Toronto FC 2, Nashville SC 1 (09.18.21)

Nashville SC remains second in the Eastern Conference

(NashvilleSC.com, 09.18.21)

TORONTO, Ontario — Nashville Soccer Club (10W-3L-11D) remains at second place in Eastern Conference standings after falling to Toronto FC 2-1 despite a goal from CJ Sapong in his 300th MLS appearance.

CJ Makes it 300: CJ Sapong made his 300th career regular season MLS appearance and scored Nashville SC’s loan goal of the match. Sapong is the 13th active player in the MLS to reach this milestone. He has scored eight goals in his last 11 starts and nine goals in his last 13 starts. Sapong is chasing his career-high 16 goals in a single season from his 2017 season with Philadelphia Union. The forward has 10 goals this season for Nashville.

Staying in Second: Nashville SC remains in second place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 10W-3L-11D. Nashville SC, with 41 points, sits behind only New England Revolution, with 56 points. Orlando City SC and New York City SC both chase Nashville SC with 38 points each. Nashville SC continues to boast the fewest losses in MLS with three.

Still on the Road: Nashville SC continues its road trip with two competitions over the next week. The Boys in Gold will travel to face Inter Miami CF for the third and final time this season in a mid-week match. Nashville SC will then travel to face Chicago Fire FC over the weekend before returning to Nissan Stadium at the end of the month.

Nashville SC will travel to Miami to face Inter Miami CF on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Fans can follow all of the action by tuning in to MyTV30, as well as ESPN 94.9 (English radio) or El Jefe 96.7 (Spanish radio).

Notes
  •  Nashville SC owns a record of 2W-2L-6D in the 2021 season when conceding the first goal of the match
  •  Nashville SC owns a record of 1W-2L-3D when trailing at halftime
  •  Nashville SC have the fewest losses in MLS with three
  •  Nashville SC have a road record of 2W-3L-5D
  •  Nashville SC own a record of 2W-3L-4D when allowing two goals
  •  Brian Anunga has appeared in 16 matches this season, with Nashville SC owning a 7W-2L-7D in those contests
  •  Dax McCarty is tied for third with Chris Wondolowski for all-time leader in games played by outfield players in the regular season after recording his 403rd appearance
  •  Dave Romney remains the only Nashville SC outfield player to play all 2,160 minutes this season and all 4,470 minutes in Nashville SC’s history
  •  CJ Sapong recorded his 300th MLS cap, becoming the 13th active player in the MLS to reach the 300 MLS regular season games played mark
  •  Sapong has scored eight goals in his last 11 starts and nine goals in his last 13 starts

SCORING SUMMARY
TOR — Jacob Shaffelburg (Auro Jr.) 18′
NSC — C.J. Sapong (Randall Leal) 74′
TOR — Omar Gonzalez (Yeferson Soteldo) 79′

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
NSC — Yellow Card — Dan Lovitz (32′)
TOR — Yellow Card — Michael Bradley (39′)

TORONTO LINEUP
Alex Bono
Eriq Zavaleta
Omar Gonzalez
Auro Jr.
Michael Bradley
Marky Delgado
Jonathan Osorio
Richie Laryea
Jacob Shaffelburg (Chris Mavinga 84′)
Ifunanyachi Achara (Yeferson Soteldo 64′)
Dom Dwyer (Patrick Mullins 84′)

NASHVILLE LINEUP
Joe Willis
Dan Lovitz (Randall Leal 55′)
Dave Romney
Alistair Johnston (Aké Loba 85′)
Taylor Washington (Alex Muyl 55′)
Walker Zimmerman
Hany Mukhtar
Aníbal Godoy
Tah Brian Anunga (Dax McCarty 71′)
Daniel Ríos
C.J. Sapong (Jhonder Cádiz 84′)