'We were a little overeager': Assessing Austin FC's final match of 2025
It's not that Austin FC didn't show a desire to win on Sunday. It's just that they left themselves vulnerable to counterattacks against a team that excels at them.
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The Thursday Three: Assessing a playoff performance leaving Austin FC 90 minutes from elimination
Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez indicated this is a team that can learn from losing. They'll have a few days to do that prior to what could be their final match of the season.
'We need to be better': Moving past a Decision Day loss into the playoffs
Verde finished the season with 37 goals and a -8 goal differential. But they got wins when they needed them — including a key win over San Jose preceding this rematch loss.
The joy of sixth: Celebrating a win over LAFC that might have doomed Austin FC to play LAFC again soon
Austin FC beat an LAFC side missing its two best players. Ironically, that win makes a first-round playoff rematch between the rivals more likely.
'It's been a horrible week for us': Assessing a third straight loss (while still on the cusp of making the playoffs)
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.
'We've tried to build that belief': Savoring a second straight dramatic win
With three dramatic 2-1 wins in their most recent four matches, the September version of Austin FC is more fun than the version that dropped points earlier in the season.
The Thursday Three: Initial observations on (and celebrations for) Austin FC making the U.S. Open Cup finals
CJ Fodrey was the hero on Wednesday night, in part because of Nico Estévez's belief in him. Also, we saw Estévez as perhaps the happiest he's been since coming to Austin.
'It was a really poor performance': Assessing a confounding loss in Frisco
Why is it that Austin FC, after getting a couple of wins, exhibits what one player calls "dreadful" play in the next match? That question is at the heart of the coach's and players' reflections following a loss to FC Dallas.
Hard times and soft penalties: Sorting storylines from an Austin FC comeback win
Nico Estévez puzzled over who to start up top in Sunday's match. Who he subbed in turned out to make all the difference.
'We are getting the reward of all that hard work': Assessing a still-uncommon but welcome two-goal win
Thanks to goals from Osman Bukari and Myrto Uzuni — plus an own-goal — Verde did something they haven't done for much of this season.
'Maybe we needed to wake up': Assessing a surprising loss in Canada
It's not so much what Myrto Uzuni said on Saturday night ... it's how long it took for him to get up to the mic and represent his teammates.
'We're trying everything to win games here': Reflections on a second straight Copa Tejas home draw
One point is better than none, but Austin FC's seventh home draw of the 2025 season means that in league matches in Q2 Stadium, they've now drawn more than won and lost combined.