NASHVILLE. Nashville SC and SJ Earthquakes draw 1-1. H. Mukhtar scored the first goal (19′) for Nashville SC. J. Skahan equalized (63′).
The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Allen Chapman with the support of Chris Wattam and Stefan Tanaka-Freundt. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.53 degrees Celsius or 61.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 17 Total 9
- 5 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 96
- 61 Dangerous attack 30
- 71 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Nashville SC was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. SJ Earthquakes that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Nashville SC was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Nashville SC to win the match.
Nashville SC shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Nashville SC received 1 yellow card (Daniel Lovitz). Talking about the opposition, SJ Earthquakes received 4 yellow cards (N. Tsakiris, Carlos Akapo, Benjamin Kikanović and Vítor Costa).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Nashville SC has 8 points to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, SJ Earthquakes will has 4 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC
73'
6'
19'
Nashville SC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Joe Willis , Alex Muyl , Jack Maher , Brent Kallman , Daniel Lovitz , Jacob Shaffelburg , Dru Yearwood , Aníbal Godoy , Sean Davis , H. Mukhtar and Sam Surridge .
The home team had on the bench: Amar Sejdic, Tyler Boyd , Teal Bunbury , Taylor Washington , W. Zimmerman , Elliot Panicco, B. Martino, Josh Bauer and Tah Anunga .
Substitutions
Nashville SC made 5 changes: Sean Davis for Tah Anunga (73′), Daniel Lovitz for Taylor Washington (73′), Sam Surridge for Teal Bunbury (87′), Brent Kallman for W. Zimmerman (77′) and Dru Yearwood for Tyler Boyd (77′).
Player of the match: Alex Muyl
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nashville SC was Alex Muyl.
His rating is with 42 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Luchi Gonzalez played with: William Yarbrough , Carlos Akapo , Rodrigues , Tanner Beason , Vítor Costa , Jackson Yueill , Carlos Gruezo , N. Tsakiris , C. Espinoza , Jeremy Ebobisse and Benjamin Kikanović .
The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Ricketts, Paul Marie , J. Skahan , O. Bouda, Preston Judd , D. Munie , E. Ochoa, Michael Baldisimo and Amahl Pellegrino .
SJ Earthquakes could not rely on the presence of D. Munie (injured).
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: Benjamin Kikanović for Amahl Pellegrino (46′), N. Tsakiris for J. Skahan (46′), Rodrigues for D. Munie (87′), Jeremy Ebobisse for Preston Judd (64′) and C. Espinoza for Paul Marie (89′).
Player of the match: Tanner Beason
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Tanner Beason.
His rating is with 39 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Chicago Fire – Atlanta United – 0-0
- Dallas – Houston Dynamo – 2-0
- Minnesota United – Sporting KC – 2-1
- Nashville SC – SJ Earthquakes – 1-1
- Los Angeles FC – Portland Timbers – 3-2
