MLS

FT Saturday, May 28, 2022
Nashville SC LWDWW 3
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Colorado Rapids LWLWL 1
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Match Report

Nashville SC swarm Rapids early in 3-1 win

Nashville SC's three goals in the first 17 minutes of Saturday night's match stunned the Colorado Rapids, who could never recover in the visitors' 3

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
35.6
Possession
64.4
9
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
5
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
234
Accurate Passes
487
311
Passes
559
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
7
11
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.3
75
Long Balls
68
31
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
5
6
Tackles
7
1.0
Tackle %
0.7
4
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Head to Head

NSH leads series 1-0

Lineups

COL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 22William YarbroughG
  2. 4Danny WilsonCD
  3. 5Auston TrustyCD-L
  4. 6Lalas AbubakarCD-R
  5. 21Bryan AcostaCM-L
  6. 19Jack PriceCM-R
  7. 11Diego RubioAM
  8. 31Anthony MarkanichLM
  9. 2Keegan RosenberryRM
  10. 7Jonathan LewisCF-L
  11. 29Gyasi ZardesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8MaxSUB
  2. 1Clint IrwinSUB
  3. 20Nicolás MezquidaSUB
  4. 14Mark-Anthony KayeSUB
  5. 33Steven BeitashourSUB
  6. 3Drew MoorSUB
  7. 24Gustavo VallecillaSUB
  8. 12Michael BarriosSUB
  9. 32Collen WarnerSUB

NSH · 3-1-4-2

  1. 30Elliot PaniccoG
  2. 25Walker ZimmermanCD
  3. 4Dave RomneyCD-L
  4. 5Jack MaherCD-R
  5. 54Sean DavisSW
  6. 27Tah AnungaCM-L
  7. 26Luke HaakensonCM-R
  8. 2Daniel LovitzLM
  9. 15Eric MillerRM
  10. 17C.J. SapongCF-L
  11. 10Hany MukhtarCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Ahmed Longmire
  2. 22Josh Bauer
  3. 1Joe Willis
  4. 6Dax McCarty
  5. 9Aké Arnaud Loba
  6. 23Taylor Washington
  7. 11Ethan Zubak
  8. 7Handwalla Bwana
  9. 20Aníbal Godoy

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Nashville SC 1. C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Walker Zimmerman following a set piece situation.
  2. 14' Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 14' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Nashville SC 2. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
  4. 17' Goal! Colorado Rapids 0, Nashville SC 3. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Haakenson with a cross following a fast break.
  5. 41' Lalas Abubakar (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 42' Eric Miller (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Michael Barrios replaces Gyasi Zardes.
  8. 51' Bryan Acosta (Colorado Rapids) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 55' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Mark-Anthony Kaye replaces Bryan Acosta.
  10. 55' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Max replaces Anthony Markanich.
  11. 56' Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 74' Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Luke Haakenson.
  13. 74' Substitution, Nashville SC. Dax McCarty replaces Eric Miller.
  14. 78' Goal! Colorado Rapids 1, Nashville SC 3. Diego Rubio (Colorado Rapids) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  15. 82' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aké Arnaud Loba replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  16. 82' Substitution, Nashville SC. Aníbal Godoy replaces Tah Anunga.
  17. 84' Substitution, Colorado Rapids. Nicolás Mezquida replaces Jack Price.

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