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Maximiliano Urruti scored two objectives in a four-minute span of the second half and Diego Fagundez added a objective and two assists as Austin FC rolled to a 4-1 win over visiting Los Angeles FC on Friday within the matchup of the highest two groups within the Western Convention.

The win, in arguably an important recreation in Austin FC’s two-year existence, allowed the house facet (15-6-6, 51 factors) to drag to inside six factors of West chief LAFC (18-6-3, 57 factors) with seven matches to play within the common marketing campaign. Austin swept the 2 video games from LAFC this season.

LAFC featured Gareth Bale within the beginning lineup for the primary time since he arrived to the membership however the former Actual Madrid winger could not keep away from the second straight loss for his crew after a club-record seven-game profitable streak.

LAFC continues to be on prime of the Supporters’ Defend standings and on tempo to interrupt the all-time MLS factors file (73) as set final season by New England Revolution.

Austin bought on the board within the thirty second minute when Fagundez curled a direct free kick over the LAFC defensive wall and into the highest proper nook of the web simply past the outstretched arms of leaping goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

Austin FC caught fireplace within the first 13 minutes of the second half.

Urruti scored twice within the preliminary six minutes, first on a nifty header that redirected a centering go from Nick Lima within the forty seventh minute after which from a tricky angle when he took a go from Fagundez and dribbled practically to the top line earlier than inserting a left-footed shot throughout the goalmouth to the far publish within the 51st minute.

Sebastian Driussi added to the lead within the 58th minute together with his league-leading nineteenth objective, taking yet one more go from Fagundez and spinning round LAFC defender Jesus Murillo earlier than additionally discovering the within of the far publish for Austin’s fourth objective.

It was the tenth straight recreation that Driussi, the erstwhile MVP candidate, has both scored or assisted on a objective.

LAFC lastly answered within the 61st minute as Cristian Arango scored on a ringing volley after Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver had stopped a shot by Jose Cifuentes.

Supply: espn.co.uk