Inter Miami CF 2, Nashville SC 1 (08.08.21)

Nashville Soccer Club falls on the road to Inter Miami CF

(NashvilleSC.com, 08.08.21)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nashville Soccer Club suffered a 2-1 loss, at Inter Miami CF on Sunday night, the club’s second loss in 2021.

Set Piece Specialists: Nashville SC’s goal of the night marked the club’s fourth goal off of a corner kick and the sixth goal off of a set piece in 2021. 

Road Trip Recap: The Boys in Gold wrapped up their longest road trip of the season to date tonight’s with result and two draws against Toronto FC and New England Revolution. 

Nashville SC will return to Nissan Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 15 against D.C. United at 6 p.m. CT to kick off a short two-match homestand. Tickets for next Sunday’s match are available at NashvilleSC.com/Tickets.

Notes
  •  Nashville SC continue to have the least amount of losses in MLS with two 
  •  Nashville SC (6W-2L-10D, 28 pts.) is currently tied in third place in the Eastern Conference with 28 points
  •  Nashville SC had six players finish with 90%+ passing accuracy
  •  Aníbal Godoy made his first start since June 26 against CF Montréal after recovering from an injury suffered while on international duty with Panama
  •  Hany Mukhtar notched his career high fifth assist of the season. Mukhtar led Nashville SC in shots tonight with three
  •  Dave Romney continued his streak of minutes played this season with 1,620. Romney remains the only outfield player to have played every minute for Nashville SC this season and in the club’s MLS history 
  •  CJ Sapong is second in goals scored for Nashville SC this season with six
  •  Joe Willis made a career-high tying seven saves on the night

SCORING SUMMARY
NSC — C.J. Sapong (Hany Mukhtar) 48′
MIA — Gonzalo Higuaín (Blaise Matuidi 60′
MIA — Indiana Vassilev (Gonzalo Higuaín) 90+5′

DISCIPLINE SUMMARY
NSC — Yellow Card — Dax McCarty (45+2′)

MIAMI LINEUP
Nick Marsman
Kieran Gibbs (Brek Shea 55′)
Nicolás Figal
Leandro Gonzalez Pirez
Kelvin Leerdam (Indiana Vassilev 55′)
Christian Makoun (Ryan Shawcross 89′)
Lewis Morgan
Blaise Matuidi (Víctor Ulloa 90′)
Rodolfo Pizarro (Federico Higuaín 65′)
Gregore
Gonzalo Higuaín

NASHVILLE LINEUP
Joe Willis
Dan Lovitz
Jalil Anibaba
Dave Romney
Jack Maher (Alex Muyl 46′)
Eric Miller (Matt LaGrassa 89′)
Dax McCarty 
Hany Mukhtar
Aníbal Godoy (Tah Brian Anunga 61′)
Randall Leal (Jhonder Cádiz 73′)
C.J. Sapong (Aké Loba 61′)