Playing arguably some of its best soccer of the season for the first 60 minutes, Austin FC looked more like a team solidly in the postseason than one on the outside looking in.  Jáder Obrian’s goal in the final seconds of the first half gave the Verde & Black a brief lead until David Martínez’s equalizer in the 62nd minute.

Solid ATX defending held Olivier Giroud, Denis Bouanga, and the Black and Gold to just six shots on goal and 1.4 expected goals, while the Verde and Black capitalized on a chance late in the first half to take the lead in the match, only to see that lead erased after the hour mark.

Teenager David Martínez scores early in the second half as LAFC rallies for a 1-1 draw on a night when the Western Conference-leading Galaxy loses at Portland.

A 90th minute header by LAFC substitute Kei Kamara prevented the Verde & Black from taking a win at Q2 Stadium during a 1-1 draw in late June, while in the Leagues Cup last month, Austin FC turned in a quality performance despite a 2-0 loss.

Martínez scored the equalizer for LAFC (14-7-7) in the 62nd minute with assists from defender Ryan Hollingshead and Eduard Atuesta. It was the second goal for the 18-year-old in his 11th career appearance — all as a substitute. Hollingshead’s helper was his fourth of the season and Atuesta’s was his fifth.

LAFC earned a hard-fought point in a 1-1 draw against Austin FC on Wednesday night at BMO Stadium. A goal from second-half substitute David Martínez helped the team

While suffering a 2-1 loss to Toronto FC Saturday at BMO Field, the Verde & Black had plenty of shots and created numerous scoring opportunities, but ultimately only Owen Wolff found the net as the club’s playoff hopes took another massive hit.