On Facundo Torres' disallowed goal: A response from PRO
Some of you are wondering why Facundo Torres' goal was disallowed on Saturday ... and why it even went to video review. We sought answers from PRO and got them.
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Some of you are wondering why Facundo Torres' goal was disallowed on Saturday ... and why it even went to video review. We sought answers from PRO and got them.
Despite managing just a single point on Saturday, interim head coach Davy Arnaud says there's reason to believe his team can reach the playoffs. But video review had a role in a needed win instead becoming a last-gasp draw.
Austin FC appeared to get an equalizer just two minutes after going down early. When it was waved away, it took more than 90 minutes to finally salvage the point at home.
Austin FC has a long road to making the playoffs, being in 14th place to start September. But the team could be in much better position by the end of the month. Here's how.
With Minnesota United FC, Khalen El-Ahmad made quite a few budget-conscious moves that improved the team to be a playoff-level achiever. But then he also brought in James.
Chris Applewhite featured for the USYNT U-20 team at this summer's Concacaf championship. He'll get a chance to get minutes under interim head coach Davy Arnaud as well as head-coach-in-waiting Jim Curtin.
Oleksandr Svatok was put into the Austin FC match against Portland in the final minutes to preserve a victory. Instead, he had to dig deep and score a goal in order to reclaim one.
It appeared Verde dropped two more points after a late goal let in, but they never minded it with an even later goal scored to reclaim the victory.
Currently, Portland Timbers FC sit right above the playoff line. But one writer familiar with the team and the season it's had thinks they will finish even better.
Khaled El-Ahmad was announced as Austin FC's chief soccer officer on Tuesday. That got us thinking about what could be, and so we got our typing fingers working.
Per interim head coach Davy Arnaud, Austin FC fought valiantly against Toluca FC, despite a red card presenting his team with an obvious obstacle. He also had thoughts on that sending off.
Austin FC hung tough with Toluca for a while, but a red card followed by a penalty set the visitors back. Yet, the scoreline wasn't quite indicative of how closely the match was played.