Nashville Soccer Club Earns 2-1 Road Win at Toronto FC

June 19, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release

TORONTO - Nashville Soccer Club extended its unbeaten run to six out of its last seven matches after earning a 2-1 trailing victory over Toronto FC in the 90th minute with a brace from Sam Surridge at BMO Field Wednesday night, assisted by Hany Mukhtar (first goal) and Tyler Boyd (second).

Sam I Am (the goal leader): Surridge scored his team-leading sixth and seventh Major League Soccer goals with his second-career MLS brace Wednesday night. The designated player leads the team with nine goals in 2024.

Kings of the North: With Wednesday’s win, Nashville SC secured an unbeaten regular season against Canadian teams, going 3W-0L-1D versus Toronto FC and CF Montréal while outscoring their northern foes 8-2.

First timer: Nashville SC forward Forster Ajago made his MLS debut as a substitute in the match’s 85th minute. Ajago appeared earlier this season during Concacaf Champions Cup, recording a brace against Dominican side Moca FC at GEODIS Park.

Homegrown: Nashville SC midfielder Isaiah Jones, who was signed to a first team contract in February as the team’s second-ever homegrown player (following Adem Sipić) became the first such player in franchise history to dress for an MLS match Wednesday night.

Next up: The Boys in Gold will conclude a stretch of three matches in seven days when they return to GEODIS Park on Saturday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. CT to host New York City FC presented by Heineken. Tickets for the match, which will serve to commemorate Juneteenth, are available here.

Match timeline:

TOR 34′: Alonso Coello receives a pass from Federico Bernardeshci at the top of the goal box and slots it home

NSH 65′: Sam Surridge collects a pass from Hany Mukhtar and buries it into the lower right corner

NSH 90′: Sam Surridge one-touches the ball into the back of the net off a pass from Tyler Boyd

Notes:           

– Nashville SC:       

o is 4W-2L-3D all-time against Toronto FC

o is 9W-2L-7D against MLS Canadian sides (CF Montréal, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC)

o is 37W-27L-37D all-time against Eastern Conference opponents

o is 5W-5L-4D all-time in the month of June

o is undefeated in 2024 MLS weekday matches (3W-0L-0D)

o is 20W-6L-11D all-time on…