MLS

Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

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Nashville SC
  • 85': Randall Leal (P)
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Philadelphia Union
  • 66': Mikkel Uhre

Nashville earns 1-1 draw with Philadelphia in grand opening

— Randall Leal scored on a penalty kick in the 85th minute and Nashville SC opened GEODIS Park and gained a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union in MLS action on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Sean Davis (Nashville SC).
  • 1': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Kai Wagner tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
  • 3': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 3': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
  • 7': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 9': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
  • 9': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
  • 13': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 14': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
  • 16': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
  • 17': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Joe Willis.
  • 21': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
  • 21': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 23': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
  • 24': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Offside, Nashville SC. Randall Leal tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 29': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
  • 30': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 31': Offside, Nashville SC. Dax McCarty tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 33': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 37': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
  • 41': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
  • 44': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but C.J. Sapong is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Dave Romney (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+4': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 48': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union).
  • 48': Foul by Sean Davis (Nashville SC).
  • 48': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Sean Davis (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by C.J. Sapong.
  • 52': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 52': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 53': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
  • 53': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Davis.
  • 55': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Andre Blake.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman with a headed pass.
  • 57': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
  • 58': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
  • 58': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  • 62': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
  • 62': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Cory Burke replaces Julián Carranza.
  • 66': Goal! Nashville SC 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
  • 70': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Dave Romney.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 73': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Sean Davis.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
  • 73': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Quinn Sullivan replaces Mikael Uhre.
  • 76': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
  • 76': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
  • 80': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union).
  • 80': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 83': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by José Martínez.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 84': Andre Blake (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Randall Leal.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
  • 88': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
  • 89': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nashville SC.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar tries a through ball, but Aké Arnaud Loba is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Dave Romney.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Matt Real replaces Leon Flach because of an injury.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 13
5 Saves 4
40.2 Possession 59.8
10 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
195 Accurate Passes 326
289 Passes 414
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
14 Crosses 33
0.1 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 41
16 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 5
16 Tackles 6
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 7
32 Effective Clearances 15
32 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 30,109

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 New York City FC 3 +6 7
2 Red Bull New York 2 +2 6
3 Inter Miami CF 3 0 6
4 Nashville SC 2 +3 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

NSH Nashville SC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
25 Walker Zimmerman
4 Dave Romney
5 Jack Maher
54 Sean Davis Yellow Card
6 Dax McCarty
2 Daniel Lovitz Yellow Card
19 Alex Muyl Yellow Card
17 C.J. Sapong
10 Hany Mukhtar
8 Randall Leal Yellow Card
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Luke Haakenson, Eric Miller, Bryan Meredith, Aké Arnaud Loba, Ethan Zubak, Taylor Washington, Ahmed Longmire, Handwalla Bwana, Tah Anunga.

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK) Yellow Card
3 Jack Elliott
5 Jakob Glesnes
8 José Andrés Martínez Yellow Card
27 Kai Wagner Yellow Card
26 Nathan Harriel
6 Dániel Gazdag
31 Leon Flach
11 Alejandro Bedoya
7 Mikkel Uhre
9 Julián Carranza
Philadelphia Union Substitutes:
Matthew Real, Stuart Findlay, Cory Burke, Quinn Sullivan, Jesús Bueno, Joe Bendik, Paxten Aaronson, Olivier Mbaizo, Jack McGlynn.

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