Myrto Uzuni and Owen Wolff scored objectives and Austin FC held on late for a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on Wednesday in a Western Convention match in Carson, Calif.
The Verde (8-8-6, 30 factors), which entered the match having not scored in its previous two MLS video games and with a league-low 15 objectives for the season, took benefit of LA’s porous protection to put up the win and sweep the season sequence between the perimeters. Austin is 3-1-1 over its final 5 MLS matches.
Los Angeles (3-14-6, 15 factors), the defending MLS champion, got here into the match with victories in consecutive matches for the primary time this season and three wins in a row at house. The Galaxy started the season 0-12-4 — the worst begin in league historical past — and has surrendered a league-high 45 objectives.
Wolff produced the match’s first shot on objective, forcing a save from LA keeper Novak Micovic within the sixteenth minute.
Uzuni, the Albanian nationwide who was signed by Austin in January on a team-record switch charge from Granada in Spain’s LaLiga 2, received the Verde on the scoreboard within the fortieth minute. He took a go from Diego Rubio deep into the field and steadied the ball to his left foot earlier than beating Micovic low to the left nook of the online. Brendan Hines-Ike additionally received an help for the go that began the scoring play.
It was Uzuni’s second objective of the season and snapped Austin FC’s 219-minute span with out discovering the online.
Wolff added a key insurance coverage tally within the 63rd minute after a breakdown by the Galaxy contained in the penalty space. A bounding ball was misplayed by two LA gamers and skidded to Uzuni, who pulled Micovic off his objective line with a weak shot. However the ball ended up on the ft of Wolff, who confirmed endurance in switching to his left foot earlier than calmly kicking the ball into the open web.
The Galaxy’s Joseph Paintsil drew a foul on the fringe of the world from Mikkel Desler two minutes into second-half stoppage time and calmly beat Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver on the following kick from the spot to attract LA to inside a objective. However that is as shut as it will get.
–Area Degree Media
