
Austin FC Falls to Nashville SC
September 3, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Austin FC News Release
Nashville, TENNESSEE - Austin FC fell in a 3-0 defeat to Nashville SC on Saturday night at GEODIS Park.
Neither team created many chances in the first half. Brad Stuver made a smart save to deny Nashville's Jacob Shaffelburg in the 9th-minute, and Danny Hoesen came close on a pair of chances before the break.
The hosts took the lead in the 49th-minute through Walker Zimmerman. The U.S. international rose above a crowd and headed in Daniel Lovitz's corner kick to put Nashville ahead.
Nashville then scored its second and third goals in the closing stages, with Hany Mukhtar finding the net twice to seal the points.
Goal-Scoring Summary
NSH (1-0) - Walker Zimmerman (assisted by Daniel Lovitz) 49'
NSH (2-0) - Hany Mukhtar (assisted by Alex Muyl) 82'
NSH (3-0) - Hany Mukhtar (assisted by Shaq Moore, Dax McCarty) 90+1'
Misconduct Summary
ATX - Diego Fagundez (caution) 39'
ATX - Julio Cascante (caution) 54'
ATX - Nick Lima (caution) 75'
NSH - Hany Mukhtar (caution) 83'
ATX - Moussa Djitté (caution) 90+4'
ATX - Moussa Djitté (second caution, ejection) 90+5'
Media Assets
Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff and goalkeeper Brad Stuver press conference
Nashville SC vs. Austin FC Match Highlights - September 3, 2022
Boxscore
Nashville SC vs. Austin FC | GEODIS Park (Nashville, TN) | September 3, 2022
Lineups
Austin FC: Brad Stuver, Jon Gallagher, Ruben Gabrielsen, Julio Cascante, Žan Kolmanič (Nick Lima 55'), Owen Wolff (Alex Ring 54'), Dani Pereira, Sebastián Driussi ©, Diego Fagundez (Felipe 78'), Danny Hoesen (Moussa Djitté 65'), Ethan Finlay (Emiliano Rigoni 65')
Substitutes not used: Andrew Tarbell, Jhohan Romaña, Hector Jimenez, Jhojan Valencia
Head Coach: Josh Wolff
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 21; OFFSIDE: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
Nashville SC: Joe Willis, Daniel Lovitz, Dave Romney, Walker Zimmerman, Shaq Moore, Jacob Shaffelburg (Luke Haakenson 73'), Dax McCarty ©, Sean Davis (Anibal Godoy 73'), Alex Muyl (Jack Maher 87'), Hany Mukhtar, CJ Sapong (Teal Bunbury 78')
Substitutes not used: Elliot Panicco, Eric Miller, Taylor Washington, Brian Anunga, Ethan Zubak
Head Coach: Gary Smith
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 5
Match Information Referee: Nima Saghafi Assistant Referee 1: Jason White Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Lock 4th Official: Elton Garcia VAR: Drew Fischer Assistant VAR: Craig Lowry Weather: Cloudy, 73 degrees Statistical source: MLSsoccer.com / Opta
Next Match
Austin FC will play its 16th away match and 30th match overall of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season against Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. CT. The match will feature a regional TV broadcast in English language on The CW Austin (KNVA), as well as a livestream on AustinFC.com and the Austin FC app.
In Spanish language, the match will feature a regional TV broadcast on UniMás Austin with a delayed start, as well as a livestream on UnivisionAustin.com and the Univision Austin app.
On radio, the match will be broadcast on KASE-FM (ALT 97.5) in English, as well as on TUDN Radio Austin (104.3-HD2, KLQB) in Spanish.
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