Austin FC scored twice late to defeat Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium, in the Club's first match following a two-month break for the FIFA World Cup. The match attendance of 20,738 was the Club’s 96th consecutive MLS home sellout, extending the league’s longest active streak.
Austin showed no signs of rust early on, grabbing the lead in the 12th minute from a corner kick. Besard Sabovic whipped in a pinpoint delivery which Ilie Sánchez headed home. It was the team’s ninth set piece goal of the season, tied for the most in MLS.
Seattle equalized later in the first half though. An initial shot caromed off the post and fell to Paul Rothrock who finished from close range.
After an even second half, Myrto Uzuni found the net in the 86th minute, scoring a late winner against Seattle at home for the second consecutive season. Christian Ramirez then put the result beyond doubt, marking his 200th career MLS regular season appearance with a goal in stoppage time.
18-year-old Austin FC Academy product Ervin Torres provided the assists for both late goals, his first career MLS goal contributions.
Goal-Scoring Summary
ATX (1-0) – Ilie Sánchez (assisted by Besard Sabovic) 12’
SEA (1-1) – Paul Rothrock (unassisted) 26’
ATX (2-1) – Myrto Uzuni (assisted by Ervin Torres, Ilie Sánchez) 86’
ATX (3-1) – Christian Ramirez (assisted by Ervin Torres, Myrto Uzuni) 90+1’
Match Information
Venue: Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Attendance: 20,738
Weather: Clear, 95 degrees
Referee: Ricardo Montero Araya
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Assistant Referee 2: Brian Dunn
4th Official: Elton Garcia
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Melissa Beck
Statistical source: MLSSoccer.com
Next Match
Austin FC will play its ninth away match and 17th match overall of the 2026 MLS regular season against Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match will stream live in English and Spanish on Apple TV. On radio, the match will be broadcast on iHeart Radio’s ALT 97.5 in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
