Austin vs Real Salt Lake — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2024

AustinWestern Conference · 12.

29 SEPT

2:2

Real Salt LakeWestern Conference · 13.

Goals

GOAL

Goal48'

Matt Crooks 0-1

GOAL

Penalty65'

Diogo Gonçalves · Right foot shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal81'

Jáder Obrian (assist: Jon Gallagher) 1-2

GOAL

AST

Goal89'

Guilherme Biro (assist: Sebastián Driussi) 2-2

Man of the match

Braian OjedaReal Salt Lake8.1

Expected goals (xG)

AustinxGReal Salt Lake

1.292.14

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Al Saqr Stadium

Conditions

Weatherclear sky
RefereeLukasz Szpala
1st AssistantAdam Garner
2nd AssistantJustin Howard
4th OfficialAdam Kilpatrick

Pressure index

AustinReal Salt Lake

1′45′90′

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Match flow

Yellow card

Pablo Mastroeni · Argument

GOAL

Goal48'

Matt Crooks 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card59'

Justen Glad · Foul

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Diogo Gonçalves · Out: Diego Luna · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Anderson Julio · Out: Cristian Arango · Tactical sub

PLAYER

VAR63'

Diogo Gonçalves

GOAL

Penalty65'

Diogo Gonçalves · Right foot shot 0-2

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Daniel Pereira · Out: Owen Wolff · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Diego Rubio · Out: Osman Bukari · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Lachlan Brook · Out: Dominik Marczuk · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Ethan Finlay · Out: Matt Crooks · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Maikel Chang · Out: Mikkel Desler · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal81'

Jáder Obrian (assist: Jon Gallagher) 1-2

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Oleksandr Svatok · Out: Julio Cascante · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution88'

In: Jhojan Valencia · Out: Alexander Ring · Tactical sub

GOAL

AST

Goal89'

Guilherme Biro (assist: Sebastián Driussi) 2-2

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Nelson Palacio · Out: Emeka Eneli · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Maikel Chang

