MLS preseason continued Tuesday with four MLS teams in action, including a showdown between Austin FC and Philadelphia Union at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Austin FC 1, Philadelphia Union 1
A slick finish from Austin FC midfielder Dani Pereira canceled out an opener from Philadelphia Union striker Julián Carranza, leaving the MLS sides to earn a draw from their early-preseason matchup.
Goals
- 37' - PHI - Julián Carranza
- 2H - ATX - Dani Pereira
Lineups
- ATX 1H: Stefan Cleveland - Cheick Touré, Matt Hedges, Antonio Gomez, Jon Gallagher - Alex Ring, Owen Wolff, Sebastián Driussi - CJ Fodrey, Sébastien Pineau, Ethan Finlay
- ATX 2H: Brad Stuver - Hector Jimenez, Sal Mazzaferro, Julio Cascante, Alonso Ramírez - Jhojan Valencia, Dani Pereira, Valentin Noël - Emiliano Rigoni, Chris Garcia (Bryant Farkarlun 79'), Jáder Obrian
- PHI 1H: Andre Blake - Kai Wagner, Damion Lowe, Jakob Glesnes, Nathan Harriel - José Martínez, Jack McGlynn, Quinn Sullivan, Jeremy Rafanello - Joaquín Torres, Julián Carranza
- PHI 2H: Francesco Montali (Holden Trent) - Matthew Real, Olwethu Makhanya, Nelson Pierre, Olivier Mbaizo - Jesús Bueno, Christopher Olney, Sanders Ngabo, David Vazquez - Chris Donovan, Jeremy Rafanello (Nick Pariano)
Chicago Fire FC 5, Loudoun United FC 1
Chicago started their preseason with a scoring outburst against Loudoun United, defeating the USL Championship side 5-1 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
First-half goals from Xherdan Shaqiri, Georgios Koutsias and Fabian Herbers got the party started, while second-half tallies from Kacper Przybyłko and 2024 SuperDraft pick Laurence Wootton sealed the result.
Goals
- 3' - CHI - Xherdan Shaqiri
- 16' - CHI - Georgios Koutsias
- 28' - CHI - Fabian Herbers
- 69' - CHI - Kacper Przybyłko
- 90' - CHI - Laurence Wootton
Lineups
- Not available
Colorado Rapids 1, Atlético Morelia 3
Colorado dropped their first match of preseason, 3-1, to Liga de Expansión MX's Atlético Morelia. Jonathan Lewis scored the Rapids' lone goal of the closed-door scrimmage in Querétaro, Mexico via a penalty kick.
Goals
- 14' - MOR - Omar Islas (PK)
- 28' - MOR - Gustavo Ramírez
- 58' - MOR - Joao Maleck
- 73' - COL - Jonathan Lewis (PK)
Lineups
- 1H: Zack Steffen - Lalas Abubakar, Cole Bassett, Moïse Bombito, Kévin Cabral, Omir Fernandez, Oliver Larraz, Rafael Navarro, Ralph Priso, Keegan Rosenberry, Jackson Travis
- 2H: Adam Beaudry - Sebastian Anderson, Michael Edwards, Braian Galván, Yosuke Hanya, Calvin Harris, Nate Jones, Jonathan Lewis, Andreas Maxsø, Connor Ronan, Darren Yapi
