Nashville SC earns third consecutive road result with 2-2 draw at San Jose Earthquakes
(NashvilleSC.com, 04.16.22)
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Nashville Soccer Club earned its third consecutive road result on Saturday afternoon with a 2-2 draw over the San Jose Earthquakes. MLS Best XI midfielder Hany Mukhtar registered his first goal of the season in the 38th minute with an assist from Aníbal Godoy and followed with a second goal in the 63rd minute.
Hany Maker: Midfielder Hany Mukhtar recorded his first goal of the 2022 season with a brace. Mukhtar now has five combined goals and assists this season after leading MLS in 2021 with 28. Nashville has never lost a regular season match when Mukhtar registers a goal (7W-0L-8D).
Welcome Back Aníbal: Nashville SC midfielder Aníbal Godoy returned to San Jose for the first time since being acquired by Nashville SC in 2020. Godoy registered the assist on Mukhtar’s first goal of the day and of the season.
Almost Home: Nashville SC is seven matches through its eight match road trip to start the season before opening up GEODIS Park on May 1 against the Philadelphia Union in a nationally televised contest on ESPN and ESPN Deportes. The Boys in Gold own a 3W-2L-2D recordand 11 points.
Nashville SC’s eight-match road trip comes to its conclusion at 9:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 23 at LA Galaxy. Fans can follow the action on MyTV30 and the NashvilleSC.com/Stream starting with the pregame show at 9 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 — Hany Mukhtar (Aníbal Godoy) 38′
SJ — Jeremy Ebobisse 52′
NSC — Hany Mukhtar (C.J. Sapong, David Romney) 63′
SJ — Jeremy Ebobisse (Jan Gregus) 72′
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
SJ — Yellow Card — Cade Cowell (21′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Daniel Lovitz (51′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Luke Haakenson (90+5′)
SAN JOSE LINEUP
JT Marcinkowski
Paul Marie
Nathan
Francisco Calvo
Tanner Beason (Tommy Thompson 68′)
Jackson Yueill
Jan Gregus
Cristian Espinza (Ousseni Bouda 83′)
Jamiro Monteiro
Cade Cowell
Jeremy Ebobisse
NASHVILLE LINEUP
Joe Willis
Jack Maher
Walker Zimmerman
David Romney
Alex Muyl
Aníbal Godoy (Dax McCarty 80′)
Sean Davis (Tah Brian Anunga 88′)
Daniel Lovitz (Taylor Washington 73′)
Randall Leal (Luke Haakenson 88′)
Hany Mukhtar
C.J. Sapong (Aké Loba 80′)