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Austin FC Defeats Real Salt Lake, 2-1

October 2, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release


Austin, TEXAS - A pair of goals from Cecilio Domínguez pushed Austin FC to earn a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon at Q2 Stadium.

ATXFC opened the scoring with Domínguez in the 17th minute. A loose ball fell into the path of Sebastián Driussi, whose powerful strike forced a save from RSL goalkeeper David Ochoa. Domínguez was on hand to tuck away the rebound, giving the Verde & Black an early edge.

Moussa Djitté almost extended Austin FC's lead after the half-hour mark but flashed his header inches wide of the post. The Senegalese striker again made himself dangerous moments before halftime, nearly forcing RSL defender Justen Glad to deflect the ball into his own net.

Austin eventually found the second goal it was looking for when Domínguez doubled his tally in the 55th minute. Diego Fagundez provided the assist, squaring the ball for the unmarked Paraguayan to finish from close range.

RSL pulled itself back into the match via Damir Kreilach in the 64th minute, who polished off a line-splitting through ball from Rubio Rubín for his 13th goal of the season. It looked as though ATXFC had a chance to quickly restore its two-goal cushion when Djitté won his side a penalty kick with 15 minutes remaining, but the referee reversed the decision after consulting VAR.

Austin did not look to sit deep and defend its advantage in the match's closing stages, as Alex Ring, Driussi and McKinze Gaines each came close to scoring the side's third goal. In the end, ATXFC would not need the insurance, and safely saw out the result to collect three points.

Goal-Scoring Summary

ATX (1-0) - Cecilio Domínguez (unassisted) 17'

ATX (2-0) - Cecilio Domínguez (assisted by Diego Fagundez, Sebastián Driussi) 55'

RSL (2-1) - Damir Kreilach (assisted by Rubio Rubín, Jonathan Menéndez) 64'

Misconduct Summary

ATX - Daniel Pereira (caution) 90'+2'

Boxscore

Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake | Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX) | October 2, 2021

Lineups

Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Jhohan Romaña, Žan Kolmanič, Hector Jimenez (Nick Lima 68'), Julio Cascante, Diego Fagundez, Alex Ring ©, Cecilio Domínguez (Daniel Pereira 68'), Tomás Pochettino (Rodney Redes 88'), Sebastián Driussi, Moussa Djitté (McKinze Gaines '81)

Substitutes not used: Jon Gallagher, Sebastian Berhalter, Andrew Tarbell, Freddy Kleemann, Jared Stroud

Head Coach: Josh Wolff

TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 12; SAVES: 2

Real Salt Lake: David Ochoa, Donny Toia, Justen Glad, Erik Holt, Pablo Ruiz (Everton Luiz 53'), Aaron Herrera (Maikel Chang 81'), Justin Meram (Jonathan Menéndez 59'), Nick Besler, Anderson Julio (Rubio Rubín 59'), Albert Rusnák ©, Damir Kreilach

Substitutes not used: Noah Powder, Justin Portillo, Toni Datkovic, Zac MacMath, Andrew Brody

Interim Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni

TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 6

Match Information

Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Nelson

Assistant Referee 2: Andrew Bigelow

4th Official: Baldomero Toledo

Weather: Partly cloudy, 83 degrees

Statisical source: MLSsoccer.com / Opta

Next Match

Austin FC will remain at Q2 Stadium for its fifteenth home match of the MLS 2021 regular season, facing Minnesota United FC on Saturday, October 16. The match will feature a regional TV broadcast in English language on KNVA (The CW Austin) and on radio at ALT 97.5 FM. The match will also be broadcast in English on the Austin FC and Q2 Stadium App and AustinFC.com. In Spanish language, the match will be featured on TV on UniMás Austin and on radio via TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB).

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