Anyone else pumped up? I wish it was a home game, but it's great to get a preview before the home opener...

Definitely. Go Verde!

If it were a home game, the loons in Austin probably wouldn't let many in, so in that sense I'm glad its a few months away.

Who scores first? Dominguez? He's been given a giant pile of money... time to earn it.

Go LAFC...Went to a game there once was amazing.

I'll confess - I haven't watched much MLS, ever. But this year, I'm committed to watch more MLS since I've got the ESPN+ sub for Bundesliga and I love soccer and want it to grow in the US.

This is a fun one to start for me... I lived in the LA area for 5 years (prior to the existence of LAFC), so I have a connection there, but I also have family ties to Austin and visited there all the time growing up. Also, there's just something about watching a team from Year 1 that's really intriguing...

Oh! So close with that header!

Settling in for Austin Fc.

Looking good.

Vela hurt

Did.... lafc accidentally sub Vela?

Damn, Vela is out in the 22nd minute. Vela didn't want to come out, but the coaching staff thought he wanted off.

HaHa! What a boner! Good ol' Bob Bradley! HaHa!

Yes...yikes.

But I'll take it.

We look sharp. Our attack is coordinated, and our defense looks lucky...

At least he admitted the mistake.

Are interviews with coaches mid-game normal?

I too thought that was a strange time to interview Bob...

They were doing mid match interviews in other MLS matches yesterday and today.

I can't wait for a home game with a full supporters section. I've been saving my green smoke bombs for two years now...

They've been doing it more recently, think it might be a by product of Covid coverage where you didn't have the fan interaction during the breaks.

Lima has been solid so far, even pushing forward in the attack at times...

THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY FROM THE FIRST HALF:

We look mentally tough and well coached. It appears Wolff has our guys ready and confident...

Pretty happy with that (very) first half, our organization is good, we've had a couple good chances, and Pochettino and Dominguez are looking like they might live up to DP status.

I have a bonsai tree that looks identical to the tree on our crest...

Fun first half. Really expected a butt kicking after watching exhibitions. Been very impressive

One-way traffic now

Dang...

2nd half is what I expected. Bummer.

I guess out of gas. So many bad passes, and hopefully that will get better with time

LA has really turned on the gas

Much better after the subs

We're lucky we aren't down by two or three more goals. So, just how bad is LAFC?

Cheap ass time wasting. These creeps have no shame...

Dang...

Welp

I like this Lima guy...

Just so many mistakes.
I don't see a goal scorer.
5 subs is pretty crazy to me...but gosh it's needed...everyone looks dead tired quickky, has that always been how many subs?

Ugh, just unlucky.

But all things considered we've held off one of the best teams in the league to two lucky goals, not a bad start.

First game of the season with limited preseason in a warm environment, that's expected at this point. It'll be an advantage later in the season when teams visit Austin in August.

Burned all our matches in the first half and got nothing. I think Dominguez and redes can be goal scorers, but if neither can last 90', then that's not good