Austin FC

[Willfully Horn 7915]

I don’t know. This goalie doesn’t seem bad.

And that shot brought a jolt:

Edited May 10, 2021 by Willfully Horn
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[NAVY 6739]

Jesus what a save 

[kingkoopa6 8316]

Would have been lovely 

[YChang 3431]

Damn that would have been an amaaazing shot

[NAVY 6739]

Oh my god that had heat on it 

[LonghornSean 3942]

Nice atmosphere here at Haymaker

[ztejas 43266]

Shitty effort there but that 1st shot could have been in the net. Nice cross from the opposite side.

[ztejas 43266]

What's the MLS sub rule?

[ztejas 43266]

Lol that was a pen or at least a free kick there and holy shit how do you miss that 

[HornOnTheBayou 8881]

Serious question for the soccer experts here: should I be feeling really good about this team? Because I'm feeling really good about this team.

[gsoda3 3236]

1 minute ago, HornOnTheBayou said:

Serious question for the soccer experts here: should I be feeling really good about this team? Because I'm feeling really good about this team.

absolutely.  we're showing a cohesiveness that's rare across even teams who have played together for years.  these guys are precise in their passing and movement and we're SMART.  our defense has holes and our GK needs to mature into his role but he has major talent.  also we've gotten lucky with opponents not converting really really good opportunities but that's how soccer goes.

[gsoda3 3236]

lol ring's thinking if he doesn't get up he can't be booked.

[Machinator 32097]

Well, shit.

[ztejas 43266]

2 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

and we're SMART. 

Really because that was a pretty dumbass decision 

[kingkoopa6 8316]

Weak 

[Brisketexan 104628]

lol ring's thinking if he doesn't get up he can't be booked.

Yeah....that was dumb. Pointlessly over-aggressive.

[gsoda3 3236]

Just now, ztejas said:

Really because that was a pretty dumbass decision 

hah yeah.  that was bad. 

[Machinator 32097]

So no Ring next week against LA Galaxy, either. Really need to buckle down and preserve this lead.

[ztejas 43266]

I like our keeper.

[HornOnTheBayou 8881]

1 minute ago, gsoda3 said:

absolutely.  we're showing a cohesiveness that's rare across even teams who have played together for years.  these guys are precise in their passing and movement and we're SMART.  our defense has holes and our GK needs to mature into his role but he has major talent.  also we've gotten lucky with opponents not converting really really good opportunities but that's how soccer goes.

That's kind of what my novice eye noticed too. Good possession, holes in the defense, but we've made it through.

And now, ffffuuuuuccccckkkkkkk

[gsoda3 3236]

i don't like cecilio coming off, he's a good tackler and he's dangerous on the counter.  shouldn't be a fitness question so this is puzzling to me.

[Machinator 32097]

Going to be 10 minutes of stoppage time at this rate.

[kingkoopa6 8316]

Hoooooooold hoooooold!

 

[gsoda3 3236]

i know we're down a man but we are way too narrow.

[Anastasis 23394]

This is stressful. 

[A-Tex Devil 2445]

I do not feel great about next week given opponent, Ring not playing, and some luck balancing out.   If they get a result next week this team is for real.  

[Brisketexan 104628]

Hoooooooold hoooooold!
 

One can hope....we’re playing with ALL the fire.

[kingkoopa6 8316]

Fuck 

[Horny Bull 2759]

Dammit

[RamjetFDO 10554]

Welp.

[Machinator 32097]

Just hold on here.

[Brisketexan 104628]

That was inevitable.

I sure would like the draw.

[Brisketexan 104628]

This is getting really fucking hairy.

[SimonBolivar 10931]

Sigh thanks Alex.

[Willfully Horn 7915]

Fuck. It’s like you could feel that coming. This is an offense vs defense game.

Be nice if a couple of Oaks stepped under and created a counterattack.

Edited May 10, 2021 by Willfully Horn

[Machinator 32097]

7 minutes added.

