Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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2 - 2
2 - 2
Guilherme Biro’s late goal lifts Austin FC to 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake
Guilherme Biro poured in the equalizer in the 89th minute as host Austin FC roared from behind to split the points via a 2-2 draw with playoff-bound Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a late-season Western Conference match.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zac MacMath.
- 3': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
- 8': Attempt missed. Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
- 10': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 10': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
- 13': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 14': Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 15': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 15': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Emeka Eneli.
- 17': Foul by Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake).
- 17': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 18': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
- 19': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 20': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
- 25': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Guilherme Biro (Austin FC).
- 27': Offside, Austin FC. Osman Bukari is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 28': Owen Wolff (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Hand ball by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 31': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 33': Offside, Austin FC. Osman Bukari is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 33': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt saved. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Arango with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 39': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Zac MacMath (Real Salt Lake).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Brayan Vera.
- 44': Attempt missed. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Dangerous play by Guilherme Biro (Austin FC).
- 45': Dominik Marczuk (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emeka Eneli.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Owen Wolff (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 48': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
- 48': Goal! Austin FC 0, Real Salt Lake 1. Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 50': Foul by Matt Crooks (Real Salt Lake).
- 50': Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
- 53': Offside, Austin FC. Osman Bukari is caught offside.
- 55': Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
- 59': Foul by Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake).
- 59': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 61': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Diogo Gonçalves replaces Diego Luna.
- 61': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Cristian Arango.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Owen Wolff (Austin FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 63': Delay in match (Real Salt Lake). VAR checking.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Salt Lake.
- 65': Goal! Austin FC 0, Real Salt Lake 2. Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 66': Substitution, Austin FC. Diego Rubio replaces Osman Bukari.
- 66': Substitution, Austin FC. Daniel Pereira replaces Owen Wolff.
- 69': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
- 70': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt saved. Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 74': Attempt missed. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a cross.
- 76': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Dominik Marczuk.
- 78': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Lachlan Brook replaces Dominik Marczuk.
- 78': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang replaces Matt Crooks.
- 78': Substitution, Austin FC. Ethan Finlay replaces Mikkel Desler.
- 80': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake).
- 81': Goal! Austin FC 1, Real Salt Lake 2. Jáder Obrian (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 83': Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Diego Rubio (Austin FC).
- 85': Attempt saved. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lachlan Brook.
- 85': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Brook (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves.
- 88': Substitution, Austin FC. Jhojan Valencia replaces Alexander Ring.
- 88': Substitution, Austin FC. Oleksandr Svatok replaces Julio Cascante.
- 89': Goal! Austin FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2. Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi with a through ball.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Braian Ojeda.
- 90'+1': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio replaces Emeka Eneli.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Maikel Chang.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Diego Rubio (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+6': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
- 90'+6': Daniel Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake).
- 90'+6': Maikel Chang (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Zac MacMath following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Austin FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2.
Statistics
 RSL |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 48.6 | Possession | 51.4 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 358 | Accurate Passes | 369 |
| 433 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 17 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 11 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 26 | Clearances | 17 |
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 | LAFC | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | +19 | 64 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |
| 29 | Guilherme Biro |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |
| 3 | Mikkel Desler |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 33 | Owen Wolff |
| 7 | Osman Bukari |
| 11 | Jáder Rafael Obrian |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi |
Real Salt Lake (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Zac MacMath (GK) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera |
| 15 | Justen Glad  |
| 2 | Andrew Brody |
| 26 | Philip Quinton |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli |
| 9 | Cristian Arango |
| 8 | Diego Luna |
| 11 | Dominik Marczuk |
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