September 15, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Austin FC News Release
Austin, TEXAS – Austin FC clinched a berth in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time in Club history with a 3-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium. Moussa Djitté came off the bench to score the first hattrick in Club history in front of a sellout crowd.
The two teams canceled each other out in the first half with the best chance falling to Maxi Urruti, who hit the crossbar in the 5th-minute. Early in the second half, Emiliano Rigoni denied RSL’s Diego Luna with a well-timed recovery tackle.
Austin then took the lead on the hour-mark. Receiving the ball on the left wing, Diego Fagundez played an inch-perfect cross for Djitté to poke in.
In the 76th-minute, Djitté smashed home a shot after Ethan Finlay’s effort from distance rebounded off the crossbar, and he rounded off an incredible performance four minutes later with a right-footed finish from close range.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (1-0) – Moussa Djitté (assisted by Diego Fagundez, Julio Cascante) 60′
ATX (2-0) – Moussa Djitté (unassisted) 76′
ATX (3-0) – Moussa Djitté (assisted by Ruben Gabrielsen, Diego Fagundez) 80′
Lineups
Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Žan Kolmanič (Jon Gallagher 57′), Ruben Gabrielsen, Julio Cascante (Jhohan Romaña 68′), Nick Lima, Alex Ring ©, Dani Pereira, Diego Fagundez (Owen Wolff 85′), Maxi Urruti (Moussa Djitté 58′), Sebastián Driussi, Emiliano Rigoni (Ethan Finlay 58′)
Substitutes not used: Andrew Tarbell, Hector Jimenez, Felipe, Danny Hoesen
Head Coach: Josh Wolff
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 6
Real Salt Lake: Zac MacMath ©, Bryan Oviedo, Johan Kappelhof, Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Andrew Brody (Jasper Loffelsend 83′), Braian Ojeda (Maikel Chang 83′), Scott Caldwell, Diego Luna (Justin Meram 71′), Rubio Rubin (Sergio Cordova 61′), Anderson Julio (Danny Musovski 70′)
Substitutes not used: Tomas Gomez, Pablo Ruiz, Bode Hidalgo, Marcelo Silva
Head Coach: Pablo Mastroeni
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 10; SAVES: 0
Match Information Referee: Joe Dickerson Assistant Referee 1: Chantal Boudreau Assistant Referee 2: Chris Elliott 4th Official: Victor Rivas VAR: Jair Marrufo Assistant VAR: Fabio Tovar Weather: Clear, 85 degrees Attendance: 20,738 Statistical source: MLSsoccer.com / Opta
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