February 28, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Nashville SC News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Nashville Soccer Club will visit the New York Red Bulls in Harrison, NJ, for its first road match of the 2023 Major League Soccer season which is set to take place at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 4.
Nashville SC will host its weekly matchday-2 media availability at approximately 12 p.m. CT on Thursday. The in person and Zoom availability will feature Head Coach Gary Smith and former New York Red Bulls Captain Sean Davis, who spent seven seasons with the Red Bulls and led them to the playoffs each year before signing with Nashville SC in January 2022.
Nashville SC is coming off a spectacular opening weekend after defeating New York City FC 2-0 at GEODIS Park. Walker Zimmerman got the party started with a goal in the first half, while Jacob Shaffelburg secured the insurance goal off a Hany Mukhtar assist in the 80th minute.
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Nashville SC:
debuted its coveted Man in Black kits this past weekend; the team will don this kit again on Saturday at NY Red Bulls
opened an MLS season at GEODIS Park for the first time
has won season openers in back-to-back seasons (2022 and ’23); owns a 2W-1-L-D record in season openers
competed in its first match in the Eastern Conference since 2021
owns an all-time record of 23W-13L-25D against the Eastern Conference
scored the first goal in MLS play for the 49th time this past weekend; owns a 31W-4L-14D record when scoring first
owns a 0W-1L-1D all-time record against New York Red Bulls
a 0-2 loss at Red Bull Arena on June 18, 2021
a 1-1 draw at Nissan Stadium on Nov. 7, 2021
Hany Mukhtar recorded the loan goal for Nashville in the match off a direct free kick
the sides did not meet in 2022
Head Coach Gary Smith
recorded his 39th win as the Head Coach of Nashville SC in MLS
is now four wins shy of tying his personal record for most wins at an MLS club (Colorado Rapids, 43 wins)
Teal Bunbury made his 338th career regular season appearance, tied with Diego Chara for sixth all-time among active players
Sean Davis
returns to Red Bull Arena for the first time since signing with Nashville SC as a free agent on Jan. 4, 2022
was the first homegrown player in New York Red Bull history to be captain of the First Team
led Red Bulls to two Supporters’ Shields, first during his rookie season in 2015 and second in 2018
Dax McCarty
spent six seasons…
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