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Austin FC Loses 2-0 to LAFC in Inaugural MLS Match

April 17, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release


Los Angeles - Austin FC's first-ever Major League Soccer (MLS) match ended in a 2-0 loss to Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

In front of 4,900 fans, including many Austin FC supporters who made the trip from Austin to Los Angeles, ATXFC made a positive start to its inaugural MLS campaign, but was unable to score in an entertaining match that saw chances for both teams throughout the 90 minutes.

The match featured a number of firsts for Austin FC, including Head Coach Josh Wolff's first-ever MLS match as a Head Coach; Austin FC Designated Players Cecilio Domínguez and Tomás Pochettino's first MLS matches; and the MLS debut of MLS SuperDraft number one pick, Daniel Pereira, who played the full 90 minutes for Austin FC.

Austin FC will play its next six (6) matches on the road before returning to Q2 Stadium for the Club's inaugural home match against the San Jose Earthquakes on June 19. Next up, Austin will travel to Commerce City, CO, to play its second MLS match against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods on Saturday, April 24. The match against Colorado features a local television broadcast on The CW Austin and a local radio broadcast on ALT 97.5FM.

Goal-Scoring Summary

LAFC (0-1) - Corey Baird, 61st minute: Danny Musovski made a pass from the wing. Baird scored the goal off a deflection.

LAFC (0-2) - José Cifuentes, 91st minute: Kwadwo Opoku laid it off to José Cifuentes, who passed the ball into the net to push the lead to two.

Media Assets

Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff digital press conference

Austin FC Goalkeeper Brad Stuver digital press conference

Boxscore

Austin FC at Los Angeles FC | Banc of California Stadium (Los Angeles) | April 17, 2021

Misconduct Summary

N/A

Starting XI's

ATXFC: Brad Stuver, Jhohan Romaña, Matt Besler, Ben Sweat (70" Å1/2an Kolmanič), Nick Lima, Tomás Pochettino (70" Diego Fagundez), Alex Ring ©, Daniel Pereira, Danny Hoesen (59" Jon Gallagher), Cecilio Domínguez (87" Kekuta Manneh), Rodney Redes (59" Jared Stroud)

Substitutes: Sebastian Berhalter, Hector Jimenez, Julio Cascante, Andrew Tarbell

LAFC: Pablo Sisniega, Jesús David Murillo, Eddie Segura, Tristan Blackmon, Diego Palacios, Eduard Atuesta, Mark-Anthony Kaye (75"José Cifuentes), Latif Blessing, Danny Musovski (81" Francisco Ginella), Corey Baird (75" Raheem Edwards), Carlos Vela © (22" Kwadwo Opoku)

Substitutes: Jordan Harvey, Bryce Duke, Tomás Romero, Antoine Leone, Marco Farfan

Match information

Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Assistant Referee 1: Ian Anderson

Assistant Referee 2: Frank Anderson

Fourth Official: Baldomero Toledo

Weather: Clear, 79 degrees

Statistical source: MLSsoccer.com / Opta

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