Austin FC fell 5-1 against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at America First Field.
Brad Stuver made a solid save in the 10th minute to deny Diego Luna, but RSL’s Western Conference-leading attack was not to be denied. Cristian Arango and Anderson Julio scored twice each before halftime to make it 4-0 at the break.
Diego Rubio had a chance at the start of the second half, sending his volley over the bar. Jáder Obrian then scored off a counterattack for Austin only to see the goal ruled out and a penalty awarded to RSL for a handball at the other end of the field, which Arango converted.
Austin scored from the spot themselves in the final moments, as Alex Ring put away a penalty won by Owen Wolff.
Goal-Scoring Summary
RSL (1-0) – Cristian Arango (assisted by Emeka Eneli) 16’
RSL (2-0) – Anderson Julio (assisted by Braian Ojeda) 24’
RSL (3-0) – Anderson Julio (assisted by Andrés Gómez) 31’
RSL (4-0) – Cristian Arango (assisted by Andrew Brody) 45+5’
RSL (5-0) – Cristian Arango (penalty) 71’
ATX (5-1) – Alex Ring (penalty) 90+2’
Match Information
Venue: America First Field (Sandy, Utah)
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 76 degrees
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant Referee 1: Jeremy Hanson
Assistant Referee 2: Cameron Blanchard
Fourth Official: Matthew Thompson
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Craig Lowry
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its ninth away match and eighteenth match overall of the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season against Colorado Rapids on Saturday, June 15 at 8:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. MT. 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.
