The Aztexan

Friday night at Middlefield Cheese Stadium saw a pretty even game between the Aztex and the Cleveland City Stars. I was terrified through the last 15 minutes that Cleveland was going to steal a draw again, like they did last weekend. But Austin held on, and got their first win on the road.

Here's a rundown of other post-match coverage:

• box score — USLSoccer.com


• Aztex defeat Cleveland 1-0 on the road — Austin American-Statesman
  

  In the 30th minute, Jeff Harwell sent in a corner kick from the right side. A Cleveland defender tried to clear the ball, but it went straight to Silva.
  
  He collected the ball and launched a shot that skipped several times across the turf.
  
  Cleveland goalkeeper Evan Bush, who had made a great save on an earlier shot by Silva, never touched this one, and the Aztex led 1-0.

• Aztex earns first road victory, 1-0 win in Cleveland — AustinAztex.com
  

  Six days after giving up a stoppage-time goal and settling for one point in a 2-2 draw against the Cleveland City Stars (2-10-4, 10 points), the Austin Aztex (3-6-6, 15 points) scored early, and managed to fend off a furious second-half attack from Cleveland to win 1-0 and earn the team its first road win of the season.

Next up is the 2nd game of this weekend's roadtrip: the Rochester Rhinos on July 5 (today) at 2:00 PM CT (see Friday's 2-for-1 pregame post for more on that game).

Then the Red & White will be back in town next Saturday, July 11, for their first-ever match against one of the best teams in USL-1 so far this season, the Portland Timbers.

Labels: postgame, USL-1