TA’IZZ. Austin overcome Minnesota United to win 2-1. It was Austin to strike first with a goal of Jon Gallagher at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 26′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sebastián Driussi gave the win to Austin in the 82′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Al Saqr Stadium stadium in Ta’izz. The referee was Fotis Bazakos with the help of Ian McKay and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Jose Da Silva. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 13 Total 22
- 6 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 14
- 3 Shots blocked 8
- 116 Attack 75
- 41 Dangerous attack 68
- 75 Ball safe 59
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Austin was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Minnesota United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Minnesota United was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, Austin was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Austin shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United shot 22 times, 7 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Austin received 1 yellow card (Jon Gallagher). On the other side, Minnesota United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Austin will have 19 points like SJ Earthquakes and Minnesota United to move down in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United will stay with 19 points like SJ Earthquakes to move up in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will play away against SJ Earthquakes on the 20th of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of SJ Earthquakes (4 draws).
Minnesota United will play away agasint Sporting KC on the 20th of October with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Sporting KC (4 draws).
Austin and Minnesota United will play the return match on the at the Allianz Field
Austin – Formation
Austin
46'
90'
19'
Austin started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Alexander Ring , Jon Gallagher , Sofiane Djeffal , Daniel Pereira Gil , Adam Lundqvist , Ethan Finlay , Gyasi Zardes and Diego Fagúndez .
The home team had on the bench: Aleksandar Radovanović , Rodney Redes, Will Bruin, Emiliano Rigoni , Maximiliano Urruti , Sebastián Driussi , Jhojan Valencia , Matt Bersano and Héctor Jimenez.
Austin could not rely on the presence of Maximiliano Urruti (injured) and Jhojan Valencia (injured).
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: Alexander Ring for Aleksandar Radovanović (46′), Ethan Finlay for Emiliano Rigoni (60′), Gyasi Zardes for Maximiliano Urruti (61′), Ethan Finlay for Sebastián Driussi (61′) and Sofiane Djeffal for Jhojan Valencia (78′).
Best player: Julio Cascante
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Julio Cascante even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 79 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United
Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair , D.J. Taylor , Michael Boxall , Miguel Tapias , Kemar Lawrence , Hassani Dotson , Britton Fischer, Wil Trapp , Bongokuhle Hlongwane , Franco Fragapane and Joseph Rosales , Mender García .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sangbin Jeong , Eric Dick, Kervin Arriaga , Zarek Valentin , Brent Kallman, Clint Irwin and Cameron Dunbar .
Substitutions
Minnesota United made 4 changes: Kemar Lawrence for Zarek Valentin (54′), M. García for Jeong Sang-Bin (61′), J. Rosales for Kevin Arriaga (76′) and Franco Fragapane for Cameron Dunbar (77′).
Best player: Joseph Rosales
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Joseph Rosales.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Houston Dynamo – 6-2
- Seattle Sounders – SJ Earthquakes – 0-1
- Real Salt Lake – LA Galaxy – 2-3
- Sporting KC – Dallas – 2-1
- Austin – Minnesota United – 2-1
- Inter Miami – New York RB – -1
