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Three Observations From Austin FC’s Preseason Match With New York City FC Verde was defeated 2-0 on a chilly Sunday afternoon. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Facundo Torres: The Designated Player to Ignite Austin FC’s Attack? Verde announced the signing of the former Palmeiras and Orlando City attacker last week. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

What’s Owen Wolff’s Best Role? An examination into how Austin FC should deploy its best player in 2026. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Osman Bukari Wasn’t Emiliano Rigoni 2.0 But he wasn’t the Designated Player Austin FC needed. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

A Not-So-Hollywood Ending: Austin FC’s 2025 Season Concludes with 4-1 Loss to LAFC Stellar performances from Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min sealed Verde’s fate. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

So Close in So Cal: Austin FC Lose 2-1 to Los Angeles FC Verde frustrated the more fancied hosts, but ultimately fell short courtesy of a late second-half goal. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Austin FC 2025 Regular Season Recap and Playoff Preview Let’s look back to look forward. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Outstanding Owen: Austin FC Defeat LAFC 1-0, Courtesy of a Late Owen Wolff Goal The win guarantees Verde will finish the season sixth in the Western Conference. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Arch Sadness: Austin FC Fails to Clinch Playoff Spot in 3-1 Loss to St. Louis City Marcel Hartel bagged a brace for the visitors, and Oleksandr Svatok scored the lone Verde goal. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

A Momentous Bummer: Austin FC Loses First-Ever Cup Final to Nashville Verde will rue a contentious refereeing decision and a missed penalty in the 2-1 defeat. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Real Mediocre: Austin FC Delivers Flat Performance in 3-1 Defeat to Real Salt Lake Nico Estevez fielded a rotated squad on Saturday night ahead of the US Open Cup final. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Sunday Night Stunner: Late Myrto Uzuni Goal Gives Austin FC 2-1 Victory Over Seattle CJ Fodrey added to his heroics from earlier this week by providing the match-winning assist. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Fantastic Fodrey: Austin FC Reach US Open Cup Final Courtesy of an Unlikely Source CJ Fodrey scored a late extra-time winner as Austin FC beat Minnesota United 2-1. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Frisco Frustration: Austin FC Lose 2-0 to FC Dallas on Saturday Night Verde was badly outplayed by its Copa Tejas rival. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

An American Wolff in Kansas City: Owen Wolff Leads Austin FC to 2-1 Victory Wolff scored and assisted in Verde’s Sunday Night Soccer win. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Austin FC Ignite Playoff Push: Verde Earns Three Big Points in Win Over San Jose Austin defeated the Earthquakes 3-1 at Q2 Stadium on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Montreal Madness: Austin FC on the Losing End of Five-Goal Thriller in Canada Verde’s playoff hopes took a hit in the 3-2 defeat to CF Montreal. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Possession Without Purpose: Austin FC Struggles for Chances in 1-1 Draw With Dallas Verde had 65% of the ball, but failed to do much with it on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Has the Real Myrto Uzuni Finally Arrived at Austin FC? Uzuni has scored in each of Verde’s last two matches. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Is Diego Rubio the Locksmith Austin FC’s Attack Desperately Needs? Rubio has provided Verde a creative spark in each of its last two matches. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Missing the Target: Austin FC Fails to Find the Back of the Net in 0-0 Draw with New England Verde created chances, but couldn’t convert against the Revolution. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Midnight Madness: Austin FC Advances to US Open Cup Semifinals With Wild Shootout Win Verde drew 2-2 with the San Jose Earthquakes after 120 minutes but triumphed in penalties. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Sleepy in Seattle: Austin FC Shutout by Sounders in 2-0 Defeat Verde’s attack struggled in the Pacific Northwest on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Good Things Come in Pairs: Austin FC Scores Twice (Again) and Wins Second-Straight Match Verde defeated New York Red Bulls 2-1 at Q2 Stadium on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Back on Track: Austin FC Delivers Long-Awaited MLS Win in Colorado Winless in its eight previous MLS matches, Verde defeated the Rapids 2-0 on Saturday. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

