At the Whistle: St. Louis City SC 3, Austin FC 0
Perhaps fittingly, Austin FC was hoist on its own petard Saturday, with an own goal kicking off the scoring and ending up the decisive goal. The visitors dropped to 14th in the West with the loss.
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Nico Estévez contains multitudes: Analyzing an epic post-match press conference
Nico Estévez had a lot to say in the wake of Saturday night's 2-1 loss to SKC. Was he indeed making his case to keep his job? And if so, was he convincing in doing so?
At the Whistle: Austin FC 1, Sporting Kansas City 2
A Verde goal scored just before halftime made it look like a critical home win was forthcoming. The conference's worst team (by record) had other ideas.
At the Whistle: San Diego FC 5, Austin FC 0
It only took eight minutes for Austin FC to let in its first goal against San Diego FC on Wednesday. From there, Verde allowed the hosts to break a nine-match winless streak in an ultimate Slumpbuster FC performance.
At the Whistle: Minnesota United FC 2, Austin FC 2
Verde got out to a 1-0 halftime lead on a Myrto Uzuni penalty kick, James had two assists to give Verde the lead, and then a former Loons legend provided Austin FC the equalizer.
At the Whistle: Austin FC 2, St. Louis City SC 0
It took a while for Austin FC to score — but then the hosts did so, twice, leading to a second straight win. Three long-absent players also saw minutes for Verde in the effort.
At the Whistle: Austin FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0
Jayden Nelson and Myrto Uzuni gave Austin FC a first-half lead, and Verde was able to see out just its third shutout (and second shutout win) of the season.
At the Whistle: San Jose Earthquakes 5, Austin FC 1
Austin FC got out to an early lead against San Jose on Wednesday night. That wouldn't last, leading to Verde's most lopsided loss of the season so far.
At the Whistle: Toronto FC 3, Austin FC 3
Austin FC grabbed the opening goal on Saturday afternoon and then went up 3-2 late in the match. But there was one more goal in the match, and it was Toronto's.
At the Whistle: Louisville City FC 2, Austin FC 1
Austin FC's tough Open Cup draw against a top USL Championship team manifested in a 2-1 loss to knock them out of the tournament. That's two first-round losses in four seasons.
At the Whistle: Austin FC 1, LA Galaxy 2
After two feel-good draws against two of the best teams in the league, Austin FC dropped a home match to a Galaxy team that hasn't won on the road in nearly 18 months. The loss leaves Verde winless in their last five.
At the Whistle: Inter Miami CF 2, Austin FC 2
An MLS All-Star scored the first goal in Nu Stadium, but it wasn't Lionel Messi. That set the tone for a quite surprising and entertaining match.