Myrto Uzuni Scored and Set Up a Goal, and Austin Just Ended Their Seven-Match Winless Nightmare

Austin FC did what they desperately needed to do on Saturday: they got a win. And they did it in style, shutting out Houston 2-0 in Copa Tejas play at home. After getting absolutely demolished 5-1 at San Jose just three days earlier, the Verde came out swinging and never let up.

The Scoring Clinic That Snapped a Seven-Game Skid

Myrto Uzuni was the star of the show. He didn't just score, he set the tone for the entire match. Jayden Nelson opened the scoring in the 13th minute off a setup that started with Uzuni finding Facundo Torres in the box. Torres drew the Houston defense to the right, then slid it across to Nelson, who curled one past Jonathan Bond off the inside of the right post. Clean. Clinical. Exactly what Austin needed.

But Uzuni wasn't done. Two minutes into stoppage time of the first half, he stepped up to a free kick and bent one toward goal. It deflected off Houston's defensive wall and bounced past Bond into the bottom-left corner to make it 2-0. Austin was rolling, and Houston had no answer.

Brad Stuver Locks Down the Back

This wasn't all offense. Austin's goalkeeper Brad Stuver was absolute brick wall on Saturday, stopping five shots to record his third clean sheet of the year. Houston had actually kept a clean sheet for 193 minutes before Nelson broke through, but once it broke, it stayed broken. The Dynamo managed just two low-percentage shots from Christian Ramirez early on and a couple of looks from Hector Herrera and Mateusz Bogusz in the first half. Nothing came close to giving Stuver real trouble.

Austin improved to 6-1-1 in eight all-time home league matches against Houston. That's the kind of record that matters when you need to build momentum. Houston, meanwhile, saw their two-game winning streak come to an end and got held scoreless for the third time this year. Not the kind of afternoon they were looking for.

Austin sits at 2-4-4 with 10 points after bouncing back the right way. Next up: staying sharp and keeping this positive energy rolling.

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