Austin FC drew 2-2 with Charlotte FC on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium with goals from Alex Ring and Jon Gallagher. Two (2) of the Club’s summer signings made their debuts in the match, as winger Osman Bukari started and defender Mikkel Desler came off the bench.
Austin went ahead in the 11th minute. A smooth bit of combination play on the edge of the penalty area culminated with Ring heading in a cross from Dani Pereira. But Charlotte equalized from the penalty spot before halftime.
The visitors then took the lead in the 56th minute through Iuri Tavares. This time, it was Austin’s turn to fight back though. Gallagher made an intelligent run to the near post and poked in a low pass from Diego Rubio to level the score in the 80th minute and ensure the teams shared the points.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (1-0) – Alex Ring (assisted by Dani Pereira, Jáder Obrian) 11’
CLT (1-1) – Karol Swiderski (penalty kick) 33’
CLT (1-2) – Iuri Tavares (unassisted) 56’
ATX (2-2) – Jon Gallagher (assisted by Diego Rubio, Alex Ring) 80’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Sunny, 90 degrees
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown
Assistant Referee 2: Chantal Boudreau
4th Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: David Barrie
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Statistical source: Opta / MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play the first of two 2024 Leagues Cup group stage matches at home vs. Pumas on Friday, July 26 at 8:00 p.m. CT. The match will stream live for free in English and Spanish on Apple TV, and will feature national television broadcasts on FS1 in English and UniMás in Spanish.
On radio, the match will be broadcast on iHeart Radio’s ALT 97.5 in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
