Nashville SC falls at Real Salt Lake
(NashvilleSC.com, 03.19.22)
SANDY, UTAH — Nashville Soccer Club’s goal by U.S. international Walker Zimmerman in the 25th minute fell short in Nashville’s pursuit of a result at Rio Tinto Stadium, as the Boys in Gold fell 2-1 to Real Salt Lake.
Club and Country Captain: Zimmerman served as the captain tonight with Dax McCarty not in the Starting XI. Zimmerman scored his seventh goal as a member of Nashville SC (17th overall) in the contest. The U.S. international will now report to the USMNT ahead of the FIFA World Cup™ Concacaf Qualifying matches.
Mukhtar Magic: Hany Mukhtar earned an assist tonight on the Zimmerman goal. Mukhtar added his second assist to the season and 18thin his MLS career. He midfielder finished fourth last season in MLS with 12 assists.
International Break: Nashville SC will be off next week due to the international break where both Zimmerman (United States) and Aníbal Godoy (Panama) will be representing their respective countries. USA and Panama will face off on March 27th at 6 p.m. CT on FS1, Unimás and TUDN. Nashville SC will be back in action on Saturday, April 2 at Columbus Crew.
SCORING SUMMARY
RSL — Bobby Wood (Justin Meram) 2′
NSC — Walker Zimmerman (Hany Mukhtar) 25′
RSL — Tate Schmitt (Maikel Chang, Pablo Ruiz) 54′
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
RSL — Yellow Card — Tate Schmitt (24′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Daniel Lovitz (40′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Walker Zimmerman (53′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Dax McCarty (90+3′)
NSC — Yellow/Red Card — Dax McCarty (90+6′)
SALT LAKE LINEUP
Zac MacMath
Eric Holt
Justen Glad (Aaron Herrera 63′)
Johan Kappelhof
Andrew Brody
Pablo Ruiz (Everton Luiz 78′)
Scott Caldwell
Tate Schmitt
Maikel Chang (Bode Hidalgo 84′)
Justin Meram (Jasper Löffelsend 78′)
Bobby Wood (Sergio Córdova 63′)
NASHVILLE LINEUP
Joe Willis
Eric Miller
Walker Zimmerman
David Romney
Daniel Lovitz
Alex Muyl (Aké Loba 73′)
Sean Davis
Aníbal Godoy (Dax McCarty 74′)
Randall Leal
Teal Bunbury (C.J. Sapong 57′)
Hany Mukhtar