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.
Nico Estévez puzzled over who to start up top in Sunday's match. Who he subbed in turned out to make all the difference.
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.
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.
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.
In three straight matches, Austin FC's had a penalty called against them and a goal scored against them as a result. This time, it was consequential.
The love you give will come back to you — in goals. (At least, that's what Austin FC's head coach seemed to say following a tenor-setting goal from a striker beginning to master MLS.)
It was a good night for the three Austin FC players involved in the game, and we also got a sense of how many people are really tuning in to MLS.
You might not like the explanation we got from the referee about Wednesday night, but we did get an explanation.
Nico Estévez asserted that if Saturday's match against the Revolution were played ten times, Austin would win nine of those. Here's some perspective on that apparent 10th game.
As far as the Open Cup goes, Austin FC waits for a semifinal match in September with a chance to host the final. But the most important wait now is for the star forward's MRI results.
Nico Estévez was encouraged by what he saw in the second half last night ... how about you?
