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- 36′Austin, substitution:off
- Half-time
- 46′San Diego, substitution:off
- 50′San Diego, goal:0–1
- 57′San Diego, own goal:0–2Own goal
- 64′San Diego, goal:0–3assist
- 65′Austin, substitution:off
- 65′Austin, substitution:off
- 73′Austin, goal:1–3assist
- 82′Austin, goal:2–3assist
- 86′Austin, goal:3–3assist
- 87′Austin, yellow card:
- 89′San Diego, substitution:off
- 89′San Diego, substitution:off
- 90+5′San Diego, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 3
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Austin fight back from three down to draw 3-3 with San Diego
Austin and San Diego shared six goals in a dramatic Major League Soccer meeting at Q2 Stadium that finished 3-3, with San Diego seemingly cruising before Austin produced a stunning late fightback in the Regular Season round 27 fixture.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
San Diego dominated the second-half opening as Aníbal Godoy struck in the 50th minute, before Mikkel Desler turned the ball into his own net seven minutes later to make it 0-2. Marcus Ingvartsen, assisted by Anders Dreyer, extended the lead to 0-3 in the 64th minute and the visitors looked to be cruising.
Austin responded in remarkable fashion. Brandon Vázquez, set up by Ervin Torres, pulled one back in the 73rd minute, and Christian Ramirez then struck twice, first assisted by Jonathan Bell in the 82nd minute and again through Jonathan Gallagher four minutes later, to complete a 3-3 scoreline that stood until the final whistle.
San Diego held less of the ball, with 42% possession to Austin's 58%, yet edged the shot count 13 to 12 and forced six shots on target to Austin's four, reflecting the visitors' early efficiency before the home side's late surge levelled matters.
Christian Ramirez scored twice in the final ten minutes to drag Austin level, finishing with a rating of 8.25, the highest of any player in the match.
Austin had four corners to San Diego's one, a small but telling sign of the pressure they exerted as they chased the game.
Austin and San Diego drew 3–3 (half-time 0–0).
Austin met San Diego in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off was Sunday, 27 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Q2 Stadium. Referee: Jon Freemon. Attendance: 20,738.
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Key moments
- 50' Goal: Aníbal Godoy — 0–1
- 57' Goal (own goal): Mikkel Desler — 0–2
- 64' Goal: Marcus Ingvartsen (assist: Anders Dreyer) — 0–3
- 73' Goal: Brandon Vázquez (assist: Ervin Torres) — 1–3
- 82' Goal: Christian Ramirez (assist: Jon Bell) — 2–3
- 86' Goal: Christian Ramirez (assist: Jon Gallagher) — 3–3
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Austin (3-4-3)
San Diego (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Austin 44%, the draw 27%, San Diego 29%. It finished Austin 3–3 San Diego.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage gives Austin the lean. The draw at 27% is what level sides usually produce.
Why Austin in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1459 to 1492. Sides this close won 42.8% of 14,739 home games (draw 26.9%, visitors 30.3%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.1%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,190 games vs 44.7% across all 100,616 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 44%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. San Diego hold 8 more possession points (57 to 49 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.0% across 5,447 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why the draw at 27%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.9%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.7% of 25,140. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Joseph Rosales, Guilherme Biro, and Myrto Uzuni, important players. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Out: Onni Valakari and Gabriel Pirani, important players, and Elias Achouri, not yet rated. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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On this page: the Austin vs San Diego final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
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