Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Nashville SC overtake Crew in second half
Goals off corner kicks by Fafa Picault and Teal Bunbury rallied host Nashville SC to a 3-1 victory against the slumping Columbus Crew on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Nashville SC 0, Columbus Crew 1. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 3': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
- 3': Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Foul by Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
- 4': Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
- 6': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 11': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
- 11': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 13': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar tries a through ball, but Alex Muyl is caught offside.
- 14': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
- 15': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teal Bunbury.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross.
- 18': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 18': Foul by Dax McCarty (Nashville SC).
- 18': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 20': Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 21': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Dax McCarty.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Lukas MacNaughton (Nashville SC).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt saved. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shaq Moore.
- 28': Attempt missed. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
- 31': Attempt missed. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 31': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 40': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Columbus Crew. Steven Moreira tries a through ball, but Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt saved. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
- 44': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
- 44': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 45': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dax McCarty.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Columbus Crew 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 0, Columbus Crew 1.
- 46': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 47': Offside, Nashville SC. Hany Mukhtar tries a through ball, but Fabrice-Jean Picault is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
- 47': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 52': Foul by Fabrice-Jean Picault (Nashville SC).
- 52': Philip Quinton (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Dax McCarty (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 54': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Alex Muyl.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabrice-Jean Picault with a headed pass.
- 56': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Aidan Morris.
- 56': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Columbus Crew 1. Fabrice-Jean Picault (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 58': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC).
- 60': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
- 60': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Nashville SC. Lukas MacNaughton tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Vallecilla (Columbus Crew).
- 65': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Gustavo Vallecilla because of an injury.
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
- 70': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shaq Moore with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Fabrice-Jean Picault.
- 72': Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Alex Muyl.
- 72': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
- 72': Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Randall Leal (Nashville SC).
- 75': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Philip Quinton.
- 77': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
- 77': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
- 78': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Attempt saved. Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
- 79': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Philip Quinton.
- 80': Goal! Nashville SC 2, Columbus Crew 1. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ján Gregus replaces Aníbal Godoy.
- 81': Substitution, Nashville SC. Sean Davis replaces Dax McCarty.
- 82': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
- 82': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 84': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 85': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
- 86': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman replaces Teal Bunbury.
- 87': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez replaces Malte Amundsen.
- 88': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 88': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew).
- 90': Shaq Moore (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Lukas MacNaughton.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidan Morris with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Moreira.
- 90'+4': Offside, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz tries a through ball, but Hany Mukhtar is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Daniel Lovitz.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Zelarayán.
- 90'+7': Goal! Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz following a fast break.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 3, Columbus Crew 1.
Statistics
 CLB |
NSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.7 | Possession | 47.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 344 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 422 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 30,109
Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 30,109
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 13 | +4 | 28 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 13 | +8 | 26 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 13 | +8 | 23 |
Line-Ups
Nashville SC (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Willis (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Maher |
| 3 | Lukas MacNaughton |
| 2 | Daniel Lovitz |
| 18 | Shaq Moore  |
| 7 | Fafà Picault |
| 6 | Dax McCarty |
| 10 | Hany Mukhtar |
| 19 | Alex Muyl |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 12 | Teal Bunbury |
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 2 | Philip Quinton |
| 12 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 8 | Aidan Morris |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 10 | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 14 | Yaw Yeboah |
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