Austin FC defeated Club Tijuana 2-0 on Thursday night at Q2 Stadium with goals in the first half by Joseph Rosales and Jon Gallagher. The victory marks the Verde & Black’s third consecutive win against Liga MX opposition.
16 minutes into the match, Myrto Uzuni picked out Rosales with a ball over the top of the defense. Rosales’ shot beat José Antonio RodrÃguez in the Tijuana net to give Austin an early lead.
Gallagher then doubled that lead moments before halftime with a strike to the bottom corner, after Brad Stuver had made multiple big saves to preserve the advantage.
Tijuana were reduced to 10 men in the 69th minute, and ATXFC saw out the clean sheet to collect three (3) points.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (1-0) – Joseph Rosales (assisted by Myrto Uzuni) 16’
ATX (2-0) – Jon Gallagher (unassisted) 45+2’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Weather: Partly cloudy, 89 degrees
Referee: Reon Antonio Joshua Radix
Assistant Referee 1: Zachari Zeegelaar
Assistant Referee 2: Clinton Randolph Hayward Jr.
4th Official: Kwinsi Williams
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Nelson Salgado
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its second match of Leagues Cup 2026 on Sunday, August 9 at Q2 Stadium against Club Puebla, with kickoff set for 8:00 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.
