AUSTIN. Austin was ultimately too much to handle for DC United with the goal of Will Bruin (11′), Sebastián Driussi (21′) and Matt Hedges (64′).
The match was played at the Bold Stadium stadium in Austin on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Jair Marrufo who was helped by Ian McKay and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Ismail Elfath. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.09 degrees Celsius or 77.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Austin was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. DC United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
DC United was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, Austin succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Austin shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, DC United shot 19 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Austin didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, DC United received 1 yellow card (Mateusz Klich).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Austin will have 38 points like Sporting KC and Minnesota United to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, DC United will stay with 37 points like New York RB to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will play away against SJ Earthquakes on the 22nd of October with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of SJ Earthquakes (4 draws).
DC United will host New York City on the 7th of October with a 9-6 head to head in favor of New York City (4 draws).
Austin – Formation
Austin
54'
21'
Austin started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver , Jon Gallagher , Julio Cascante , Leo Väisänen , Owen Wolff , Sebastián Driussi , Jhojan Valencia , Alexander Ring , Ethan Finlay , Will Bruin and Emiliano Rigoni .
The home team had on the bench: Matt Hedges , Daniel Pereira , Gyasi Zardes , Damian Las, Héctor Jimenez, Calvin Fodrey, Nick Lima , Memo Rodríguez and Maximiliano Urruti.
Austin could not rely on the presence of Matt Hedges (injured) and Nick Lima (injured).
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: Leo Väisänen for Matt Hedges (54′), Will Bruin for Nick Lima (62′), Owen Wolff for Daniel Pereira (73′), Sebastián Driussi for Memo Rodríguez (73′) and Emiliano Rigoni for Gyasi Zardes (73′).
Best player: Brad Stuver
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 9.38. He performed 8 saves.
DC United – Formation
DC United
82'
DC United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Alex Bono , Andy Nájar , Steve Birnbaum , Derrick Williams , Éric Davis , Chris Durkin , Russell Canouse , Mateusz Klich , Gabriel Pirani , José Fajardo and Christian Benteke .
They had on the bench: Ruan , Pedro Santos , Erik Hurtado , Cristian Dájome, Theodore Ku-DiPietro , Yamil Asad , Donovan Pines, Jackson Hopkins and Luis Zamudio.
DC United could not rely on the presence of Pedro Santos (injured).
Substitutions
DC United made 5 changes: Éric Davis for Pedro Santos (73′), Chris Durkin for Theodore Ku-DiPietro (46′), Andy Nájar for Ruan (46′), Russell Canouse for Yamil Asad (79′) and José Fajardo for Erik Hurtado (46′).
Best player: Mateusz Klich
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for DC United was Mateusz Klich.
His rating is with 72 passes (90% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Vancouver Whitecaps – St. Louis City – 3-0
- Seattle Sounders – LA Galaxy – 2-1
- Los Angeles FC – Minnesota United – 5-1
- Nashville SC – Orlando City – 0-1
- Chicago Fire – Inter Miami – 4-1
- Austin – DC United – 3-0
