July 31, 2021 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Austin FC News Release
Austin, TEXAS – Austin FC lost, 1-0, to the Colorado Rapids tonight in front of another energetic, sellout crowd at Q2 stadium. Rapids forward Andre Shinyashiki scored the lone goal of the match in the 29th minute.
The goal came in when Michael Barrios found himself in a pocket of space and slipped a through ball to Shinyashiki. After his initial shot deflected off multiple Austin defenders and goalkeeper Brad Stuver, Shinyashiki made the final touch into the goal from the ground.
Austin had quality chances near the end of the first half when Alex Ring put a set piece header over the bar and Rodney Redes got behind the Colorado defense but couldn’t set his feet for a shot. Stuver made two quality stops on Michael Barrios in first-half stoppage time to keep the score 1-0 entering halftime.
The run of play heavily shifted towards the Verde & Black in the second half. Hector Jiménez fired a blast from long range, and Diego Fagundez forced Colorado defender Lalas Abubakar to make a goal line clearance. Austin’s Tomás Pochettino misfired over the bar in 63rd minute after a promising feed put him near the penalty spot.
Goal-Scoring Summary
COL (0-1) – Andre Shinyashiki 29′ (unassisted)
Misconduct Summary
ATX – Diego Fagundez (caution) 25′
ATX – Aedan Stanley (caution) 90’+5′
Media Assets
Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff digital press conference
Austin FC Goalkeeper Brad Stuver digital press conference
Boxscore
Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids | Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX ) | July 31, 2021
Lineups
Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Å1/2an Kolmanič (Nick Lima 79′), Matt Besler, Hector Jimenez (Aedan Stanley 79′), Julio Cascante, Alex Ring ©, Tomás Pochettino, Diego Fagundez, Rodney Redes (Jared Stroud 45′), Manny Perez (Jon Gallagher 61′), Cecilio Domínguez (Kekuta Manneh 90’+2′)
Substitutes not used: Freddy Kleemann, Sebastian Berhalter, Jhohan Romaña, Andrew Tarbell
Head Coach: Josh Wolff
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 5
Colorado Rapids: William Yarbrough, Lalas Abubakar, Steven Beitashour (Drew Moor 71′), Auston Trusty, Keegan Rosenberry, Jack Price (c), Braian Galván (Sebastian Anderson 59′), Collen Warner (Oliver Larraz 84′), Michael Barrios, Cole Bassett, Andre Shinyashiki (Nicolás Mezquida 72′)
Substitutes not used: Clint Irwin, Dominique Badji, Kortne Ford
Head Coach: Robin Fraser
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2
Match Information
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Bigelow
Assistant Referee 2: Jose Da Silva
4th Official: Alyssa Nichols
Weather: Clear, 90 degrees
Statistical source: MLSsoccer.com / Opta
Next Match
Austin FC will remain at Q2 Stadium for the seventh home match of the MLS 2021 regular season against the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday, August 4. The match will feature a regional TV broadcast in English on KBVO (MyNetworkTV) and a radio broadcast on ALT 97.5 FM. The Spanish language broadcast will be on the Univision 62 mobile app and UnivisionAustin.com with the radio broadcast on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB).
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