Major League Soccer

Nashville SC

1st · 18-6-3 · 60 pts · +34
YES!
Nashville SC beat FC Cincinnati
FC Cincinnati8-7-7 0 – 4 Nashville SC16-4-2
FT · Sat, Aug 29

Match Details

GEODIS Park (Nashville, Tennessee) · 26,730 fans · Apple TV

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 90'+10'Second Half ends, Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0.
  • 90'+10'Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alvas Powell.
  • 90'+9'Attempt blocked. Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Miazga.
  • 90'+8'Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
  • 90'+7'Attempt missed. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+6'Goal! Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting.
  • 90'+5'Substitution, Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem replaces Hany Mukhtar.
  • 90'+4'Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Elias Saad.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC).
  • 90'+3'Ayoub Jabbari (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2'Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
CIN 00 0
NSH 13 4

Match Leaders

FC Cincinnati
Nashville SC

League Table · 2026 MLS
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Nashville 27 18 6 3 +34 60
2 New England 27 14 4 9 +9 46
3 Miami 27 12 10 5 +14 46
4 Charlotte 27 12 7 8 +9 43
5 Chicago 26 12 6 8 +8 42
6 Philadelphia 27 11 6 10 +10 39
7 Orlando 27 10 4 13 -16 34
8 Red Bull NY 27 9 6 12 -17 33
9 NYCFC 27 8 9 10 +5 33
10 Cincinnati 26 8 9 9 -9 33
11 D.C. United 26 6 12 8 -8 30
12 Columbus 27 8 5 14 -4 29
13 Toronto 27 6 11 10 -12 29
14 Atlanta 27 7 6 14 -13 27
15 CF Montréal 27 6 6 15 -20 24
Qualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Round One Best-of-3 seriesQualifies for MLS Cup Playoffs - Wild Card Matches

Key Events

90'+6'Goal! Nashville SC 4, FC Cincinnati 0. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reed Baker-Whiting.
90'+5'Substitution, Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem replaces Hany Mukhtar.
90'+4'Substitution, Nashville SC. Alex Muyl replaces Elias Saad.
90'+1'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Evander.
89'Goal! Nashville SC 3, FC Cincinnati 0. Bryan Acosta (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar following a set piece situation.
89'Bryan Ramírez (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces Ender Echenique.
87'Substitution, Nashville SC. Daniel Lovitz replaces Andy Nájar.
87'Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Edvard Tagseth.
87'Substitution, Nashville SC. Shak Mohammed replaces Cristian Espinoza.
79'Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tom Barlow replaces Gerardo Valenzuela.
70'Jeisson Palacios (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kyle Smith replaces Samuel Gidi because of an injury.
62'Substitution, Nashville SC. Matthew Corcoran replaces Patrick Yazbek.
53'Goal! Nashville SC 2, FC Cincinnati 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elias Saad following a fast break.
49'Andy Nájar (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Ayoub Jabbari replaces Kenji Mboma Dem.
45'Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Bryan Ramírez replaces Obinna Nwobodo.
44'Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'Goal! Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.

Team Stats

FC CincinnatiNashville SC
General
48.4 Possession % 51.6
15 Shots 19
8 On Target 7
0 Offsides 4
4 Corners 6
9 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
330 Passes Completed 359
6 Crosses Won 3
8 Tackles Won 10
6 Interceptions 7
16 Clearances 11
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 6

Recent Form

Nashville SC L W W W W
FC Cincinnati L D W D L

Starting Lineups

FC Cincinnati3-4-1-2
18 Celentano
11 Gidi 21 Miazga 12 Robinson
20 Bucha 5 Nwobodo 22 Valenzuela 66 Echenique
17 Mboma Dem
9 Denkey 10 Evander
9 Surridge 43' 10 Mukhtar 53'A
11 Saad A 20 Tagseth 8 Yazbek 7 Espinoza A
27 Baker-Whiting A 3 Woledzi 4 Palacios 31 Nájar
99 Schwake
Nashville SC4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Nashville SC

  1. BS #99 Brian SchwakeG
  2. MW #3 Maxwell WoledziCD-L
  3. JP #4 Jeisson PalaciosCD-R
  4. #27 Reed Baker-WhitingLB
  5. #31 Andy NájarRB
  6. ET #20 Edvard TagsethCM-L
  7. PY #8 Patrick YazbekCM-R
  8. ES #11 Elias SaadLM
  9. #7 Cristian EspinozaRM
  10. SS #9 Sam SurridgeCF-L43'
  11. #10 Hany MukhtarCF-R53'
Substitutes · 6 used

FC Cincinnati

  1. #18 Roman CelentanoG
  2. #21 Matt MiazgaCD
  3. #12 Miles RobinsonCD-L
  4. SG #11 Samuel GidiCD-R
  5. GV #22 Gerardo ValenzuelaCM-L
  6. #5 Obinna NwobodoCM-R
  7. KM #17 Kenji Mboma DemAM
  8. EE #66 Ender EcheniqueLM
  9. PB #20 Pavel BuchaRM
  10. #10 EvanderCF-L
  11. KD #9 Kévin DenkeyCF-R
Substitutes · 6 used

Roster

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