Angola vs Austin 4-1

Angola beat Austin 4-1 after taking control with two first-half goals and adding two more after the break. Klauss opened the scoring on 10 minutes and the match never reached 1-1, with Angola pulling away before half-time and holding that cushion through the second period.

Klauss turned in Harbor Miller’s assist on 10 minutes for 1-0, and Hirving Lozano made it 2-0 in the 38th minute from Marco Reus’s pass. Lozano was replaced by Robert Taylor at half-time, and Angola went into the break 2-0 up.

Taylor, who came on in the 45th minute, scored on 48 minutes from Marco Reus’s assist to make it 3-0. Austin pulled one back through Ervin Torres on 54 minutes, set up by Micah Burton, but Sergi Roberto restored the three-goal gap on 66 minutes with another assist from Reus. Angola then made two changes on 72 minutes, while Austin made two on 75 minutes and two more on 86 minutes, and the scoreline did not move again.

Angola had 55% of the possession and 526 passes to Austin’s 414, and also led 18-12 for shots, 10-2 for shots on target and 7-5 for corners. Austin had more saves, 6-1, and more fouls, 7-5, while the teams were level on yellow cards at 1-1. xG was 2.44 to 1.27 in Angola’s favour.

Besard Sabovic was booked for Austin in the 23rd minute, and Marco Reus was cautioned for Angola in the 87th minute. There were no red cards.