Nashville SC vs Orlando City SC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSOrlando City rally for draw with Nashville SC
Antonio Carlos scored the equalizer just before the hour mark, and visiting Orlando City SC managed a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 1': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
- 1': Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
- 3': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by João Moutinho (Orlando City SC).
- 4': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
- 5': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Silvester van der Water.
- 7': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tah Anunga.
- 8': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 8': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 10': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 10': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt saved. Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Joe Willis.
- 12': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC).
- 13': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
- 16': Attempt saved. Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Randall Leal.
- 23': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Orlando City SC 0. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar following a fast break.
- 24': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tah Anunga.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
- 29': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston following a fast break.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randall Leal.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 32': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
- 33': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC).
- 34': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC).
- 39': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Kyle Smith (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tah Anunga.
- 44': Attempt missed. Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tesho Akindele.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Orlando City SC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, Orlando City SC 0.
- 47': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
- 49': Foul by Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC).
- 49': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Robin Jansson (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left from a direct free kick.
- 51': Attempt missed. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho.
- 52': Attempt missed. Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Silvester van der Water with a cross.
- 55': Attempt missed. Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
- 55': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
- 56': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Mason Stajduhar.
- 57': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 57': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Orlando City SC 1. Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra following a set piece situation.
- 59': Offside, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but C.J. Sapong is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
- 61': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC).
- 62': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Tah Anunga (Nashville SC).
- 65': Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Tah Anunga (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 65': João Moutinho (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mauricio Pereyra (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
- 68': Attempt missed. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 69': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
- 70': Corner, Orlando City SC. Conceded by Tah Anunga.
- 72': Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Ríos replaces Randall Leal.
- 72': Substitution, Nashville SC. Dax McCarty replaces Tah Anunga.
- 75': Tesho Akindele (Orlando City SC) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mauricio Pereyra.
- 78': Daniel Ríos (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC).
- 78': Antônio Carlos (Orlando City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Jack Maher.
- 79': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces C.J. Sapong.
- 80': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by João Moutinho.
- 81': Dave Romney (Nashville SC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
- 81': Silvester van der Water (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Benji Michel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Taylor Washington (Nashville SC).
- 83': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Rodrigo Schlegel replaces Benji Michel.
- 84': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Chris Mueller replaces Mauricio Pereyra.
- 85': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 85': Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Júnior Urso (Orlando City SC).
- 88': 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 set piece situation.
- 88': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Hany Mukhtar.
- 88': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Ruan replaces Tesho Akindele.
- 89': Substitution, Orlando City SC. Emmanuel Más replaces Silvester van der Water.
- 89': Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Rodrigo Schlegel (Orlando City SC).
- 90': Attempt missed. Daniel Ríos (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Washington with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 90'+1': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC).
- 90'+3': Offside, Orlando City SC. Mason Stajduhar tries a through ball, but Ruan is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Orlando City SC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 1, Orlando City SC 1.
Statistics
 ORL |
NSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.7 | Possession | 44.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 454 | Accurate Passes | 330 |
| 523 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 7 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 18 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 13,154
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 13,154
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) |
| 25 | Walker Zimmerman |
| 4 | Dave Romney |
| 5 | Jack Maher  |
| 27 | Tah Anunga |
| 8 | Randall Leal |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 12 | Alistair Johnston |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
| 17 | C.J. Sapong |
Orlando City SC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Mason Stajduhar (GK) |
| 6 | Robin Jansson |
| 25 | Antônio Carlos |
| 4 | Joao Moutinho |
| 24 | Kyle Smith |
| 10 | Mauricio Pereyra |
| 34 | Joseph Dezart |
| 11 | Júnior Urso |
| 13 | Tesho Akindele |
| 19 | Benji Michel |
| 14 | Silvester van der Water |
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