Austin FC Falls to Vancouver Whitecaps FC
October 2, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Austin FC News Release
Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Austin FC fell in a 2-0 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday night at BC Place. Despite the loss, Austin secured second place in the Western Conference and home-field advantage through the second round of the 2022 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs thanks to results elsewhere.
Vancouver took an early lead through Ryan Gauld, who ran in behind the defense and finished a one-on-one opportunity in the 7th-minute. The Verde & Black created plenty of chances as the first half continued, with Diego Fagundez, Maxi Urruti, and Sebastián Driussi all coming close to finding an equalizer.
Driussi had another chance fall his way early in the second half, but Lucas Cavallini scored on the ensuing counterattack to double the Whitecaps’ lead in the 62nd-minute. The Argentine sent a long-range strike inches wide of the post and had a header saved by Vancouver goalkeeper Thomas Hasal in the closing stages as Austin ultimately could not find a way through the Whitecaps.
Goal-Scoring Summary
VAN (1-0) – Ryan Gauld (assisted by Pedro Vite) 7′
VAN (2-0) – Lucas Cavallini (assisted by Ryan Gauld) 62′
Misconduct Summary
ATX – (Yellow Card) Jhohan Romaña 18′
ATX – (Yellow Card) Alex Ring 57′
VAN – (Yellow Card) Lucas Cavallini 90′
ATX – (Yellow Card) Felipe Martins 90′
VAN – (Yellow Card) – Tristan Blackmon 90′
ATX – (Yellow Card) – Julio Cascante 90′
Media Assets
Austin FC Post Match Press Conference
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Austin FC Match Highlights – October 1, 2022
Boxscore
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Austin FC | BC Place (Vancouver, BC) | October 1, 2022
Lineups
Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Jon Gallagher, Jhohan Romaña, Julio Cascante, Hector Jimenez (Nick Lima 59′), Dani Pereira (Rodney Redes 86′), Alex Ring (Felipe Martins 73′), Sebastián Driussi, Diego Fagundez, Maxi Urruti (Moussa Djitté 73′), Emiliano Rigoni (Ethan Finlay 59′)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Tarbell, Žan Kolmanič, Kipp Keller, Jhojan Valencia
Head Coach: Josh Wolff
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4
Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Thomas Hasal, Ranko Veselinovic, Tristan Blackmon, Jake Nerwinski, Luis Martins, Julian Gressel, Andres Cubas (Sebastian Berhalter 65′), Ryan Gauld (Ryan Raposo 85′), Russell Teibert (Leonard Owusu 85′), Pedro Vite, Brian White (Lucas Cavallini 59′)
Substitutes not used: Cody Cropper, Marcus Godinho, Javain Brown, Cristian Dajome, Tosaint Ricketts
Head Coach: Vanni Sartini
TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDE: 4; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5
Match Information Referee: Tim Ford Assistant Referee 1: Lyes Arfa Assistant Referee 2: Ian McKay 4th Official: Michael Radchuk VAR: Fotis Bazakos Assistant VAR: Mike Kampmeinert Weather: Clear, 64 degrees Statistical source: MLSsoccer.com / Opta
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 17th home match and 34th match overall of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season against Colorado Rapids on Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m. CT. The match will feature a regional TV broadcast in English language on The CW Austin (KNVA), as well as a livestream on AustinFC.com and the Austin FC app.
In Spanish language, the match will feature a regional TV broadcast on UniMás Austin, as well as livestreams on UnivisionAustin.com, the Univision Austin app, AustinFC.com and the Austin FC app.
On radio, the match will be broadcast on KASE-FM (ALT 97.5) in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
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