MLS

Nashville vs Philadelphia 2025 MLS, Regular Season

  • Red Card 63': Jonathan Pérez
  • 90'+11': Hany Mukhtar (P)
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1 - 0

Hany Mukhtar's stoppage-time PK lifts Nashville over Union

Hany Mukhtar converted a penalty in the 11th minute of second-half stoppage time for 10-man Nashville SC, who defeated the Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Saturday evening.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nashville SC 0, Philadelphia Union 0.
  • 46': Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo replaces Chris Donovan.
  • 61': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Ben Bender replaces Cavan Sullivan.
  • 63': Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 71': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  • 73': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Ben Bender (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Nashville SC. Ahmed Qasem replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 82': Substitution, Nashville SC. Josh Bauer replaces Andy Nájar.
  • 89': Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Bryan Acosta replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  • 90': Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Sam Surridge.
  • 90'+11': Goal! Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, Philadelphia Union 0.

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 28,896

MLS Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
0 CF Montréal 0 0 0
0 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
0 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
50.3 Possession 49.7
11 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
281 Accurate Passes 275
355 Passes 360
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.5
44 Long Balls 44
19 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 33
13 Clearances 33

Line-Ups

NSH Nashville SC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
5 Jack Maher
4 Jeisson Palacios
2 Daniel Lovitz
31 Andy Nájar
10 Hany Mukhtar
20 Edvard Tagseth Yellow Card
8 Patrick Yazbek
9 Sam Surridge
19 Alex Muyl
24 Jonathan Pérez Red Card

PHI Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)

No. Name
18 Andre Blake (GK)
29 Olwethu Makhanya
5 Jakob Glesnes Yellow Card
27 Kai Wagner Yellow Card
15 Olivier Mbaizo
4 Jovan Lukic
21 Danley Jean Jacques
19 Indiana Vassilev
6 Cavan Sullivan Yellow Card
20 Bruno Damiani
25 Chris Donovan

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