Nashville SC vs Chicago Fire FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
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5 - 1
5 - 1
Hany Mukhtar's hat trick sets MLS record as Nashville SC thump Chicago Fire
Hany Mukhtar recorded the fastest hat trick in MLS history as Nashville SC cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
- 1': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
- 3': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 7': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
- 7': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tah Anunga.
- 9': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 9': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 10': Attempt blocked. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Nealis with a cross.
- 10': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Chicago Fire FC 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
- 13': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Chicago Fire FC 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
- 14': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC).
- 14': Johan Kappelhof (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the red card.
- 16': Goal! Nashville SC 3, Chicago Fire FC 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 17': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 18': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
- 18': Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 20': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt saved. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
- 27': Attempt saved. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pineda.
- 27': Foul by Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC).
- 27': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 29': Attempt missed. Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 32': Foul by Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC).
- 32': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC).
- 35': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 36': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 37': Attempt missed. Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wyatt Omsberg following a corner.
- 37': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 37': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
- 39': Foul by Dave Romney (Nashville SC).
- 39': Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
- 39': Goal! Nashville SC 4, Chicago Fire FC 0. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers.
- 41': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jack Maher.
- 43': Foul by Fabian Herbers (Chicago Fire FC).
- 43': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tah Anunga.
- 44': Attempt missed. Dylan Nealis (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boris Sekulic with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jalil Anibaba.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (Chicago Fire FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Álvaro Medrán with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nashville SC 4, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 4, Chicago Fire FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Chinonso Offor replaces Robert Beric.
- 45': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Gastón Giménez replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 46': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 46': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Chinonso Offor (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Medrán (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Goal! Nashville SC 4, Chicago Fire FC 1. Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 49': Foul by Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC).
- 49': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Álvaro Medrán.
- 53': Corner, Chicago Fire FC. Conceded by Jack Maher.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
- 53': Miguel Ángel Navarro (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 56': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 62': Goal! Nashville SC 5, Chicago Fire FC 1. Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Nealis.
- 64': Attempt saved. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Hany Mukhtar.
- 65': Substitution, Nashville SC. Matt LaGrassa replaces Dax McCarty.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jonathan Bornstein replaces Miguel Ángel Navarro.
- 66': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Luka Stojanovic replaces Álvaro Medrán.
- 66': Foul by Matt LaGrassa (Nashville SC).
- 66': Gastón Giménez (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jhonder Cádiz replaces C.J. Sapong.
- 67': Attempt saved. Luka Stojanovic (Chicago Fire FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 69': Offside, Nashville SC. Randall Leal tries a through ball, but Jhonder Cádiz is caught offside.
- 73': Hand ball by Dylan Nealis (Nashville SC).
- 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Tah Anunga.
- 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. Abu Danladi replaces Randall Leal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt LaGrassa.
- 78': Foul by Abu Danladi (Nashville SC).
- 78': Wyatt Omsberg (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Abu Danladi (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jhonder Cádiz.
- 82': Foul by Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC).
- 82': Ignacio Aliseda (Chicago Fire FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Chicago Fire FC. Jhon Espinoza replaces Ignacio Aliseda.
- 84': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Boris Sekulic.
- 85': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jonathan Bornstein.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Abu Danladi (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Abu Danladi (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 87': Attempt saved. Luke Haakenson (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a through ball.
- 87': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
- 88': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 89': Attempt saved. Dave Romney (Nashville SC) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
- 89': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Bobby Shuttleworth.
- 90': Foul by Jhon Espinoza (Chicago Fire FC).
- 90': Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Chicago Fire FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 5, Chicago Fire FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 5, Chicago Fire FC 1.
Statistics
 CHI |
NSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.5 | Possession | 54.5 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 335 | Accurate Passes | 425 |
| 406 | Passes | 481 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 23,113
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 23,113
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 |
Line-Ups
Nashville SC (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 3 | Jalil Anibaba |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 5 | Jack Maher |
| 27 | Tah Anunga |
| 6 | Dax McCarty |
| 8 | Randall Leal |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 18 | Dylan Nealis |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
| 17 | C.J. Sapong |
Chicago Fire FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Shuttleworth (GK) |
| 22 | Mauricio Pineda  |
| 20 | Wyatt Omsberg |
| 4 | Johan Kappelhof  |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 10 | Álvaro Medrán |
| 6 | Miguel Navarro |
| 2 | Boris Sekulic |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
| 7 | Ignacio Aliseda |
| 11 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
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