The Slide Continues: Austin FC Winless in Eight MLS Matches After 2-0 Defeat to San Diego FC Verde’s attack struggled again in southern California on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Failing to Convert: Late Goal Earns Austin FC a Point, but Missed Chances Are the Story Verde’s attack sputtered again in Wednesday night's 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Not Pretty but Effective: Austin FC Secure Solid Point in Minnesota Verde earned an impressive 1-1 draw away to Minnesota United on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Houston’s the Solution to Austin FC’s Attacking Problem: Verde Blast Three Goals Past Dynamo in Open Cup Win The 3-1 victory advances Nico Estevez’s team to the quarterfinals. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Drawing Disappointment: Austin FC Outshoots Best-In-West Vancouver but Still Draws 0-0 Verde was impressive in a scoreless draw with the Whitecaps on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Extra Time Exasperation: Late Equalizer Earns Atlanta United 1-1 Draw Against Austin FC Jamal Thiare tied the match late for the visitors after Brandon Vazquez’s stunning free-kick goal. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

New Formation, Similar Result: Austin FC Lose 2-1 to FC Cincinnati A new shape didn’t prove successful in Verde’s third-straight MLS defeat. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

A New Low-Comotive Avoided: Austin FC Fights Back to Beat El Paso 3-2 Goals from two of Verde’s struggling DPs powered the comeback. oaktreetimes.substack.com/p/a-new-low-...

Minnesota Not-So-Nice: Austin FC Fall 3-0 to Minnesota United Three talking points from a worrying Verde defeat. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Wolff’s Revenge: Dynamo Defeat Austin FC 2-0 A Vazquez-less Verde attack struggled in the loss to Houston. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

White-Hot Whitecaps: Austin FC Suffers Embarrassing 5-1 Defeat in Vancouver The result equals the biggest defeat in Verde's history. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Offensive Offense: Austin FC Draw 0-0 with Portland Three talking points from Verde’s scoreless draw with the Timbers. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Delayed Gratification: Austin FC Win Weather-Interrupted Match 1-0 in St. Louis Osman Bukari teed up Myrto Uzuni for the game’s only goal. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Superman Takes Flight: Brandon Vazquez Scores as Austin FC Beats San Diego FC 2-1 Three talking points from Austin FC’s second-straight win. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Hollywood Defending: Austin FC’s Defense Stars in 1-0 Win over LAFC Austin FC's attack is struggling, but its defense is shining. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Scarcely Scoring: Austin FC Shutout Again in 1-0 Defeat to Colorado Three talking points from Austin FC’s loss to the Rapids. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Attacking Paucity in Portland: Austin FC Held Goalless in 1-0 Defeat The new-look Verde attack has failed to ignite thus far in 2025. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

New Season, New Vibes: Austin FC Start 2025 with Win Over Sporting Kansas City. Three talking points from Verde’s 1-0 victory on Saturday night. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Meet Austin FC’s New Midfield Maestro: Guilherme Biro? Austin FC’s left-back played an interesting role at the Coachella Valley Invitational. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Holding Midfielders are Important, and Austin FC Has a Good One in Ilie Sanchez Opposition counterattacks have been Austin FC’s enemy - will that still be the case in 2025? My latest Substack article attempts to answer that question. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

How will Austin FC line up in 2025, and do formations even matter? My latest Substack article explores how Austin FC might look on the field next season. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet...

Driussi Out, Uzuni In? My latest Substack article attempts to make sense of a wild, historic few days for Austin FC. open.substack.com/pub/oaktreet... If you like what you read, please subscribe!

Osman Bukari Isn’t Emiliano Rigoni 2.0 My latest Substack article breaks down why it's okay to be optimistic about what Bukari can offer Austin FC's attack in 2025. oaktreetimes.substack.com/p/osman-buka... If you like what you read, please subscribe!