Diego Rubio’s 93rd-minute equalizer earned Austin FC a point in a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium.
Brandon Vazquez hit the crossbar in the 22nd minute with a headed chance which Osman Bukari created from the right flank. Jon Gallagher then forced RSL goalkeeper Rafael Cabral to make a close-range save later in the first half.
The visitors found the net in the 67th minute as Diego Luna set up Willy Agada. In response to going behind, Austin pushed forward and were rewarded in stoppage time. Rubio headed in a pinpoint cross from Žan Kolmanič to ensure ATXFC avoided defeat. Dani Pereira made his return from injury as a substitute and was credited with a secondary assist on the goal.
Goal-Scoring Summary
RSL (0-1) – Willy Agada (assisted by Diego Luna) 67’
ATX (1-1) – Diego Rubio (assisted by Žan Kolmanič, Dani Pereira) 90+3’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Cloudy, 79 degrees
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant Referee 1: Nick Uranga
Assistant Referee 2: Cory Richardson
4th Official: Lorenzo Hernandez
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its eighth away match and seventeenth match overall of the 2025 Major League Soccer regular season against San Diego FC on Saturday, May 31 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.