Austin FC faced a narrow 1-0 defeat against Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium. Despite creating several chances in the opening minutes, both teams settled into an evenly matched first half. The second half continued in a similar fashion, with Brad Stuver making a crucial save to deny Ibrahim Aliyu in the 59th minute.
As the game progressed towards its conclusion, Austin came close to scoring when Alex Ring’s bicycle kick attempt hit the crossbar. Although Austin created better opportunities throughout the match, Coco Carrasquilla scored the decisive goal for Houston from a corner kick in the 83rd minute.
The final score summary shows:
HOU (0-1) – Coco Carrasquilla (assisted by Erik Sviatchenko, Amine Bassi) 83’
Match Information:
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Weather: Clear, 89 degrees
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Bigelow
Assistant Referee 2: Stephen McGonagle
4th Official: Tim Ford
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Jeff Muschik
The statistical source is MLSSoccer.com.
Next Match:
Austin FC will play its next home match and their 31st overall of the Major League Soccer regular season against Real Salt Lake on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match will be available for live streaming in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app. Additionally, it will be broadcast on iHeart Radio’s ALT 97.5 in English and TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
