Owen Wolff scored on an 83rd-minute header for his team-lead-tying sixth goal of the season to lift Austin FC to a 1-0 victory over visiting LAFC on Sunday evening.

Brad Stuver made two saves to keep his ninth clean sheet and help Austin (13-12-8, 47 points) snap a three-match losing run in all competitions and halt LAFC's six-match winning run.

The victory also assured a sweep of the season series and a sixth-place finish in the Western Conference, which could set up a Round 1 MLS Cup Playoff series against an LAFC side (17-8-8, 59 points) that's currently in third.

If that materializes, it will have a considerably different feel. Austin striker Myrto Uzuni, who is tied with Wolff on six goals, missed Sunday's clash to international duty, as did LAFC's top two attackers, Son Heung-min

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