Austin FC fell in a 2-1 defeat to Sporting KC on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium.
Austin’s fullbacks combined to put the Verde & Black in front just before halftime. Desler connected perfectly with a first-time volley off a cross from Guilherme Biro, finishing to the bottom corner for his second career MLS goal.
Kansas City turned the game around though with late goals by Manu GarcÃa and Stephen Afrifa to take all three (3) points.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (1-0) – Mikkel Desler (assisted by Guilherme Biro, Owen Wolff) 45+1’
SKC (1-1) – Manu GarcÃa (assisted by Shapi Suleymanov) 79’
SKC (1-2) – Stephen Afrifa (unassisted) 82’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Partly cloudy, 83 degrees
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira II
Assistant Referee 1: Justin Howard
Assistant Referee 2: Rhett Hammil
4th Official: Edson Carvajal
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: Jose Da Silva
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its eighth away match and 15th match overall of the 2026 Major League Soccer regular season against St. Louis City SC on Saturday, May 23 at 1:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on Apple TV and feature national TV broadcasts on FOX and FOX Deportes. 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.
