Austin 1–2 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 14 · 17 May 2026

Austin vs Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Q2 Stadium, Austin.

Referee: Marcos de Oliveira, USA.

Sporting Kansas City beat Austin 2–1. M. Desler opened the scoring for Austin after 45 minutes. S. Afrifa made it 1–2 after 82 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Austin: M. Desler 45'
Sporting Kansas City: M. Garcia 79', S. Afrifa 82'

Austin starting lineup (4-4-2)

1 B. Stuver (G)
3 M. Desler (D)
5 O. Svatok (D)
15 J. Bell (D)
29 Guilherme Biro (D)
11 F. Torres (M)
30 J. Rosales (M)
6 I. Sanchez (M)
33 O. Wolff (M)
21 C. Ramirez (F)
10 M. Uzuni (F)

Sporting Kansas City starting lineup (4-4-2)

30 S. Cleveland (G)
8 J. Davis (D)
2 I. James (D)
28 W. Meyer (D)
99 J. Reid (D)
7 Capita (M)
4 L. Johnsen (M)
22 Z. Bassong (M)
11 C. Harris (M)
9 D. Joveljic (F)
19 T. Calheira (F)

Match events

28′ Sporting Kansas City: Yellow Card, Capita
45′ Austin: Normal Goal, M. Desler, Guilherme Biro
46′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, S. Suleymanov, Capita
47′ Sporting Kansas City: Yellow Card, Jacob Davis
57′ Austin: Yellow Card, Oleksandr Svatok
60′ Austin: Substitution, J. Nelson, C. Ramirez
60′ Austin: Substitution, J. Gallagher, O. Wolff
61′ Austin: Yellow Card, Ilie Sánchez
63′ Sporting Kansas City: Yellow Card, Zorhan Bassong
64′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, M. Garcia, Z. Bassong
64′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, J. Reynolds, J. Davis
71′ Austin: Yellow Card, Jayden Nelson
73′ Austin: Substitution, B. Vazquez, F. Torres
73′ Austin: Substitution, D. Pereira, I. Sanchez
75′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, S. Afrifa, T. Calheira
79′ Sporting Kansas City: Normal Goal, M. Garcia, S. Suleymanov
82′ Sporting Kansas City: Substitution, E. Bartlow, I. James
82′ Sporting Kansas City: Normal Goal, S. Afrifa
84′ Austin: Substitution, C. Fodrey, M. Desler
86′ Austin: Yellow Card, Calvin Fodrey

Match statistics

Statistic	Austin	Sporting Kansas City
Total Shots	8	20
Shots on Goal	3	8
Ball Possession	46%	54%
Expected goals	0.37	1.52
Corner Kicks	3	7
Fouls	13	21
Passes accurate	314	347
Goalkeeper Saves	6	2

Austin before this match

at San Diego 0–5 (San Diego) · Matchweek 13, 14 May 2026
at Minnesota United FC 2–2 (Minnesota United FC) · Matchweek 12, 10 May 2026
vs St. Louis City 2–0 (St. Louis City) · Matchweek 11, 3 May 2026
vs Houston Dynamo 2–0 (Houston Dynamo) · Matchweek 10, 26 Apr 2026
at San Jose Earthquakes 1–5 (San Jose Earthquakes) · Matchweek 9, 23 Apr 2026

Sporting Kansas City before this match

vs Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 (Los Angeles Galaxy) · Matchweek 13, 14 May 2026
at Portland Timbers 0–6 (Portland Timbers) · Matchweek 12, 10 May 2026
vs Seattle Sounders 1–1 (Seattle Sounders) · Matchweek 11, 2 May 2026
at Chicago Fire 0–5 (Chicago Fire) · Matchweek 10, 26 Apr 2026
at Vancouver Whitecaps 0–3 (Vancouver Whitecaps) · Matchweek 8, 18 Apr 2026