Ball positions

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Commentary

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And there you have it. The match concludes - Austin FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2.
90+7′The second half concludes with Austin FC and Real Salt Lake at a tie, each scoring 2 goals.
90+7′Opportunity squandered. Anderson Julio of Real Salt Lake takes a right-footed shot from over 40 yards out on the right flank, but it veers left of the goal. This follows a swift counter-attack assisted by Zac MacMath.
90+6′Maikel Chang - Real Salt Lake - receive yellow card.
90+6′Maikel Chang of Real Salt Lake commits a foul.
90+6′Daniel Pereira of Austin FC has earned a free kick on the right flank.
90+6′Corner kick awarded to Austin FC, forced by Zac MacMath.
90+3′Opportunity missed. Guilherme Biro of Austin FC takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that narrowly misses. The assist came from Daniel Pereira, who crossed the ball following a corner.
90+3′Attempt thwarted. Diego Rubio of Austin FC's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is intercepted. The assist came from a cross by Daniel Pereira.
90+3′Corner - Austin FC. Conceded by Maikel Chang.
90+2′Another offensive move. Braian Ojeda from Real Salt Lake makes a header from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save right in the center of the goal. The assist was provided by Diogo Gonçalves with a cross.
90+2′Corner kick awarded to Real Salt Lake, forced by Brendan Hines-Ike.
90+2′Opportunity squandered. Maikel Chang of Real Salt Lake attempts a header from the middle of the box but it goes wide to the left. The assist came from Diogo Gonçalves who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
90+2′Player switch - Real Salt Lake. Nelson Palacio is coming in for Emeka Eneli.
90+1′Corner kick awarded to Real Salt Lake, forced by Brendan Hines-Ike's defense.
90+1′Shot blocked. Anderson Julio - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Braian Ojeda.
90′The referee's assistant has declared an extra six minutes of playtime.
89′Score! Austin FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2. Guilherme Biro of Austin FC has just equalized with a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area to the left corner of the goal. The assist came from a well-placed through ball by Sebastián Driussi.
88′Player change - Austin FC. Oleksandr Svatok is coming on to replace Julio Cascante.
88′Player change - Austin FC. Alexander Ring is replaced by Jhojan Valencia.
86′Attempt thwarted. Lachlan Brook from Real Salt Lake tries a left-footed shot from beyond the box but it's obstructed. The assist came from Diogo Gonçalves.
85′Corner - Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
85′New attacking attempt. Anderson Julio - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Lachlan Brook.
83′Diego Rubio commits a foul - Austin FC.
83′Brayan Vera of Real Salt Lake has successfully secured a free kick in the defensive zone.
81′Score! Austin FC 1, Real Salt Lake 2. Jáder Obrian from Austin FC nails a right-footed shot from the middle of the box into the left corner. The assist came from Jon Gallagher.
80′Braian Ojeda from Real Salt Lake has committed a foul.
80′Daniel Pereira - Austin FC - won a free kick in defence.
78′Player change - Austin FC. Ethan Finlay is coming on to replace Mikkel Desler.
78′Player swap - Real Salt Lake. Matt Crooks is being replaced by Maikel Chang.
78′Player change - Real Salt Lake. Dominik Marczuk is being replaced by Lachlan Brook.
76′Austin FC has been awarded a corner kick, thanks to Dominik Marczuk who conceded it.
74′Opportunity squandered. Diego Rubio of Austin FC attempted a header from the middle of the box, but it went wide to the left. The assist came from a cross by Sebastián Driussi.
72′Another offensive effort. Brendan Hines-Ike of Austin FC takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper manages to make a save in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Sebastián Driussi.Penalty
71′Jon Gallagher of Austin FC attempts a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's thwarted.
70′Sebastián Driussi of Austin FC makes a new offensive move. His right-footed shot from beyond the box is thwarted, with the ball being caught in the top middle of the goal.
69′Missed chance. Anderson Julio - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from outside the box missed. Assist - Matt Crooks.
66′Player swap for Austin FC. Osman Bukari is replaced by Diego Rubio.
66′Player swap in Austin FC. Owen Wolff is replaced by Daniel Pereira.
65′Score! Austin FC 0, Real Salt Lake 2. Diogo Gonçalves of Real Salt Lake successfully executes a penalty kick with his right foot into the right corner.
63′Video Assistant Referee Verdict: Real Salt Lake is awarded a penalty kick.
63′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
63′Match interruption - Video Assistant Referee is reviewing a situation in the Real Salt Lake game.
62′Penalty conceded by Owen Wolff - Austin FC - with a hand ball in the penalty area.Penalty
61′Player swap - Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio comes in to replace Cristian Arango.
61′Player swap - Real Salt Lake. Diogo Gonçalves is replacing Diego Luna.
61′Corner kick awarded to Real Salt Lake, forced by Brendan Hines-Ike's defense.
59′Justen Glad of Real Salt Lake has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
59′Sebastián Driussi of Austin FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
59′Justen Glad from Real Salt Lake has committed a foul.
