Club will host at Q2 Stadium on October 1.
Austin opened the scoring in the final moments of the first half. Owen Wolff delivered a great ball to Osman Bukari, who sprinted behind the Minnesota defense and snuck his shot under Minnesota goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair. Minnesota equalized in the 67th minute via a free kick, and the match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Brad Stuver made a crucial save in the 115th minute to keep the game level, and in the final minute of extra time, Fodrey poked in a rebound amid a scramble in the penalty box to send Austin to the U.S. Open Cup Final. Fodrey’s goal was the latest ever scored in Club history.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (0-1) – Osman Bukari (assisted by Owen Wolff) 45+4’
MIN (1-1) – JoaquÃn Pereyra (unassisted) 67’
ATX (1-2) – CJ Fodrey (unassisted) 120’
Match Information
Venue: Allianz Field (St. Paul, MN)
Weather: Cloudy, 72 degrees
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Joaquin Da Silva Blanco
4th Official: Joshua Encarnación
VAR: Tom Felice
AVAR: Michael Radchuk
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 15th home match and 30th match overall of the 2025 Major League Soccer regular season against Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m. CT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
On radio, the match will be broadcast on iHeart Radio’s ALT 97.5 in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
