Austin FCÂ fell 2-1 against Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at America First Field.
ATXFC took an early lead when Facundo Torres recorded his second goal contribution of the season, sending in a perfect ball to find the head of Jon Bell. Bell headed it in for his first goal in Verde & Black. Minutes later Real Salt Lake equalized via an own goal. Austin had several more shots on target in the first half, and Brad Stuver made a massive save just before the break.
Stuver made more key stops in the second half, and Joseph Rosales hit the post, but RSL eventually broke through in the 88th minute to take the lead and claim all three (3) points.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (0-1) – Jon Bell (assisted by Facundo Torres) 18’
RSL (1-1) – Oleksandr Svatok (own goal) 24’
RSL (2-1) – Stijn Spierings (assisted by Justen Glad) 88’
Match Information
Venue: America First Field (Sandy, Utah)
Weather: Partly cloudy, 55 degrees
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
4th Official: Mark Verso
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Â Jonathan Johnson
Statistical source:Â MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its third home match and fifth match overall of the 2026 Major League Soccer regular season against LAFC on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on 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.
