Nashville SC vs D.C. United, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
5 - 2
5 - 2
Nashville SC defeats D.C. United to continue home prowess
C.J. Sapong and Alex Muyl each scored twice as Nashville SC extended their home unbeaten streak to 13 matches with a 5-2 victory over DC United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 2': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 3': Goal! Nashville SC 0, D.C. United 1. Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
- 5': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
- 7': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
- 7': Attempt missed. Jalil Anibaba (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Randall Leal following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 8': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
- 9': Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! Nashville SC 1, D.C. United 1. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randall Leal with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 16': Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, D.C. United. Yordy Reyna tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
- 19': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
- 22': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Tony Alfaro.
- 24': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (D.C. United ) header from very close range is blocked.
- 25': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Dave Romney.
- 28': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
- 28': Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Jalil Anibaba (Nashville SC).
- 29': Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Goal! Nashville SC 2, D.C. United 1. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 32': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Offside, D.C. United. Tony Alfaro tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
- 35': Attempt saved. Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 36': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by C.J. Sapong with a headed pass.
- 37': Goal! Nashville SC 3, D.C. United 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dave Romney.
- 38': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
- 38': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Goal! Nashville SC 3, D.C. United 2. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a through ball.
- 44': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nashville SC 3, D.C. United 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 3, D.C. United 2.
- 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Moses Nyeman.
- 48': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
- 48': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Steven Birnbaum (D.C. United ).
- 49': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
- 50': Attempt missed. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by C.J. Sapong with a cross.
- 52': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ).
- 53': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
- 53': Yordy Reyna (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Offside, D.C. United. Steven Birnbaum tries a through ball, but Júnior Moreno is caught offside.
- 55': Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ).
- 55': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 55': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Dave Romney.
- 57': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jack Maher.
- 57': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Júnior Moreno with a through ball following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yordy Reyna.
- 60': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
- 60': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jon Kempin.
- 60': Substitution, Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman replaces Jalil Anibaba.
- 61': Attempt missed. Dave Romney (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
- 63': Kevin Paredes (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Hand ball by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 65': Attempt missed. Ola Kamara (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 66': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
- 66': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aníbal Godoy.
- 66': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 70': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
- 73': Substitution, D.C. United. Joseph Mora replaces Steven Birnbaum because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, D.C. United. Edison Flores replaces Yordy Reyna.
- 74': Substitution, D.C. United. Ramón Ábila replaces Kevin Paredes.
- 77': Offside, Nashville SC. C.J. Sapong tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Randall Leal.
- 77': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Dax McCarty.
- 78': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ).
- 79': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
- 80': Goal! Nashville SC 4, D.C. United 2. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 84': Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces C.J. Sapong.
- 85': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Hany Mukhtar.
- 85': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 86': Penalty Nashville SC. Alex Muyl draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Goal! Nashville SC 5, D.C. United 2. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 88': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 90'+2': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
- 90'+4': Drew Skundrich (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 5, D.C. United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 5, D.C. United 2.
Statistics
 DC |
NSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.3 | Possession | 50.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 340 |
| 413 | Passes | 422 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 20 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 16 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 20,022
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 20,022
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 (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 3 | Jalil Anibaba |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 5 | Jack Maher |
| 6 | Dax McCarty |
| 8 | Randall Leal |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 12 | Alistair Johnston |
| 17 | C.J. Sapong |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
D.C. United (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Jon Kempin (GK) |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant |
| 93 | Tony Alfaro |
| 15 | Steve Birnbaum |
| 27 | Moses Nyeman |
| 5 | Júnior Moreno |
| 29 | Yordy Reyna |
| 31 | Julian Gressel |
| 9 | Ola Kamara |
| 30 | Kevin Paredes |
| 7 | Paul Arriola |
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