55′Owen Wolff of Austin FC has committed a foul.
55′Emeka Eneli of Real Salt Lake has secured a defensive free kick.
53′Offside called - Austin FC. Osman Bukari has been flagged offside.
51′Brendan Hines-Ike of Austin FC commits a foul.
51′Cristian Arango of Real Salt Lake has earned a free kick on the left flank.
51′Guilherme Biro of Austin FC has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
51′Matt Crooks from Real Salt Lake is penalized for committing a foul.
48′And it's a goal! Real Salt Lake takes the lead with 1-0 against Austin FC. Matt Crooks of Real Salt Lake has made the shot using his right foot, striking from the middle of the box right into the center of the net.
48′New attacking attempt. Cristian Arango - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Braian Ojeda.
48′Shot blocked. Owen Wolff - Austin FC - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Alexander Ring.
48′Shot blocked. Sebastián Driussi - Austin FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Osman Bukari.
45′The second half of the match between Austin FC and Real Salt Lake has commenced, with the score still standing at a nil-nil draw.
45+5′The first half concludes with Austin FC and Real Salt Lake both yet to score, leaving the match at a 0-0 standstill.
45+5′Opportunity squandered. Brayan Vera from Real Salt Lake attempts a shot with his left foot from over 35 yards out, narrowly missing the target. The pass was provided by Emeka Eneli.
45+3′Opportunity squandered. Sebastián Driussi of Austin FC took a right-footed shot from the middle of the box following a corner, but failed to hit the target.
45+3′Corner kick awarded to Austin FC, forced by Zac MacMath.
45′The referee's assistant has declared an additional 4 minutes of playtime.
45′Dominik Marczuk of Real Salt Lake has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
45′Risky action from Guilherme Biro - Austin FC.
44′Opportunity squandered. Julio Cascante of Austin FC sends a header from the middle of the box soaring over the goal. The assist came from Alexander Ring, who crossed the ball following a corner kick.
44′Corner kick awarded to Austin FC, due to a deflection off Brayan Vera.
43′Pause is over. They are prepared to proceed.
42′Match interruption - Zac MacMath from Real Salt Lake is injured.
40′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
39′The game is momentarily paused due to an injury sustained by Cristian Arango from Real Salt Lake.
39′Opportunity squandered. Cristian Arango of Real Salt Lake takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner, but it sails over the bar.
37′Corner kick awarded to Real Salt Lake, resulting from a defensive action by Julio Cascante.
37′Attempt thwarted. Diego Luna of Real Salt Lake's left-footed shot from the middle of the box is obstructed.
37′New attacking attempt. Diego Luna - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Cristian Arango with a through ball.
35′Attempt thwarted. Guilherme Biro of Austin FC's left-footed strike from beyond the box is obstructed.
33′Guilherme Biro - Austin FC - won a free kick in defence.
33′Fouled by Cristian Arango - Real Salt Lake
33′Offside call - Austin FC. Osman Bukari has been flagged for offside.
31′Owen Wolff from Austin FC commits a foul.
31′Emeka Eneli of Real Salt Lake has earned a free kick on the left flank.
30′Owen Wolff of Austin FC has committed a handball.
28′Owen Wolff of Austin FC has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
28′Cristian Arango commits a foul - Real Salt Lake.
27′Offside - Austin FC. Osman Bukari is in offside.
25′Fouled by Guilherme Biro - Austin FC
25′Cristian Arango - Real Salt Lake - won a free kick in attack.
20′Missed chance. Cristian Arango - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Braian Ojeda.
19′Fouled by Julio Cascante - Austin FC
19′Cristian Arango - Real Salt Lake - won a free kick in defence.
18′Corner - Austin FC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
18′Shot blocked. Sebastián Driussi - Austin FC - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Osman Bukari.
17′Owen Wolff - Austin FC - won a free kick in defence.
17′Fouled by Emeka Eneli - Real Salt Lake
15′Corner - Austin FC. Conceded by Emeka Eneli.
15′Shot blocked. Alexander Ring - Austin FC - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Sebastián Driussi.
14′Fouled by Alexander Ring - Austin FC
14′Braian Ojeda - Real Salt Lake - won a free kick on the right wing.
13′Missed chance. Cristian Arango - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
12′Attempt thwarted. Braian Ojeda of Real Salt Lake takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box but it's deflected. The assist was by Matt Crooks.
11′New attacking attempt. Jon Gallagher - Austin FC - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the left corner.
10′Sebastián Driussi of Austin FC has earned an offensive free kick.
10′Fouled by Braian Ojeda - Real Salt Lake
9′Opportunity squandered. Emeka Eneli of Real Salt Lake attempted a shot with his left foot from the left side of the box but didn't succeed. The assist was provided by Braian Ojeda.
6′Shot blocked. Andrew Brody - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Matt Crooks.
3′Corner - Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Brendan Hines-Ike.
3′Shot blocked. Diego Luna - Real Salt Lake - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Zac MacMath.
2′Alexander Ring of Austin FC commits a foul.
2′Braian Ojeda of Real Salt Lake has successfully secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
The initial half of the game commences..

