MLS Austin FC

Pereira, Driussi Score as Austin FC Comes Back to Beat Houston Dynamo FC

Published on April 30, 2022 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release


Houston, TEXAS - Dani Pereira and Sebastián Driussi each scored as Austin FC came from behind on Saturday afternoon at PNC Stadium to defeat Houston Dynamo FC 2-1. The result extends the Club's record winning streak to four matches, including two consecutive comeback road victories, and takes ATXFC back to the top of the MLS Western Conference and Supporters' Shield standings.

The match didn't start well for the Verde & Black. In the 5th minute, Adam Lundkvist picked off a long clearance from Brad Stuver. Lundkvist fed Sebastian Ferreira, who hit a perfect strike from midfield that arced over Stuver as he recovered.

Stuver went off injured sustained from effort to keep out Ferreira's shot, and his replacement Andrew Tarbell made two solid saves to keep ATXFC in the match shortly after. As the first half wore on, Austin had more of the ball and more of the chances.

The Verde & Black were rewarded with an equalizer in the 39th minute. Alex Ring played Ethan Finlay down the right flank, and Finlay's floated ball to the back post was expertly finished by Dani Pereira for his first Austin FC goal. Pereira nearly doubled his tally just before halftime, but Houston goalkeeper Steve Clark dove to deny him.

Austin would eventually take the lead on 66 minutes courtesy of a spectacular shot by Sebastián Driussi. Picking up the ball near the edge of the area on a pass from Diego Fagundez, Driussi cut onto his right foot and unleashed a beautiful curler that snuck inside the far post. The go-ahead goal was his league-leading seventh of the season and Fagundez's league-leading sixth assist.

In the final stages, the Verde & Black did well to limit the Dynamo's scoring opportunities, and efficiently saw out the victory.

Goal-Scoring Summary

HOU (1-0) - Sebastian Ferreira (assisted by Adam Lundkvist) 5'

ATX (1-1) - Dani Pereira (assisted by Ethan Finlay, Alex Ring) 39'

ATX (1-2) - Sebastián Driussi (assisted by Diego Fagundez, Julio Cascante) 66'

Misconduct Summary

ATX - Sebastián Driussi (caution) 36'

HOU - Adalberto Carrasquilla (caution) 47'

HOU - Teenage Hadebe (caution) 50'

ATX - Alex Ring (caution) 62'

HOU - Tim Parker (caution) 88'

ATX - Felipe (caution) 90+6'

Media Assets (courtesy of Austin FC)

Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff and Austin FC goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell press conference

Houston Dynamo FC vs. Austin FC Match Highlights - April 30, 2022

Boxscore

Houston Dynamo FC vs. Austin FC | PNC Stadium (Houston, TX) | April 30, 2022

Lineups

Austin FC: Brad Stuver (Andrew Tarbell 9'), Jon Gallagher, Ruben Gabrielsen, Julio Cascante, Nick Lima, Daniel Pereira (Jhojan Valencia 75'), Alex Ring © (Owen Wolff 75'), Sebastián Driussi, Diego Fagundez, Maxi Urruti (Danny Hoesen 65'), Ethan Finlay (Felipe 66')

Substitutes not used: Kipp Keller, Hector Jimenez, Žan Kolmanič, Rodney Redes

Head Coach: Josh Wolff

TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDE: 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4

Houston Dynamo FC: Steve Clark, Adam Lundkvist, Tim Parker ©, Teenage Hadebe, Griffin Dorsey (Zeca 77'), Memo Rodriguez (Thor Ulfarsson 77'), Adalberto Carrasquilla, Sebastian Ferreira, Fafa Picault (Thiago Fernandes 77'), Tyler Pasher (Corey Baird 65'), Darwin Quintero (Darwin Ceren 65')

Substitutes not used: Zarek Valentin, Ethan Bartlow, Michael Nelson, Sam Junqua

Head Coach: Paulo Nagamura

TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 5; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3

Match Information

Referee: Ted Unkel

Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Blanchard

Assistant Referee 2: Corey Rockwell

4th Official: Luis Arroyo

VAR: Sorin Stoica

Assistant VAR: Fabio Tovar

Weather: Partly cloudy, 83 degrees

Attendance: 16,296

Statistical Source: MLSSoccer.com / Opta

Next Match

Austin FC will play its sixth home match and tenth match overall of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season against the LA Galaxy on Sunday, May 8 at 6:00 p.m. CT. The match will feature a national TV broadcast in English language on FS1, and in Spanish language on FOX 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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