AUSTIN, Texas — Sam Surridge converted a penalty kick in the 60th minute, and the Nashville Soccer Club won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup by beating the host Austin Football Club 2-1 on Wednesday night in an all-Major League Soccer final at Q2 Stadium.
Hany Mukhtar also scored for Nashville, which secured a spot in the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup with the victory.
Wednesday’s win secured the first major trophy for Music City’s MLS club, which joined the league as an expansion team in 2020. The U.S Open Cup, which dates to 1914, is the oldest ongoing national soccer tournament in the United States.
“I think it is important for us that we know that we can do it, that we can win a trophy,” said Mukhtar, who has been with the club from the start of its MLS era. “It gives us extra confidence for the rest of the season.”
Mukhtar gave Nashville the early lead with a shot that sailed into the upper corner of the net, just out of the reach of Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver, in the 17th minute.