MLS

Inter Miami CF vs Nashville SC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Inter Miami CF
  • 60': Gonzalo Higuaín
  • 90'+5': Indiana Vassilev
FT
2 - 1
Nashville SC
  • 48': C.J. Sapong

Indiana Vassilev's late goal lifts Inter Miami CF over Nashville SC

Indiana Vassilev scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time as Inter Miami rallied for a stunning 2-1 victory over Nashville on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Christian Makoun (Inter Miami CF).
  • 1': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Dave Romney.
  • 5': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
  • 5': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jalil Anibaba.
  • 13': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
  • 13': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
  • 17': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 21': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 21': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Kelvin Leerdam (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
  • 27': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jack Maher.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Morgan with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
  • 31': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Nashville SC. Dax McCarty tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
  • 35': Gregore (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 40': Foul by Eric Miller (Nashville SC).
  • 40': Kieran Gibbs (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+1': Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Kieran Gibbs (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 0, Nashville SC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 0, Nashville SC 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Jack Maher.
  • 46': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF).
  • 46': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 47': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nicolás Figal.
  • 48': Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, Nashville SC 1. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Kieran Gibbs (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jalil Anibaba.
  • 53': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
  • 53': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro González Pirez.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro González Pirez with a cross.
  • 55': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Brek Shea replaces Kieran Gibbs.
  • 55': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Indiana Vassilev replaces Kelvin Leerdam.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Randall Leal.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, Nashville SC 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a through ball.
  • 61': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces C.J. Sapong.
  • 61': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Aníbal Godoy.
  • 65': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Federico Higuaín replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
  • 65': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jalil Anibaba.
  • 66': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 66': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 67': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Brek Shea (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Brek Shea (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Morgan with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 73': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
  • 73': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Randall Leal.
  • 79': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 80': Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Eric Miller (Nashville SC).
  • 80': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
  • 80': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Higuaín.
  • 86': Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC).
  • 86': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aké Arnaud Loba with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Nashville SC. Matt LaGrassa replaces Eric Miller.
  • 90': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Victor Ulloa replaces Blaise Matuidi.
  • 90': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ryan Shawcross replaces Christian Makoun.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1. Indiana Vassilev (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Higuaín with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Matt LaGrassa (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhonder Cádiz with a headed pass.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 1
40.6 Possession 59.4
8 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
333 Accurate Passes 521
396 Passes 584
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 57
22 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 6
12 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
19 Effective Clearances 6
19 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 14,062

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIA Inter Miami CF (3-4-3)

No. Name
32 Nick Marsman (GK)
5 Jorge Figal
4 Christian Makoun
6 Leandro González Pírez
8 Blaise Matuidi
26 Gregore
3 Kieran Gibbs
31 Kelvin Leerdam
9 Gonzalo Higuaín
10 Rodolfo Pizarro
7 Lewis Morgan
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
Victor Ulloa, Jay Chapman, Federico Higuaín, Brek Shea, Sami Guediri, Indiana Vassilev, John McCarthy, Ryan Shawcross, Julián Carranza.

NSH Nashville SC (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
3 Jalil Anibaba
4 Dave Romney
5 Jack Maher
6 Dax McCarty Yellow Card
8 Randall Leal
20 Aníbal Godoy
2 Daniel Lovitz
15 Eric Miller
17 C.J. Sapong
10 Hany Mukhtar
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Taylor Washington, Matt LaGrassa, Luke Haakenson, Bryan Meredith, Robert Castellanos, Aké Arnaud Loba, Alex Muyl, Tah Anunga, Jhonder Cádiz.

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