April 29, 2023 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Nashville SC News Release
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville Soccer Club earned a 3-1 victory over Major League Soccer rival Atlanta United FC on Saturday afternoon in front of 28,793 fans at GEODIS Park.
Winger Fafà Picault opened the scoring off a corner kick in the 36th minute [WATCH]. Coming into the second half, Teal Bunbury scored the insurance goal for Nashville off a rebound [WATCH] and Jacob Shaffelburg put the nail in the coffin after notching his third goal of the season in stoppage time, tying Hany Mukhtar for the team-lead [WATCH].
The Streak Continues: With the 3-1 victory today, Nashville SC has not lost to Atlanta in its last seven matches across all competitions, (4W-0L-3D), dating back to Aug. 22, 2020. Nashville has out-scored the visitors 15-9 in that span.
Mukhtar the Magnificent: Reigning MLS MVP Hany Mukhtar continued his dominance over Atlanta United FC on Saturday with a pair of assists. Mukhtar has 13 goal contributions (6 Goals + 7 Assists) in nine matches across all competitions against Atlanta and has recorded a goal or assist in seven consecutive matches against them since Sept. 12, 2020.
Spread The Wealth: Teal Bunbury scored his first goal of the season and 70th in his career. Nashville has seen 12 different goal scorers against Atlanta United FC in MLS series history (Anibaba, Badji, Bunbury, Danladi, Leal, McCarty, Mukhtar, Picault, Ríos, Sapong, Shaffelburg, Zimmerman).
Next Match: Nashville SC’s next match will see the Boys in Gold take on Chicago Fire FC at GEODIS Park on Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. CT. The match will be televised on the MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV App. Tickets are available by visiting www.NashvilleSC.com/Tickets.
Match Timeline:
NSH 36′: Hany Mukhtar services a corner to find Walker Zimmerman, who deflects the ball to Fafà Picault for the goal
NSH 56′: Teal Bunbury finds the ball at his feet inside the six-yard box and sends it to the back of the net
ATL 72′: Thiago Almada is good from the spot after VAR awards a penalty kick to Atlanta United FC
NSH 90 +1′: Hany Mukhtar connects with Jacob Shaffelburg as he streaks towards the goal and angles the ball past the goalkeeper
Notes:
Nashville SC:
has allowed the fewest goals in MLS with six (also, LAFC)
has not lost since Aug. 8, 2021 when scoring first
owns a 4W-0L-1D record this season and a 34W-4L-15D record historically when scoring first
owns a 28W-1L-8D record when scoring two or more goals
owns a 13W-1L-0D…
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