AUSTIN. Austin had a close win over SJ Earthquakes. Austin was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Lukasz Szpala who was helped by Oscar Mitchell Carvalho and Kevin Klinger. The 4th official was Elton Garcia. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.74 degrees Celsius or 36.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 6 On Target 8
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 109 Attack 66
- 99 Dangerous attack 34
- 74 Ball safe 72
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Austin had a superior ball possession 61% while SJ Earthquakes was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Austin had a more offensive attitude with 99 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Austin won the match.
Austin shot 15 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, SJ Earthquakes shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Austin received 3 yellow cards (Brad Stuver, Jáder Obrian and J. Gallagher). Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes received 4 yellow cards (Carlos Akapo, Paul Marie, Luchi Gonzalez and Tanner Beason).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Austin has 9 points like Colorado Rapids to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, SJ Earthquakes will stays with 3 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
Austin – Formation
Austin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Josh Wolff decided to play with the following team: Brad Stuver , Héctor Jiménez , Julio Cascante , Brendan Hines-Ike , J. Gallagher , Alexander Ring , Daniel Pereira , Jáder Obrian , Sebastián Driussi , Owen Wolff and Diego Rubio .
The home team had on the bench: Matt Hedges, Jhojan Valencia, Emiliano Rigoni, Gyasi Zardes , Ethan Finlay , Guilherme Biro and Stefan Cleveland.
Substitutions
Austin made 3 changes: Héctor Jiménez for Guilherme Biro (62′), Diego Rubio for Gyasi Zardes (80′) and Jáder Obrian for Ethan Finlay (80′).
Player of the match: Sebastián Driussi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Sebastián Driussi .
His rating is with 2 goals, 46 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luchi Gonzalez played with: William Yarbrough , Carlos Akapo , Rodrigues , Bruno Wilson, Tanner Beason , Paul Marie , Alfredo Morales , Carlos Gruezo , N. Tsakiris , C. Espinoza and Jeremy Ebobisse , Benjamin Kikanović .
They had on the bench: J. Ricketts, Amahl Pellegrino , J. Skahan , O. Bouda, Tommy Thompson, D. Munie, E. Ochoa and Beau Leroux.
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: Benjamin Kikanović for Amahl Pellegrino (69′), Alfredo Morales for J. Skahan (69′), C. Espinoza for O. Bouda (90′) and Jeremy Ebobisse for D. Munie (90′).
Player of the match: C. Espinoza
The player that probably impressed the most for SJ Earthquakes was C. Espinoza.
His rating is with 29 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Austin – SJ Earthquakes – 4-3
- Chicago Fire – Houston Dynamo – 2-1
- Minnesota United – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Nashville SC – Philadelphia Union – 1-2
- St. Louis City – Dallas – 0-0
- Seattle Sounders – CF Montréal – 5-0
- Sporting KC – Portland Timbers – 3-3