Match statistics

ATXRSL

Possession and passing

51%Possession49%

82%Pass accuracy82%

448Passes434

370Successful Passes359

86Ball Safe84

11Key Passes15

3 more

37Long Passes27

5Substitutions5

12Throw-ins13

Attack

2Goals2

16Shots Total20

5Shots On Target7

7Corners6

62Dangerous Attacks50

10Accurate Crosses3

12 more

90Attacks102

12Dribble Attempts18

7Goal Attempts7

3Offsides0

0Penalties1

7Shots Blocked5

11Shots inside the box11

4Shots Off Target8

5Shots outside the box9

58%Successful dribbles100%

6Successful Dribbles12

30Total Crosses17

Defence and discipline

4Saves3

10Tackles10

10Interceptions14

11Fouls8

0Yellow cards2

6Goal Kicks7

Other

8Successful Headers13

10Successful Interceptions14

21Headers21

10Challenges14

2Assists0

0Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

L. SzpalaPer-match averages this season · 22 matches · career: 93

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.68	1.82	1.86	4.29
Red cards	0.23	0.05	0.18	0.16
Second yellows	0.09	0.09	0.00	0.04
Penalties	0.23	0.09	0.14	0.33

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

AustinxGReal Salt Lake

1.292.14

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.551.36

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.291.35

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.991.26

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.300.88

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.280.09

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.881.91

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

2.141.29

Starting XI

Real Salt LakeFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €5.4M8/11

Pablo Mastroeni

AustinFormation: 5-3-2 · €13M8/11

Luis Argudo

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Austin€13Mstarting XI · 8/11€19Mwith bench · 16/20

Real Salt Lake€5.4Mstarting XI · 8/11€10Mwith bench · 12/20

Austin's starting XI cost €7.2M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Austin — bench

Jhojan ValenciaMidfielder · €1.4M (2022)6.7 6

Daniel PereiraMidfielder · €1.8M (2026)7.5 9

Gyasi ZardesAttacker · €273K (2022)13

Ethan FinlayMidfielder · €386K (2017)6.8 14

Diego RubioAttacker · €400K (2015)6.9 15

Leo VäisänenDefender · €450K (2025)16

Héctor JimenezDefender21

Oleksandr SvatokDefender · €1.2M (2024)6.6 30

Stefan ClevelandGoalkeeper · €43K (2025)

Real Salt Lake — bench

Diogo GonçalvesAttacker · €3M (2024)7.5 13

Nelson PalacioMidfielder · €960K (2026)16

Maikel ChangMidfielder6.4 17

Lachlan BrookAttacker6.7 29

Anderson JulioAttacker · €384K (2024)7.3 35

Gavin BeaversGoalkeeper91

J. BrownDefender92

Noel CaliskanMidfielder98

Alexandros KatranisDefender · €275K (2024)

Player statistics

Austin starters then subs, by rating

Sebastián Driussi#10 · Attacker · 90′8.1

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 4
Shots on target: 1
Big chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.26
xGoT: 0.09

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 29/36
Pass accuracy: 81%
Key passes: 4
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/4
Long balls (won/total): 2/3

Possession & duels

Touches: 56
Duels (won/total): 4/8
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 2

Player	Reason	Back
Matt Bersano🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	19 Oct 2024
Matt Hedges🩹 injury · Hip problems	injury · Hip problems	1 Oct 2024

Player	Reason	Back
Pablo Ruiz🩹 injury · Knee Injury	injury · Knee Injury	12 Feb 2025
Kevin Bonilla🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	unknown
Zavier Gozo🩹 injury · Unknown Injury	injury · Unknown Injury	19 Oct 2024
Marcelo Silva🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	17 Oct 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Austin	2.0548.78%	2.1845.87%
Draw	3.9025.64%	3.9025.64%
Real Salt Lake	3.2031.25%	2.8535.09%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Austin or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.4170.92%
Austin or Real Salt Lake	1.2580%	1.2580%
Draw or Real Salt Lake	1.7257.9%	1.6660.24%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1487.72%
0–1 goals	–	5.5018.18%
3+ goals	1.4767.8%	1.5265.79%
0–2 goals	2.6038.46%	2.5040%
4+ goals	–	2.3842.02%
0–3 goals	–	1.5763.69%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Austin	2.6038.46%	2.6537.74%
Draw	2.5040%	2.4540.82%
Real Salt Lake	3.5028.57%	3.1531.75%

Outcome	bet365
ATX → ATX	3.2530.77%
ATX → X	13.007.69%
ATX → RSL	23.004.35%
X → ATX	5.5018.18%
X → X	7.0014.29%
X → RSL	7.5013.33%
RSL → ATX	19.005.26%
RSL → X	13.007.69%
RSL → RSL	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.4029.41%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	49
1	Nashville SC	26	57
2	New England	26	46
2	Houston Dynamo	26	44
3	Inter Miami	26	46
3	St. Louis City	26	44
4	Charlotte	26	43
4	Dallas	26	44
5	Chicago Fire	25	39
5	SJ Earthquakes	26	42
6	Los Angeles FC	27	41
6	Philadelphia Union	26	36
7	Orlando City	26	34
7	Colorado Rapids	26	36
8	New York RB	26	33
8	LA Galaxy	27	33
9	Portland Timbers	26	32
9	Cincinnati	25	33
10	Seattle Sounders	25	32
10	New York City	26	32
11	San Diego	26	31
11	DC United	25	29
12	Austin	26	30
12	Toronto	26	29
13	Real Salt Lake	26	29
13	Columbus Crew	26	26
14	Atlanta United	26	26
14	Minnesota United	26	29
15	Sporting KC	25	18
15	CF Montréal	26	21

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.4469.25%	1.4668.49%
No	2.6238.1%	2.5040%