Renasant review: Nashville Soccer Club loses 1-2 to Inter Miami CF at GEODIS Park

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 29, 2024) – Nashville Soccer Club lost 2-1 to league leaders Inter Miami CF in front of a sold-out crowd at GEODIS Park on Saturday night despite a goal from Hany Mukhtar, who became the sixth player in Major League Soccer history to record 100 goal involvements in four years.

Mukhtar Magic: With his goal in the 73rd^rd In the 10th minute, Hany Mukhtar, Nashville SC’s all-time leading scorer and first Designated Player, became only the sixth player in MLS history to record 100 goal involvements (59 goals, 41 assists) in four years. Mukhtar leads Nashville SC this season with 12 MLS goal involvements (5 goals, 7 assists).

Three in a row: Nashville SC forward Forster Ajago made his third consecutive appearance on Saturday night, playing 23 minutes plus 10 minutes of overtime, a career-high in MLS. During Ajago’s 33 minutes on the field, the Boys in Gold created six scoring opportunities.

Understaffed: Two of Nashville SC’s key players were unavailable for action against Miami in the Conmebol Copa América™ group stage: defender Shaq Moore (USA) and midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (Canada). Shaffelburg started for Canada on Saturday night and played 65 minutes in the team’s scoreless draw with Chile that decided the quarterfinals. Moore and the USA will play Uruguay again on Monday, July 1 at 8 p.m. CT on Fox Sports 1.

Next up: Nashville SC will hit the road for two games in four days starting Wednesday, July 3. The Boys in Gold will visit defending MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew at 5:30 p.m. CT, followed by a game against the Portland Timbers on Sunday, July 7 at 9:30 p.m. CT.

*Please note that Nashville SC will hold its next pre-game media presence in Columbus on July 3 this Monday, July 1 at 9:30 a.m. CT at the Vanderbilt Health Training Center. Media wishing to attend in person must register at *[email protected]* until Sunday, June 30, 5:00 p.m. CT.

MIA 40′: Julian Gressel takes a corner and Ian Fray heads it into the net.

MIA 44′: Jordi Alba takes a clearance and scores from distance

NSH 73′: Hany Mukhtar converts a penalty won by Tyler Boyd

• is undefeated in seven of its last nine games (4 wins, 2 losses, 3 draws) and has outscored its opponents 10-6 during that period.
• totals 38 wins, 28 losses and 36 draws against Eastern Conference opponents
• 4W-3L-5D is at home in 2024
• is 35W-35L-42D on weekends
• is 6W-6L-4D of all time in the month of June

• made his third MLS appearance
• set an MLS record for the number of minutes played after being substituted in the 67th minute.^th Game minute

• drew the penalty for Hany Mukhtar’s goal involvement
• led the team with four crosses

Sean Davis led the team with 100% passing accuracy

Jack Maher leads Nashville SC with 18 games started and 1,619 minutes

• became the sixth player in the history of the league to record 100 goal involvements within four years
• leads Nashville SC in goal involvements (12) in the regular season with five goals and seven assists
• is Nashville SC’s all-time leading goalscorer with 63 goals in the regular season
• converted his third penalty of the season
• is five goals and three assists away from becoming the fastest player in league history to score ten goals and ten assists in four consecutive seasons

Alex Muyl leads Nashville SC with 20 games played this season

Nashville SC (6W-6L-8D) vs. Inter Miami CF (13W-3L-5D)

June 29, 2024 – GEODIS Park

Missing: Ian Fray (A: Julian Gressel) 40′

Missing: Jordi Alba (without assist) 44′

NSH: Hany Mukhtar (penalty) 73′

Missing: Yannick Bright (warning) 31′

NSH: Hany Mukhtar (warning) 83′

NSH Starter: Joe Willis; Dan Lovitz, Jack Maher, Josh Bauer, Walker Zimmerman (C); Hany Mukhtar, Teal Bunbury (Forster Ajago 67′), Dru Yearwood (Amar Sejdić 59′), Sean Davis (Tah Brian Anunga 60′); Sam Surridge, Tyler Boyd (Alex Muyl 83′)

Substitute: Elliot Panicco, Joey Skinner, Taylor Washington, Brent Kallman

MIA Starter: Drake Callender (C); Ian Fray (Ryan Sailor 67′), Jordi Alba, Sergii Kryvtsov, Federico Redondo; Sergio Busquets, Diego Gomez (Robert Taylor 79′), Julian Gressel, Benjamin Cremaschi (David Ruiz 90’+5); Leo Campana (Shanyder Borgelin, 90’+5), Yannick Bright

Substitute: CJ Dos Santos, Noah Allen, Franco Negri, Lawson Sunderland, Leo Afonso

Weather: 32 degrees, sunny