May 19th features a match where Austin will travel to Los Angeles to battle Los Angeles FC in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Los Angeles FC is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Colorado Rapids. Gyasi Zardes scored the first goal for Colorado Rapids in the 17th minute on a penalty shot, then Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner added another in the 28th minute on a penalty In the end, Los Angeles FC couldn’t muster any offence and Colorado Rapids ran away with the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Los Angeles FC should be reasonably happy with their performance, while austin sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Real Salt Lake. Alexander Ring scored the first goal for Austin in the 24th minute, then Maikel Chang tied it up for Real Salt Lake in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 88th minute on a goal by Andrew Brody to cap off a wild match. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Austin should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Los Angeles FC won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Austin’s top weapon lately has been Sebastián Driussi, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Jose Cifuentes has been the most prolific scorer on Los Angeles FC in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.