Austin FC vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 2
Jon Gallagher scores late as Austin FC earns draw with Charlotte FC
Austin FC's Jon Gallagher came off the bench to produce the equalizer in the 80th minute as the homestanding Verde came from behind to forge a 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC on Saturday in an interconference match, just the second ever between the two sides.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 3': Attempt missed. Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Osman Bukari with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Foul by Hector Jimenez (Austin FC).
- 4': Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Jáder Obrian (Austin FC).
- 5': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
- 9': Foul by Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 9': Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Goal! Austin FC 1, Charlotte FC 0. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a through ball.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
- 16': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 16': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
- 24': Offside, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt missed. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Djibril Diani with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
- 28': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Offside, Charlotte FC. Andrew Privett is caught offside.
- 32': Penalty Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 32': Penalty conceded by Alexander Ring (Austin FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Goal! Austin FC 1, Charlotte FC 1. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC).
- 36': Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 44': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Hector Jimenez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Gyasi Zardes (Austin FC).
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Austin FC 1, Charlotte FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 1, Charlotte FC 1.
- 46': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 50': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 51': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
- 52': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Matt Hedges.
- 56': Goal! Austin FC 1, Charlotte FC 2. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
- 57': Substitution, Austin FC. Mikkel Desler replaces Hector Jimenez.
- 57': Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Guilherme Biro.
- 57': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Osman Bukari.
- 58': Attempt saved. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Djibril Diani.
- 59': Foul by Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 59': Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 62': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Djibril Diani.
- 63': Attempt missed. Matt Hedges (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Offside, Austin FC. Mikkel Desler is caught offside.
- 64': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang replaces Karol Swiderski.
- 65': Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Rubio replaces Gyasi Zardes.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brecht Dejaegere replaces Iuri Tavares.
- 70': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Kerwin Vargas because of an injury.
- 73': Attempt saved. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Jhojan Valencia.
- 75': Foul by Diego Rubio (Austin FC).
- 75': Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Diego Rubio (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 77': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
- 80': Goal! Austin FC 2, Charlotte FC 2. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Rubio.
- 81': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 81': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 81': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Ben Bender replaces Brandt Bronico.
- 82': Attempt missed. Brecht Dejaegere (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyger Smalls.
- 85': Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 86': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
- 86': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Mikkel Desler (Austin FC).
- 87': Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jon Gallagher with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 90'+2': Foul by Tyger Smalls (Charlotte FC).
- 90'+2': Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Diego Rubio (Austin FC).
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Ben Bender (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brecht Dejaegere.
- 90'+6': Offside, Austin FC. Diego Rubio is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 2, Charlotte FC 2.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 2, Charlotte FC 2.
Statistics
 CLT |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 325 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 380 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 20 | Clearances | 14 |
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 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 2 | Matt Hedges |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 29 | Guilherme Biro |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez |
| 6 | Daniel Pereira |
| 5 | Jhojan Valencia |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 9 | Gyasi Zardes |
| 11 | Jáder Obrian |
| 7 | Osman Bukari |
Charlotte FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 34 | Andrew Privett  |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 21 | Jere Uronen |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 28 | Djibril Diani |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 9 | Karol Swiderski |
| 38 | Iuri Tavares |
| 18 | Kerwin Vargas |
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