Austin FC maintained 75% possession against league-leading Sounders
Austin, TEXAS (July 22, 2021) – Austin FC returned to MLS regular season play for the first time in 15 days on Thursday night, playing host to the league-leading Seattle Sounders. The Sounders escaped Q2 Stadium with a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal from Peru international Raúl Ruidíaz.
Austin maintained possession for much of the match and even put one shot into the Sounders’ net, only to have it disallowed after video review.
Austin FC got its first quality chance in the 19th minute off a set piece as Kekuta Manneh steered a header just wide. The 32nd minute saw chances for both clubs as ATXFC goalkeeper Brad Stuver made a save on Reed Baker-Whiting. A few seconds later on the break, Manneh pinged an inch-perfect cross to Cecilio Domínguez, but the Paraguayan’s shot went wide.
Alex Ring nearly opened the scoring in the 52nd minute when a Diego Fagundez ball into the box found the captain unmarked in front of goal, but his header landed in the arms of Seattle goalkeeper Spencer Richey.
Ruidíaz broke the match open in the 67th minute with a goal minutes after coming on as a substitute. Kelyn Rowe’s through ball deflected off Matt Besler and hit Ruidiaz in the chest. The Sounders leading scorer suddenly hit an audacious volley from over 40 yards out that curled over Stuver.
Ten minutes later, Austin FC fans celebrated what they thought was an equalizer, but Julio Cascante’s diving header was disallowed after Video Review deemed the play offside. Austin pushed to get a result in the final moments of the match but could not break down a Sounders side sitting back deep in its half.
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Goal-Scoring Summary
SEA (0-1) – Raúl Ruidíaz, 67’ (unassisted)
Misconduct Summary
SEA – Samuel Adeniran (caution) 34’
ATX – Hector Jimenez (caution) 57’
ATX – Cecilio Domínguez (caution) 85’
SEA – Raúl Ruidíaz (caution) 90’+4
Lineups
Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Julio Cascante, Hector Jimenez, Žan Kolmanič, Matt Besler, Diego Fagundez, Tomás Pochettino, Kekuta Manneh (Manny Perez 77’), Alex Ring ©, Rodney Redes (Jon Gallagher 57’), Cecilio Domínguez Substitutes not used: Freddy Kleemann, William Pulisic, Sebastian Berhalter, Andrew Tarbell, Aedan Stanley, Jhohan Romaña, Jared Stroud Head Coach: Josh Wolff
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
Seattle Sounders FC: Spencer Richey, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Joshua Atencio, Ethan Dobbelaere, Yeimar Gómez, Brad Smith (Jimmy Medranda 53’), Obed Vaargas (Fredy Montero 77’), João Paulo (c) (Kelyn Rowe 54’), Danny Leyva, Reed Baker-Whiting (Alex Villanueva 94’), Samuel Adeniran (Raúl Ruidíaz 54’) Substitutes not used: Juan Alvarez, Andy Thomas, Stefan Cleveland Head Coach: Brian Schmetzer
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 3
Match Information
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Assistant Referee 1: Cameron Blanchard
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Balciunas
4th Official: Elton Garcia
Weather: Clear, 78 degrees
About Austin FC
Austin FC joined Major League Soccer (MLS) as the 27th club in January 2019. Austin FC officially began competing in MLS in April 2021 and played its first match at home on June 19, 2021 in the new, 100% privately financed, $260 million, state-of-the-art Q2 Stadium in Austin.
Austin FC operates the Austin FC Academy, the fully funded developmental academy representing the highest level of competition for elite youth soccer players in Central Texas, while serving as the exclusive developmental pathway to MLS for the region’s most talented young players.
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