September 28, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Nashville SC News Release
Foxborough, MA – Nashville Soccer Club fell 1-0 to the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium Saturday night. Despite the loss, Nashville SC remains just four points out of the ninth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot with three regular season matches remaining.
Ten thousand for Walker: Nashville SC defender Walker Zimmerman reached 10,000 Major League Soccer regular season minutes played as a Boy in Gold tonight after making his 113th start in his 123rd appearance for Nashville. The Designated Player and captain is the fourth Nashville SC player to hit this milestone (also, Joe Willis, Dan Lovitz, Hany Mukhtar), and third outfield player to do so.
Randall’s return: Nashville SC midfielder Randall Leal returned to the pitch in the 78th minute for the first time since the Boys in Gold visited Inter Miami CF on April 20, when he logged five minutes as a substitute. In the lead-up to his return from injury, last weekend, Leal registered 26 minutes for Nashville’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate Huntsville City FC against FC Cincinnati 2.
Muyl’s milestones: Nashville SC midfielder Alex Muyl made his 100th regular season start for Nashville tonight, logging 79 minutes. Muyl joins Willis, Lovitz, Mukhtar and Zimmerman in Nashville SC’s century club.
Next up: Nashville SC will play its final regular season home match when it hosts D.C. United on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. CT at GEODIS Park.
Notes: * Nashville SC: o is 2W-3L-4D all-time vs. the New England Revolution o is 40W-34L-38D all-time vs. Eastern Conference opponents o is 9W-3L-11D all-time in the month of September o is 21W-8L-12D all-time on weekends o is 16W-17L-34D all-time when tied at half o is 23W-32L-26D all-time on the road o recorded 0.74 expected goals (xG) to New England’s 0.68 * Julian Gaines appeared on Nashville SC’s matchday roster for the fifth-consecutive time in MLS play * Randall Leal returned to the pitch for the first time since April 20, 2024 versus Inter Miami CF, registering 12 minutes plus added time * Hany Mukhtar o led the team with three shots tonight o leads Nashville SC with nine regular season assists and 15 goal contributions o leads the team with 2,486 MLS minutes this season * Alex Muyl o made his 100th regular season MLS start as a Boy in Gold o leads the team with 31 MLS games played * Jacob Shaffelburg returned to Nashville SC’s matchday roster and appeared for the first time since Aug. 31,…
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