Nashville Soccer Club conceded its first defeat of the season at GEODIS Park, falling to FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 28,453. 

Standing Strong: Despite the loss, Nashville SC’s defense has only conceded two goals, the lowest total in the Eastern Conference this season. Goalkeeper Joe Willis made a season-high six saves tonight.  

Milkman Delivering: Defender Jack Maher attempted 78 passes in this game, the highest total for a Nashville SC player in a match this season. Maher also led the team in touches with 87.  

Chances Were There: Nashville SC created chances throughout the evening out-shooting FC Cincinnati 17-15 and having 11 more touches in the opponent’s box. Nashville’s 17 shots are its highest of the season.

Next Match: Nashville SC will visit Orlando City SC at Exploria Stadium at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 1. The match will be televised on the MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV App, and available on radio at 104.5 The Zone.  

Match Timeline          

CIN 48’: Cincinnati’s Brandon Vazquez jumps on a rebound after Nashville SC goalkeeper Joe Willis made an initial save on a Cincinnati shot attempt  

Notes:   

• Nashville SC:          

• • has recorded double digit shot total in three consecutive matches  
  • has allowed just one goal at GEODIS Park this season  
  • suffered its first loss and failed to score against FC Cincinnati for the first time in club history  
  • completed 175 more passes than FC Cincinnati (493-318) 

• Teal Bunbury made his 342^nd career regular season appearance 
• Ján Greguš made his second consecutive appearance 
• Aníbal Godoy made his first appearance following an upper body injury suffered in Matchday 1
• Jack Maher led the Starting XI with a 92.3 passing accuracy
• Dax McCarty made his 399^th MLS regular season start
• Hany Mukhtar led the team with five chances created
• Fafà Picault led the team in shots with four 
• CJ Sapong made his first start of the season
  

Box Score:   

Nashville SC (2W-2L-1D, 7 pts.) vs. FC Cincinnati (3W-0L-2D, 11 pts.) 

March 25, 2023 – GEODIS Park 

Final Score  
NSH: 0
CIN: 1

Scoring Summary   

CIN: Brandon Vazquez (unassisted) 48’  

Discipline  

CIN: Obinna Nwobodo (caution) 21’  

CIN: Malik Pinto (caution) 45’ 

NSH: Shaq Moore (caution) 56’ 

NSH: Teal Bunbury (caution) 72’ 

CIN: Matt Miazga (caution) 72’ 

CIN: Alvaro Barreal (caution) 81’

Lineups:  
NSH Starters: Joe Willis; Dan Lovitz, Jack Maher, Walker Zimmerman (C), Shaq Moore; Dax McCarty (Aníbal Godoy 60’), Sean Davis (Ján Greguš 77’), Jacob Shaffelburg (Luke Haakenson 77’), Fafà Picault (Teal Bunbury 69’); Hany Mukhtar, CJ Sapong   

Substitutes: Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer, Tah Brian Anunga, Elliot Panicco, Taylor Washington   

CIN Starters: Roman Celentano; Nick Hagglund, Yerson Mosquera, Matt Miazga, Raymon Gaddis; Obinna Nwobodo, Luciano Acosta (C) (Dominique Badji 90’), Malik Pinto (Santiago Arias 64’); Brenner (Sergio Santos 76’), Brandon Vazquez, Alvaro Barreal (Alvas Powell 90’)   

Substitutes: Alec Kann, Joey Akpunonu, Quimi Ordonez, Ian Murphy, Bret Halsey 

Referee: Ismir Pekmic 

AR1: Ian McKay 

AR2: Kevin Lock 

4th Official: Sergei Boiko 

VAR: Daniel Radford 

AVAR: TJ Zablocki 

Attendance: 28,453 

Weather: Clear, 61 degrees   

Nashville SC joined Major League Soccer on Feb. 29, 2020 in front of the largest attendance ever recorded for a soccer match in the State of Tennessee. In its inaugural MLS season, Nashville SC defeated expectations by becoming the second MLS expansion side to win and advance to the Conference Semifinals in the 2020 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs. Nashville SC returned to the 2021 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in its sophomore season after becoming just the seventh team in MLS history to go unbeaten at home in a season. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a 30,109-sellout crowd on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Spotify.