MLS

Nashville SC vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Nashville SC
  • 37': Jacob Shaffelburg
  • 89': Taylor Washington
FT
2 - 0
CF Montréal

    Nashville hands Montreal third straight shutout loss

    — Jacob Shaffelburg scored a first-half goal and Joe Willis made it stand up without having to make a save as Nashville SC blanked CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
    • 1': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
    • 1': Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Fafà Picault (Nashville SC).
    • 5': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
    • 6': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, CF Montréal. Kamal Miller tries a through ball, but Sunusi Ibrahim is caught offside.
    • 10': Offside, CF Montréal. Romell Quioto tries a through ball, but Sunusi Ibrahim is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
    • 11': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 13': Hand ball by Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
    • 14': Hand ball by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
    • 15': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
    • 19': Hand ball by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
    • 21': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
    • 21': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jack Maher.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Fafà Picault with a through ball.
    • 27': Offside, Nashville SC. Shaq Moore tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
    • 29': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
    • 29': Sean Rea (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Fafà Picault (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
    • 34': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Goal! Nashville SC 1, CF Montréal 0. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar following a fast break.
    • 43': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a headed pass.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, CF Montréal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, CF Montréal 0.
    • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
    • 51': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
    • 51': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
    • 53': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
    • 53': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
    • 54': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Jack Maher (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
    • 59': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Joe Willis.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sean Rea.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Fafà Picault (Nashville SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a through ball.
    • 65': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
    • 65': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Substitution, Nashville SC. Taylor Washington replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
    • 66': Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Fafà Picault.
    • 66': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
    • 66': Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Taylor Washington (Nashville SC).
    • 67': Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 72': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
    • 72': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
    • 72': Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Kamal Miller.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
    • 72': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
    • 73': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
    • 74': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
    • 74': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Nathan Saliba.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
    • 76': Substitution, Nashville SC. C.J. Sapong replaces Teal Bunbury.
    • 76': Substitution, Nashville SC. Brian Anunga replaces Dax McCarty.
    • 76': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a headed pass.
    • 77': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jack Maher.
    • 81': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mason Toye replaces Sean Rea.
    • 83': Hand ball by Mason Toye (CF Montréal).
    • 84': Foul by C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC).
    • 84': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
    • 86': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
    • 87': Delay in match (CF Montréal).
    • 87': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ilias Iliadis replaces Mathieu Choinière.
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': C.J. Sapong (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
    • 89': Goal! Nashville SC 2, CF Montréal 0. Taylor Washington (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shaq Moore with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ethan Zubak replaces Hany Mukhtar.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romell Quioto.
    • 90'+4': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
    • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 2, CF Montréal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 2, CF Montréal 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 9
    2 Saves 0
    65.2 Possession 34.8
    8 SHOTS 12
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    533 Accurate Passes 242
    616 Passes 325
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    25 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    66 Long Balls 63
    45 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 3
    11 Tackles 6
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 7
    11 Effective Clearances 23
    11 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: GEODIS Park
    Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Attendance: 25,958

    MLS Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Philadelphia Union 28 +22 54
    2 FC Cincinnati 28 +7 52
    3 Nashville SC 28 +17 50
    4 Orlando City SC 28 +14 47
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Joe Willis (GK)
    5 Jack Maher
    25 Walker Zimmerman
    2 Daniel Lovitz
    18 Shaq Moore
    10 Hany Mukhtar
    6 Dax McCarty
    54 Sean Davis
    12 Teal Bunbury
    14 Jacob Shaffelburg
    7 Fafà Picault
    Nashville SC Substitutes:
    C.J. Sapong, Tah Anunga, Taylor Washington, Elliot Panicco, Laurence Wyke, Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer, Ethan Zubak, Ben Martino.

    MTL CF Montréal (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
    4 Rudy Camacho
    3 Kamal Miller
    16 Joel Waterman
    2 Victor Wanyama Yellow Card
    29 Mathieu Choinière
    21 Lassi Lappalainen
    22 Aaron Herrera
    27 Sean Rea
    30 Romell Quioto
    14 Sunusi Ibrahim
    CF Montréal Substitutes:
    Mason Toye, Ahmed Hamdi, Nathan Saliba, Chinonso Offor, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, Logan Ketterer, Ilias Iliadis, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Rida Zouhir.

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