AUSTIN. Austin bounces back against Real Salt Lake with 2 goals from S. Cordova from a penalty kick on the 14′ and a goal on the 3′. Austin was surely better in terms of ball possession (69%)​

The match was played at the Bold Stadium stadium in Austin on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas who was helped by Cory Richardson and Jeffrey Greeson. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Austin

2 - 2

Real Salt Lake

  • ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
  • 39 Total 10
  • 13 On Target 4
  • 26 Off Target 6
  • 8 Shots blocked 5
  • 156 Attack 72
  • 110 Dangerous attack 30
  • 128 Ball safe 124
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 14 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Austin had a superior ball possession 69% while Real Salt Lake was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austin was more aggressive with 110 dangerous attacks and 39 shots of which 13 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Austin to win the match​.

Austin shot 39 times, 13 on target, 26 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Austin received 1 yellow card (A. Ring). Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake received 3 yellow cards (R. Rubin, J. Glad and S. Caldwell).

Also, Real Salt Lake didn’t finish the match with 11 players after R. Rubin (Real Salt Lake) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (53′).

Match Timeline

3'
14'
17'
Sebastián Driussi (goal)D. Fagundez
31'
Alexander Ring- Yellow
41'
Emiliano Rigoni- sub ->E. Finlay
46'
Daniel Pereira- sub ->J. Valencia
46'
46'
45'
Justen Glad- Yellow
53'
61'
61'
Zan Kolmanic- sub ->J. Gallagher
65'
73'
73'
Bode Hidalgo- sub ->J. Savarino
82'
84'
Scott Caldwell- sub ->P. Ruiz
90'
Scott Caldwell- Yellow
Sebastián Driussi (penalty)
90'
1'
Marcelo Silva(pen_shootout_goal)
Sebastián Driussi (pen_shootout_goal)
1'
2'
Andrew Brody(pen_shootout_miss)
2'
3'
Braian Ojeda(pen_shootout_miss)
Emiliano Rigoni(pen_shootout_goal)
3'
4'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Philadelphia Union
67
34
CF Montréal
65
34
New York City
55
34
New York RB
53
34
Cincinnati
49
34
Inter Miami
48
34
Orlando City
48
34
Columbus Crew
46
34
New England
42
34
Charlotte
42
34
Atlanta United
40
34
Chicago Fire
39
34
Toronto
34
34
DC United
27
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Los Angeles FC
67
34
Austin
56
34
Dallas
53
34
Nashville SC
50
34
LA Galaxy
50
34
Minnesota United
48
34
Real Salt Lake
47
34
Portland Timbers
46
34
Colorado Rapids
43
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
43
34
Seattle Sounders
41
34
Sporting KC
40
34
Houston Dynamo
36
34
SJ Earthquakes
35
34

After playing this match, Austin will have 56 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Real Salt Lake will have 47 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

Austin – Formation

Austin
G
Brad Stuver 1.United States
6.8
D
Ruben Gabrielsen 4.Norway
7.0
D
Julio Cascante 18.Costa Rica
6.8
D
Nick Lima 24.United States
7.6
D
J. Gallagher 17.Republic of Ireland
6.8
65'
M
Alexander Ring 8.Finland
7.0
82' 41'
M
Diego Fagúndez 14.Uruguay
8.4
M
Ethan Finlay 13.United States
6.4
46'
M
Jhojan Valencia 5.Colombia
6.2
46'
M
Sebastián Driussi 7.Argentina
8.9
31', 90'
F
Maximiliano Urruti 37.Argentina
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Andrew Tarbell 31.United States
D
Zan Kolmanic 23.Slovenia
6.9
65'
D
Jhohan Romaña 3.Colombia
M
Felipe Martins 22.Brazil
6.4
82'
M
Owen Wolff 33.United States
M
Daniel Pereira 6.Venezuela
7.4
46'
M
Emiliano Rigoni 77.Argentina
6.9
46'
M
Héctor Jiménez 16.United States
F
M. Djitté 2.Senegal
7.0
46'

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 (6.8), Nick Lima (7.6), Julio Cascante (7.0), Ruben Gabrielsen (7.0), Jon Gallagher (6.8), Alexander Ring (7.0), Jhojan Valencia (6.2), Ethan Finlay (6.4), Sebastián Driussi (9.1), Diego Fagúndez (8.3) and Maximiliano Urruti (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Žan Kolmanič (6.9), Andrew Tarbell, Moussa Djitté (7.0), Felipe Martins (6.4), Owen Wolff, Daniel Pereira Gil (7.4), Emiliano Rigoni (6.9), Héctor Jimenez and Jhohan Romaña.

Substitutions

Austin made 5 changes: E. Finlay for E. Rigoni (46′), J. Valencia for Daniel Pereira (46′), M. Urruti for M. Djitté (46′), J. Gallagher for Z. Kolmanic (65′) and A. Ring for Felipe (82′).

Best player: Sebastián Driussi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Austin was Sebastián Driussi.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 43 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Real Salt Lake – Formation

Real Salt Lake
G
Zac MacMath 18.United States
8.2
D
Bryan Oviedo 36.Costa Rica
6.6
73'
D
Marcelo Silva 30.Uruguay
6.8
D
Justen Glad 15.United States
7.1
45'
D
Andrew Brody 2.United States
7.0
M
Maikel Chang 16.Cuba
6.8
61'
M
Pablo Ruiz 6.Argentina
6.5
84'
M
Braian Ojeda 88.Paraguay
6.8
M
J. Savarino 11.Venezuela
7.1
73'
F
Rubio Rubín 14.Guatemala
5.3
53'
F
S. Córdova 10.Venezuela
8.4
61' 3', 14'
Substitutes
G
Tomás Gómez 81.United States
D
Jasper Löffelsend 28.Germany
7.1
61'
M
Bode Hidalgo 19.United States
6.2
73'
M
Scott Caldwell 12.United States
6.1
84' 90'
M
N. Besler 13.USA
6.8
61'
F
Tate Schmitt 21.United States
6.6
73'
F
Danny Musovski 39.United States
F
Anderson Julio 29.Ecuador
F
Justin Meram 9.Iraq

Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath (7.9), Andrew Brody (7.0), Justen Glad (6.8), Marcelo Silva (7.0), Bryan Oviedo (6.6), Maikel Chang (6.8), Braian Ojeda (6.6), Pablo Ruiz (6.5), Jefferson Savarino (7.1), Rubio Rubin (5.3) and Sergio Córdova (8.6).

These were the players on the bench: Tate Schmitt (6.6), Bode Davis, Daniel Musovski, Scott Caldwell (6.1), Anderson Julio, Jasper Loffelsend (6.8), Tomas Gomez, Nick Besler (6.8) and Justin Meram.

Substitutions

Real Salt Lake made 5 changes: S. Cordova for J. Loffelsend (61′), M. Chang for N. Besler (61′), B. Oviedo for T. Schmitt (73′), J. Savarino for B. Hidalgo (73′) and P. Ruiz for S. Caldwell (84′).

Best player: Sergio Córdova​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Sergio Córdova.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 7 passes (57% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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