“Myrto Uzuni opens the scoring just four minutes in, giving Austin an electric start and putting Puebla on the back foot almost immediately after kick-off.”
Pivotal“Uzuni doubles Austin's lead just three minutes after his opener, scoring his second with a right-footed finish to leave Puebla in complete disarray.”
Pivotal“Luifer Hernández picks up a yellow card for a foul, the first of five bookings for Puebla as frustration begins to set in just minutes after falling two goals behind.”
“Uzuni completes his hat-trick from a corner situation in the 34th minute, capitalising on chaos in the Puebla box to make it 3-0 and put the tie beyond any doubt.”
Pivotal
Austin
Puebla
Outstanding performance
Austin•MidfielderAustin wasted no time establishing control, with Myrto Uzuni scoring twice inside the first seven minutes to render the contest effectively over before most fans had settled into their seats. The Albanian forward completed his hat-trick in the 34th minute, capitalising on a corner routine that left Puebla's defence flat-footed, and the match was dead as a competitive fixture long before the interval. Puebla showed some attacking intent — their 48 dangerous attacks versus Austin's 25 tells its own story — but they were desperately wasteful, registering just one shot on target compared to Austin's four, and they compounded their afternoon with five yellow cards born of frustration. Austin controlled the ball with 54 percent possession and 90 percent pass accuracy, playing with the assured calmness of a side who knew the tie was won. For Austin, this is a statement performance in the Leagues Cup that underlines their attacking threat; for Puebla, a chastening evening that exposed fragility at the back and a lack of composure when things go wrong early.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Bryan Eduardo Garnica Cortez is on, and Kevin Velasco is off.
Fernando Monarrez Ochoa takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Alejandro Organista Orozco with his right foot, but it's missed.
Kevin Velasco takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Iker Moreno comes on for Lucas Camilo.
Alejandro Organista Orozco is on, and Carlos Alberto Baltazar Agraz is off.
Offside.
Kevin Velasco takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Brandon Vazquez comes on for Christian Ramirez.
Mathias Tomas receives a yellow card.
Yellow card shown.
Corner awarded.
Oscar Eduardo Villa Dominguez attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Brendan Hines-Ike comes on for Joseph Yeramid Rosales Erazo.
Jayden Nelson comes on for Oleksandr Svatok.
Przemyslaw Placheta comes on for Facundo Torres.
Emiliano Gomez Dutra comes on for Omar Fernando Moreno Villegas.
Mathias Tomas is on, and Alberto Herrera is off.
Facundo Torres takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Carlos Alberto Baltazar Agraz takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Facundo Ezequiel Almada's header is saved.
Corner awarded.
Ilie Sanchez Farres is on, and Owen Wolff is off.
First half ends with the score at 3-0.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
Offside.
Offside.
Myrto UzuniMyrto Uzuni scores with a right-footed shot.
Myrto UzuniMyrto Uzuni scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Facundo Torres
Goal! The score is now 3-0.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
Corner awarded.
Oleksandr Svatok attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Christian Ramirez takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card issued.
Joseph Yeramid Rosales Erazo takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Luifer Hernandez receives a yellow card.
Myrto UzuniMyrto Uzuni scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Christian Ramirez
Goal! Myrto Uzuni scores, making it 2-0.
Myrto UzuniMyrto Uzuni scores with a right-footed shot.
Goal! The score is now 1-0.
Kick-off has occurred!
Austin FC ride the crest of a 2-0 opening-match win over Tijuana and look to cement their Leagues Cup group-stage standing when they host a Puebla side that was torn apart 5-2 by Portland. This first-ever meeting between the two clubs at Q2 Stadium could go a long way toward deciding who advances from the group.
