Austin FC suffered its first home loss in nearly two months last night, falling 4-3 to the New York Red Bulls in a wildly entertaining match.
Austin FC suffered its first home loss in nearly two months Sunday night, falling 4-3 to the New York Red Bulls in a wildly entertaining match full of jaw-dropping goals, mind-numbing errors, and heat. Lots of heat.
The mercury touched triple digits as the Verde and Black kicked off against an Eastern Conference foe for the eighth time in 2022, having gone undefeated in the previous seven. But the Red Bulls aren’t like other Eastern Conference opponents. Their work rate and commitment to the high press stands alone year after year in MLS, to be expected of any team named after an energy drink. The Red Bulls are also notorious for their youth; the average age of NY’s starting XI at kickoff was just over 22.
But for the opening half-hour of the match, El Tree looked caught completely off guard. The Red Bulls’ constant pressure and compact defensive shape gave the ATX attack fits and forced a constant stream of turnovers. Two early ones nearly resulted in New York goals, but the offsides flag went up on both occasions to bail out the Verde and Black.
Ten minutes later, another Austin FC turnover was punished by the Red Bulls, this time by Dru Yearwood at the top of the 18 yard box to double the lead. The Oaks looked sluggish and unprepared for the task at hand. Josh Wolff wasn’t shocked. “[It was a] poor week of training… We just weren’t sharp enough throughout the week,” the ATX head coach said. “We clearly could have gotten some things better and prepared these guys, and that’s on me as a coach.
But Wolff’s group was thrown a lifeline just before halftime thanks to the brilliance of midfielder Sebastián Driussi, who struck a sensational volley off a corner kick through traffic and into the bottom corner of the Red Bull net to halve the deficit.
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