Austin FC 1-1 Colorado Rapids: final score
MLSFinal
Austin FC and Colorado Rapids drew 1-1 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Paxten Aaronson 22', Facundo Torres 79'.
Austin FC sit 14th on 31 points.
Colorado Rapids sit 9th on 39 points.
Austin FC have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Colorado Rapids have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Austin FC won 2, Colorado Rapids won 3, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 8:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- Austin FC and Colorado Rapids drew 1-1.
- The first goal came from Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) on 22'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Austin FC 1, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Austin FC 1, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 90'+3'Offside, Austin FC. Guilherme Biro is caught offside.
- 90'+3'Foul by Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+3'Ervin Torres (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Placheta (Austin FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Torres with a through ball.
- 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2'Foul by Alex Harris (Colorado Rapids).
- 90'+2'Jorge Alastuey (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Attempt missed. Christian Ramirez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Guilherme Biro following a fast break.
- 88'Attempt missed. Christian Ramirez (Austin FC) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Joseph Rosales with a cross following a corner.
- 88'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Georgi Minoungou.
- 88'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Wayne Frederick.
- 87'Handball by Jackson Travis (Colorado Rapids).
- 86'Foul by Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids).
- 86'Guilherme Biro (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Jackson Travis replaces Miguel Navarro.
- 86'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Alex Harris replaces Darren Yapi.
- 85'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Christian Ramirez.
- 85'Attempt blocked. Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Navarro.
- 84'Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Austin FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ervin Torres.
- 83'Foul by Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
- 83'Przemyslaw Placheta (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82'Substitution, Austin FC. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Besard Sabovic.
- 79'Goal! Austin FC 1, Colorado Rapids 1. Facundo Torres (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross.
- 78'Foul by Loïc Williams (Colorado Rapids).
- 78'Joseph Rosales (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Brad Stuver.
- 77'Attempt saved. Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Darren Yapi.
- 75'Wayne Frederick (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75'Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
- 74'Attempt missed. Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 74'Foul by Georgi Minoungou (Colorado Rapids).
- 74'Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72'Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 69'Foul by Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids).
- 69'Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Georgi Minoungou replaces Donavan Phillip.
- 68'Attempt missed. Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 67'Donavan Phillip (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
- 66'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Donavan Phillip.
- 64'Offside, Austin FC. Jorge Alastuey is caught offside.
- 64'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Nicolas Hansen.
- 64'Attempt saved. Christian Ramirez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicolas Hansen (Colorado Rapids). Assisted by Zan Kolmanic.
- 63'Offside, Colorado Rapids. Darren Yapi is caught offside.
- 62'Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62'Foul by Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids).
- 62'Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Handball by Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids).
- 58'Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Jon Gallagher.
- 58'Substitution, Austin FC. Christian Ramirez replaces Brandon Vázquez.
- 58'Attempt missed. Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Donavan Phillip.
- 53'Offside, Austin FC. Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 53'Facundo Torres (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Loïc Williams (Colorado Rapids).
- 52'Offside, Austin FC. Guilherme Biro is caught offside.
- 52'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 51'Attempt blocked. Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49'Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
- 49'Wayne Frederick (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46'Foul by Guilherme Biro (Austin FC).
- 46'Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'Substitution, Austin FC. Jorge Alastuey replaces Ilie Sánchez.
- 45'Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Colorado Rapids 1.
- 45'+4'Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4'Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4'Foul by Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'+3'Offside, Austin FC. Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 45'+2'Offside, Austin FC. Brandon Vázquez is caught offside.
- 45'+2'Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2'Foul by Josh Atencio (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'+1'Joseph Rosales (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1'Foul by Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
- 45'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 45'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 45'Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 44'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Hamzat Ojediran.
- 42'Offside, Colorado Rapids. Miguel Navarro is caught offside.
- 40'Foul by Ervin Torres (Austin FC).
