MLS Austin FC

Austin FC Opens 2022 Season with 5-0 Win over FC Cincinnati

Published on February 26, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release


Austin, TEXAS - Austin FC began its 2022 Major League Soccer season in style on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Q2 Stadium, beating FC Cincinnati 5-0 in a performance highlighted by two goals from Cecilio Domínguez and a clean sheet. It was the Club's 18th consecutive MLS home sell-out, extending the league's record sell-out streak.

It was a dream start to the match for the Verde & Black as Head Coach Josh Wolff's team scored twice in the opening 15 minutes. Domínguez popped up at the back post to start the scoring in the second minute after a free kick from Žan Kolmanič made it through a crowd of bodies untouched, and Alex Ring added another goal 12 minutes later with a volley that bounced over Cincinnati goalkeeper Alec Kann.

Sebastián Driussi increased Austin's lead to three before the break, dropping his shoulder to beat his defender after receiving a pass from Diego Fagundez inside the 18 and beating Kann with a powerful strike. The Argentine then turned provider in the second half, setting up Domínguez for his second and ATXFC's fourth goal of the night.

From there, Austin set up shop. The latter stages of the match saw one defensive debutant replace another as Ruben Gabrielsen came on for Kipp Keller, and four other offseason arrivals also saw their first minutes in Verde & Black: Maxi Urruti as a starter, and Ethan Finlay, Jhojan Valencia, and Felipe Martins as substitutes.

A resolute defensive performance saw Cincinnati register just two shots on goal, and a bit of brilliant play from Moussa Djitté forced an own goal from Kann in stoppage time to wrap up a wonderful result to kick off the 2022 season for Austin FC.

Goal-Scoring Summary

ATX (1-0) - Cecilio Domínguez (assisted by Žan Kolmanič) 2'

ATX (2-0) - Alex Ring (assisted by Nick Lima) 14'

ATX (3-0) - Sebastián Driussi (assisted by Diego Fagundez) 43'

ATX (4-0) - Cecilio Domínguez (assisted by Sebastián Driussi) 61'

ATX (5-0) - Alec Kann (own goal) 90+3'

Misconduct Summary

CIN - Allan Cruz (caution) 12'

ATX - Kipp Keller (caution) 33'

ATX - Jhojan Valencia (caution) 74'

CIN - Yuya Kubo (caution) 76'

Media Assets

Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff and Austin FC Captain Alex Ring digital press conferences

Boxscore

Austin FC vs. FC Cincinnati | Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX) | February 26, 2022

Lineups

Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Žan Kolmanič, Kipp Keller (Ruben Gabrielsen 65'), Julio Cascante, Nick Lima, Daniel Pereira, Alex Ring © (Jhojan Valencia 71'), Sebastián Driussi (Felipe Martins 85'), Cecilio Domínguez (Ethan Finlay 65'), Maxi Urruti (Moussa Djitté 85'), Diego Fagundez

Substitutes not used: Andrew Tarbell, Hector Jimenez, Jon Gallagher, Rodney Redes

Head Coach: Josh Wolff

TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 2

FC Cincinnati: Alec Kann, Ronald Matarrita (Haris Medunjanin 85'), Tyler Blackett, Geoff Cameron (Alvas Powell 70'), Raymon Gaddis, Allan Cruz (Harrison Robledo 61'), Junior Moreno (Zico Bailey 70'), Yuya Kubo, Luciano Acosta ©, Nick Markanich (Dominique Badji 61'), Brandon Vazquez

Substitutes: Isaac Atanga, Brenner, Nick Hagglund, Kenneth Vermeer

Head Coach: Pat Noonan

TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 1

Match Information

Referee: Ismail Elfath

Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker

Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins

4th Official: Elton Garcia

VAR: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Assistant VAR: Cory Richardson

Weather: Cloudy, 39 degrees

Attendance: 20,738

Statistical Source: MLSSoccer.com / Opta

Next Match

Austin FC will play its second consecutive home match to open its 2022 Major League Soccer season against Inter Miami CF on Sunday, March 6. The match will feature a national TV broadcast in English language on ESPN and in Spanish language on ESPN Deportes. On radio, the match will be broadcast on KASE-FM (ALT 97.5) in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.

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