MLS

Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Nashville SC
  • 2': C.J. Sapong
FT
1 - 0
Philadelphia Union

    Nashville SC end Philadelphia Union's unbeaten streak

    A second-minute goal by C.J. Sapong against his former team was enough to lift host Nashville SC to a 1-0 victory against Philadelphia on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
    • 1': Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Randall Leal with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 5': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
    • 5': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 8': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
    • 11': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union).
    • 11': Offside, Nashville SC. Randall Leal tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
    • 15': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jamiro Monteiro tries a through ball, but Olivier Mbaizo is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
    • 18': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 20': Hand ball by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
    • 23': Olivier Mbaizo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
    • 29': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
    • 32': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Gazdag with a through ball.
    • 44': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union).
    • 44': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
    • 45'+2': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Alistair Johnston.
    • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aníbal Godoy replaces Tah Anunga.
    • 46': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
    • 48': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
    • 50': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Olivier Mbaizo.
    • 50': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dave Romney with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Randall Leal with a cross.
    • 53': Hand ball by Cory Burke (Philadelphia Union).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 56': Hand ball by Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
    • 56': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez replaces Daniel Gazdag.
    • 56': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos replaces Cory Burke.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 63': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Joe Willis.
    • 64': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
    • 64': Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union).
    • 69': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
    • 75': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
    • 79': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 79': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
    • 82': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Leon Flach.
    • 82': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jhonder Cádiz replaces C.J. Sapong.
    • 86': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
    • 86': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Randall Leal.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
    • 90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Abu Danladi replaces Hany Mukhtar.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC).
    • 90'+1': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo tries a through ball, but Kacper Przybylko is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Abu Danladi (Nashville SC).
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 4
    51.4 Possession 48.6
    8 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    387 Accurate Passes 379
    455 Passes 433
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    25 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 56
    41 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    14 Effective Tackles 12
    19 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 11
    15 Effective Clearances 19
    15 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
    Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Attendance: 21,822

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 New York City FC 4 +8 10
    2 Nashville SC 4 +6 10
    3 Inter Miami CF 4 0 7
    4 Red Bull New York 4 -1 7
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    Line-Ups

    NSH Nashville SC (3-5-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Willis (GK)
    25 Walker Zimmerman
    4 Dave Romney
    5 Jack Maher
    6 Dax McCarty
    8 Randall Leal
    27 Tah Anunga
    2 Daniel Lovitz
    12 Alistair Johnston
    17 C.J. Sapong
    10 Hany Mukhtar
    Nashville SC Substitutes:
    Aníbal Godoy, Luke Haakenson, Taylor Washington, Jhonder Cádiz, Jalil Anibaba, Daniel Ríos, Bryan Meredith, Alex Muyl, Abu Danladi.

    PHI Philadelphia Union (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    18 Andre Blake (GK)
    3 Jack Elliott
    5 Jakob Glesnes
    27 Kai Wagner
    15 Olivier Mbaizo
    23 Kacper Przybylko
    31 Leon Flach
    10 Jamiro Monteiro
    6 Dániel Gazdag
    11 Alejandro Bedoya
    19 Cory Burke
    Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
    José Andrés Martínez, Matthew Real, Matthew Freese, Quinn Sullivan, Sergio Santos, Stuart Findlay, Alvas Powell, Jack McGlynn, Aurélien Collin.

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