Two goals vault striker into MLS all-time top scorer list
A vintage performance from one of Major League Soccer’s greatest ever goalscorers lifted Austin FC to a 2-1, comeback victory over New York City FC on a rain-soaked Saturday evening at Q2 Stadium., starting for just the fifth time in 2024, scored a pair of sharp-looking goals – his first two of the season – to help the Verde and Black secure win number eight on the year.
The hosts finally regained some control around the 15-minute mark, nearly equalizing off the foot of Jáder Obrian, if not for a solid save from NYC goalkeeper Matt Freese. But in the 69th minute, Owen Wolff danced around an NYC defender, then found Zardes with a smart through-ball into the 18-yard box. Zardes, from a tight angle with a defender right on his hip, produced an inch-perfect finish to beat Freese and ricochet the ball off the far post and into the net.“I practice that finish a lot,” Zardes said. “I assume the goalie is going to cover near post, because that’s the closest angle that’s to me.
“Personally, you know, I’ve been trying to score since the first game of the season, and it hasn’t come,” Zardes said. “But you have to keep your head down. You have to keep working. And sure enough, you know, the goals came tonight.”
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