NYCFC 3, Nashville 1 · Final · MLS

Nashville8-9-16 · Away

Sun, Oct 6 · Sports Illustrated Stadium

Team	1	2	T
NYC	3	0	3
NSH	0	1	1

Early onslaught propels NYCFC past Nashville · ESPN recap

Key moments

1'NYCSantiago Rodríguez goal
18'NYCSantiago Rodríguez goal; assist: Hannes Wolf
21'NYCAlonso Martínez goal
45'+2'NSHWalker Zimmerman yellow card
58'NSHHany Mukhtar goal; assist: Jacob Shaffelburg
60'NSHPatrick Yazbek yellow card

Game leaders

Category	NYC	NSH
Total Shots	5Santiago Rodríguez3 shots on goal, 2 goals	5Hany Mukhtar2 shots on goal, 1 goal
Saves	4Matt Freese1 GA	2Jack Maher3 GA

Earlier meetings

Game information

Venue: Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Attendance: 13,409
TV: MLS Season Pass
Officials: Sergii Boiko

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Player	G	A	SH	SOT	FC	FS	SV
Matt FreeseG	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Tayvon GrayRB	0	0	1	0	1	3
Kevin O'TooleLB	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin HaakCM	0	0	2	0	0	0
Thiago MartinsCD-R	0	0	0	0	0	0
Birk RisaCD-L	0	0	0	0	0	0
Keaton ParksRM	0	0	0	0	2	0
Maxi MorálezLM	0	0	0	0	0	2
Alonso MartínezF	1	0	1	1	0	0
Hannes WolfRF	0	1	1	0	1	0
Santiago RodríguezLF	2	0	5	3	1	5

Substitutes used

Player	FC	FS
Julián FernándezSUB	0	0
Monsef BakrarSUB	2	0
Andrés PereaSUB	0	1

First Half

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
First Half begins.
1'NYCAttempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
1'NYCGoal! New York City FC 1, Nashville SC 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
2'NYCFoul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
2'NYCJacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7'NYCAttempt missed. Justin Haak (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
8'NSHAttempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8'NSHAttempt missed. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
11'Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Shaq Moore.
11'NYCAttempt missed. Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez following a corner.
13'NYCAttempt missed. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
17'NSHAlex Muyl (Nashville SC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aníbal Godoy.
18'NSHFoul by Shaq Moore (Nashville SC).
18'NSHSantiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'NYCGoal! New York City FC 2, Nashville SC 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a cross.
20'NSHCorner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jack Maher.
21'NYCGoal! New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
27'NSHFoul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
27'NSHTayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28'NYCAlex Muyl (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28'NYCFoul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
29'Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
29'NSHAttempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
31'NSHAttempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg.
33'NSHAttempt missed. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
34'NSHAttempt blocked. Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Yazbek.
35'NSHFoul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
35'NSHSantiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'NSHAttempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
40'NSHAttempt blocked. Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
42'NSHAttempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
43'NSHFoul by Aníbal Godoy (Nashville SC).
43'NSHSantiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'NSHFoul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
44'NSHTayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1'Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
45'+2'NSHFoul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
45'+2'NSHMaximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2'NSHWalker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3'First Half ends, New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 0.

Second Half

45'Second Half begins New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 0.
45'NSHSubstitution, Nashville SC. Julian Gaines replaces Shaq Moore.
46'NYCAttempt missed. Justin Haak (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
48'NSHFoul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
48'NSHTayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51'NSHCorner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
52'NSHAttempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross following a corner.
53'NSHOffside, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg is caught offside.
55'Delay in match because of an injury Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
56'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58'NSHGoal! New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 1. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Shaffelburg following a fast break.
59'NSHFoul by Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC).
59'NSHSantiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60'NSHPatrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62'NSHFoul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
62'NSHMaximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'NYCAníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66'NYCFoul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
67'Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Maximiliano Moralez.
67'NSHAttempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
67'NSHAttempt blocked. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz.
67'NYCCorner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Justin Haak.
70'NYCSubstitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
70'NSHSubstitution, Nashville SC. Randall Leal replaces Alex Muyl.
70'NYCSubstitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
70'NYCDaniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70'NYCFoul by Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC).
71'NYCAníbal Godoy (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'NYCFoul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
73'NYCFoul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
73'NYCRandall Leal (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75'Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76'NSHAttempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76'Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
77'NSHSubstitution, Nashville SC. Dru Yearwood replaces Patrick Yazbek.
77'NSHSubstitution, Nashville SC. Jonathan Pérez replaces Jacob Shaffelburg.
78'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79'NYCCorner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
79'NSHAttempt saved. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar with a cross.
79'NSHAttempt saved. Jack Maher (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
79'NSHAttempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) left footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
81'NYCAttempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
81'NSHCorner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jack Maher.
82'NSHAttempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Pérez.
82'NSHAttempt missed. Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a fast break.
82'Delay in match because of an injury Matt Freese (New York City FC).
84'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84'NYCFoul by Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC).
84'NYCJulian Gaines (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'NYCAttempt saved. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin O'Toole.
89'NYCSubstitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Hannes Wolf.
90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1'NSHFoul by Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC).
90'+1'NSHSantiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'NYCOffside, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar is caught offside.
90'+4'NSHAttempt blocked. Randall Leal (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'+4'NSHAttempt missed. Jonathan Pérez (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar.
90'+5'NSHAndrés Perea (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'NSHFoul by Jack Maher (Nashville SC).
90'+6'Second Half ends, New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 1.
Match ends, New York City FC 3, Nashville SC 1.

Team stats

NYC	Stat	NSH
7	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
40.1	Possession	59.9
11	Shots	22
4	On Goal	6
40%	On Target %	30%
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
363	Accurate Passes	587
442	Passes	660
80%	Pass Completion %	90%
1	Accurate Crosses	3
8	Crosses	13
10%	Cross %	20%
48	Long Balls	37
21	Accurate Long Balls	25
40%	Long Balls %	70%
3	Blocked Shots	7
18	Effective Tackles	8
25	Tackles	9
70%	Tackle %	90%
11	Interceptions	10
18	Effective Clearances	10
18	Clearances	10

Control and accuracy

Worked out from the box score

NYC	Stat	NSH
40.1%	Possession	59.9%
36% (4/11)	Shot accuracy	27% (6/22)
82% (363/442)	Pass accuracy	89% (587/660)
44% (21/48)	Long-ball accuracy	68% (25/37)
72% (18/25)	Tackles won	89% (8/9)

NYCFC vs Nashville

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat

NYCFC vs Nashville

Summary

Key moments

Earlier meetings

Game information

Lineups

Starting XI · 4-3-3

Substitutes used

Plays

Stats

Chat