Sam Surridge transformed a fine at the 60th minute and Nashville SK On Wednesday evening, I won the Open Cup Lamara with a 2-1 victory over Austin FC.
Hani Mukhtar also scored for Nashville, who won a place in the 2026 Konkakaf Champions Cup with a victory. This was the first major trophy for the club, which joined football in the Premier League in 2020.
A US Open CupWhich dates from 1914 is the oldest football competition in the United States.
“I think it is important for us that we know that we can do this, that we can win a trophy,” said Mukhtar, who was in the club since they joined MLSThe field “This gives us additional confidence in the rest of the season (MLS).”
Mukhtar gave Nashville early leadership with a shot, which sailed to the upper corner directly from the reach of the goalkeeper Austin Brad Stiver in the 17th minute. Austin had a good chance to align less than 10 minutes after the goalkeeper Brian Shuke on Mirto Uzuni. But Shevee denied a fine of Uzuni.
Uzuni received an atonement with his left foot into the far corner in the first half of the stop, and the teams entered the break at the second quarter, associated with 1-1.
The winner of the moment came on an angular blow when Dani Pereira from Ostin believed that in the box Fasson Palasios, giving Nashville his own fine. Surge rose and transformed into his best sixth goal. Surge was sent after receiving a second yellow card to pass through the time stop.
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“I think that this year we showed that we can control the games with the ball. This is a great improvement. And I still think that we have at least one step to become the best team to become one of the best teams in this league, ”said Mukhtar. “But I think that we showed long periods this season that we can compete, we can save the ball, we can be aggressive against the ball. I am very proud of this team. “
The last final of Nashville was in the League Cup two years ago, but the team missed the trophy, falling on a penalty in Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.
Actor Matthew McConahi, Austin FC The owner and team of “Minister of Culture” was among those in the match.
For the first time in the finale, she participated in the performance of the team on the field on the field, which included the referee Tori Penso and assistants Brooke Meio and Katherine Nesbitt.
US Open CUP is open for both professional and amateur clubs, but the football teams of the Prevenue have dominated the competition for more than two decades. The last time, when the football team, which is not the major, reached the final, was in 2022, when the republic played at Orlando City at the level of the USL champion. The last time that the MLS team won the event in 1999, when Rochester Rhinos defeated Colorado-Rapids.
