🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹 ALLEZ VIOLETTE!!!! 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

They've done it! Violette of Haiti have defeated Austin FC of MLS 3-2 on aggregate after losing the road leg 2-0.

What a story!

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Violette is like the hero in every action movie, when the bad guys with machine guns are spraying him with machine guns and they inexplicably avoid being struck by a single bullet.

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TEN MINUTES OF STOPPAGE!

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I rooted for Austin to get back into it. And they have. Good on them.

But now I want Violette to win it. Playing with a bunch of brand-new players because half their squad couldn't get U.S. visas, making heroic defense after heroic defense, and doing it on a shoestring budget against a team Transfermarkt gives a squad value of 48 million Euros.

Also, the whole Columbus thing.

Allez Violette!

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Austin getting SUPREMELY Concacaf'ed tonight.

WELCOME, Y'ALL.

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And there's the second from Driussi! Austin 2-3 Violette on aggregate! GAME ON!

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GOLAZO AUSTIN!

Driussi's scissor kick gets Austin 1 of the 3 they need to force extra time.

Of course, if the 2 disallowed goals counted we'd be tied. Alas, when you're owned by Anthony Precourt, the soccer gods are not on your side.

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And Austin have a SECOND goal chocked off, this time for offside.

Tell you what, Philly might be in control of their match now, and even though Austin is still down 3-0 on aggregate… against a deeply depleted Violette team who has faced barrage after barrage after barrage… that might be the game to watch. Balls to the wall in the 2nd half.

On TUDN and FS2, if you dig it.

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And a VAR handball call denies Austin a goal from Driussi!

Still 3-0 to Violette on aggregate.

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Two screens at once right now, and every time I look up at the Austin/Violette game, the Verde are sending a barrage of shots on net. But so far still scoreless in Leg 2, and still 3-0 on aggregate to the Haitian visitors. #SCCL23 #MastodonFC #ATXvVAC