Nashville SC Earns 1-1 Draw at GEODIS Park

April 27, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville SC earned a 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes tonight at GEODIS Park off the back of a brilliant first half Hany Mukhtar goal. The second half also saw Boys in Gold Walker Zimmerman and Tyler Boyd return to the pitch from injury.

The Midfield Magician: Mukhtar’s 19 th minute goal marked his 60 th regular season MLS goal in four seasons, and his 100 th regular season career goal contribution (60 goals, 40 assists) in 120 games. With his goal, Mukhtar is only the 11 th player in MLS history to reach this milestone in 120 games or less.

Everyone at the Castle: Nashville SC will play three of its next four matches at GEODIS Park, with five matches in 21 days, including tonight’s 1-1 draw against the Quakes. The Boys in Gold began their 2024 campaign with 11 matches in 45 days across Concacaf Champions Cup and MLS regular season play.

Next up: The Boys in Gold conclude a two-match homestand when they host CF Montréal at GEODIS Park on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. CT. Tickets for the Star Wars Night match are available here .

Match Timeline:

NSH 19′: Hany Mukhtar receives a ball from Alex Muyl and rockets off a shot from outside the box to find the back of the net

SJ 63′: Rodrigues sends a ball from midfield to Jack Skahan, who finds the net to level the match

Notes :

Nashville SC:

is 0W-0L-4D vs. San Jose Earthquakes

has played every Californian MLS side this season, with a 0W-1L-2D record

has a home record of 1W-1L-4D in the 2024 MLS regular season

is 4W-4L-5D all-time in April

is 17W-13L-16D vs. Western Conference opponents

Tyler Boyd returned to the pitch for the first time since March 23, 2024 at LAFC after injury

Jack Maher led the team with 97% passing accuracy (minimum 30 passes)

Hany Mukhtar

led the team with six shots on the night

recorded his 60 th regular season MLS goal

has 100 regular season goal contributions with 60 goals and 40 assists

Alex Muyl recorded his first assist since June 17, 2023, also to Hany Mukhtar against St. Louis CITY SC

Sam Surridge led the team with 0.78 expected goals (xG)

Dru Yearwood is Nashville SC’s only player to start all nine MLS matches in 2024

Joe Willis started for the first time since March 23, 2024 at LAFC

Walker Zimmerman returned to the pitch for the first time since a Concacaf Champions Cup Round of 16 matchup against Inter Miami CF on March 7, 2024 after suffering an injury

Box Score:

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