Wolff’s 83rd-Minute Header Lifts Austin FC Past LAFC to Clinch No. 6 Seed
The late winner locked Austin into the West’s No. 6 spot, closing LAFC’s bid for first place.
Overview
- Austin FC beat LAFC 1-0 to halt the visitors’ six-game winning run and end their 429-minute shutout streak.
- Owen Wolff scored from a corner in the 83rd minute after Zan Kolmanic’s delivery glanced off Eddie Segura before a back-post header.
- The result secures Austin 47 points and the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed ahead of the MLS Cup Playoffs starting October 22.
- Goalkeeper Brad Stuver made two saves to record his ninth clean sheet, preserving the narrow victory at Q2 Stadium.
- LAFC, missing Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min on international duty, cannot finish first in the West but remain in position to place between second and fourth.