News about Diego Fagundez

In the decisive penalty-kick shootout, host Austin FC defeated short-handed Real Salt Lake 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw Sunday afternoon in their first-round Western Conference playoff match, Sebastian Driussi scored two goals and Brad Stuver stopped two shots in the decisive penalty-kick shootout. Driussi, Diego Fagundez, and Emiliano Rigoni converted their penalty in the shootout for Austin FC, and Stuver stopped shots by Andrew Brody and Braian Ojeda before Tate Schmitt capped the match with a shot over the crossbar. Driussi's second goal of the match, on a penalty kick four minutes into second-half stoppage time, brought the game to a halt for two extra 15 minutes overtime periods. After being ordered to play the final 44 minutes of regulation a man down after Rubio Rubin was suspended for his second yellow card in the 52nd minute, Real Salt Lake had to play his second yellow card.

In Friday's 4-0 loss to Austin FC, Gareth Bale got his long-awaited first appearance for LAFC. Bale was on the culling for 60 minutes, with little effect on the game's outcome. He fired two shots and completed 80% of his passes before being subbed off.