(NashvilleSC.com, 08.21.22)

NASHVILLE — Nashville Soccer Club earned a historic victory at GEODIS Park on Sunday in a 4-0 trouncing of FC Dallas. The four goals marked the highest goal total of the season for Nashville SC with Hany Mukhtar recording a brace, Jacob Shaffelburg finding the back of the net in his debut and Davey Romney capping off the scoring. 

Scoring History at The Castle: Nashville SC scored four goals at GEODIS Park for the first time, while scoring the fastest goal in GEODIS Park history after Hany Mukhtar found the back of the net in the 5th minute of play. 

MVP Lives in Music City: MVP Candidate Hany Mukhtar bolstered his MVP résumé with two goals and an assist in the win moving his goal contribution total to 25 this season (16 goals and nine assists), tied with Austin FC’s Sebastián Driussi for the MLS lead. 

Shaffelburg Is Sensational: In his debut match for Nashville SC, winger Jacob Shaffelburg scored in the 26th minute, becoming the third player in club history to score in his debut for Nashville SC (also Walker Zimmerman 2/29/20 vs. ATL and Robert Castellanos 8/1/21 at TOR). 

Career-High for Dave: Defender Dave Romney recorded his third goal of the season, setting a new career-high. Previous record was as a member of the LA Galaxy in 2017. 

Next Match: Nashville SC will travel to take on Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Aug. 27 at 9 p.m. CT. Fans can catch the action on MyTV30 and the Nashville SC Stream starting with the pregame show at 8:30 p.m. CT.