AUSTIN. Colorado Rapids was able to clinch a draw against Austin with a late goal from D. Rubio scored in the (90′) after Austin got a lead with a penalty from S. Driussi (81′). Austin was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Bold Stadium stadium in Austin on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Luce Lauziere who was helped by Adam Garner and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Mathew Corrigan. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.3 degrees Celsius or 70.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 11 Total 17
- 6 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 92 Attack 73
- 45 Dangerous attack 27
- 76 Ball safe 81
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 8 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Austin had a superior ball possession 57% while Colorado Rapids was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Austin was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Austin to win the match.
Austin shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Colorado Rapids shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Austin didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids received 3 yellow cards (F. Gutierrez, and D. Rubio).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this contest, Austin will have 56 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Colorado Rapids will have 43 points like Vancouver Whitecaps to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Austin will host Real Salt Lake on the 16th of October with a 2-2 head to head stats.
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 , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Ruben Gabrielsen , Jon Gallagher , Alexander Ring , Jhojan Valencia , Diego Fagúndez , Sebastián Driussi , Ethan Finlay and Moussa Djitté .
The home team had on the bench: Héctor Jiménez, Jhohan Sebastián Romaña Espitia, Felipe Martins , Maximiliano Urruti , Daniel Pereira Gil, Emiliano Rigoni , Owen Wolff, Andrew Tarbell and Žan Kolmanič.
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: M. K. Djitte for M. Urruti (64′), A. Ring for Felipe (65′), E. Finlay for E. Rigoni (65′), D. Fagundez for O. Wolff (89′) and J. Cascante for J. Romana (90′).
Best player: Alexander Ring
The player that probably impressed the most for Austin was Alexander Ring.
His rating is with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Colorado Rapids – Formation
Colorado Rapids started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Robin Fraser played with: William Yarbrough , Sam Nicholson , Lalas Abubakar , Danny Wilson , Keegan Rosenberry , Lucas Esteves , Bryan Acosta , Felipe Gutiérrez , Max , Diego Rubio and Darren Yapi .
They had on the bench: Clinton Irwin, Drew Moor, Anthony Markanich, Gyasi Zardes , Jonathan Lewis, Ralph Priso, Steven Mehrdad Beitashour, Michael Barrios and Collen Warner.
Substitutions
Colorado Rapids made 5 changes: D. Yapi for G. Zardes (68′), F. Gutierrez for M. Barrios (68′), S. Nicholson for J. Lewis (78′), B. Acosta for R. Priso-Mbongue (89′) and M. Alves da Silva for C. Warner (89′).
Best player: Sam Nicholson
The player that probably impressed the most for Colorado Rapids was Sam Nicholson.
His rating is with 19 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Seattle Sounders – SJ Earthquakes – 2-2
- Real Salt Lake – Portland Timbers – 3-1
- Minnesota United – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-0
- Los Angeles FC – Nashville SC – 0-1
- Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 1-3
- Dallas – Sporting KC – 2-1
- Austin – Colorado Rapids – 1-1
- Philadelphia Union – Toronto – 4-0
- Orlando City – Columbus Crew – 2-1
- New York RB – Charlotte – 2-0
- Inter Miami – Montreal Impact – 1-3
- DC United – Cincinnati – 2-5
- Chicago Fire – New England – 1-1
- Atlanta United – New York City – 1-2