Nashville SC concludes regular season home schedule
(NashvilleSC.com, 10.02.22)
NASHVILLE — Nashville Soccer Club wrapped up its 2022 MLS regular season home schedule in the inaugural year at GEODIS Park tonight in a 1-2 defeat against Houston Dynamo FC. Despite the result, the Boys in Gold clinched a playoff spot in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season after a 2-1 loss by the Portland Timbers to LAFC earlier today.
Three Years In The League, Three Playoff Appearances: After clinching a spot in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs for its third consecutive season in the league, Nashville SC joins an elite group of clubs to have clinched a playoff berth in each of their first three season (Chicago Fire, Seattle Sounders FC, Atlanta United FC and LAFC).
Hany Mukhtar Is The MVP: Landon Donovan MLS MVP frontrunner Hany Mukhtar will enter the final week of the MLS regular season as Golden Boot leader with 23 goals while also leading the league on goal contributions with 34.
Next Match: Nashville SC will wrap its 2022 MLS regular season campaign at 4 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 9 in a road contest against LAFC that will air on MyTV30 and the Nashville SC stream.
SCORING SUMMARY
HOU — Sebastian Ferreira (penalty) 30′
HOU — Sebastian Ferreira (Darwin Quintero) 39′
NSC — Walker Zimmerman (Daniel Lovitz) 90+6′
DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
HOU — Yellow Card — Teenage Hadebe (48′)
NSC — Yellow Card — Teal Bunbury (90+2′)
HOU — Yellow/Red Card — Teenage Hadebe (90+4′)
NASHVILLE LINEUP
Joe Willis
Shaq Moore
Walker Zimmerman
David Romney (Taylor Washington 85′)
Daniel Lovitz
Randall Leal
Sean Davis
Dax McCarty (Luke Haakenson 74′)
Jacob Shaffelburg (Aké Loba 85′)
C.J. Sapong (Teal Bunbury 64′)
Hany Mukhtar
HOUSTON LINEUP
Steve Clark
Griffin Dorsey
Tim Parker
Teenage Hadebe
Adam Lundkvist
Matias Vera
Adalberto Carrasquilla (Darwin Cerén 90′)
Corey Baird (Nelson Quiñones 71′)
Darwin Quintero (Hector Herrera 57′)
Fafa Picault (Thor Úlfarsson 90′)
Sebastian Ferreira (Sam Junqua 71′)