Austin FC vs Minnesota United score: 3 takeaways from Verde's 2-2 MLS draw
Austin FC played Minnesota United to a 2-2 draw in an MLS match Sunday at Allianz Field in St. Paul.
ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - MAY 10: Guilherme Biro #29 of Austin FC and Joaquin Pereyra #26 of Minnesota United FC compete for the ball during the MLS match between Minnesota United FC and Austin FC at Allianz Field on May 10, 2026 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Ellen Schmidt/MLS via Getty Images) (Ellen Schmidt/MLS via Getty Images) It’s clear that Austin FC will make or break its season with what it does after the MLS takes a two-month hiatus for the World Cup. The Verde & Black will presumably have their entire roster healthy and available to play 90 minutes for the first time when they reconvene in late July for the final 19 games.
But the club is slowly putting itself in a position where it won’t have a major hole to dig out of after a rough start to the year . And a 2-2 draw Sunday against Minnesota at Allianz Field is a better result than first meets the eye. Sure, Austin FC was subpar for long stretches, continues to have second-half defensive woes — which its roster health situation contributes to — and probably lost center back Brendan Hines-Ike for the next three matches to a hamstring injury.
Yet the Verde & Black still produced a point on the road against a top five club in the Western Conference. And with a 72-hour turnaround and another four-hour flight to play San Diego on Wednesday — a scenario where even a draw seems unlikely — that’s important to start a stretch of three games in seven days. “Any result you can get on the road is a positive, but we came here to win,” Austin FC coach Nico Estévez said.
“But with ( winning the last two matches ), there’s room for results like this. ” Here are some key takeaways from the match as Austin FC (3-4-5, 14 points) received goals from Myrto Uzuni and Christian Ramírez. Christian Ramírez continues to be clutch Austin FC seemed headed for a loss after Joaquín Pereyra scored to put Minnesota ahead in the 77th minute on a give-and-go from James Rodriguez where the Verde & Black were poor defensively.
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