MATCH RECAP: Sounders FC drops 1-0 road result to Nashville SC

Sounders FC (8-9-2, 26 points) fell 1-0 on the road to Nashville SC (8-6-6, 30 points) on Wednesday evening at GEODIS Park. Hany Mukhtar scored the game’s lone goal before the halftime whistle in just the second all-time meeting between the two clubs.

The home side broke the scoreless deadlock in the 44th minute on the counter-attack, with Mukhtar finishing past Stefan Cleveland on assists from C.J. Sapong and Randall Leal. It marked Mukhtar’s 11th goal of the season, tied for second in MLS. 

Brian Schmetzer’s side continues its two-match road trip on Saturday, July 16 against Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field (5:00 p.m. PT / FOX 13+, Prime Video, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360 AM). 

MATCH NOTES

• Sounders FC now sits in eighth place in the Western Conference with 26 points (8-9-2) and has lost three of its past four games. 

• Seattle deployed a 5-4-1 formation with four changes from Saturday’s match vs. Portland: Stefan Cleveland, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jimmy Medranda and Fredy Montero replaced Stefan Frei, Jackson Ragen, Kelyn Rowe and Raúl Ruidíaz.

• Frei (Health & Safety Protocols) and Ruidíaz (right hamstring strain) were out for today’s match, joining João Paulo (right ACL tear) and Obed Vargas (lower back stress fracture) on the injury report. 

• Cissoko made his fourth regular-season start of the season and his first since May 7 at FC Dallas.

• Xavier Arreaga came on as a substitute in the second half, his first appearance since June 18 vs. LAFC (left hamstring strain).

• Tonight’s match marked the second all-time meeting between the two sides following the 2022 season-opener on February 27, which Nashville won 1-0 at Lumen Field. 

MATCH SUMMARY

Seattle Sounders FC 0 – Nashville SC 1
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 

Venue: GEODIS Park
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistants: Ian Anderson, Diego Blas
Fourth Official: Tim Ford
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
Attendance: 26,927
Weather: 84 degrees and clear 

SCORING SUMMARY

NSH – Hany Mukhtar (C.J. Sapong, Randall Leal) 44’

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY

NSH – Alex Muyl (caution) 45’+2’
NSH – Eric Miller (caution) 89’ 

LINEUPS & STATS

Seattle Sounders FC – Stefan Cleveland; Alex Roldan (Xavier Arreaga 76’), Yeimar, Abdoulaye Cissoko (Léo Chú 76’), Nouhou, Jimmy Medranda (Danny Leyva 57’); Albert Rusnák, Cristian Roldan, Nico Lodeiro, Jordan Morris; Fredy Montero (Will Bruin 56’)

Substitutes not used: Andrew Thomas, Kelyn Rowe, Ethan Dobbelaere, Josh Atencio, Dylan Teves

Total shots: 9
Shots on goal: 2
Fouls: 14
Offside: 0
Corner-kicks: 2
Saves: 3 

Nashville SC – Joe Wills; Daniel Lovitz, Jack Maher, Eric Miller, Alex Muyl (Dave Romney 88’), Walker Zimmerman; Dax McCarty, Randall Leal (Luke Haakenson 88’), Sean Davis (Teal Bunbury 74’); Hany Mukhtar, C.J. Sapong (Brian Anunga 74’)

Substitutes not used: Elliot Panicco, Ake Loba, Ethan Zubak, Josh Bauer, Taylor Washington

Total shots: 12
Shots on goal: 5
Fouls: 11
Offside: 3
Corner-kicks: 7
Saves: 2