MLS

Austin FC vs LA Galaxy, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

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  • 81': Brandon Vázquez
  • Red Card 90'+2': Brendan Hines-Ike
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Austin wins to extend Galaxy's winless streak

Brandon Vazquez scored in the 81st minute to produce game's lone goal as host Austin FC did just enough to beat the hapless LA Galaxy 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in a Western Conference clash.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
  • 3': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
  • 4': Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Pec with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jáder Obrian with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Dani Pereira (Austin FC) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Guilherme Biro with a cross.
  • 10': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by John Nelson.
  • 13': Hand ball by Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy).
  • 13': Foul by Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy).
  • 13': Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Dani Pereira (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil.
  • 17': Offside, Austin FC. Owen Wolff is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaiah Parente.
  • 20': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Isaiah Parente.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Vázquez.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Edwin Cerrillo following a fast break.
  • 28': Foul by Dani Pereira (Austin FC).
  • 28': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
  • 43': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jon Gallagher.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Guilherme Biro with a through ball.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Austin FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austin FC 0, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 50': Offside, Austin FC. Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
  • 53': Besard Sabovic (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy).
  • 53': Isaiah Parente (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Emiro Garcés.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Pereira with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Edwin Cerrillo.
  • 57': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Besard Sabovic (Austin FC).
  • 58': Dani Pereira (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy).
  • 58': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Ramirez.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Ramirez (LA Galaxy).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Substitution, Austin FC. Osman Bukari replaces Jáder Obrian.
  • 62': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Marco Reus replaces Christian Ramirez because of an injury.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Myrto Uzuni (Austin FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Osman Bukari with a cross.
  • 64': Penalty Austin FC. Osman Bukari draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty conceded by John Nelson (LA Galaxy) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 67': Penalty saved. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by John McCarthy.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Owen Wolff with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Pec.
  • 69': Foul by Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC).
  • 69': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 70': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy).
  • 71': Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
  • 72': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Edwin Cerrillo.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Oleksandr Svatok (Austin FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Marco Reus (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiro Garcés.
  • 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Julián Aude replaces Diego Fagúndez.
  • 76': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Lucas Sanabria replaces Isaiah Parente.
  • 76': Substitution, Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic replaces Guilherme Biro.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Reus with a cross.
  • 79': Offside, LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil is caught offside.
  • 81': Goal! Austin FC 1, LA Galaxy 0. Brandon Vázquez (Austin FC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
  • 83': Substitution, Austin FC. CJ Fodrey replaces Brandon Vázquez.
  • 83': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Matheus Nascimento replaces Eriq Zavaleta.
  • 84': Substitution, LA Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas replaces John Nelson.
  • 84': Substitution, Austin FC. Ilie Sánchez replaces Besard Sabovic.
  • 86': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Jon Gallagher.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil with a cross following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Osman Bukari (Austin FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owen Wolff with a through ball.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Miki Yamane (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marco Reus.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy).
  • 90'+1': Emiro Garcés (LA Galaxy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
  • 90'+2': Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Brendan Hines-Ike (Austin FC).
  • 90'+4': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Oleksandr Svatok.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. CJ Fodrey (Austin FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Austin FC. Conceded by Mauricio Cuevas.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Osman Bukari (Austin FC).
  • 90'+5': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Aude.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Owen Wolff (Austin FC).
  • 90'+7': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cerrillo (LA Galaxy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Aude.
  • 90'+8': Corner, LA Galaxy. Conceded by Dani Pereira.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Jon Gallagher (Austin FC).
  • 90'+9': Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+9': Foul by CJ Fodrey (Austin FC).
  • 90'+9': Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Austin FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Austin FC 1, LA Galaxy 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 4
49.9 Possession 50.1
13 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
360 Accurate Passes 358
416 Passes 411
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 9
18 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 44
31 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 6
11 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 3
20 Effective Clearances 17
20 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Q2 Stadium
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Attendance: 20,738

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 +13 23
2 Portland Timbers 10 +5 18
3 Austin FC 10 -3 16
4 Minnesota United FC 10 +2 16
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATX Austin FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Brad Stuver (GK)
4 Brendan Hines-Ike Yellow Card
5 Oleksandr Svatok
29 Guilherme Biro
17 Jon Gallagher
14 Besard Sabovic
33 Owen Wolff
8 Dani Pereira
9 Brandon Vázquez
10 Myrto Uzuni
7 Jáder Obrian

LA LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
77 John McCarthy (GK)
15 Eriq Zavaleta
25 Carlos Garcés Yellow Card
14 John Nelson
2 Miki Yamane
7 Diego Fagundez
6 Edwin Cerrillo Yellow Card
16 Isaiah Parente Yellow Card
17 Christian Ramírez
28 Joseph Paintsil
11 Gabriel Pec

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