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Atlanta gets stoppage-time goal to salvage 1-1 draw in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Atlanta United's Jamal Thiaré scored in the second minute of stoppage time to steal a victory from Austin FC during a 1-1 draw in Major League Soccer action Wednesday at Q2 Stadium.
Thiaré tapped in a pass from Saba Lobjanidze that Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver narrowly missed getting a hand on for the equalizer, spoiling a tremendous free kick goal by Austin's Brandon Vazquez in the 55th minute to put his club up 1-0.
Vazquez smacked a right-footed shot from about 30 yards away, curling the shot to the top-right corner of the goal. It glanced off the hand of Atlanta goalkeeper Brad Guzan, who made a diving attempt for the save. According to MLS analytics, the shot had a goal probability of 2%.
It was Vazquez's fourth goal in his last three matches across all competitions and his second consecutive MLS match with a goal.
Brad Stuver made four saves for Austin FC (5-6-2, 17 points). Austin had 55% of the possession and out-shot Atlanta 16-8 with a 6-5 advantage in shots on target. Guzan made five stops for Atlanta (2-6-5, 11 points).
Both teams have an extended streak without an MLS victory. The draw extended Austin's winless streak to four matches, while Atlanta's streak is now at six.
Austin hosts conference-leading Vancouver at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Whitecaps pummeled Austin 5-1 on April 12 at BC Place with Brian White scoring four goals. Atlanta hosts Philadelphia at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.