Saturday's loss to St. Louis City SC completed the team's first three-match losing streak since May. Verde can still make the playoffs today, but may not avoid the play-in game.
Austin FC needed a win or draw on Saturday night to officially qualify for the postseason. They did not do that.
You've heard this before, but Austin FC can qualify for the playoffs this weekend — even if they lose. And there's a record we fully expect Brad Stuver to break on Saturday night regardless of results.
While Dani Pereira and Jon Gallagher expressed disgruntlement over the call the game turned on, team leaders wanted to focus on using this pain as further motivation for the challenges to come.
Austin FC equalized as they have throughout this epic run, but couldn't get the second equalizer they needed to send the match into extra time.
Ahead of tonight's battle for a shiny trophy, we talk to the best person we could think to talk to about Austin FC's opponent.
Wednesday night's match is anything but a normal match. The fan-friendly events leading up to it start Tuesday afternoon.
Austin FC has four matches left before the playoffs. It's a playoffs the team hasn't technically qualified for yet.
Despite wanting to clinch a trip to the playoffs on Saturday night, Verde fell short. The focus now shifts to the U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday.
Austin FC let in a goal shortly before halftime, and then it got worse. Also, this team plays in a final in four days; they could do with some Taylor Swift advice.
Though Austin FC is focused on Saturday — and Wednesday — they also got to look to the future with a key contract extension announcement.
We did some math to try to project just how high Verde can get in the table. Fourth seems like a stretch, but it's still possible.
