AUSTIN, Texas — Gyasi Zardes scored twice — the 32-year-old forward’s first multi-goal game in nearly 2 years — and Brad Stuver had four saves to help Austin FC beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday night.
Zardes has 105 career goals and moved past Dwayne De Rosario (104) for 10th on the MLS all-time list.
Zardes raced past the defense and onto Owen Wolff’s deflected ball before his shot from the right side of the box deflected off the back post and into the net to give Austin a 2-1 lead in the 69th minute. . The 2018 MLS Player of the Year, Zardes scored his first goal since July 15, 2023 and scored more than one goal in a game for the first time since he had a hat trick in August 2022.
Andrés Perea gave New York (11-9-2) a 1-0 lead with a volley after a perfectly placed arcing pass by Tayvon Gray from point blank range in the fifth minute.
Jader Obrian headed in from the left at the back post, where Zardes headed home from point blank range to make it 1-1 in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage time.
The start was delayed about 90 minutes due to bad weather.
It’s the first of four straight road games for New York City, which travels to play the Chicago Fire on Saturday. Austin (7-8-6) will host the Seattle Sounders on Saturday.
