Press Release

Match Report: St. Louis City 2 vs. Austin FC II | May 12, 2024

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Austin FC fell in a 2-1 away defeat to St. Louis City 2 on Sunday evening at CITYPARK.

St. Louis opened the scoring in the second minute through Mykhi Joyner, whose strike from just outside the penalty area found the back of the net. The Verde & Black nearly equalized on two occasions later in the first half, with Jimmy Farkarlun denied by City goalkeeper Ben Lundt both times.

Austin did eventually draw level in the 84th minute. Sébastien Pineau netted his team-leading third goal of the season, finishing off a fluid team move. But the hosts would find another goal in stoppage time to win the match, with Wan Kuzain applying the decisive touch.

Goal-Scoring Summary

STL (1-0) - Mykhi Joyner (unassisted) 2'

ATX (1-1) - Sébastien Pineau (assised by Jimmy Farkarlun, Rubén Bonachera) 85'

STL (2-1) - Wan Kuzain (unassisted) 90+2'

Match Information

Venue: CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)

Weather: Partly sunny, 81 degrees

Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Assistant Referee: Eric Burton

Assistant Referee: Eric del Rosario

Fourth Official: Tim Wagner

Next Match

Austin FC II will play the fourth home match and eighth match overall of the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro regular season against Sporting Kansas City II on Friday, May 17 at 8:00 p.m. CT at Parmer Field at St. David's Performance Center. The match will be available to watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.