Austin FC began the 2026 Major League Soccer season with a 2-2 draw against Minnesota United FC on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium. The match attendance of 20,738 marked the Club’s 89th consecutive MLS home sellout, extending the league’s longest active streak.
It took Facundo Torres, who arrived as a Designated Player signing in the offseason, just seven (7) minutes to record his first goal contribution in Verde. The Uruguayan international sent in an excellent corner kick which Brendan Hines-Ike headed home for an early lead.
Minnesota leveled the game before halftime with a set piece of their own, despite two (2) high-quality saves by Brad Stuver. It was then Loons goalkeeper Drake Callender’s turn to make a pair of stops to deny good efforts from Torres and Jon Gallagher at the start of the second half.
Gallagher was involved in ATXFC’s second goal later on, setting up Myrto Uzuni for a close-range finish in the 76th minute. Minnesota equalized again in the 90th minute though to ensure the sides split the points.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (1-0) – Brendan Hines-Ike (assisted by Facundo Torres) 7’
MIN (1-1) – Morris Duggan (assisted by JoaquÃn Pereyra) 40’
ATX (2-1) – Myrto Uzuni (assisted by Jon Gallagher, Robert Taylor) 76’
MIN (2-2) – Kelvin Yeboah (assisted by Devin Padelford) 90’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Clear, 58 degrees
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Rockwell
Assistant Referee 2: Justin Howard
4th Official: Sergii Demianchuk
VAR: Sorin Stoica
AVAR: Claudiu Badea
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 2nd home match and 2nd match overall of the 2026 Major League Soccer regular season against D.C. United on Sunday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on Apple TV. 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.
