On Monday Sep 27th, in week 36, Austin hosts LA Galaxy in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Austin is fresh off their 3-4 loss against San Jose Earthquakes. Sebastián Driussi scored the first goal for Austin in the 6th minute, then Marcos Johan Lopez Lanfranco got the equalizer for San Jose Earthquakes in the 17th minute on a feed from Fierro Guerrero Finally they completed the comback victory in the 63rd minute on a goal by Javier López to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while lA Galaxy is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Minnesota United. Emanuel Reynoso scored the first goal for Minnesota United in the 4th minute, then Emanuel Reynoso added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Franco Fragapane In the end, LA Galaxy was frustrated by Minnesota United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Minnesota United ended the match with the shutout victory. LA Galaxy is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
LA Galaxy and Austin last played eachother at the Dignity Health Sports Park on May 15th. LA Galaxy was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over seven thousand excited fans. Lletget struck first for LA Galaxy in the 35th minute, then Javier Hernández added another in the 77th minute on a feed from Julian Araujo In the end, Austin couldn’t muster any offence and LA Galaxy ran away with the shutout win.
Dejan Joveljić has been the most prolific scorer on LA Galaxy in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both Diego Fagúndez and Alexander Ring have been the hottest scorers for Austin in the last five each having scored 2 goals.