AUSTIN. Saint Louis City managed to reverse the scoreline against Austin. Austin lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Bold Stadium stadium in Austin on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the collaboration of Jeremy Hanson and Ben Pilgrim. The 4th official was Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Austin

2 - 3

St. Louis City

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 13 Total 18
  • 2 On Target 9
  • 8 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 5
  • 130 Attack 112
  • 62 Dangerous attack 42
  • 102 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 5 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Austin was in firm control of the ball 58% while Saint Louis City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austin was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Saint Louis City was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Austin shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Saint Louis City shot 18 times, 9 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Austin didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Saint Louis City received 1 yellow card (T. Ostrák).

Match Timeline

11'
17'
N. Blom- sub ->I. Vassilev
17'
T. Ostrák- Yellow
24'
T. Parker(goal)E. Löwen
Sebastián Driussi (goal)Leo Väisänen
45'
59'
59'
J. Gallagher- sub ->Zan Kolmanic
68'
J. Gallagher(goal)Diego Fagúndez
72'
Ethan Finlay- sub ->Diego Fagúndez
75'
Alexander Ring- sub ->Owen Wolff
75'
78'
81'
Célio Pompeu- sub ->Jared Stroud
86'
João Klauss(goal)N. Gioacchini
88'
J. Yaro- sub ->Klauss
88'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After playing this encounter, Austin stays with 0 points to occupy the 5th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Saint Louis City has 3 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will play away with SJ Earthquakes on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of SJ Earthquakes (3 draws).

Saint Louis City will host Seattle Sounders on the 20th of October with a 0-0 head to head.

Austin and Saint Louis City will play the return match on the at the

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 1.United States
7.3
D
Nick Lima 24.United States
6.2
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
6.2
11'
D
Leo Väisänen 15.Finland
7.1
D
Zan Kolmanic 23.Slovenia
6.4
68'
M
Owen Wolff 33.United States
7.1
75'
M
Daniel Pereira 6.Venezuela
7.3
M
Emiliano Rigoni 7.Argentina
6.4
M
Sebastián Driussi 10.Argentina
7.0
45'
M
Diego Fagúndez 14.Uruguay
6.8
75'
F
Gyasi Zardes 9.United States
6.5
88'
Substitutes
G
Matt Bersano 20.United States
D
Kipp Keller 4.United States
5.4
11'
D
Héctor Jiménez 16.United States
D
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
6.9
68' 72'
M
Jhojan Valencia 5.Colombia
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
6.8
75'
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.3
75'
F
Will Bruin 29.United States
F
Maximiliano Urruti 37.Argentina
6.2
88'

Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver (7.3), Nick Lima (6.2), Julio Cascante (6.2), Leo Väisänen (7.1), Žan Kolmanič (6.4), Owen Wolff (7.1), Daniel Pereira Gil (7.3), Emiliano Rigoni (6.4), Sebastián Driussi (7.0), Diego Fagúndez (6.8) and Gyasi Zardes (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Bersano, Kipp Keller (5.4), Héctor Jimenez, Jon Gallagher (6.9), Jhojan Valencia, Alexander Ring (6.8), Ethan Finlay (6.3), Will Bruin and Maximiliano Urruti (6.2).

Austin could not rely on the presence of Kipp Keller (injured) and Maximiliano Urruti (injured).

Substitutions

Austin made 5 changes: Julio Cascante for Kipp Keller (11′), Zan Kolmanic for Jon Gallagher (68′), Diego Fagúndez for Ethan Finlay (75′), Owen Wolff for Alexander Ring (75′) and Gyasi Zardes for Maximiliano Urruti (88′).

Best player: Brad Stuver​

The player that probably impressed the most for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 7.31. He performed 6 saves.

Saint Louis City – Formation

St. Louis City
G
R. Bürki 1.Switzerland
6.0
D
J. Nerwinski 2.United States
6.4
D
T. Parker 26.United States
7.2
24'
D
K. Hiebert 22.Canada
7.0
D
John Nelson 14.United States
7.2
M
Jared Stroud 8.United States
7.6
81' 78'
M
T. Ostrák 7.Czech Republic
6.2
59' 17'
M
E. Löwen 10.Germany
7.6
M
R. Alm 21.Sweden
6.1
59'
M
I. Vassilev 19.United States
6.5
17'
F
João Klauss 9.Brazil
7.2
88' 86'
Substitutes
G
B. Lundt 39.Germany
D
J. Yaro 15.Ghana
6.3
88'
D
Selmir Pidro 17.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
A. Watts 20.United States
M
Miguel Perez 28.United States
59'
M
N. Blom 6.South Africa
7.2
17'
M
A. Jackson 25.United States
M
Célio Pompeu 12.Brazil
81'
F
Nicholas Gioacchini 11.France
7.0
59'

Also Saint Louis City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Bradley Carnell played with: Roman Bürki (6.0), Jakob Nerwiński (6.4), Tim Parker (7.2), Kyle Hiebert, John Nelson (7.2), Indiana Vassilev (6.5), Eduard Löwen (7.6), Rasmus Alm (6.1), Tomáš Ostrák (6.2), Jared Stroud (7.6) and João Klauss (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Celio Martins (7.0), Benjamin Lundt, Akil Watts, Joshua Yaro (6.3), Selmir Pidro, Miguel Perez, Njabulo Blom (7.2), Nicholas Selson Gioacchini (7.0) and Aziel Jackson.

Saint Louis City could not rely on the presence of N. Blom (injured), Célio Pompeu (injured) and J. Yaro (injured).

Substitutions

Saint Louis City made 4 changes: I. Vassilev for Njabulo Blom (17′), R. Alm for Nicholas Gioacchini (59′), Jared Stroud for Célio Antonio Pompeu Pinheiro Martins (81′) and Klauss for Joshua Yaro (88′).

Best player: Eduard Löwen​

The most impressive player for Saint Louis City was Eduard Löwen even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 44 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​