NASHVILLE. Nashville SC was finally too good for Austin with the goal of W. Zimmerman (49′), H. Mukhtar (82′) and H. Mukhtar (90′). Austin lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the First Tennessee Park stadium in Nashville on Saturday and it started at 8:29 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi who had the assistance of Jason White and Kevin Lock. The 4th official was Elton Garcia.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 7 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 82 Attack 90
- 36 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 21
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Austin had a superior ball possession 59% while Nashville SC was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Austin had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Nashville SC found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Nashville SC shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Austin shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Nashville SC received 1 yellow card (H. Mukhtar). On the opposite side, Austin received 4 yellow cards (D. Fagundez, J. Cascante, N. Lima and M. K. Djitte).
Also, Austin didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. K. Djitte (Austin) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Nashville SC will have 45 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Austin will stay with 51 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Nashville SC will play away with Los Angeles FC on the 9th of October with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Los Angeles FC (0 draws).
Austin will host Colorado Rapids on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Nashville SC and Austin will play the return match on the at the
Nashville SC – Formation
Nashville SC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gary Smith decided to play with the following team: Joe Willis , Shaq Moore , Walker Zimmerman , Dave Romney , Daniel Lovitz , Sean Davis , Dax McCarty , Alex Muyl , Hany Mukhtar , Jacob Shaffelburg and Charles Sapong .
The home team had on the bench: Aníbal Godoy , Teal Bunbury , Ethan Zubak, Elliot Panicco, Jack Maher , Tah Anunga, Eric Miller, Taylor Washington and Luke Haakenson .
Substitutions
Nashville SC made 4 changes: J. Shaffelburg for L. Haakenson (73′), S. Davis for A. Godoy (73′), C. Sapong for T. Bunbury (77′) and A. Muyl for J. Maher (87′).
Best player: Hany Mukhtar
The most impressive player for Nashville SC was Hany Mukhtar.
His rating is with 2 goals, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
Austin – Formation
Also Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Jon Gallagher , Julio Cascante , Ruben Gabrielsen , Žan Kolmanič , Owen Wolff , Daniel Pereira Gil , Ethan Finlay , Sebastián Driussi , Diego Fagúndez and Danny Hoesen .
They had on the bench: Jhojan Valencia, Nick Lima , Andrew Tarbell, Moussa Djitté , Alexander Ring , Héctor Jimenez, Jhohan Romaña, Emiliano Rigoni and Felipe Martins .
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: O. Wolff for A. Ring (54′), Z. Kolmanic for N. Lima (54′), D. Hoesen for M. K. Djitte (64′), E. Finlay for E. Rigoni (64′) and D. Fagundez for Felipe (77′).
Best player: Daniel Pereira Gil
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Austin was Daniel Pereira Gil.
His rating is with 65 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- DC United – Colorado Rapids – 0-0
- Portland Timbers – Atlanta United – 2-1
- Toronto – Montreal Impact – 3-4
- Nashville SC – Austin – 3-0