Austin FC erased a two-goal deficit in the second half to tie 2-2 with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium.
Jon Gallagher had Austin’s best chance of the opening 45 minutes, a near-post attempt that RSL goalkeeper Zac MacMath saved. Julio Cascante then made an incredible last-man tackle to deny Diego Luna what looked like a certain goal for the visitors in the 37th minute.
RSL took the lead at the beginning of the second half when Matt Crooks shot home from a rebound, then doubled their advantage from the penalty spot in the 65th minute.
Austin showed its character to come back in the closing minutes though. Jáder Obrian began the effort with an 82nd minute goal, his team-high seventh of the season. Guilherme Biro then scored the equalizer in the 89th minute off an excellent cross from Sebastián Driussi.
ATXFC poured forward searching for a winner in stoppage time, but the match ultimately ended in a draw.
Goal-Scoring Summary
RSL (0-1) – Matt Crooks (unassisted) 48’
RSL (0-2) – Diogo Gonçalves (penalty) 65’
ATX (1-2) – Jáder Obrian (assisted by Jon Gallagher) 82’
ATX (2-2) – Guilherme Biro (assisted by Sebastián Driussi) 89’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Weather: Clear, 84 degrees
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Garner
Assistant Referee 2: Justin Howard
4th Official: Adam Kilpatrick
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 16th away match and 32nd match overall of the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season against Portland Timbers on Wednesday, October 2 at 9:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. PT. 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.
