Austin FC fell 2-1 away against FC Cincinnati on Saturday night at TQL Stadium. Brandon Vazquez scored Austin’s goal, his third in two (2) matches this week.
FC Cincinnati opened the scoring early in the 12th minute, with Evander sneaking a shot from outside the box past a diving Brad Stuver. Austin almost responded immediately with Vazquez shooting just wide from Jon Gallagher’s cross.
The Verde & Black found an equalizer three (3) minutes into in the second half, with Vazquez converting a penalty won by Gallagher. Stuver made a massive save in the 57th minute, denying Kévin Denkey, but Cincinnati retook the lead in the 76th minute with the goal that stood up as the match-winner.
Goal-Scoring Summary
CIN (1-0) – Evander (unassisted) 12’
ATX (1-1) – Brandon Vázquez (unassisted, PK) 48’
CIN (2-1) – Gerardo Valenzuela (assisted by Evander, Lukas Engel) 76’
Match Information
Venue: TQL Stadium (Cincinnati, OH)
Weather: Clear, 72 degrees
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo
Assistant Referee 2: Meghan Mullen
4th Official: Sergii Demianchuk
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
AVAR: Kyle Atkins
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its seventh home match and thirteen match overall of the 2025 Major League Soccer regular season against Atlanta United on Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30 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.
