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Austin FC Draws 1-1 with Mexican Champions Atlas FC

February 17, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release


Austin, TEXAS - In front of a sellout crowd of 20,738 on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium, Austin FC fought to a 1-1 draw with reigning Liga MX champions Atlas FC, as Sebastián Driussi's late spot kick canceled out a first-half goal from Atlas' Brayan Trejo.

After a competitive opening half-hour, the first big change of the game fell Austin FC's way. Ethan Finlay did well to head a ball to Moussa Djitté, but the Senegalese striker's shot went just over the bar.

Trejo then broke the deadlock for Atlas, finishing from a one-on-one situation to give the Mexican champions the lead. The Verde & Black nearly drew level before halftime when Rodney Redes fizzed a shot wide of the post.

ATXFC kept piling on the pressure to start the second half, with Owen Wolff forcing a full-stretch save from Atlas goalkeeper José Hernández in the 55th minute. The 63rd minute brought wholesale changes for Austin, as eight substitutes - in addition to two made at halftime - saw 10 different outfield players replace the starters.

The Verde & Black remained in the ascendancy when Alex Ring picked out Diego Fagundez in space at the edge of the area, and Fagundez's curling effort went just wide. Austin finally got the goal its play deserved in the 85th minute, when Cecilio Domínguez won a penalty kick. Driussi coolly converted with a perfectly-placed shot in the bottom corner, ensuring the spoils were shared on the night.

Goal-Scoring Summary

ATLAS (0-1) - Brayan Trejo 39'

ATXFC (1-1) - Sebastián Driussi (penalty) 85'

Misconduct Summary

ATLAS - Alonso Ramírez (caution) 14'

ATXFC - Moussa Djitté (caution) 25'

ATXFC - Felipe Martins (caution) 49'

Boxscore

Austin FC vs. Atlas FC | Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX) | February 16, 2022

Lineups

Austin FC: Andrew Tarbell, Hector Jimenez © (Žan Kolmanič 63'), Jhohan Romaña (Kipp Keller 45'), Freddy Kleemann (Julio Cascante 63'), Jon Gallagher (Nick Lima 63'), Jhojan Valencia (Daniel Pereira 63'), Felipe Martins (Alex Ring 63'), Owen Wolff (Sebastián Driussi 63'), Rodney Redes (Diego Fagundez 45', Cecilio Domínguez 72'), Ethan Finlay (Jared Stroud 63'), Moussa Djitté (Danny Hoesen (63')

Substitutes not used: Brad Stuver, Damian Las, Will Pulisic, Maxi Urruti, Charlie Asensio

Head Coach: Josh Wolff

TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3

Atlas FC: José Hernández, José Abella, Alonso Ramírez, Gadi Aguirre, Ozziel Herrera, Brayan Garnica, Jeremy Márquez, Gonzalo Maroni, Christopher Trejo, Lucas Rodríguez, Franco Troyansky

Substitutes: Camilo Vargas, Hugo Nervo, Anderson Santamaría, Edgar Zaldívar, Julio Furch, Luis Reyes, Diego Barbosa, Jairo Torres, Aldo Rocha, Emanuel Aguilera, Julián Quiñones, Abraham Bass

Head Coach: Diego Cocca

TOTAL SHOTS: 5; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5

Match Information

Weather: Cloudy, 72 degrees

Next Match

After a final preseason match against Chicago Fire FC on Saturday, February 19, Austin FC will open its 2022 Major League Soccer season at home against FC Cincinnati on Saturday, February 26. The match will feature a regional TV broadcast in English language on KNVA (The CW Austin) and a radio broadcast on KASE-FM (ALT 97.5), as well as a livestream via the Austin FC and Q2 Stadium app and AustinFC.com. In Spanish language, the match will feature a regional TV broadcast on KTFO (UniMás Austin), as well as a livestream on the Univision 62 Austin Mobile App and a radio broadcast on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB).

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