2009 Austin Aztex season
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Schedule and results
[edit]Exhibition Matches
The Austin Aztex began their inaugural season as a professional team by playing 4 MLS teams in preseason exhibition matches. The first three games were held in Austin at Nelson Field while the fourth MLS match was in Rio Tinto Stadium on the MLS opening weekend. A fifth exhibition match was scheduled against the CONCACAF semi-finalist Puerto Rico Islanders in between their home and away series against Cruz Azul.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score | *PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-28-09 | Austin Aztex | New England Revolution | 0 - 1 | |
| 3-07-09 | Austin Aztex | Houston Dynamo | 2 - 2 | |
| 3-14-09 | Austin Aztex | Columbus Crew | 1 - 0 | |
| 3-21-09 | Real Salt Lake | Austin Aztex | 3 - 1 | |
| 4-03-09 | Austin Aztex | Puerto Rico Islanders | 0 - 0* | 3 - 0 |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score | PKs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-09-09 | Austin Aztex | Mississippi Brilla | 2-0 | |
| 6-16-09 | Austin Aztex | El Paso Patriots | 2-0 | |
| 7-01-09 | Austin Aztex | Houston Dynamo | 0-2 |
Regular Season Matches
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-18-09 | Austin Aztex | Minnesota Thunder | 1-1 | 4,891 |
| 4-21-09 | Austin Aztex | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1-1 | 1,549 |
| 4-25-09 | Austin Aztex | Cleveland City Stars | 3-0 | 3,248 |
| 5-08-09 | Austin Aztex | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1-1 | 5,216 |
| 5-17-09 | Montreal Impact | Austin Aztex | 4-0 | 11,470 |
| 5-24-09 | Austin Aztex | Carolina Railhawks | 0-1 | 2,388 |
| 5-29-09 | Austin Aztex | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3-1 | 2,019 |
| 6-05-09 | Austin Aztex | Charleston Battery | 0-2 | 2,246 |
| 6-07-09 | Austin Aztex | Charleston Battery | 1-1 | 2,891 |
| 6-12-09 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Austin Aztex | 4-1 | 4,014 |
| 6-14-09 | Miami FC Blues | Austin Aztex | 2-0 | 805 |
| 6-19-09 | Austin Aztex | Carolina Railhawks | 1-1 | 2,629 |
| 6-21-09 | Austin Aztex | Rochester Rhinos | 0-2 | 3,114 |
| 6-27-09 | Cleveland City Stars | Austin Aztex | 2-2 | 1,517 |
| 7-03-09 | Cleveland City Stars | Austin Aztex | 0-1 | 1,837 |
| 7-05-09 | Rochester Rhinos | Austin Aztex | 4-1 | 6,892 |
| 7-11-09 | Austin Aztex | Portland Timbers | 1-2 | 3,114 |
| 7-18-09 | Minnesota Thunder | Austin Aztex | 1-0 | 3,972 |
| 7-25-09 | Austin Aztex | Montreal Impact | 2-2 | 2,786 |
| 7-30-09 | Charleston Battery | Austin Aztex | 1-0 | 2,476 |
| 8-01-09 | Carolina Railhawks | Austin Aztex | 3-0 | 2,138 |
| 8-08-09 | Rochester Rhinos | Austin Aztex | 1-0 | 4,752 |
| 8-16-09 | Austin Aztex | Minnesota Thunder | 2-2 | 3,470 |
| 8-23-09 | Montreal Impact | Austin Aztex | 2-0 | 13,034 |
| 8-29-09 | Austin Aztex | Miami FC Blues | 1-0 | 2,611 |
| 9-02-09 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Austin Aztex | 3-2 | 5,081 |
| 9-05-09 | Miami FC Blues | Austin Aztex | 3-1 | |
| 9-07-09 | Austin Aztex | Portland Timbers | 0-1 | 2,439 |
| 9-11-09 | Portland Timbers | Austin Aztex | 2-1 | 10,141 |
| 9-13-09 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Austin Aztex | 1-2 | 5,288 |
Road attendance numbers are italicized
Stats
[edit]Full Season
Field Players
| No | Player | GP | Min | G | A | S | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lyle Adams | 13 | 1051 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | Joshua Alcala | 14 | 1004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jean Alexandre | 9 | 781 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 21 | Wes Allen | 11 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Yordany Alvarez | 14 | 1229 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | Kieron Bernard | 21 | 1801 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| 11 | Kyle Brown | 25 | 1710 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 20 |
| 16 | Michael Callahan | 24 | 1652 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 36 |
| 17 | Ryan Caugherty | 23 | 1153 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| 28 | Michael Chabala | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Michael Dello-Russo | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Gareth Evans | 23 | 1674 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | A. J. Godbolt | 17 | 970 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 24 | Jeff Harwell | 15 | 803 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 23 | Kyle Helton | 4 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Jarius Holmes | 14 | 548 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 29 | David Horst | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | Eddie Johnson | 22 | 1873 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 12 |
| 22 | Yohance Marshall | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Ryan McMahen | 30 | 2115 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 28 |
| 26 | Ryan Mirsky | 3 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Gifton Noel-Williams | 16 | 1024 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| 26 | Ciaran O'Brien | 3 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Zach Pope | 7 | 257 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | Kevin Sakuda | 13 | 1113 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | David Sias | 15 | 957 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Sullivan Silva | 24 | 1654 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 13 |
| 19 | Alex Tapp | 5 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | Erik Ustruck | 5 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 77 | Jamie Watson | 6 | 257 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 274 | 321 |
Goalkeepers
| No | Player | GP | GAA | Min | GA | W | L | T | CS | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Gallardo | 14 | 1.555 | 1215 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 65 |
| 31 | Nicholas Noble | 5 | 1.600 | 450 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 18 | Sam Reynolds | 12 | 1.913 | 1035 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 46 |
GP - games played, Min - Minutes played, G - Goals scored, A - Assists, S - Shots, F - Fouls
GAA - Goals Against Average, GA - Goals Against, W - Wins, L - Losses, T - Ties, CS - Clean Sheets