MLS

Nashville SC vs Real Salt Lake, 2022 MLS, Regular Season

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Nashville SC
  • 63': Dave Romney
  • 90'+2': C.J. Sapong
FT
2 - 0
Real Salt Lake

    Nashville tops Real Salt Lake 2-0 for first win in new park

    — Dave Romney broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 63rd minute, C.J. Sapong scored in stoppage time and Nashville SC notched its first win in its new home with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in MLS play on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake).
    • 1': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville 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 Sean Davis.
    • 6': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
    • 9': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake).
    • 10': Offside, Nashville SC. Dave Romney tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
    • 12': Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
    • 13': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
    • 13': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 16': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
    • 19': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
    • 20': Foul by Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake).
    • 20': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Everton Luiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
    • 22': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Randall Leal.
    • 23': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
    • 26': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Dave Romney (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by C.J. Sapong.
    • 28': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
    • 28': Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 35': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Andrew Brody.
    • 37': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
    • 41': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Dave Romney.
    • 43': Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
    • 45': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
    • 45': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake).
    • 45'+1': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
    • 45'+4': Rubio Rubín (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 0, Real Salt Lake 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Randall Leal because of an injury.
    • 48': Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Dave Romney (Nashville SC).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Ruiz following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Foul by Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake).
    • 49': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Pablo Ruiz (Real Salt Lake) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Muyl following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
    • 53': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Zac MacMath.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 54': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Justen Glad.
    • 57': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Marcelo Silva.
    • 58': Attempt missed. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rubio Rubín.
    • 59': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Sean Davis.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Meram with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake).
    • 62': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Jasper Löeffelsend replaces Maikel Chang.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by C.J. Sapong with a headed pass.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Dave Romney (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Dax McCarty following a set piece situation.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dave Romney.
    • 63': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Real Salt Lake 0. Dave Romney (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Offside, Real Salt Lake. Andrew Brody tries a through ball, but Rubio Rubín is caught offside.
    • 67': Corner, Real Salt Lake. Conceded by Alex Muyl.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Justen Glad.
    • 71': Offside, Nashville SC. Dax McCarty tries a through ball, but Aké Arnaud Loba is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Nicholas Besler replaces Marcelo Silva.
    • 75': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio replaces Rubio Rubín.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Bobby Wood (Real Salt Lake) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 78': Foul by Aké Arnaud Loba (Nashville SC).
    • 78': Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aké Arnaud Loba with a headed pass.
    • 83': Foul by Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake).
    • 83': Joe Willis (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Scott Caldwell replaces Everton Luiz.
    • 84': Substitution, Real Salt Lake. Tate Schmitt replaces Andrew Brody.
    • 85': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Justin Meram (Real Salt Lake).
    • 86': Substitution, Nashville SC. Luke Haakenson replaces Hany Mukhtar.
    • 87': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Tate Schmitt (Real Salt Lake).
    • 88': Substitution, Nashville SC. Tah Anunga replaces Sean Davis.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Real Salt Lake 0. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Haakenson with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ethan Zubak replaces C.J. Sapong.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 2, Real Salt Lake 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 2
    46 Possession 54
    6 SHOTS 21
    2 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    317 Accurate Passes 388
    407 Passes 464
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 28
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 55
    23 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 4
    8 Tackles 9
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 6
    29 Effective Clearances 14
    29 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: GEODIS Park
    Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Attendance: 28,226

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 San Jose Earthquakes 10 +19 27
    2 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 +20 24
    3 LAFC 10 +11 20
    4 Seattle Sounders FC 8 +8 19
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    Line-Ups

    NSH Nashville SC (3-5-2)

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

    RSL Real Salt Lake (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    18 Zac MacMath (GK)
    30 Marcelo Silva
    15 Justen Glad
    2 Andrew Brody
    22 Aaron Herrera
    6 Pablo Ruiz Yellow Card
    25 Everton Luiz Yellow Card
    9 Justin Meram
    16 Maikel Chang
    14 Rubio Rubín
    7 Bobby Wood
    Real Salt Lake Substitutes:
    Scott Caldwell, Christopher Garcia, Tate Schmitt, Jaziel Orozco, Chris Kablan, Tomás Gómez, Nick Besler, Anderson Julio, Jasper Löeffelsend.

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