Match Summary · San Diego FC · Major League Soccer · Football · USA · MLS · San Diego FC · Austin FC
The highlights arrived early. Vazquez opened the score in the eighth minute after a sharp move down the right, finishing before the defense could recover. San Diego doubled the lead on 17 minutes when Dreyer burst into the box, shifted onto his left foot and drilled a low finish into the far corner after Ingvartsen and Soma helped create the chance.
Austin never recovered from that start. Soma made it 3-0 in the 54th minute with a long-range effort that clipped the inside of the right post, and Ingvartsen added the fourth on 79 minutes by turning home a cross after good work involving Vazquez and Luca Bombino. Vazquez then completed his brace in stoppage time to cap the score.
The stats underlined a complete home performance. Duran Ferree made three saves to preserve San Diego's fourth clean sheet, while the five-goal margin matched the club's biggest attacking output since its 5-0 win over CF Montreal on opening day. The result lifted San Diego to 16 points, with Austin left on 14 after only their second scoreless outing of the season.