Austin 4 – Los Angeles 1: Los Verdes rampant bag 4 at Q2 Stadium

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Los Angeles FC fell to an away defeat at the hands of Austin at Q2 Stadium on Saturday. Following today’s result, Austin are in 2nd place in the table and have 51 points while Los Angeles sit in 1st with 57 points after 38 matches.

Austin started strong and were rewarded for their efforts, when Fagundez opened the rout, at 32 minutes. However they weren’t finished yet and Maxi Urruti made it 2-0 just before halftime, to take a 2-0 lead into half time.

Austin started strong in the second half and were able to dominate, when Maxi Urruti found the net again at the 51 minute mark. The momentum was now with Los Verdes, who then scored again through a goal from Driussi, 59 minutes in to establish a 4-0. In the end though, Los Angeles secured the points emphatically, with a goal from Arango, at 61 minutes, sealing a resounding 4-1 victory for the home side.

Substitutions for Austin included Valencia, Wolff, Felipe Martins, Corozo and Romaña for Pereira, Fagundez, Driussi, Finlay and Gabrielsen, repectively. Los Angeles brought on Mendez, Chiellini, Escobar, Opoku and Danny Trejo, to replace Blessing, Palacios, Bale, Murillo and Vela.

There were bookings for Fagundez and Maxi Urruti from Austin. For Los Angeles, Segura, Crépeau and Murillo saw yellow.

Technical card:
Austin:Stuver, Gabrielsen (Romaña, min.88), Cascante, Gallagher, Nick Lima, Pereira (Valencia, min.70), Ring, Driussi (Felipe Martins, min.80), Fagundez (Wolff, min.79), Finlay (Corozo, min.87) and Maxi Urruti
Los Angeles FC:Crépeau, Segura, Murillo (Opoku, min.60), Palacios (Chiellini, min.60), Hollingshead, Kellyn Acosta, Cifuentes, Vela (Danny Trejo, min.77), Blessing (Mendez, min.50), Bale (Escobar, min.60) and Arango
Stadium:Q2 Stadium
Goals:Fagundez (1-0, min. 32), Maxi Urruti (2-0, min. 47), Maxi Urruti (3-0, min. 51), Driussi (4-0, min. 59) and Arango (4-1, min. 61)
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