Austin FC Is Eliminated: Real Salt Lake Wins 2-1 at Q2 After Alastuey's Opener Is Answered in Six Minutes
Austin FC's season ended on Wednesday night at Q2 Stadium. Jorge Alastuey put Austin ahead at 52 minutes, but Saba Lobjanidze equalized at 55 and Morgan Guilavogui won it at 61 — Real Salt Lake 2, Austin FC 1 — and Austin is officially out of the 2026 postseason picture.
It is over. Real Salt Lake beat Austin FC 2-1 at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday night, and with the loss Austin is officially out of the 2026 postseason picture, according to the match reports — a must-win night that turned in six second-half minutes.
For more than 50 scoreless minutes Austin held the game it needed. Jorge Alastuey scored the opener at 52 minutes, and Q2 had its lead. It lasted three minutes. Saba Lobjanidze equalized at 55, assisted by Juan Sanabria, and Morgan Guilavogui put Salt Lake ahead at 61, assisted by Sergi Solans — two goals in six minutes that flipped the night and, with it, the season.
The numbers say Austin pushed. Austin held 48 percent of the ball, outshot Salt Lake on target 5-4 despite trailing 16-20 in total shots, and won the corner count 8-7. Myrto Uzuni, whose early effort was the first half's only shot on target in the station's live file, started fast again, and Damian Las started in goal for interim head coach Davy Arnaud's side. None of it produced the second goal Austin needed across ten minutes of stoppage time.
What remains is arithmetic and pride: Verde All Day's recap notes Austin must win its final two matches just to reach the 40-point plateau in what has become a frustrating season for its fans. The Sports Desk's season file closes with this result.
