LAFC opened the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs with a 2-1 win over Austin FC in Sport 1 of their Spherical One Greatest-of-3 sequence. Nathan Ordaz scored the eventual game-winning objective, his first-ever postseason objective, within the 79th minute to present LAFC the win.
The Black & Gold takes a 1-0 sequence lead into Sport 2, which might be performed at Q2 Stadium in Austin on Sunday, November 2. That sport will kick off at 5:30 p.m. PT and will be seen stay on MLS Season Cross on Apple TV and FS1, with radio protection accessible on 710 AM ESPN, the ESPN LA app, KYPA 1230 AM (Korean), and 980 AM La Mera Mera (Spanish). With a win in Sport 2, LAFC would advance to the Western Convention Semifinals for the fourth consecutive season. If Austin FC wins, Sport 3 might be performed at BMO Stadium on Saturday, November 8.
LAFC got here out on the entrance foot in the hunt for an opener with Denis Bouanga seeing an early likelihood blocked out for a nook kick from contained in the field. The house aspect would ultimately pull in entrance within the twentieth minute because of the work of Ryan Hollingshead. The all-time chief for postseason targets by a defender in MLS, Hollingshead received free contained in the penalty space and lower previous one defender earlier than hitting a low cross that deflected off of Austin FC defender Brendan Hines-Ike and into the web, giving LAFC a 1-0 lead.
The rating would keep that approach till simply after the hour mark when Austin equalized by Jon Gallagher. Nkosi Tafari tried to clear a cross away from the middle of the penalty space, however his header was blocked by Myrto Uzuni, who was capable of prod the ball to Owen Wolff. Wolff performed a fast move to Gallagher who slotted his shot into the web from shut vary, tying the rating at 1-1.
Nathan Ordaz, who final appeared for LAFC in a playoff sport in 2023, entered the match within the 74th minute and gave LAFC the lead 5 minutes later. Son collected a move within the heart of the park and ran on the coronary heart of the Austin protection earlier than sliding a move to Bouanga racing forward on the left. Bouanga’s shot was deflected by a sliding defender previous the outstretched arm of Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver, permitting Ordaz to race in on the again publish and supply the ultimate contact, giving LAFC a 2-1 lead and eventual victory in entrance of a capability crowd of twenty-two,142.
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