Through the Lens: July 12, 2025

By Grace Castillo

Published Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025 06:47 PM

Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Scene Setters before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Texas Together Patch on Kit before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Owen Wolff #33 Kit before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Oleksandr Svatok #5 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Žan Kolmanič #23 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver #1 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Robert Taylor #16 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Guilherme Biro #29 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Diego Rubio #21 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Mikkel Desler #3 arrives before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Osman Bukari #11 warms up in the locker room before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Jon Gallagher #17 laces up his boots in the locker room before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver #1 warms up before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barron/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder CJ Fodrey #19 during warmups for the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder CJ Fodrey #19 walks off the pitch after warm-ups before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver #1 and defender Brendan Hines-Ike #4 shake hands in the locker room before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Robert Taylor #16 and Austin FC midfielder Besard Sabovic #14 in locker room before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Myrto Uzuni #10 walks out before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC players line up during the moment of silence for the Texas flood victims before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC supporters during the moment of silence for the Texas flood victims before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barron/Austin FC)
Starting 11 with Austin FC forward Brandon Vazquez #9 Kit before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC Starting XI huddle on the pitch before the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Mikkel Desler #3 runs after the ball during the first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Mikkel Desler #3 dribbles the ball during first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
A wide angle of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Mikkel Desler #3 kicks the ball during the first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Diego Rubio #21 reacts after a play during the first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barron/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Mikkel Desler #3 jumps to head the ball during the first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Myrto Uzuni #10 shoots the ball during the first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Ilie Sanchez #6 during first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Diego Rubio #21 defends during first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Osman Bukari #11 dribbles the ball during the first half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC fans during the first half of match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Myrto Uzuni #10 reacts during second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver #1 passes the ball during second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Žan Kolmanič #23 passes the ball during second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Diego Rubio #21 kicks the ball during the second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Robert Taylor #16 dribbles the ball during second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver #1 saves the ball during the second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC Head Coach Nico Estevez looks on from the sideline during the second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC goalkeeper Brad Stuver #1 and Austin FC defender Brendan Hines-Ike #4 during second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Owen Wolff #33 dribbles the ball during the second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC fans cheer during the second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Micah Burton #32 thanks the fans during second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Robert Taylor #16 kicks a corner kick during the second half of the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Robert Taylor #16 thanks the fans after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC fans hold up their scarves after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Noah Goldberg/Austin FC)
Austin FC fans hold up their scarves after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Noah Goldberg/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Daniel Pereira #8 signs autographs for fans after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by JJ Moothart/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Brendan Hines-Ike #4 claps and thanks the fans after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Noah Goldberg/Austin FC)
Austin FC midfielder Besard Sabovic #14 thanks fans after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC defender Oleksandr Svatok #5 signs an autograph after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Gonzalez/Austin FC)
Austin FC forward Diego Rubio #21 and goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland #30 pose for a selfie with a fan after the match against New England at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday July 12, 2025. (Photo by Carlos Barron/Austin FC)