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Driussi Scores Twice as Austin FC Draws San Jose Earthquakes

August 6, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release


Austin, TEXAS - A pair of goals from Sebastián Driussi and one from Julio Cascante saw Austin FC fight to a 3-3 draw with San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,738 at Q2 Stadium.

Cascante got the Verde & Black off to a good start in the 6th-minute, heading in a cross from Diego Fagundez. The assist was the 60th of Fagundez's MLS career, making him the 13th player in league history to record at least 60 goals and 60 assists.

The Earthquakes responded right away, equalizing on an unusual goal by Benji Kikanovic in the 8th-minute. Paul Marie put San Jose in front 12 minutes later with a powerful strike from distance.

It was then Austin's turn to answer quickly, tying the match once again in the 26th-minute. Alex Ring released Ethan Finlay down the right flank, who slid a clever pass across the face of goal for a late-arriving Driussi to slam home.

Driussi doubled his tally before halftime, cleaning up a rebound and putting Austin ahead with his league-leading 16th goal of the season. The two teams canceled each other out in the second half until Jeremy Ebobisse scored San Jose's third of the night in the 88th-minute, ensuring the sides split the points.

Goal-Scoring Summary

ATX (1-0) - Julio Cascante (assisted by Diego Fagundez) 6'

SJ (1-1) - Benji Kikanovic (assisted by Paul Marie, Jeremy Ebobisse) 8'

SJ (1-2) - Paul Marie (unassisted) 20'

ATX (2-2) - Sebastián Driussi (assisted by Ethan Finlay, Alex Ring) 26'

ATX (3-2) - Sebastián Driussi (unassisted) 44'

SJ (3-3) - Jeremy Ebobisse (assisted by Cristian Espinoza) 88'

Misconduct Summary

ATX - Sebastián Driussi (caution) 23'

SJ - Tanner Beason (caution) 39'

ATX - Brad Stuver (caution) 60'

SJ - Jackson Yueill (caution) 84'

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Boxscore

Austin FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes | Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX) | August 6, 2022

Lineups

Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Jon Gallagher, Ruben Gabrielsen, Julio Cascante, Nick Lima, Alex Ring ©, Dani Pereira, Sebastián Driussi (Felipe 86'), Diego Fagundez (Owen Wolff 74'), Maxi Urruti (Moussa Djitté 86'), Ethan Finlay (Rodney Redes 74')

Substitutes not used: Andrew Tarbell, Žan Kolmanič, Jhohan Romaña, Washington Corozo, Danny Hoesen

Head Coach: Josh Wolff

TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2

San Jose Earthquakes: Matt Bersano, Paul Marie, Nathan, Tanner Beason, Tommy Thompson (Jack Skahan 82'), Jackson Yueill ©, Jamiro Monteiro, Judson (Jan Gregus 77'), Cristian Espinoza, Jeremy Ebobisse, Benji Kikanovic (Cade Cowell 77')

Substitutes not used: Emmanuel Ochoa, Shea Salinas, Oskar Agren, Ousseni Bouda, Niko Tsakiris

Head Coach: Alex Covelo

TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3

Match Information

Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Assistant Referee 1: Jason White

Assistant Referee 2: Ryan Graves

4th Official: Katja Koroleva

VAR: Rosendo Mendoza

Assistant VAR: Rene Parra

Weather: Partly cloudy, 86 degrees

Attendance: 20,738

Statistical Source: MLSSoccer.com / Opta

Next Match

Austin FC will play its 12th home match and 25th match overall of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, August 13 at 8:00 p.m. CT. The match will feature a regional TV broacast in English language on KNVA (The CW Austin), as well as a livestream on AustinFC.com and the Austin FC app.

In Spanish language, the match will feature a regional TV broadcast on UniMás Austin with a delayed start, as well as a livestream on UnivisionAustin.com and the Univision Austin app.

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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