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     I wasn't wearing a Cowboy hat but if I was I would thrown it onto the Austin FC pitch in the 80th minute for Moussa Djitte. Djitte scored 3 goals in 22 minutes- scoring the first hat trick in club history and clinching the first playoff berth for the team. We didn't win 4-0 (as I predicted, see last blog), we won 3-0. Yee haw, haw yee? I was there, it was totally awesome.      The score was nil nil at halftime. I thought whomever scored the first goal would win. Moussa Djitte came on in the 58th minute and immediately made an impact on the game. Before his first goal I noticed an unusual quickness in his step and a few sharp touches. It took Djitte just 3 minutes to score his first goal on a Fagundez cross in the 60th minute. The second goal by Djitte came 16 minutes later from a near-goal rebounding strike from a nearly brilliant shot by Finley; right place, right time. Hips down, one touch, far post, money. The last goal came in the 80th minute after...

     Tomorrow night is a pivotal moment for Austin Futbol Club. In only our second year as a franchise we have the talent to make a run for the MLS Cup. There are 4 games left in the regular season. We play an important home game tomorrow against Real Salt Lake.      The reality for our club is that we’ve had 3 losses in a row now. However- we’re still 2nd in the Western Conference. We’ve shown we can beat a team like LAFC ( Gareth Bale who? ) at Q2. Maybe it’s a good thing we have these messy losses in our rearview mirror now instead of at the very end of the season. The talent is here. It seems like the emotional ethos is here. These players want it, you can feel it. Austin wants it. We’re ready. Listos , if you will.          Q2 Stadium is bound to rocking on Wednesday night. I know this because- I’m going. After I get off work I’m headed down to catch the 8:15pm kickoff. I will person...