A goal in the first half from Dani Pereira, coupled with an excellent team defensive effort, led Austin FC to a 1-0 victory over Portland Timbers on Wednesday night at Providence Park. The shutout was Austin’s eighth of the season and sixth on the road as the Verde & Black ended Portland’s streak of 16 consecutive matches with at least one (1) goal.
Pereira opened the scoring near the end of a combative first half. His shot from outside the penalty area took a deflection on its way in, his fourth goal for the Club in all competitions.
On the other side of halftime, Brad Stuver made a crucial save with Oleksandr Svatok blocking Felipe Mora’s follow-up shot. As the game wore on, the Verde & Black continued to successfully frustrate the Timbers’ high-flying attack to pick up all three (3) points in the Pacific Northwest.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (0-1) – Dani Pereira (unassisted) 42’
Match Information
Venue: Providence Park (Portland, OR)
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 57 degrees
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Nelson
Assistant Referee 2: Jason White
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 17th away match and 33rd match overall of the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season against LA Galaxy on Saturday, October 5 at 9:30 p.m. CT/7:30 p.m. PT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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.
