Recap: Sporting KC II falls 3-0 to Austin FC II

Sporting Kansas City II (2-9-3, 10 points) suffered a 3-0 defeat against Austin FC II (7-1-3, 25 points) on Friday night at Victory Field. Austin found the back of the net twice in the first half on goals from Diego Abarca and Ibrahima Sall before Marcel Ruszel added the third in the second.

Three minutes in, Jacob Molinaro made his first save, dropping down low to block Sall's first shot from inside the six with an outstretched leg. Abarca opened the scoring in the 14th with a close-range finish after a ball played over the top from Riley Thomas. 

Sall scored his goal 10 minutes later, diving to meet a low cross taken from the right side of the field by Jorge Alastuey. Missael Rodriguez went on the attack and nearly pulled one back for SKC II in the 27th minute but was denied by both Austin's goalkeeper Erik Lauta and the right side of the woodwork. 

Molinaro made another save 35 minutes into the contest, blocking a left footed effort from Sall before Pierre Lurot cleared the danger. Soon after Shane Donovan saw his first shot of the night saved, the halftime whistle blew. 

Out of the break, Kashan Hines received a centering pass and rolled a shot barely wide of the mark after being put off by a late, sliding defender. He was played in on goal two minutes later, but again a defender affected his shot, leading to a comfortable save for Lauta.

Tega Ikoba and Carter Derksen entered the match in the 57th, replacing Hines and Gael Quintero. Ikoba almost immediately made his mark on the game, rising above traffic to head a ball goalward which was just tipped over the crossbar. Marcel Ruszel tapped in a cross from Stefan Dobrijevic to give Austin a 3-0 lead in the 66th. 

Head coach Lee Tschantret made two more changes, bringing on Ty Haas Johann Ortiz and gave Sam Worcester his professional debut as he replaced Daniel Russo. Ikoba had a pair of late chances narrowly miss the mark in the 86th and 88th. His first was an acrobatic scissor kick sent over the bar with the second a shot saved by Lauta.

Sporting KC II will close out their jam-packed month of May with a trip to Herriman, Utah for a matchup with Real Monarchs. Kickoff for the Friday night showdown is set for 9 p.m. CT and will air live on MLSNEXTPro.com and in the OneFootball app.

Sporting Kansas City II: Jacob Molinaro; Jack Francka, Pierre Lurot (C), Luca Antongirolami, Daniel Russo (Sam Worcester 69'); Blaine Mabie, Gael Quintero (Carter Derksen 57'), Johann Ortiz (Ty Haas 69'); Missael Rodriguez. Kashan Hines (Tega Ikoba 57'), Shane Donovan

Subs Not Used: Jack Kortkamp, Jaxson Kalinka, Trevor Burns, Finn Dean, Edson Brooks

Austin FC II: Erik Lauta; Riley Thomas, Evan Watt, Jules Bery (Neo Che 76'), Dren Dobruna (Patrick Cayelli 46'); Djakaria Barro, Kenan Hot, Jorge Alastuey; Diego Abarca (Marcel Ruszel 62'), Ibrahima Sall (Vlad Danciutiu 62'), Erick Feliciano (Stefan Dobrijevic 62')

Subs Not Used: Liam Flynn, Daniel Ciesla, David Romero 

Scoring Summary:

ATX - Diego Abarca 2 (Riley Thomas) 14'
ATX - Ibrahima Sall 2 (Jorge Alastuey) 24'
ATX -  Marcel Ruszel 1 (Stefan Dobrijevic) 66'

Misconduct Summary:

ATX - Dren Dobruna (Yellow Card; Simulation) 8'
SKC - Gael Quintero (Yellow Card; Unsporting Conduct) 45+1'
ATX - Ibrahima Sall (Yellow Card; Persistent Infringement) 52'
ATX - Diego Abarca (Yellow Card; Tactical Foul) 58'
ATX - Kenan Hot (Yellow Card; Unsporting Conduct) 70'
SKC - Missael Rodriguez (Yellow Card; Unsporting Conduct) 74'
ATX - Riley Thomas (Yellow Card; Delaying a Restart) 87'
ATX - Erik Lauta (Yellow Card; Time Wasting) 89'

Referee: MJ Tehini
Assistant Referee: Adam Saleh
Assistant Referee: James Norris
Fourth Official: Jose Lara