
Nashville Soccer Club Falls 2-0 at Columbus Crew
June 24, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release
Columbus, Ohio - Nashville Soccer Club (10W-5L-5D, 35 pts.) fell to Columbus Crew (9W-6L-4D, 31 pts.) at Lower.com Field in Columbus on Saturday, marking the first time the Boys in Gold have lost consecutive road matches this season.
Missing In Action: Nashville SC competed without four regular starters, including three goal-scorers as Teal Bunbury was unable to play due to a hamstring injury while Aníbal Godoy (Panama), Fafà Picault (Haiti), and Jacob Shaffelburg (Canada) missed the match due to international duty ahead of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Group Stage.
Second All-Time In League History: With his 90 minutes played tonight, Nashville SC midfielder Dax McCarty surpassed Chad Marshall (35,843) for the second most in MLS history by an outfield player. McCarty has registered 35,890 minutes in his MLS career.
Johnny Cash Kit Alert: Nashville SC wore its secondary jersey, the Man in Black Kit, for the fifth time this season, third on the road.
Back To The Castle: Nashville SC will return to GEODIS Park on Saturday, July 1 to take on D.C. United at 7:30 p.m. CT on MLS Season Pass in the Apple TV app. The Boys in Gold own a 7W-1L-2D record this season at GEODIS Park and have not lost a match in Music City since March 25.
Match Timeline:
CLB 20': Lucas Zelarayán finds Christian Ramírez through the middle of the field approaching the box, and Ramírez fires off a shot for a goal
CLB: 90+5': With pressure on the left side, Joe Willis comes off his line and a shot across the box is deflected off of Jack Maher and in the net for an own goal
Notes:
Nashville SC:
is 2W-3L-2D against Columbus Crew in series history
recorded its first loss against Columbus Crew since November 2020 in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals
has only lost four road matches in 2023 (3W-4L-3D)
Tah Brian Anunga recorded his first start of the season, 10th overall for Nashville SC
Luke Haakenson recorded his second start of the season, 10th overall for Nashville SC
Lukas MacNaughton played for the first time since June 10, 2023 at Toronto FC
Jack Maher led the defense with four tackles, two tackles won and five clearances, including two goal line clearances
Walker Zimmerman
wore the captain's armband for the first time since June 3, 2023 at FC Dallas
led the team with 48 accurate passes
Box Score:
Nashville SC (10W-5L-5D, 35 pts.) vs. Columbus Crew (9W-6L-4D, 31 pts.)
June 24, 2023 - Lower.com Field
Final Score
NSH: 0
CLB: 2
Scoring Summary
CLB: Christian Ramírez (A: Lucas Zelarayán) 20'
CLB: Jack Maher (Own Goal) 90+5'
Discipline
CLB: Steven Moreira (Caution) 59'
NSH: Hany Mukhtar (Caution) 61'
Lineups:
NSH Starters: Joe Willis; Dan Lovitz (Taylor Washington 79'), Lukas MacNaughton (Shaq Moore 64'), Jack Maher, Walker Zimmerman (C); Dax McCarty, Randall Leal (Sean Davis 79'), Hany Mukhtar, Alex Muyl, Luke Haakenson (Ethan Zubak 64'), Tah Brian Anunga (Ján Greguš 85')
Substitutes: Laurence Wyke, Josh Bauer, Elliot Panicco
CLB Starters: Patrick Schulte; Yaw Yeboah, Malte Amundsen, Mohamed Farsi, Steven Moreira; Darlington Nagbe (C), Lucas Zelarayan, Alexandru Matan (Max Arftsen 90'), Sean Zawadzki (Gustavo Vallecilla 84'); Cucho Hernandez, Christian Ramirez (Isaiah Parente 82')
Substitutes: Phillip Quinton, Milos Degenek, Luis Diaz, Keegan Hughes, Evan Bush, Jimmy Medranda
MATCH OFFICIALS:
Referee: Filip Dujic
AR1: Ian Mckay
AR2: Kevin Klinger
4th Official: Alexandra Billeter
VAR: Alejandro Mariscal
AVAR: Jeff Muschik
Weather: Clear, 80 degrees
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