MLS

FT Sunday, August 15, 2021
D.C. United DWDWW 2
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Nashville SC DWDDL 5
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DC202
NSH325
Nissan Stadium, Nashville · 20,022 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NSH leads series 1-0

Lineups

NSH · 3-5-2

  1. 1Joe WillisG
  2. 3Jalil AnibabaCD
  3. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  4. 5Jack MaherCD-R
  5. 6Dax McCartyCM-L
  6. 8Randall LealCM-R
  7. 20Aníbal GodoyAM
  8. 2Daniel LovitzLM
  9. 12Alistair JohnstonRM
  10. 17C.J. SapongCF-L
  11. 10Hany MukhtarCF-R

DC · 3-4-3

  1. 21Jon KempinG
  2. 13Frédéric BrillantCD
  3. 93Tony AlfaroCD-L
  4. 15Steve BirnbaumCD-R
  5. 27Moses NyemanCM-L
  6. 5Júnior MorenoCM-R
  7. 29Yordy ReynaLM
  8. 31Julian GresselRM
  9. 9Ola KamaraF
  10. 30Kevin ParedesCF-L
  11. 7Paul ArriolaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, D.C. United. Drew Skundrich replaces Moses Nyeman.
  7. 60' Substitution, Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman replaces Jalil Anibaba.
  8. 73' Substitution, D.C. United. Joseph Mora replaces Steven Birnbaum because of an injury.
  9. 73' Substitution, D.C. United. Edison Flores replaces Yordy Reyna.
  10. 74' Substitution, D.C. United. Ramón Ábila replaces Kevin Paredes.
  11. 77' Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Randall Leal.
  12. 77' Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Dax McCarty.
  13. 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.
  14. 84' Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces C.J. Sapong.
  15. 85' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  16. 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.

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