Galaxy remain winless after getting shut out by Austin FC
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AUSTIN, Texas — Brandon Vázquez scored off a deflection in the 81st minute and Brad Stuver finished off his league-high fifth clean sheet as Austin FC blanked Los Angeles 1-0 on Saturday, keeping the defending champions winless through the season’s first nine weeks.
Vázquez scored for the first time in his first season with Austin (5-3-1) when he banged in a shot that deflected off of Galaxy defender Emiro Garces.
Austin defender Brendan Hines-Ike was tagged with a second yellow card in the third minute of second-half stoppage, giving the Galaxy (0-6-3) a man advantage for the final five minutes of extra time — to no avail.
Stuver totaled four saves one week after surrendering four goals to Brian White in a 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
John McCarthy saved four shots for the Galaxy. Both keepers had two saves in a scoreless first half.
The Galaxy lead the overall series 5-3-1 but fall to 1-3-1 in Austin.
Fifth-year coach Greg Vanney participated in his 400th match for the Galaxy — 232 as a defender for the club.
Austin travels to play the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. The Galaxy are idle until May 4 when they travel to play Sporting Kansas City.
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