Austin FC fell in a 3-1 defeat to Charlotte FC on Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium.
Austin started well but were reduced to 10 men with a red card in the 25th minute. Idan Toklomati then gave the hosts the lead by tapping in a deflected cross, though the lead lasted only two (2) minutes. Ilie Sánchez played a long ball forward which Charlotte defender Morris Agyemang headed past his own goalkeeper and into the net.
The Verde & Black battled well in the second half but Charlotte found their second and third goals from Pep Biel to decide the game.
Goal-Scoring Summary
CLT (1-0) – Idan Toklomati (unassisted) 29’
ATX (1-1) – Morris Agyemang (own goal) 31’
CLT (2-1) – Pep Biel (assisted by Liel Abada, Harry Toffolo) 68’
CLT (3-1) – Pep Biel (assisted by Luca de la Torre, Wilfried Zaha) 90+3’
Match Information
Venue: Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Weather: Clear, 71 degrees
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Wienckowski
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Schurfranz
4th Official: Marcos DeOliveira II
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Brian Marshall
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its second away match and fourth match overall of the 2026 Major League Soccer regular season against Real Salt Lake on Saturday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. MT. 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.
