September 14, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release
ATLANTA – Nashville Soccer Club defeated Atlanta United FC 2-0 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday night for Head Coach B.J. Callaghan’s first win as manager. Midfielder Alex Muyl started the scoring early for the Boys in Gold when he tallied his second goal of the season off assists from Sam Surridge and Shaq Moore in the match’s fifth minute. The club’s leading scorer, Hany Mukhtar, scored in the 76th minute from Teal Bunbury to put Nashville up 2-0.
Teal two-fifty: Bunbury, who is seventh among active players with 391 career Major League Soccer regular season appearances, made his 250th regular season start Saturday night. The forward logged 77 minutes and notched his second assist of the season on a backheel pass to Mukhtar in the 76th minute.
Magnificent Mukhtar: With his tally, Mukhtar registered his 13th goal contribution (seven goals, six assists) in his 11th career match versus Atlanta United FC, his most goal contributions against any club in MLS play.
Next up: Nashville SC will host two matches at GEODIS Park next week on Wednesday, Sept. 18 versus Chicago Fire FC (Hispanic Heritage Night) and Saturday, Sept. 21 versus FC Cincinnati (Fan Appreciation Night). Tickets are available at NashvilleSC.com/tickets.
Notes:
Nashville SC:
earned its first win under Head Coach B.J. Callaghan and First Assistant John Bello
is 5W-3L-4D all-time vs. Atlanta United FC
is 39W-33L-37D all-time vs. Eastern Conference opponents
is 8W-2L-10D all-time in the month of September
is 36W-41L-43D all-time on weekends
is 23W-32L-26D all-time on the road
is 47W-8L-21D all-time when scoring first
is 36W-4L-13D all-time when leading at half
is 31W-0L-21D all-time when allowing zero goals
recorded 2.04 expected goals (xG) to Atlanta United FC’s 0.64
has six regular season matches remaining this season
‘s Special Olympics Unified Team played its final match of the season following the first team match
Tah Brian Anunga tied for the team lead with 91.7% passing accuracy (minimum 33 passes, also Shaq Moore)
Teal Bunbury
made his 250th career MLS regular season start
tallied his second assist of the season on Hany Mukhtar’s goal in the 76th minute
led the team with 1.11 xG
Shaq Moore
registered his third assist of the MLS season (and fifth across all competitions) on Alex Muyl’s goal in the fifth minute
tied for the team lead with 91.7% passing accuracy (minimum 33 passes, also Tah…
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