Austin vs Real Salt Lake 1-2

Real Salt Lake came from behind to beat Austin 2-1 at Q2 Stadium after scoring twice in seven minutes. Jorge Alastuey had put Austin ahead on 52 minutes, but Saba Lobjanidze and Morgan Guilavogui turned it around before the hour.

The first half finished goalless, with Morgan Guilavogui booked for Real Salt Lake on 35 minutes. Austin and Real Salt Lake were level at 0-0 at the interval.

Alastuey opened the scoring on 52 minutes, but Juan Sanabria set up Lobjanidze for the equaliser on 55 minutes and Sergi Solans assisted Guilavogui for the winner on 61 minutes. Austin then made two changes on 64 minutes, with Mikkel Desler and Joseph Rosales replaced by Przemyslaw Płacheta and Brendan Hines-Ike, and later sent on Christian Ramirez and Žan Kolmanič. Real Salt Lake responded with three changes on 79 minutes, including Guilavogui and Solans going off after their goal and assist, and Austin had a VAR penalty cancelled on 74 minutes after Myrto Uzuni was involved.

The numbers were close in possession, with Real Salt Lake on 52% and Austin on 48%, and the visitors also had more shots, 20 to 16, and more passes, 437 to 397. Austin had the edge in shots on target, 5 to 4, corners, 8 to 7, and saves, 2 to 4, while xG finished at 2.21 for Real Salt Lake and 0.92 for Austin. Austin were flagged offside once, Real Salt Lake three times, and the fouls finished at 7 and 10.

Austin had two yellow cards, shown to Damian Las on 61 minutes and Jorge Alastuey on 77 minutes. Real Salt Lake had one booking, for Morgan Guilavogui on 35 minutes.