Austin FC fell 3-0 against Minnesota United on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium.
Austin controlled play through the opening 20 minutes, recording just under 80 percent possession and a handful of shots. But it was Minnesota that opened the scoring when an unfortunate deflection squirmed into the net. The Loons doubled their lead in the 35th minute with a header by Anthony Markanich.
The second half saw the debut of newly acquired midfielder Robert Taylor with 61 minutes on the clock. Although the Verde & Black continued to dominate the ball, they couldn’t find a way through the Minnesota defense, and the visitors added another late on.
Goal-Scoring Summary
MIN (0-1) – Ilie Sánchez (own goal) 22’
MIN (0-2) – Anthony Markanich (assisted by Jefferson DÃaz) 35’
MIN (0-3) – JoaquÃn Pereyra (unassisted) 90+1’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Clear, 72 degrees
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Lock
4th Official: Elton Garcia
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will host El Paso Locomotive FC at Q2 Stadium in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live on Paramount+.
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.
