Austin FC fell 2-1 to FC Dallas Saturday night at Toyota Stadium.
FC Dallas opened the scoring early with a left footed goal from Petar Musa in the 4th minute. Despite falling behind early, Austin put their opponents under plenty of pressure for the remainder of the match, out-shooting, out-passing, and out-possessing Dallas. Guilherme Biro came close to equalizing in the 39th minute with a strike from distance that hit the post.
Although the Verde & Black continued to control the flow of the game in the second half, Jesús Ferreira doubled Dallas’ lead in the 56th minute from a counterattack.
Austin earned a lifeline in the 84th minute when Owen Wolff won a penalty kick, which Sebastián Driussi converted to halve the deficit. The team continued to push for the tying goal in the final minutes, but ultimately came up just short.
Austin now shifts its attention to back-to-back home games next week, beginning with Houston Dynamo FC on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium.
Goal-Scoring Summary
DAL (1-0) – Petar Musa (unassisted) 4’
DAL (2-0) – Jesús Ferreira (assisted by Petar Musa) 56’
ATX (2-1) – Sebastián Driussi (penalty kick) 84’
Match Information
Venue: Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Texas)
Weather: Cloudy, 75 degrees
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Rockwell
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Garner
Fourth Official: Malik Badawi
VAR: Rosendo Mendoza
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its thirteen match overall of the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season against Houston Dynamo FC on Wednesday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. CT. 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.
