Philadelphia Union vs Nashville SC, 2021 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· Philadelphia Union advance 2-0 on penalties

Philadelphia Union

45'+2': Dániel Gazdag

FT - Penalties
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Philadelphia Union advance 2-0 on penalties

Nashville SC

38': Hany Mukhtar

Philadelphia beats Nashville SC on penalties to advance to Eastern Conference final

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Andre Blake stopped the first two shots of a shootout as the Philadelphia Union beat Nashville SC to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Nashville SC. Eric Miller tries a through ball, but C.J. Sapong is caught offside.
3': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Eric Miller.
3': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
3': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union).
8': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
8': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jack Maher.
10': Attempt missed. Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
11': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13': Hand ball by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
14': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
15': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
16': Attempt missed. Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
19': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
19': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
23': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
23': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Leon Flach.
28': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Miller.
28': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
29': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
29': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
34': Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
36': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro following a set piece situation.
37': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
37': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Goal! Philadelphia Union 0, Nashville SC 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric Miller with a cross.
44': Foul by Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC).
44': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+2': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kacper Przybylko.
45'+2': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1. Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
47': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
47': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union).
48': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
49': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union).
52': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
53': Attempt missed. Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
54': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by José Martínez.
55': Attempt blocked. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
55': Attempt blocked. Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
55': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
55': Attempt saved. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
57': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Sergio Santos replaces Leon Flach because of an injury.
58': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aníbal Godoy.
59': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
60': Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
62': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Gazdag with a through ball.
63': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by José Martínez.
64': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
64': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Eric Miller.
65': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jakob Glesnes.
65': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
65': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
67': Attempt blocked. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
67': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
67': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
67': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Martínez.
68': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union).
68': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
69': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
72': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
72': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
76': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
77': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
77': Foul by Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union).
77': Joe Willis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
79': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Hand ball by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
80': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
82': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
83': Alistair Johnston (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kacper Przybylko (Philadelphia Union).
86': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
86': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
87': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
87': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a headed pass.
90'+4': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
90'+4': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
90'+5': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jhonder Cádiz replaces C.J. Sapong.
91': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
91': Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
93': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by José Martínez.
94': Attempt blocked. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
94': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jakob Glesnes.
96': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
96': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
98': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
98': Jamiro Monteiro (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
100': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Randall Leal with a cross.
101': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
101': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
102': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
103': Attempt saved. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
104': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
105': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Randall Leal.
105': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Dax McCarty.
105': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Kacper Przybylko.
105': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Jack McGlynn replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
106': Attempt saved. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
107': Alvas Powell (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
107': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
108': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Miller with a cross.
108': Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
109': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel replaces Alvas Powell.
109': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
109': Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Hand ball by Jhonder Cádiz (Nashville SC).
113': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
113': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
114': Attempt missed. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
116': Daniel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
116': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
117': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Tah Anunga.
117': Attempt missed. Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Martínez with a cross following a corner.
118': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jalil Anibaba replaces Eric Miller.
120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Philadelphia Union 1, Nashville SC 1.
120': Penalty saved! Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1(1), Nashville SC 1. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty saved! Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty saved! Sergio Santos (Philadelphia Union) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot is close, but misses the top right corner. Alex Muyl should be disappointed.
120': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1(2), Nashville SC 1. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot is high and wide to the right. Walker Zimmerman should be disappointed.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Philadelphia Union 1(2), Nashville SC 1.
0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 1(2), Nashville SC 1.

Statistics

NSH		PHI
24	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	11
1	Saves	2
49.6	Possession	50.4
14	SHOTS	24
3	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
402	Accurate Passes	397
524	Passes	523
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	34
0.3	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	70
30	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	10
7	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	17
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	12
36	Effective Clearances	15
36	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,076

Line-Ups

Philadelphia Union (4-3-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Andre Blake (GK)
3	Jack Elliott
5	Jakob Glesnes
27	Kai Wagner
29	Alvas Powell
8	José Andrés Martínez
31	Leon Flach
11	Alejandro Bedoya
23	Kacper Przybylko
10	Jamiro Monteiro
6	Dániel Gazdag

Philadelphia Union Substitutes:

Stuart Findlay, Ilsinho, Jesús Bueno, Cory Burke, Matthew Freese, Paxten Aaronson, Nathan Harriel, Jack McGlynn, Sergio Santos.

Nashville SC (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Willis (GK)
25	Walker Zimmerman
5	Jack Maher
12	Alistair Johnston
2	Daniel Lovitz
15	Eric Miller
6	Dax McCarty
20	Aníbal Godoy
8	Randall Leal
17	C.J. Sapong
10	Hany Mukhtar

Nashville SC Substitutes:

Alex Muyl, Aké Arnaud Loba, Jalil Anibaba, Tah Anunga, Abu Danladi, Taylor Washington, Bryan Meredith, Jhonder Cádiz, Luke Haakenson.

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