MLS

Nashville SC vs FC Cincinnati, 2025 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Nashville SC
  • 39': Josh Bauer
FT
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FC Cincinnati
  • 43': Evander
  • 90'+1': Kévin Denkey (P)

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Nashville SC are hosting FC Cincinnati at GEODIS Park, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Evander with a through ball.
  • 3': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 3': Nick Hagglund (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Sam Surridge.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Evander with a headed pass.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Santos.
  • 7': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Patrick Yazbek.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 9': Foul by Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC).
  • 9': Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) header from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
  • 12': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) hits the right post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Ahmed Qasem with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Bauer.
  • 14': Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Evander (FC Cincinnati).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 18': Foul by Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC).
  • 18': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edvard Tagseth.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
  • 21': Foul by Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati).
  • 21': Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Evander (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Evander (FC Cincinnati).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 29': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 29': Jack Maher (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Hand ball by Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Pavel Bucha (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Santos with a cross.
  • 36': Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (FC Cincinnati).
  • 39': Goal! Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 0. Josh Bauer (Nashville SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Ahmed Qasem (Nashville SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Bauer.
  • 42': Evander (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 43': Goal! Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 1. Evander (FC Cincinnati) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+1': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 1.
  • 45': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey replaces Nick Hagglund.
  • 46': Foul by Josh Bauer (Nashville SC).
  • 46': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Gilberto Flores.
  • 47': Penalty Nashville SC. Walker Zimmerman draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Penalty saved. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 49': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Roman Celentano.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Alex Muyl (Nashville SC) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Bauer with a headed pass.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Sam Surridge (Nashville SC) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 50': Foul by Alex Muyl (Nashville SC).
  • 50': Roman Celentano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Lukas Engel.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Sergio Santos is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Obinna Nwobodo (FC Cincinnati).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Tah Brian Anunga replaces Obinna Nwobodo because of an injury.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Patrick Yazbek (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Muyl.
  • 65': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 65': Sergio Santos (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jacob Shaffelburg replaces Alex Muyl.
  • 67': Substitution, Nashville SC. Andy Nájar replaces Josh Bauer.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Bucha.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brad Smith replaces Sergio Santos.
  • 71': Foul by Daniel Lovitz (Nashville SC).
  • 71': Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 79': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Jacob Shaffelburg.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Alvas Powell replaces DeAndre Yedlin.
  • 80': Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Corey Baird replaces Miles Robinson because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Luca Orellano (FC Cincinnati).
  • 81': Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Nashville SC. Gastón Brugman replaces Patrick Yazbek.
  • 81': Substitution, Nashville SC. Jonathan Pérez replaces Ahmed Qasem.
  • 82': Alvas Powell (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC).
  • 84': Corner, Nashville SC. Conceded by Alvas Powell.
  • 85': Foul by Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville SC).
  • 85': Gilberto Flores (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Orellano with a through ball.
  • 88': Corner, FC Cincinnati. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evander with a cross.
  • 89': Penalty conceded by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Kévin Denkey (FC Cincinnati) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+2': Edvard Tagseth (Nashville SC) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury replaces Daniel Lovitz.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Teal Bunbury (Nashville SC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Surridge with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
  • 90'+4': Lukas Engel (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Corey Baird (FC Cincinnati) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Andy Nájar (Nashville SC).
  • 90'+6': Offside, FC Cincinnati. Kévin Denkey is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Nashville SC 1, FC Cincinnati 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 4
53.4 Possession 46.6
17 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
442 Accurate Passes 362
509 Passes 441
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 61
28 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
7 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 9
26 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 13
21 Effective Clearances 18
21 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: GEODIS Park
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Attendance: 25,640

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Charlotte FC 9 +9 19
2 FC Cincinnati 9 +2 19
3 Inter Miami CF 8 +7 18
4 Columbus Crew 9 +5 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

NSH Nashville SC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Joe Willis (GK)
5 Jack Maher
25 Walker Zimmerman
2 Daniel Lovitz
22 Josh Bauer
20 Edvard Tagseth Yellow Card
8 Patrick Yazbek
19 Alex Muyl
37 Ahmed Qasem
9 Sam Surridge
10 Hany Mukhtar
Nashville SC Substitutes:
Brian Schwake, Jeisson Palacios, Taylor Washington, Andy Najar, Jonathan Pérez, Gastón Brugman, Matthew Corcoran, Jacob Shaffelburg, Teal Bunbury.

CIN FC Cincinnati (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Roman Celentano (GK)
12 Miles Robinson
3 Gilberto Flores
4 Nick Hagglund
5 Obinna Nwobodo
20 Pavel Bucha
10 Evander
29 Lukas Engel
91 DeAndre Yedlin
17 Sergio Santos
23 Luca Orellano
FC Cincinnati Substitutes:
Brad Smith, Stiven Jimenez, Alvas Powell, Gerardo Valenzuela, Tah Anunga, Evan Louro, Kévin Denkey, Corey Baird.

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