Nashville SC adds second road result in Week 2
(NashvilleSC.com, 03.05.22)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. — Nashville Soccer Club earned its second consecutive result to open the 2022 Major League Soccer season with a 1-1 draw on Saturday night at Minnesota United FC. Forward CJ Sapong found the back of the net in the fifth minute of action for Nashville’s lone goal in a match that saw an hour-long weather delay.
Hot Start: Nashville SC’s 1-1 draw on Saturday night set its road record to 1W-0L-1D in 2022. The four points on the road through two matches is the most to start a season in club history.
Scoring Sapong: CJ Sapong scored his 15th goal as a member of Nashville SC. The Boys in Gold own a 6W-2L-2D record when Sapong scores.
Picked Up Where He Left Off: After 12 assists in 2021, Hany Mukhtar registered his first in 2022 tonight. Nashville SC owns a 8W-2L-4D record when Mukhtar earns an assist.
Nashville SC will continue its eight-match road trip at FC Dallas on Saturday, March 12. Fans can follow the action on MyTV30 and the Nashville SC Stream starting with the pregame show at 7:00 p.m. CT. They can also listen to the call via the free iHeartRADIO app by searching Nashville SC for English and on all three El Jefe stations 96.7FM, 105.3FM, and 810AM for Spanish.
SCORING SUMMARY
NSC — C.J. Sapong (Hany Mukhtar, Dax McCarty) 5′
MIN — Hassani Dotson 72′
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
MIN — Yellow Card — Hassani Dotson (20′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Sean Davis (26′)
MIN — Yellow Card — Bakaye Dibassy (31′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Aníbal Godoy (59′)
MINNESOTA LINEUP
Tyler Miller
Oniel Fisher
Michael Boxall
Brent Kallman (DJ Taylor 46′)
Bakaye Dibassy
Hassani Dotson
Wil Trapp
Robin Lod
Emmanuel Reynoso
Franco Fragapane (Bongokuhle Hlongwane 46′)
Luis Amarilla
NASHVILLE LINEUP
Joe Willis
Eric Miller
Walker Zimmerman
David Romney
Daniel Lovitz
Dax McCarty (Alex Muyl 55′)
Sean Davis
Aníbal Godoy (Tah Brian Anunga 89′)
Randall Leal
Hany Mukhtar (Aké Loba 89′)
C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 73′)