Philadelphia Union resumed MLS play with a 2-2 draw against Austin FC on Saturday night at Q2 stadium. Midfielder Daniel Gazdag opened up the scoring by converting a penalty kick in the 14th minute, becoming the first player in MLS history to convert each of his first 20 penalty-kicks taken from the start of his MLS career. Austin responded in the 56th minute with a header from Diego Rubio. In the 58th minute, Austin extended their lead with a goal from Jon Gallagher. Union forward Mikael Uhre found the back of the net in the 65th minute to secure a point on the road.
The Union are back on the road at Providence Park to play against the Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 23rd (10:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
Austin FC 2 – Philadelphia Union 2
Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Saturday, March 16, 2024
TODAY’S MATCH INFO
REF: Wesley Costa
AR1: Irvin CastillaÂ
AR2: Rogelio Alvarez
4TH: Osvaldo Delgado Landeros
VAR: Frank Anderson
Weather: 70 degrees and cloudy
SCORING SUMMARY
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (PK) 14’
ATX – Diego Rubio (Jimenez) 56’
ATX – Jon Gallagher (Ring) 58’
PHI – Mikael Uhre 65’
DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY
PHI – Quinn Sullivan (caution) 34’
PHI – Julian Carranza (caution) 45’+6’
ATX – Guilherme Biro (caution) 45’+6’
ATX – Diego Rubio (caution) 57’
PHI – Jose Martinez (caution) 62’
ATX – Julio Cascante (caution) 67’
PHI – Jack Eliott (caution) 70’
PHI – Daniel Gazdag (caution) 81’
PHI – Damion Lowe (caution) 87’
LINEUP
Philadelphia Union: Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Damion Lowe, Jack Elliott, Nathan Harriel; Jose Martinez, Jack McGlynn, Quinn Sullivan ( Chris Donovan 86’), Daniel Gazdag; Mikael Uhre (Alejandro Bedoya 68’), Julian Carranza.
Substitutes not used: Oliver Semmle; Olivier Mbaizo, Jakob Glesnes, Jesus Bueno, Jeremy Rafanello, Markus Anderson, Tai Baribo.
Austin FC: Brad Stuver; Matt Hedges, Julio Cascante, Guilherme Biro {Zan Kolmanic 46’ (Hector Jimenez 55’)}, Jon Gallagher; Jhojan Valencia (Owen Wolff 46’) , Daniel Pereira, Alexander Ring; Diego Rubio (Gyasi Zardes 82’), Emiliano Rigoni, Jader Rafael Obrian (Sebastian Driussi 71’).
Substitutes not used: Bryant Farkarlun; Stefan Cleveland, Brendan Hines-lke, Ethan Finlay.
NOTES
- The Union lineup was the fourth youngest starting lineup in an MLS match under head coach Jim Curtin with the average age of 24.4.
- Homegrown midfielder Jeremy Rafanello made his first MLS start tonight against Sporting Kansas City.
- Alejandro Bedoya netted his first MLS goal of the season.
- Goalkeeper Oliver Semmle registered four saves tonight.
The Union are back on the road at Providence Park to play against the Portland Timbers on Saturday, March 23rd (10:30 p.m. ET / Apple TV).