- 40'Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33'Joseph Rosales (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33'Foul by Miguel Navarro (Colorado Rapids).
- 33'Mikkel Desler (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33'Foul by Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids).
- 32'Attempt saved. Donavan Phillip (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Miguel Navarro.
- 31'Foul by Ervin Torres (Austin FC).
- 31'Donavan Phillip (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29'Attempt saved. Donavan Phillip (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC).
- 27'Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Josh Atencio replaces Youssef Maziz because of an injury.
- 27'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25'Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 22'Goal! Austin FC 0, Colorado Rapids 1. Paxten Aaronson (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 22'Attempt blocked. Darren Yapi (Colorado Rapids) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paxten Aaronson.
- 19'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Jon Bell.
- 17'Foul by Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC).
- 17'Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Rob Holding.
- 11'Corner, Colorado Rapids. Conceded by Mikkel Desler.
- 11'Attempt blocked. Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 10'Attempt saved. Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Brad Stuver (Austin FC). Assisted by Darren Yapi.
- 9'Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Besard Sabovic.
- 7'Offside, Austin FC. Joseph Rosales is caught offside.
- 5'Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Reggie Cannon (Colorado Rapids).
- 5'Joseph Rosales (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Wayne Frederick (Colorado Rapids).
- 3'Youssef Maziz (Colorado Rapids) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Foul by Mikkel Desler (Austin FC).
- 1'Attempt missed. Facundo Torres (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jon Gallagher.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
Austin FC · 3-4-3
Substitutes
Colorado Rapids · 4-3-3
Substitutes
31Adam BeaudrySUB
Game stats
ATXCOL
50.5Possession (%)49.5
11Shots11
2Shots on target5
8Corners4
8Fouls18
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
7Offsides2
4Saves1
Last 5 games
Austin FC
DPhiladelphia Union1-1Aug 22, 2026
L@ Toluca2-0Aug 26, 2026
W@ Portland Timbers2-1Aug 29, 2026
DSan Jose Earthquakes1-1Sep 5, 2026
DColorado Rapids1-1Sep 9, 2026
Colorado Rapids
WLAFC1-0Aug 19, 2026
L@ San Diego FC3-0Aug 22, 2026
WReal Salt Lake1-0Aug 29, 2026
L@ Columbus Crew3-0Sep 5, 2026
D@ Austin FC1-1Sep 9, 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Austin
0
Draws
3
Colorado
Last meetings
Aug 1, 2026Colorado Rapids1 – 0Austin FC
Jun 7, 2025Colorado Rapids0 – 2Austin FC
Mar 8, 2025Austin FC0 – 1Colorado Rapids
Oct 19, 2024Austin FC3 – 2Colorado Rapids
Jun 15, 2024Colorado Rapids2 – 0Austin FC
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +32 | 55 | DLDDW |
| 2 |  St. Louis | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +15 | 51 | WWWDL |
| 3 |  Dallas | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +8 | 51 | DWLWD |
| 4 |  San Jose | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | +10 | 48 | DWDDD |
| 5 |  Houston | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +2 | 47 | DLDDD |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 42 | WWWLD |
| 8 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 9 |  Colorado | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 39 | WLWLD |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 36 | LWLDW |
| 11 |  Portland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 34 | LLDLD |
| 12 |  San Diego | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 34 | DDLDD |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 34 | LLDDW |
| 14 |  Austin | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -18 | 31 | DLWDD |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -39 | 22 | WLDLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids?
Austin FC and Colorado Rapids drew 1-1 on Wednesday, September 9 (MLS).
Who scored in Austin FC vs Colorado Rapids?
Goals: Paxten Aaronson 22' and Facundo Torres 79'.
When do Austin FC play next?
Austin FC play Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, October 24 at 8:30 PM (ET).
When do Colorado Rapids play next?
Colorado Rapids play Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, October 24 at 9:30 PM (ET).
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