At the Whistle: LAFC 3, Austin FC 1
Once again, Denis Bouanga proved too much for Austin FC, as his brace led LAFC to a 3-1 win. It's another two late goals let in to transform a draw to a loss.
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Once again, Denis Bouanga proved too much for Austin FC, as his brace led LAFC to a 3-1 win. It's another two late goals let in to transform a draw to a loss.
Ahead of Austin FC playing at LAFC tonight, we checked in with one of the most in-the-know LAFC writers about a team in transition.
Austin FC has faced LAFC 16 times in its history, and it's about to be 17 on Wednesday night. We call up some memories to explain why this series is, in a word, weird.
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Austin FC interim head coach Davy Arnaud admitted some players will be unavailable for Saturday's match against San Diego. That now includes one player we didn't know about when we talked Thursday.
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