Austin FC vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSDanny Musovski's late goal carries LAFC past Austin FC
Danny Musovski scored the deciding goal in the 81st minute as visiting Los Angeles FC held off hapless Austin FC 2-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jared Stroud (Austin FC).
- 2': Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Mamadou Fall tries a through ball, but Cristian Arango is caught offside.
- 3': Offside, Austin FC. Alexander Ring tries a through ball, but Cecilio Domínguez is caught offside.
- 4': VAR Decision: No Goal Austin FC 0-0 Los Angeles Football Club.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Francisco Ginella.
- 7': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jhohan Romaña.
- 9': Attempt missed. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 12': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 16': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Crisostomo tries a through ball, but Cristian Arango is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 16': Jared Stroud (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 17': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Jhohan Romaña (Austin FC).
- 18': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 20': Alexander Ring (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 21': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Alexander Ring (Austin FC).
- 23': Attempt missed. Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 24': Attempt saved. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 25': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 27': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nick Lima.
- 27': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jhohan Romaña.
- 28': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 29': Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 31': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 33': Foul by Jared Stroud (Austin FC).
- 33': Marco Farfan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Jared Stroud (Austin FC).
- 35': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Jared Stroud (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 41': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jhohan Romaña.
- 44': Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mamadou Fall (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 45': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (Austin FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
- 45': Substitution, Austin FC. Rodney Redes replaces Jared Stroud.
- 46': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 46': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Crisostomo.
- 52': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 56': VAR Decision: Penalty Los Angeles Football Club.
- 59': Goal! Austin FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 63': Substitution, Austin FC. Daniel Pereira replaces Sebastian Berhalter.
- 64': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Julio Cascante (Austin FC).
- 64': Julio Cascante (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 66': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios replaces Raheem Edwards.
- 67': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alexander Ring with a through ball.
- 67': Goal! Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Diego Fagundez (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cecilio Domínguez.
- 72': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Cecilio Domínguez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Driussi.
- 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Marco Farfan.
- 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces Danny Crisostomo.
- 76': Substitution, Austin FC. Jon Gallagher replaces Diego Fagundez.
- 76': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Zan Kolmanic.
- 78': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Nick Lima (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Goal! Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes with a through ball following a fast break.
- 86': Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC).
- 87': Substitution, Austin FC. Hector Jimenez replaces Julio Cascante.
- 87': Substitution, Austin FC. Moussa Djitté replaces Cecilio Domínguez.
- 87': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 87': Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Rodney Redes (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Djitté following a set piece situation.
- 88': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Jordan Harvey replaces Brian Rodríguez.
- 90': Attempt missed. Sebastián Driussi (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zan Kolmanic with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Musovski.
- 90'+1': Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Hector Jimenez (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jon Gallagher (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodney Redes.
- 90'+5': Foul by Moussa Djitté (Austin FC).
- 90'+5': Tomás Romero (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Foul by Zan Kolmanic (Austin FC).
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
- 0': Match ends, Austin FC 1, Los Angeles Football Club 2.
Statistics
 LAFC |
ATX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 308 |
| 374 | Passes | 397 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 10 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Austin FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Brad Stuver (GK) |
| 3 | Jhohan Romaña |
| 18 | Julio Cascante  |
| 21 | Zan Kolmanic |
| 24 | Nick Lima |
| 25 | Sebastián Driussi |
| 8 | Alexander Ring |
| 6 | Sebastian Berhalter |
| 10 | Cecilio Domínguez |
| 14 | Diego Fagundez |
| 20 | Jared Stroud |
LAFC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 32 | Marco Farfan |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall |
| 15 | Daniel Crisostomo |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 29 | Cristian Arango |
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