Nashville SC Secures 50th MLS Victory with 2-1 Win Over Charlotte FC

March 16, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Nashville SC News Release

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville SC earned its 50th MLS victory Saturday night with a 2-1 win over Charlotte FC at GEODIS Park. The Boys in Gold are now 1W-0L-3D in MLS play on the season and unbeaten at home across all competitions (2W-0L-4D).

Sam I Am: Nashville SC Forward Sam Surridge recorded his second consecutive goal in as many games this week across all competitions when he put the Boys in Gold on top 1-0 in the 32nd minute. The Englishman also scored for NSC in last Wednesday’s Concacaf Champions Cup (CCC) match against Inter Miami CF and in Nashville SC’s inaugural CCC match, a 3-0 win against Moca FC in the Dominican Republic. Muy(l) Bien: Nashville SC midfielder Alex Muyl put the Boys in Gold on top 2-0 in the 40th minute. The game-winning header was Muyl’s first goal of the 2024 season.

Next up: For the first time this season, the Boys in Gold will play just once next week when the club travels to Los Angeles to face off against LAFC on Saturday, March 23 at 9:30 p.m. CT. Between Concacaf Champions Cup and MLS play, Nashville SC began its 2024 campaign with eight matches in 24 days, including Saturday night’s 2-1 win over Charlotte FC.

Match Timeline: NSH 32′: Taylor Washington races down the left flank and sends a ball into Sam Surridge, who heads it home NSH 40′: Shaq Moore looks up to find Alex Muyl in the box, who heads the ball into the back of the net CLT 45′ + 4: Jere Uronen works to get the ball in the box and dishes it to Brecht Dejaegere who finds the back of the net

Notes:

* Nashville SC: * recorded the club’s 50th MLS win since its league debut on Feb. 29, 2020 * remains unbeaten at GEODIS Park during the 2024 season across all competitions (2W-0L-4D) * recorded its first MLS win of the season (1W-0L-3D) * recorded eight shots, two shots on goal, and 1.02 expected goals (xG) * recorded 86% passing accuracy * extended its record to 13W-0L-9D when scoring two * extended its record to 42W-5L-18D when scoring first * extended its record to 2W-5L-4D in March * Lukas MacNaughton led the team with five clearances (also, Dru Yearwood) * Shaq Moore’s 40th minute assist saw him move to tied-sixth for Nashville SC in all-time regular season assists with nine (also, Aníbal Godoy) * Hany Mukhtar recorded his 115th game played as a Boy in Gold (also, Alex Muyl) * Alex Muyl * recorded his first goal contribution of 2024 with the game-winner in the 40th minute * led the team with…