Austin FC fell 2-0 to LAFC away at BMO Stadium on Wednesday night in the Leagues Cup Round of 32.
Austin created a couple of opportunities early in the first half, but eventually LAFC broke through in the 11th minute, with striker Denis Bouanga finding the back of the net. The Verde & Black trailed at halftime despite having the better chances to score and controlling possession.
ATXFC continued to push to stay in the game in the second half, and Brad Stuver made a massive save in the 52nd minute. Cristian Olivera eventually doubled LAFC’s lead in the 61st minute though to put the game out of reach for Austin.
Austin returns to MLS play on August 24th against Nashville SC, the first of nine (9) remaining regular season matches.
Goal-Scoring Summary
LAFC (1-0) – Denis Bouanga (assisted by Hugo Lloris) 11’
LAFC (2-0) – Cristian Olivera (assisted by Mateusz Bogusz) 61’
Match Information
Venue: BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Weather: Party Cloudy, 78 degrees
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referee 1: Cory Richardson
Assistant Referee 2: Chris Elliott
Fourth Official: Joe Dickerson
VAR: Daniel Radford
Statistical source: LeaguesCup.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 13th away match and 26th match overall of the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season against Nashville SC on Saturday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
On radio, the match will be broadcast on iHeart Radio’s ALT 97.5 in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
