NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 6, 2024)Ā āĀ Nashville SC fell 2-1 to the Philadelphia Union at GEODIS Park Saturday night despite Sam Surridgeās 42ndĀ minute goal to open the scoreboard.Ā The Boys in Gold will now transition into a bye week as they look toward travel to Inter Miami CF for their next MLS season match on April 20.Ā
Samās Town:Ā With tonightās goal, Surridge now has four goals in seven matches this season across all competitions (two in MLS; two in Concacaf Champions Cup).
He Did It again:Ā After assisting on both Nashville SC goals in last Saturday's 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew, forward Jacob Shaffelburg got the helper on Sam Surridge's goal against the Union. Shaffelburg now has three assists in his last two games and four helpers across all competitions in 2024. Ā
Next up:Ā The Boys in Gold wonāt play again until Saturday, April 20 at Inter Miami CF with next weekend serving as a bye week.Ā
Match Timeline:Ā Ā
NSH 42ā: Jacob Shaffelburg sends a ball into Sam Surridge, who nods it into the goalĀ
PHI 62ā: Quinn Sullivan drops the ball off to Julian Carranza in the box, who finds the back of the netĀ
PHI 90ā: Jack McGlynn sends in a corner kick for Daniel Gazdag, who finds the netĀ
Notes:Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
- Nashville SC:Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
- has a home record of 1W-1L-3D in the 2024 MLS regular season
- dropped its first match at GEODIS Park since Nov. 7, 2023
- extended its record to 4W-3L-5D in AprilĀ
- extended its record to 12W-15L-23D when scoring one goalĀ
- Dan Lovitz has played 115 games as a Boy in Gold, with 110 startsĀ
- Elliot Panicco set a new MLS career high with three games started in a season (3 GS, 4 GP)Ā
- Jacob Shaffelburg tied his career high with three regular season MLS assists in a season (last with TOR in 2021)Ā
- Sam SurridgeĀ
- tied his MLS career regular season record of two goals with his 42ndĀ minute header
- was voted Man of the Match
- Dru Yearwood has recorded one secondary assist in two consecutive matches (March 30 vs. CLB, April 6 vs. PHI)Ā
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Nashville SC (1W-2L-4D) vs. Philadelphia Union (3W-0L-3D)
April 6, 2024 ā GEODIS Park
Final Score:Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
NSH: 1
PHI: 2
Scoring Summary:
NSH: Sam Surridge (A: Jacob Shaffelburg) 42ā
PHI: Julian Carranza (A: Quinn Sullivan) 62ā
PHI: Daniel Gazdag (A: Jack McGlynn) 90āĀ
Discipline:Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
NSH: AnĆbal Godoy (Caution) 84āĀ
Lineups:Ā Ā Ā Ā
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NSH Starters: Elliot Panicco; Dan Lovitz, Lukas MacNaughton, Josh Bauer; Jacob Shaffelburg, Dru Yearwood (Sean Davis 72ā), Alex Muyl, AnĆbal Godoy, Tah Brian Anunga (Amar SejdiÄ 85ā); Sam Surridge, Hany Mukhtar (C)Ā Ā Ā
Substitutes: Joe Willis, Jack Maher, Amar SejdiÄ, Teal Bunbury, McKinze Gaines, Taylor Washington, Brent Kallman
PHI Starters:Ā Oliver Semmle; Jack Elliott (Alejandro Bedoya 59ā), Jakob Glesnes (C), Damion Lowe, Nathan Harriel, Kai Wagner (Olivier Mbaizo 59ā); Jose Martinez, Daniel Gazdag, Jack McGlynn, Quinn Sullivan (Chris Donovan 87ā); Julian CarranzaĀ
Substitutes:Ā Andrew Rick, Matt Real, Jeremy Rafanello, Jesus Bueno, Tai Baribo, Markus Anderson
Match Officials:Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
Referee: Victor Rivas
AR1: Jeffrey Greeson
AR2: Jeffrey Swartzel
4TH: Sergii Demianchuk
VAR: David Barrie
AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Weather:Ā Clear, 58 degrees