Nashville SC snatches a draw against Charlotte. HIGHLIGHTS

NASHVILLE. Nashville SC was capable to clinch a late draw against Charlotte with a late goal from H. Mukhtar.

By
Mark Hall
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Nashville SC snatches a draw against Charlotte. HIGHLIGHTS

NASHVILLE. Nashville SC succeeded in clinch a draw against Charlotte with a late goal from H. Mukhtar scored in the (90′) after Charlotte got a lead with a goal from S. Arfield (90′). Charlotte was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 27,902 spectators.​ The referee was Alex Chilowicz with the help of Claudiu Badea and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Fotis Bazakos.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Nashville SC

1 - 1

Team 1

Charlotte

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 3 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 63 Attack 129
  • 31 Dangerous attack 61
  • 89 Ball safe 76
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Charlotte had a strong ball possession 58% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Charlotte was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Charlotte to win the match​.

Nashville SC shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Charlotte shot 11 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Nashville SC received 4 yellow cards (Aníbal Godoy, Teal Bunbury, Dax McCarty and Hany Mukhtar). On the opposite side, Charlotte received 3 yellow cards (Nathan Byrne, Adilson Malanda and Derrick Jones).

Match Timeline

H. Mukhtar- Yellow
26'
27'
52'
Scott Arfield- sub ->Derrick Jones
52'
Enzo Copetti- sub ->Karol Świderski
52'
Justin Meram- sub ->Kamil Jóźwiak
56'
Alex Muyl- sub ->Randall Leal
59'
59'
Teal Bunbury- sub ->Sam Surridge
71'
Sean Davis- sub ->Dax McCarty
71'
Aníbal Godoy - Yellow
73'
78'
Kerwin Vargas- sub ->Brandt Bronico
83'
J. Lindsey- sub ->Jere Uronen
89'
Adilson Malanda- Yellow
Teal Bunbury- Yellow
90'
90'
Scott Arfield(goal)Adilson Malanda
90'
Nathan Byrne- Yellow
H. Mukhtar(penalty)
90'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this contest, Nashville SC will have 40 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Charlotte will have 31 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Nashville SC will host New York RB on the 21st of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of New York RB (1 draw).

Charlotte will host Inter Miami on the 21st of October with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Nashville SC – Formation

Nashville SC
G
Joe Willis 1.United States
7.0
D
Daniel Lovitz 2.United States
6.4
D
Lukas MacNaughton 3.Canada
7.5
D
Jack Maher 5.United States
7.0
D
Shaq Moore 18.United States
7.3
M
Dax McCarty 6.United States
7.0
71' 56'
M
Randall Leal 8.Costa Rica
7.0
59'
M
H. Mukhtar 10.Germany
7.3
26' Goals90'
M
Jacob Shaffelburg 14.Canada
6.4
59'
M
Aníbal Godoy  20.Panama
6.7
73'
F
Sam Surridge 9.England
7.0
71'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Panicco 30.United States
D
Josh Bauer 22.United States
D
Taylor Washington 23.United States
M
Fafà Picault 7.Haiti
6.8
59'
M
Alex Muyl 19.United States
6.4
59'
M
Luke Haakenson 26.United States
M
Tah Anunga 27.Cameroon
M
Sean Davis 54.United States
6.8
71'
F
Teal Bunbury 12.United States
6.4
71' 90'

Nashville SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Joe Willis (7.0), Shaq Moore (7.3), Lukas MacNaughton (7.5), Jack Maher (7.0), Daniel Lovitz (6.4), Randall Leal (7.0), Aníbal Godoy (6.7), Dax McCarty (7.0), Jacob Shaffelburg (6.4), Hany Mukhtar (7.3) and Sam Surridge (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Fafà Picault (6.8), Teal Bunbury (6.4), Alex Muyl (6.4), Josh Bauer, Taylor Washington, Luke Haakenson, Tah Anunga, Elliot Panicco and Sean Davis (6.8).

Substitutions

Nashville SC made 4 changes: Sam Surridge for Teal Bunbury (71′), Dax McCarty for Sean Davis (71′), Randall Leal for Alex Muyl (59′) and Jacob Shaffelburg for Fafà Picault (59′).

Best player: Lukas MacNaughton​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nashville SC was Lukas MacNaughton.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Charlotte – Formation

Charlotte
G
Kristijan Kahlina 1.Croatia
7.5
D
Jere Uronen 3.Finland
6.7
83'
D
Nathan Byrne 14.England
7.0
90'
D
Adilson Malanda 29.France
7.3
89'
D
Andrew Privett 34.United States
6.7
M
Ashley Westwood  8.England
7.5
M
Brandt Bronico 13.United States
6.8
78'
M
Derrick Jones  20.United States
6.4
52' 27'
F
Kamil Jóźwiak 7.Poland
6.4
52'
F
K. Świderski 11.Poland
6.6
52'
F
Ben Bender 15.United States
7.0
Substitutes
G
G. Marks 31.United States
D
Jan Sobocinski 2.Poland
D
J. Lindsey 24.United States
83'
D
Harrison Afful 25.Ghana
M
Justin Meram 22.Iraq
6.7
52'
M
Brandon Cambridge 36.Canada
M
Scott Arfield 37.Canada
7.0
52' Goals90'
F
Enzo Copetti 9.Argentina
6.8
52'
F
Kerwin Vargas 18.Colombia
6.8
78'

Charlotte started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Christian Lattanzio played with: Kristijan Kahlina (7.5), Nathan Byrne (7.0), Adilson Malanda (7.3), Andrew Privett (6.7), Jere Uronen (6.7), Brandt Bronico (6.8), Ashley Westwood (7.5), Derrick Jones (6.4), Benjamin Bender (7.0), Karol Świderski (6.6) and Kamil Jóźwiak (6.4).

They had on the bench: Jan Sobociński, Enzo Copetti (6.8), Kerwin Calderón Vargas (6.8), Justin Meram (6.7), Jaylin Lindsey, Harrison Afful, George Marks, Brandon Cambridge and Scott Arfield (7.0).

Substitutions

Charlotte made 5 changes: Derrick Jones for Scott Arfield (52′), Karol Świderski for Enzo Copetti (52′), Kamil Jóźwiak for Justin Meram (52′), Brandt Bronico for Kerwin Calderón Vargas (78′) and Jere Uronen for Jaylin Lindsey (83′).

Best player: Kristijan Kahlina​

The most impressive player for Charlotte was the goalkeeper: Kristijan Kahlina. His rating is 7.45. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​