AUSTIN, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 21: Myrto Uzuni #10 and Jon Gallagher #17 of Austin FC celebrate after Uzuni scored a goal against Seattle Sounders FC during a match at Q2 Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Scott Wachter / Getty Images)
AUSTIN, Texas - Myrto Uzuni scored in stoppage time, Diego Rubio also scored a goal and Austin FC beat the Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Saturday night.
Austin (12-10-8) has 44 points this season and moved past Portland (42) into sixth in the Western Conference. Seattle (12-9-9) is fifth with 45 points.
Uzuni's left-foot volley from point-blank range capped the scoring in the sixth minute of injury time. Dani Pereira played an arcing cross from the right side to back post and CJ Fodrey's diving header set up Uzuni for the finish.
Brad Stuver, a 2025 MLS All-Star, made a diving stop to rob Georgi Minoungou of what seemed a certain goal in the 86th minute and finished with five saves.
Rubio redirected a pass played by Seattle's Jackson Ragen near midfield and outraced the defense to the ball before he beat goalkeeper Andrew Thomas with a shot inside the back post to give Austin a 1-0 lead in the 42nd minute.
Thomas, who started in place of Stefan Frei (illness), had four saves.
Minoungou replaced Snyder Brunell — an 18-year-old who made his second start in MLS — at halftime and scored his first goal of the season 35 seconds later to make it 1-1. Danny Musovski, at the right corner of the 18-yard box, ran onto a ball ahead by Cristian Roldan and played a first-touch cross to the charging Minoungou for a one-touch finish into the side-net from near the penalty spot.
Austin is 12-2-0 this season when scoring first.
The Sounders are 5-2-3 all-time against Austin in the regular season, 3-1-1 at Q2 Stadium.
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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