
Austin FC vs LA Galaxy, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSGalaxy rally late to earn tie with Austin FC
Michael Barrios scored the equalizer four minutes into second-half stoppage time to lift the visiting LA Galaxy to an unlikely 3-3 draw over shell-shocked Austin FC on Sunday in a key late-season Western Conference match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
- 3': Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 9': Offside, LA Galaxy. Raheem Edwards tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
- 11': Goal! Austin FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
- 14': Offside, LA Galaxy. Raheem Edwards tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a through ball.
- 16': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 16': Uri Rosell (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 18': Foul by Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy).
- 18': Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Eriq Zavaleta replaces Chris Mavinga because of an injury.
- 28': Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 29': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Austin FC).
- 29': Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 33': Foul by Ethan Finlay (Austin FC).
- 33': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a through ball.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Mark Delgado.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 43': Penalty LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Julio Cascante (Austin FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 43': Delay in match because of an injury Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': VAR Decision: Penalty LA Galaxy.
- 45'+2': Goal! Austin FC 1, LA Galaxy 1. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Austin FC).
- 45'+3': Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Daniel Pereira (Austin FC).
- 45'+3': Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Alexander Ring.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Diego Fagundez (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Boyd with a cross.
- 45'+6': Goal! Austin FC 2, LA Galaxy 1. Ethan Finlay (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Austin FC 2, LA Galaxy 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 2, LA Galaxy 1.
- 45': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Michael Barrios replaces Tyler Boyd.
- 48': Offside, Austin FC. Sebastián Driussi tries a through ball, but Ethan Finlay is caught offside.
- 49': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 49': Attempt missed. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Fagundez with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Offside, LA Galaxy. Maya Yoshida tries a through ball, but Raheem Edwards is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
- 51': Attempt missed. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
- 57': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Ethan Finlay.
- 58': Offside, Austin FC. Nick Lima tries a through ball, but Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Lima.
- 62': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 62': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Julio Cascante (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni with a cross.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Raheem Edwards.
- 65': Attempt saved. Michael Barrios (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
- 65': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 66': Foul by Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy).
- 66': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Dejan Joveljic replaces Uri Rosell.
- 69': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Edwin Cerrillo replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 71': Foul by Raheem Edwards (LA Galaxy).
- 71': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Barrios.
- 73': Offside, LA Galaxy. Riqui Puig tries a through ball, but Dejan Joveljic is caught offside.
- 75': Goal! Austin FC 3, LA Galaxy 1. Emiliano Rigoni (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Pereira with a through ball.
- 76': Substitution, Austin FC. Owen Wolff replaces Jhojan Valencia.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': VAR Decision: No Penalty LA Galaxy.
- 80': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Jonathan Pérez replaces Riqui Puig because of an injury.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 84': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Memo Rodríguez replaces Ethan Finlay.
- 85': Substitution, Austin FC. Maximiliano Urruti replaces Sebastián Driussi because of an injury.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 87': Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
- 87': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam.
- 87': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 88': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Pereira.
- 89': Goal! Austin FC 3, LA Galaxy 2. Dejan Joveljic (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Sharp with a cross.
- 90': Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Daniel Pereira.
- 90'+3': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jon Gallagher.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Pérez with a cross.
- 90'+4': Goal! Austin FC 3, LA Galaxy 3. Michael Barrios (LA Galaxy) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Pérez with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Eriq Zavaleta.
- 90'+6': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 90'+6': Kelvin Leerdam (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy).
- 90'+8': Leo Väisänen (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Michael Barrios (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Delgado.
- 90'+9': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Julio Cascante.
- 90'+9': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Nick Lima.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Michael Barrios (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Austin FC 3, LA Galaxy 3.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 3, LA Galaxy 3.
Statistics
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5 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 2 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
3 | Saves | 8 |
60.7 | Possession | 39.3 |
22 | SHOTS | 13 |
11 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
549 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
599 | Passes | 386 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
23 | Crosses | 18 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
40 | Long Balls | 42 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
7 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
12 | Tackles | 9 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
7 | Interceptions | 9 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | +11 | 19 |
2 | Minnesota United FC | 8 | +4 | 15 |
3 | San Diego FC | 8 | +6 | 14 |
4 | Portland Timbers | 8 | +3 | 14 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
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1 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
15 | Leo Väisänen ![]() |
18 | Julio Cascante |
17 | Jon Gallagher ![]() |
24 | Nick Lima |
5 | Jhojan Valencia |
6 | Dani Pereira |
10 | Sebastián Driussi |
7 | Emiliano Rigoni |
8 | Alexander Ring |
13 | Ethan Finlay |
LA Galaxy (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jonathan Bond (GK) |
17 | Chris Mavinga |
4 | Maya Yoshida |
44 | Raheem Edwards |
18 | Kelvin Leerdam |
16 | Oriol Rosell |
6 | Ricard Puig |
8 | Mark Delgado |
27 | Billy Sharp |
21 | Diego Fagundez |
11 | Tyler Boyd |
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