Austin FC

Austin FC — Brad Stuver; Nick Lima, Julio Cascante, Ruben Gabrielsen, Jon Gallagher; Alex Ring, Dani Pereira (Felipe Martins – 84'); Ethan Finley (Emiliano ...

We pushed the game to where it needed to be.” On the match…“The first half we didn’t look ready, we didn’t come out like we were ready. We were unable to get the result this time but we will keep our head cool as we look forward to next season.” A message to the fans…“Thank you for supporting us along the way. I would like to say that, when we go back to the beginning of the year, after the disappointment of the last season, every one of you, I’m pretty sure, had a lot of doubts about what this team could do this year.” “I feel really, really proud of my players, my staff, the entire front office for this club for all the hard work that they’ve done throughout the year that puts us in a position to be fighting for the Western Conference Final.

The squad goes to L.A. for a spot in the finals.

But Austin FC righted the ship shortly after, even creating a couple of high-quality chances that required good saves from Paes to deny a third Austin goal. In the 65th minute, Velasco combined with substitute Franco Jara to cut up the ATX back line and beat Stuver from close range. In the 26th minute, a Diego Fagundez corner kick somehow found a way through a dozen bodies in the penalty box before landing at the feet of Djitté, who calmly and alertly lifted the ball into the top corner for the opening goal. They had to go around us and they just didn’t have an answer there in the first half.” “Credit Josh and the rest of the coaching staff for making those defensive tweaks,” goalkeeper Brad Stuver said. Despite going with an attack-oriented starting lineup that included Djitté at striker and Dani Pereira in midfield, the ATX coach organized his squad in a defensive posture for the majority of the match, defending in a solid 4-4-2 shape that effectively neutralized the Dallas front three of difference-makers Jesús Ferreira, Alan Velasco, and Paul Arriola.

The Verde and Black beat FC Dallas at Q2 Stadium 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal of the MLS Cup Playoffs and will face off against Los Angeles FC in ...

It was Driussi's third goal of the playoffs after scoring 22 goals in the regular season. [Austin FC's Honorary Mascots revealed for MLS Western Conference SF match](https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-fcs-honorary-mascot-revealed-mls-western-conference-sf-match) [Fans fill Q2 Stadium with verde and black for Austin FC's first MLS playoff game](https://www.fox7austin.com/news/austin-fc-playoff-game-fan-excitement) [Austin FC advances to MLS Western Conference Semifinals](https://www.fox7austin.com/sports/austin-fc-real-salt-lake-playoff-match-recap) [beat FC Dallas](https://www.fox7austin.com/sports/austin-fc-dallas-fc-mls-western-conference-semifinal) at Q2 Stadium 2-1 in the Western Conference semifinal of the [MLS](https://www.fox7austin.com/tag/mls) Cup Playoffs and will face off against Los Angeles FC in the conference final on Sunday.

Austin FC prevailed in the Texas Derby, Playoff edition, and they did it with solid goalkeeping, designated player excellence, and doing the dirty work in ...

The Western Conference final on Sunday between LAFC and Austin FC is going to be a good one. Then you have two of the best designated players in Carlos Vela and Driussi. Austin checked all the boxes in that they had their best attacker raise his came, they had a central midfielder who did the dirty work, and they got great goalkeeping. The Finish international both was huge in breaking up plays defensively and getting the ball into the attack to constantly put Dallas under pressure. These are the biggest areas needed in postseason games and Austin got it all. This is why players like Sebastian Giovinco, Nicolas Lodeiro, Josef Martinez and Taty Castellanos have been the most successful players in the league. The game was played on Sunday in front of a raucous capacity crowd at Q2 Stadium and it was a big opportunity for both teams to prove they are heading in a positive direction. The way the team fought back into the game was impressive. Just as they started to grow into the game, Dallas poorly defended an Austin corner kick and Moussa Djitté slammed home the game’s opening goal. The game completely changed when Dallas poorly defended the corner kick. Alan Velasco pulled FC Dallas back within one in the 65th minute when he fired home a poorly defended play from close range. In this game, FC Dallas did fine in this regard.