May 29, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Nashville Soccer Club defeated FC Cincinnati 2-0 Wednesday night at TQL Stadium, ending the second-longest winning streak (seven) in Major League Soccer history. Defender Jack Maher and midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg led the way with one goal each to help extend the team’s unbeaten run to four (2W-0L-2D).
Victorious: Interim Nashville SC Head Coach Rumba Munthali earned his first career victory in Wednesday night’s win. Munthali is 1W-0L-2D since being appointed.
CincinNOPE: With his six save performance Wednesday night, goalkeeper Joe Willis secured his third clean sheet in his last four starts and his fourth this MLS season.
Two, please: Midfielder Hany Mukhtar’s two assists Wednesday night give him a team-leading six helpers on the season and nine goal contributions across 13 MLS matches in 2024.
Next up: Nashville SC returns to GEODIS Park on Saturday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. CT to host the New England Revolution, presented by CESAR® Canine Cuisine, as it concludes a stretch of three matches in seven days. Tickets for the match, which will celebrate Pride Month, are available here .
IMPORTANT: Nashville SC players Shaq Moore, Walker Zimmerman, and Jacob Shaffelburg, all of whom have been selected to represent their respective national teams in preparation for some of the biggest international tournaments this summer (Copa America and the 2024 Olympic Games), will be available to speak with media on Friday, May 31 at the Vanderbilt Health Training Center and via Zoom from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. CT (media arrival at 9 a.m. CT) . To attend in person, please email [email protected] by 5 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 30.
Match timeline:
NSH 25′: Hany Mukhtar delivers a corner kick, and Jack Maher heads the ball into the net
NSH 29′: Hany Mukhtar connects with Jacob Shaffelburg, who rifles a shot into the lower corner of the net
Notes :
Nashville SC:
is on a four-match unbeaten streak (2W-0L-2D)
recorded back-to-back clean sheets on the road (May 25 at MTL, May 29 at CIN)
snapped the second-longest winning streak (seven) in MLS history with its 2-0 result
improved its record against FC Cincinnati to 3W-2L-3D across all competitions
is 21W-27L-25D on the road all-time
is 45W-7L-20D all-time when scoring first
is 36W-26L-36D all-time against Eastern Conference opponents
Interim Head Coach Rumba Munthali recorded his first win at the helm of Nashville SC
Jack Maher
scored his first goal in 2024, and fifth…
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