A late Kei Kamara header helped LAFC take a point and extend their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions with a 1-1 draw against Austin FC on Wednesday night. Austin’s Jáder Obrian gave his team a first-half lead before Kamara equalized in the 90th minute with his first MLS goal for the club. With the tie, the Black & Gold are now 10-4-4 on the season for 34 points.
The goal was the 145th regular season goal of Kamara’s MLS career, moving him into a tie with Landon Donovan for second in league history. LAFC is the 11th different MLS club that Kamara has scored for since entering the league in 2006.
Austin opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Obrian’s deflected shot beat Hugo Lloris to give the home side a 1-0 lead. It was the first time LAFC had conceded a goal in the first half since May 4, and it was just the second goal the club has allowed in MLS play since then.
LAFC piled the pressure on Austin throughout the second half in search of an equalizer, finishing with a 17-3 shot advantage. The equalizer finally came in the 90th minute courtesy of Kamara. Timothy Tillman and Mateusz Bogusz combined for a short corner before the Polish midfielder hit a cross to the back post that Kamara headed off the post and into the corner of the net to level the scores at 1-1.
