Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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Austin FC edge hapless Sporting KC, 3-2
Jader Rafael Obrian, playing on his 29th birthday, scored two goals in a nine-minute stretch in the first half to carry Austin FC past visiting Sporting Kansas City in a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 2': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 4': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 4': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Offside, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 5': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 7': VAR Decision: No Goal Austin FC 0-0 Sporting Kansas City.
- 9': Attempt saved. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 11': Foul by Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City).
- 11': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 14': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 16': Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Goal! Austin FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 1. Johnny Russell (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Pulido.
- 22': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 22': Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 26': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Robert Castellanos.
- 27': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Goal! Austin FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 1. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
- 32': Offside, Austin FC. Diego Rubio is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Owen Wolff with a cross.
- 37': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City).
- 39': Goal! Austin FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jhojan Valencia.
- 43': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Johnny Russell with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City).
- 44': Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jon Gallagher.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Offside, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Radoja.
- 45'+4': Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Austin FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes replaces Diego Rubio.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Leo Väisänen replaces Julio Cascante.
- 46': Goal! Austin FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 1. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Austin FC).
- 52': Robert Castellanos (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs with a headed pass.
- 54': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. Dániel Sallói is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Andreu Fontàs.
- 58': Attempt missed. Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Alan Pulido (Sporting Kansas City).
- 61': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a through ball following a fast break.
- 63': Goal! Austin FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 2. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Erik Thommy.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Marinos Tzionis replaces Dániel Sallói.
- 63': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada replaces Alan Pulido.
- 64': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 64': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Offside, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 66': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Davis with a cross.
- 68': Offside, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt missed. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
- 70': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Austin FC. Alexander Ring replaces Owen Wolff.
- 73': Attempt blocked. William Agada (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreu Fontàs.
- 73': Foul by Memo Rodríguez (Sporting Kansas City).
- 73': Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
- 76': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City).
- 77': Offside, Austin FC. Gyasi Zardes is caught offside.
- 78': Offside, Sporting Kansas City. William Agada is caught offside.
- 79': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Johnny Russell.
- 80': Attempt saved. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 80': Penalty Austin FC. Sebastián Driussi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 80': Penalty conceded by Tim Melia (Sporting Kansas City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Penalty saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Johnny Russell.
- 86': Substitution, Austin FC. Matt Hedges replaces Sebastián Driussi.
- 86': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 86': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City).
- 88': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 89': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 90': Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jhojan Valencia.
- 90'+1': Erik Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City).
- 90'+2': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong.
- 90'+4': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nemanja Radoja.
- 90'+4': Nemanja Radoja (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Stephen Afrifa.
- 90'+5': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nemanja Radoja.
- 90'+6': Andreu Fontàs (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 3, Sporting Kansas City 2.
Statistics
 SKC |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 6 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 458 | Accurate Passes | 315 |
| 519 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 15 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Austin FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | LAFC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 18 | Julio Cascante  |
| 23 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 5 | Jhojan Valencia |
| 6 | Daniel Pereira |
| 14 | Diego Rubio |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 11 | Jáder Obrian |
Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Tim Melia (GK) |
| 3 | Andreu Fontàs |
| 19 | Robert Castellanos |
| 22 | Zorhan Bassong |
| 17 | Jacob Davis |
| 6 | Nemanja Radoja |
| 26 | Erik Thommy |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 9 | Alan Pulido |
| 10 | Dániel Sallói |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
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