Nashville SC enters international break unbeaten in four of last five matches

Nashville Soccer Club fell 2-1 to the New England Revolution Saturday night at GEODIS Park, despite a goal from Designated Player Hany Mukhtar who added his tenth goal contribution this season. Nashville SC will return to play on June 15 at the New York Red Bulls following the international break.

Music City milestones: Both Shaq Moore and Alex Muyl reached milestones Saturday night with Moore starting his 50th Match with Nashville SC and Muyl starting his 90th.

Messrs. International: Defender Shaq Moore (United States), midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (Canada) and defender Walker Zimmerman (United States) will now travel to represent their national teams in the upcoming international break.

Next up: The Boys in Gold will return to play June 15 at the New York Red Bulls following the international break.

Match timeline:

NE 18’: Dylan Borrero sends a ball to Carles Gil, who takes the ball towards goal and finds the back of the net

NE 51’: Giacomo Vrioni connects with Esmir Bajraktarevic in the box for a goal

NSH 80’: Hany Mukhtar steps up to the spot and buries a penalty kick won by Walker Zimmerman

Notes:

  • Nashville SC:
    • is 36W-27L-36D all-time against Eastern Conference opponents
    • is 3W-2L-5D at home in 2024
    • is 34W-34L-42D all-time on weekends
    • had 85% passing accuracy on the night
  • Aníbal Godoy led the team with 96% passing accuracy
  • Jack Maher led the team with four clearances
  • Hany Mukhtar
    • has goal contributions in back-to-back matches (two assists at CIN, one goal vs. NE)
    • has 106 regular season goal contributions all-time as a Boy in Gold (62 goals, 44 assists), and 10 goal contributions this season (four goals, six assists)
    • led the team with four shots and 1.78 expected goals (xG)
  • Alex Muyl
    • registered his 90th regular season start as a Boy in Gold
    • is Nashville SC’s only player to have appeared in all 15 matches
  • Shaq Moore recorded his 50th regular season start as a Boy in Gold

Box score:

Nashville SC (4W-5L-7D) vs. New England Revolution (3W-10L-1D)

June 1, 2024 – GEODIS Park

Final score:

NSH: 1

NE: 2

Scoring summary:

NE: Carles Gil (A: Dylan Borrero) 18’

NE: Esmir Bajraktarevic (A: Giacomo Vrioni) 51’

NSH: Hany Mukhtar (Penalty Kick) 80’

Discipline:

NE: Xavier Arreaga (Caution) 53’

NE: Matthew Polster (Caution) 73’

NE: Aljaz Ivacic (Caution) 88’

NSH: Dru Yearwood (Caution) 90’+8

NE: Caleb Porter (Caution) 90’+11 

Lineups:
NSH starters: Joe Willis; Dan Lovitz, Jack Maher, Shaq Moore, Walker Zimmerman (C); Hany Mukhtar, Alex Muyl (Teal Bunbury 74’), Aníbal Godoy (Amar Sejdić) 76’, Sean Davis (Dru Yearwood 62’); Sam Surridge, Tyler Boyd (Jacob Shaffelburg 62’)

Substitutes: Elliot Panicco, Josh Bauer, Taylor Washington, Tah Brian Anunga, Brent Kallman 

NE starters: Aljaz Ivacic; Dave Romney, Xavier Arreaga, Nick Lima, DeJuan Jones; Matthew Polster, Carles Gil (C), Mark-Anthony Kaye, Esmir Bajraktarevic (Jonathan Mensah 82’); Giacomo Vrioni (Bobby Wood 90’+3), Dylan Borrero (Noel Buck 90’+5)

Substitutes: Henrich Ravas, Ian Harkes, Emmanuel Boateng, Ryan Spaulding, Earl Edwards Jr., Andrew Farrell 

Match officials:

Referee: Ismail Elfath

AR1: Jeffrey Swartzel

AR2: Noah Kenyawani

4TH: Rosendo Mendoza

VAR: Sorin Stoica

AVAR: Ian McKay

Weather: Cloudy, 68 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 defied 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 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. The Boys in Gold again qualified for the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in both 2022 and 2023, becoming just the third team in league history to reach the postseason during the team’s first four years in existence. Nashville SC inaugurated GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and Canada, in front of a sellout crowd of 30,109 on May 1, 2022. For more information, visit NashvilleSC.com and follow the club at @NashvilleSC on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter) and Spotify.