AUSTIN — It was never in doubt.
Austin FC barely snuck past Real Salt Lake in their first-ever playoff appearance last week, a game they were supposed to win comfortably. It took some fortune in a penalty kick shootout and a few great saves by goalkeeper Brad Stuver to help them advance. But that was the dress rehearsal of sorts for the 2nd-year team. Sunday night under the lights at Q2 Stadium was the main act and Austin knocked it out of the park with a 2-1 win over rival FC Dallas.
Three minutes later the green neon lights were flashing again as MLS MVP candidate Sebastián Driussi snatched a giveaway near midfield and turned the jets on, dancing by a defender and ripping a shot from outside the box to double the advantage. The second half got somewhat off script for the home side when FC Dallas star Alan Velasco snuck one past Stuver after nice build-up play ended with a lucky deflection and left him in front of the net. The pressure didn’t ease up as they desperately searched for the equalizer, but Austin was prepared to absorb blows and made players like Jesus Ferreira and Paul Arriola mostly irrelevant.
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