On the verge of elimination Saturday night, Austin FC gave up a pair of second-half goals to Real Salt Lake, but got two goals of its own late to draw and stay alive.
On Sunday night, the U.S. lost because the offense couldn't get going and the defense had a couple of lapses at inopportune times. Perhaps that sounds painfully familiar.
Are you ready for four games played over the next 12 days? One Austin player pledges that the team will be more defensively dialed in than they were against the Sounders.
Nicky Beloko, perhaps unsurprisingly given the rumors, is now Verde. But where does that leave a squad that already has similar players in the midfield?