April 24, 2018 — FNB Field (Harrisburg, Pa.)
Scoring Summary
Discipline Summary
NSC – Yellow Card – Robin Shroot (21′)
NSC – Yellow Card – Bradley Bourgeois (28′)
PENN – Yellow Card – Tommy Heinemann (28′)
NSC – Yellow Card – Lebo Moloto (43′)
NSC – Yellow Card – Ropapa Mensah (51′)
NSC – Yellow Card – Taylor Washington (64′)
PENN – Yellow Card – Baffoe Prince (75′)
Lineups
Penn |
Nashville |
|---|---|
| Sean Lewis | Matt Pickens |
| Marco Franco | Justin Davis |
| Pedro Galvão | David Edgar |
| Kyle Venter | Bradley Bourgeois |
| Kenneth Tribbett | Kosuke Kimura |
| Miguel Jaime | Taylor Washington |
| Jorge Rivera (Baffoe Prince 61′) | Michael Reed |
| Richard Menjivar (Mauro Eustáquio 87′) | Bolu Akinyode |
| Frederick Opoku | Lebo Moloto |
| Tommy Heinemann | Robin Shroot (Matt LaGrassa 69′) |
| Jerry Ortiz (Lucky Mkosana 71′) | Ropapa Mensah (Michael Cox 65′) |
Nashville SC 0, Penn FC 0: Postgame Recap
(NashvilleSC.com, 04.24.18)
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Road points are never bad, and in the rain in Pennsylvania, Nashville SC earned a point in 0-0 draw against Penn FC on Tuesday night.
90 in a nutshell
The first half saw few chances by either side. The best one came from the foot of Robin Shroot in the 44th minute. Shroot got on top of a loose ball, but his shot was saved by Penn keeper Sean Lewis.
Nashville turned up the heat in the second half as midfielder Lebo Moloto almost put the visitors ahead in the 49th minute. A clean look in the box just slid by the outside of the post to keep the game scoreless.
The Nashville SC defense and keeper Matt Pickens limited the chances for Penn throughout the match. They only allowed two shots on goal from Penn in the match, leading to the shutout.
Key Stat
Pickens – fourth shutout. Pickens is the only keeper in the Eastern Conference with four shutouts this year.
Quotables
Nashville SC midfielder and captain Michael Reed
“The shutout and our defense’s consistency were both positives for us. We were organized in the back, and [Penn] wasn’t able to generate many chances. We showed positive movement, but just didn’t have the last touch to get the goal.”
Standings Update
The road point gives Nashville eight points in six matches and a 2-2-2 record. They currently sit in seventh place in the East.
Next Up
Nashville will be off for 11 days until it takes the field on May 6 against New York Red Bulls II in Montclair, N.J.