New York City FC vs Nashville SC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

1': Santiago Rodríguez
18': Santiago Rodríguez
21': Adrián Martínez

FT
3 - 1

Nashville SC

58': Hany Mukhtar

Early onslaught propels NYCFC past Nashville

Santiago Rodríguez finds the back of the net for New York City FC

Santiago Rodriguez scored twice early in the first half as New York City FC sped out to a three-goal lead in the opening 21 minutes, survived some defensive struggles and recorded a 3-1 victory over visiting Nashville SC on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
1': Goal! New York City FC 1, Nashville SC 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
2': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
2': Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt missed. Justin Haak (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
8': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Attempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
11': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
11': Attempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez following a corner.
13': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
17': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aníbal Godoy.
18': Foul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
18': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Goal! New York City FC 2, Nashville SC 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a cross.
20': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jack Maher.
21': Goal! New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
27': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
27': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
29': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
29': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
31': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
33': Attempt missed. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
34': Attempt blocked. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
35': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
35': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
40': Attempt blocked. Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
42': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
43': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
43': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
44': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
45'+2': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
45'+2': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 0.
45': Substitution, Nashville SC. Julian Gaines replaces Shaq Moore.
46': Attempt missed. Justin Haak (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
48': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
48': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
52': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
53': Offside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Goal! New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg following a fast break.
59': Foul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
59': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
62': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
67': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Maximiliano Moralez.
67': Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
67': Attempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
67': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Justin Haak.
70': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
70': Substitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Alex Muyl.
70': Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
70': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC).
71': Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
73': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
73': Randall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
77': Substitution, Nashville SC. Dru Yearwood replaces Patrick Yazbek.
77': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jonathan Pérez replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
79': Attempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
79': Attempt saved. Jack Maher (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
79': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
81': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
81': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jack Maher.
82': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Pérez.
82': Attempt missed. Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a fast break.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Freese (New York City FC).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Foul by Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC).
84': Julian Gaines (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
89': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Hannes Wolf.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC).
90'+1': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Offside, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
90'+5': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
90'+6': Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 1.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 1.

Statistics

NSH		NYC
11	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
59.9	Possession	40.1
22	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
587	Accurate Passes	363
660	Passes	442
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
13	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.1
37	Long Balls	48
25	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	18
9	Tackles	25
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	11
10	Effective Clearances	18
10	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 13,409

MLS Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami CF	34	+30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	+32	66
3	FC Cincinnati	34	+10	59
4	Orlando City SC	34	+9	52

Full Standings

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-3-3)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
5	Birk Risa
13	Thiago Martins
22	Kevin O'Toole
24	Tayvon Gray
80	Justin Haak
27	Maxi Morález
55	Keaton Parks
16	Adrián Martínez
10	Santiago Rodríguez
17	Hannes Wolf

New York City FC Substitutes:

Jovan Mijatovic, Julián Fernández, Agustin Ojeda, Luis Barraza, Christian McFarlane, Mitja Ilenic, Monsef Bakrar, Strahinja Tanasijevic, Andrés Perea.

Nashville SC (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Willis (GK)
5	Jack Maher
25	Walker Zimmerman
2	Daniel Lovitz
18	Shaq Moore
20	Aníbal Godoy
15	Patrick Yazbek
19	Alex Muyl
14	Jacob Shaffelburg
9	Sam Surridge
10	Hany Mukhtar

Nashville SC Substitutes:

Elliot Panicco, Josh Bauer, Julian Gaines, Taylor Washington, Jonathan Pérez, Dru Yearwood, Randall Leal, Teal Bunbury, Brian Anunga.

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