[kingkoopa6 8316]

Fuck 

[Horny Bull 2759]

Fucking shit

[RamjetFDO 10554]

That was inevitable.

I sure would like the draw.

Sure would've been nice... new team, down a man... isn't surprising, sadly.

[shadow_operative 15932]

i try to never blame a poor result on the actions of one player, but this one is pretty cut and dry. completely fucking stupid. 

[Brisketexan 104628]

That we’re gonna take the L sucks. That it’s in large part on our veteran captain is really bothersome.

[NAVY 6739]

Ring isn’t going to have many friends this evening 

[bolverk 29401]

Anyone got a link to the Ring foul? I've been on the road coming back from West Texas and have only seen the last 15 minutes. 

Edited May 10, 2021 by bolverk

[Horny Bull 2759]

Bummer, had our chances. Onto the next. 

[Willfully Horn 7915]

Furk. The loss sucks. I haven’t lost the grin, though.

[gsoda3 3236]

10 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Anyone got a link to the Ringer foul? I've been on the road coming back from West Texas and have only seen the last 15 minutes. 

the austinFC app should have the complete replay.  it's the 67th minute i think where he picked up the second yellow.  he also had another a few minutes before that which should've been a yellow. 

 

romana and cascante are such liabilities in the box.  kolmanic-besler-romana-lima is a decent attacking look but on defense gives us absolutely nothing.  i was watching the right side so didn't see it, but where was besler playing?  was he shading over towards kolmanic?  he was very noticeably absent in the defensive 3rd.

 

agh would've been nice if we could've held on but bunkering in shallow and narrow for 27 minutes was never going to work.  we're an offensive team, our strength is ball control.  should have helped our defense by continuing to play our game and applying pressure upfield.  we were lucky KC didn't score 4 or 5.

Edited May 10, 2021 by gsoda3

[Brisketexan 104628]

KC was the better team most of the match. WAY more great chances. Smart touches, not many shitty passes or mistakes, compared to Austin.

But some lights out keeper play, and some aggressive attacks when the opportunity presented itself kept this a game that, but for losing Ring, we probably draw, maybe even win.

But your veteran captain has to do better. That was inexcusable.

[bolverk 29401]

2 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

Furk. The loss sucks. I haven’t lost the grin, though.

Yeah, I turn it on to see us 10 players down, watching all the missed goals, and thinking: "Holy shit! They maybe, maybe, maybe hang on... furk. How pissed do I need to be with this Finnish guy?

[Captain Ron 12805]

23 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Anyone got a link to the Ring foul? I've been on the road coming back from West Texas and have only seen the last 15 minutes. 

The foul itself doesn’t tell the story, he had about 2 or 3 heavier fouls leading up to that call and had a talking to by the ref. It was a softer foul, but given his constant physical play, the ref eventually pulled out the card.

The foul was dumb, but given what was being seen, why didn’t Wolff sub Ring off? He clearly was playing really dumb a while before that foul. Leaving him out there was just asking for trouble. And now he’s gone next week too.  

12 minutes ago, bolverk said:

Yeah, I turn it on to see us 10 players down, watching all the missed goals, and thinking: "Holy shit! They maybe, maybe, maybe hang on... furk. How pissed do I need to be with this Finnish guy?

As dumb as he was playing, I would say pretty pissed.

Edited May 10, 2021 by Captain Ron

[bolverk 29401]

3 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

The foul itself doesn’t tell the story, he had about 2 or 3 heavier fouls leading up to that call and had a talking to by the ref. It was a softer foul, but given his constant physical play, the ref eventually pulled out the card.

The foul was dumb, but given what was being seen, why didn’t Wolff sub Ring off? He clearly was playing really dumb a while before that foul. Leaving him out there was just asking for trouble. And now he’s gone next week too.  

Thanks. Once it's posted on the app, I'll go back and watch the full match. I've already seen the Gallagher goal on replay but would like to try and experience the push/pull of the game. Soccer's like that - you've got to see the uninterrupted flow to really get the feel of it.