{"id":69226,"date":"2025-07-17T06:44:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T06:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/69226\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T06:44:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T06:44:08","slug":"goals-by-myrto-uzuni-owen-wolff-carry-austin-fc-past-hapless-la-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/69226\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals by Myrto Uzuni, Owen Wolff carry Austin FC past hapless LA Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Myrto Uzuni<\/a> and Owen Wolff<\/a> scored goals and Austin FC<\/a> held on late for a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy<\/a> on Wednesday in a Western Conference match in Carson, Calif.<\/p>\n

The Verde (8-8-6, 30 points), which entered the match having not scored in its past two MLS games and with a league-low 15 goals for the season, took advantage of LA’s porous defense to post the win and sweep the season series between the sides. Austin is 3-1-1 over its last five MLS matches.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles (3-14-6, 15 points), the defending MLS champion, came into the match with victories in consecutive matches for the first time this season and three wins in a row at home. The Galaxy began the season 0-12-4 — the worst start in league history — and has surrendered a league-high 45 goals.<\/p>\n

Wolff produced the match’s first shot on goal, forcing a save from LA keeper Novak Micovic<\/a> in the 16th minute.<\/p>\n

Uzuni, the Albanian national who was signed by Austin in January on a team- record transfer fee from Granada in Spain<\/a>‘s LaLiga 2, got the Verde on the scoreboard in the 40th minute. He took a pass from Diego Rubio<\/a> deep into the box and steadied the ball to his left foot before beating Micovic low to the left corner of the net. Brendan Hines-Ike<\/a> also got an assist for the pass that started the scoring play.<\/p>\n

It was Uzuni’s second goal of the season and snapped Austin FC’s 219-minute span without finding the net.<\/p>\n

Wolff added a key insurance tally in the 63rd minute after a breakdown by the Galaxy inside the penalty area. A bounding ball was misplayed by two LA players and skidded to Uzuni, who pulled Micovic off his goal line with a weak shot. But the ball ended up at the feet of Wolff, who showed patience in switching to his left foot before calmly kicking the ball into the open net.<\/p>\n

The Galaxy’s Joseph Paintsil<\/a> drew a foul at the edge of the area from Mikkel Desler<\/a> two minutes into second-half stoppage time and calmly beat Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver<\/a> on the ensuing kick from the spot to draw LA to within a goal. But that’s as close as it would get.<\/p>\n

–Field Level Mediabr\/]<\/p>\n

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