"Hany Mukhtar opened the scoring in the 17th minute with a clinical finish from the middle of the area after teammate Jacob Shaffelburg chested a cross right into his teammate's path to give the visitors an early lead. Austin had a chance to draw level shortly after, but Brian Schwake saved Myrto Uzuni's spot kick after the Nashville keeper tripped him to concede the penalty."
"Uzuni made amends for his saved penalty just before the break when he settled a through ball from Ilie Sánchez and smashed his next touch between the legs of an onrushing Schwake to level the score at halftime. Austin's Dani Pereira fouled Jeisson Palacios in the penalty area to set up a chance for Nashville to go ahead again, and Surridge made sure of it, converting his attempt to put B.J. Callaghan's side up 2-1."
"Nashville SC beat Austin FC 2-1 in final of the U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium to win the team's first major trophy. The two recent MLS expansion sides -- Nashville started play in 2020 and Austin in 2021 -- weren't separated by much over the course of the 90 minutes plus extra time, with Sam Surridge's second-half penalty proving to be the difference."
Nashville SC defeated Austin FC 2-1 at Q2 Stadium to claim the U.S. Open Cup and the club's first major trophy. Hany Mukhtar opened the scoring in the 17th minute after Jacob Shaffelburg chested a cross into his path. Austin earned an early penalty, but Brian Schwake saved Myrto Uzuni's spot kick; Uzuni equalized before halftime after settling a through ball from Ilie Sánchez. Dani Pereira fouled Jeisson Palacios to concede a second-half penalty, which Sam Surridge converted. Surridge later received a second yellow and Nashville finished the match with 10 players.
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