(NashvilleSC.com, 06.18.21)

HARRISON, N.J. — Nashville Soccer Club saw its seven-match unbeaten streak come to an end in a 2-0 loss to New York Red Bulls on Friday night at Red Bull Arena. Nashville SC now owns a 2W-1L-5D record with 11 points.

Debuts for Nashville SC: 2021 MLS SuperDraft selection and No. 20 overall pick Irakoze Donasiyano made his professional debut tonight after coming in for Matt LaGrassa in the 63rd minute of the match. Abu Danlandi came on the pitch for the first time in the 2021 MLS season to play 13 minutes.

Back at Home: Nashville SC is set to return to Music City for a five-game homestand which will be the longest of the season for the Boys in Gold, all against Eastern Conference opponents. Action will open up next week against Toronto FC and CF Montréal followed by matchups against Philadelphia Union and Atlanta United FC. The homestand will conclude with a July 17 match against Chicago Fire FC.

Nashville SC returns to MLS action on Wednesday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m. CT to take on Toronto FC. Tickets are available at https://www.nashvillesc.com/tickets/.

Notes
  •  Nashville SC now owns a 7W-3L-3D record all-time in weekday matches
  •  Coming into this match, the backline of Walker Zimmerman, Dave Romney, Dan Lovitz, and Alistair Johnston played every minute together this season until Zimmerman was subbed off in the 63rd minute 
  •  Koze Donasiyano made his Major League Soccer and professional debut
  •  Matt LaGrassa made his first start of the season tonight
  •  Randall Leal improved his shot total for the season to 23 and leads all Nashville SC players with that total
  •  Dan Lovitz led Nashville SC tonight with 63 touches and 36 total passes 
  •  Alex Muyl appeared against New York Red Bulls for the first time since being traded last season 
  •  Dave Romney made his 100th career MLS start