Austin FC played to a 0-0 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,738 at Q2 Stadium. The sellout was Austin’s 40th consecutive in MLS, extending the league’s longest-active streak.
Alex Ring and Maxi Urruti had the best two chances of the first half, with Ring narrowly missing on a header and Urruti hitting a low shot at Vancouver goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka. Brad Stuver made a number of key stops in the Austin net to keep the visitors scoreless, including denying Simon Becher in a one-on-one just before halftime.
Near the start of the second half, Takaoka blocked Diego Fagundez’s close-range effort. Stuver came up big again on the hour mark with another crucial save on Brian White’s attempt. The Verde & Black continued to have more of the ball and attacking intent through the closing stages, with Dani Pereira forcing a flying save from Takaoka, but were ultimately unable to find the winning goal.
Stuver finished the match with four (4) saves, earning his second shutout of 2023.
Next Match
Austin FC will play its fourth away match and eighth match overall of the 2023 Major League Soccer regular season against LA Galaxy on Saturday, April 22 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. An MLS Season Pass subscription is required in order to watch.
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.
