Austin FC Rules Out Three for Tonight's Real Salt Lake Match: Applewhite, Bell and Torres All Sit at Q2
The club's official availability report lists Chris Applewhite (quad), Jon Bell (lower abdomen) and Ervin Torres (ankle) as out for the 7:30 p.m. kickoff at Q2 Stadium, as Austin FC continues its push for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Austin FC will be without three players for tonight's home match against Real Salt Lake. The club's official player availability report lists Chris Applewhite (quad), Jon Bell (lower abdomen) and Ervin Torres (ankle) as out for the Wednesday night match at Q2 Stadium.
The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. CT and streams on Apple TV, with radio coverage in English on Alt 97.5 and in Spanish on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2), according to the club. Austin FC describes the night plainly in its own preview: the team returns home to face Real Salt Lake 'as the team continues its push to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.'
The availability report gives no return timeline for any of the three, and this story states none — a quad injury, a lower-abdomen issue and an ankle injury are the club's full descriptions. What is certain is the shape of the night: Austin must chase the points it needs with a shortened bench, against a Salt Lake side arriving in Austin for the regular-season meeting listed by Sportradar at 7:30 p.m. CDT at Q2.
A game-night file with the result will follow within 45 minutes of the final whistle, per the Sports Desk's standing cadence.
