Renasant Recap: Nashville SC earns 2-2 comeback draw vs. D.C. United

• Warren Madrigal nets first career MLS brace with two goals in 13 minutes during second half comeback
• The Boys in Gold extend MLS unbeaten streak to five (3W-0L-2D) and remain undefeated at home in league play at 4W-0L-1D

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 9, 2026) – Eastern Conference leading Nashville Soccer Club earned a 2-2 come-from-behind draw vs. D.C. United Saturday night at GEODIS Park after trailing 2-0 through the match’s first 75 minutes, extending its MLS unbeaten streak to five. Warren Madrigal scored his first career MLS brace with goals in the 76^th and 89^th minutes and goalkeeper Brian Schwake made five saves.

House rules: At 4W-0L-1D, Nashville SC is one of just three teams in MLS (New England, Seattle) unbeaten at home this season. The Boys in Gold are outscoring opponents 18-6 at GEODIS Park during league play in 2026.  

Mr. 300: Nashville SC midfielder Alex Muyl became the 77^th player in MLS history to appear in at least 300 career regular season games with his start Saturday night. Since being acquired from the New York Red Bulls in 2020, Muyl has appeared in 187 regular season matches for NSC.  

Injury report: Three Nashville SC regulars—forward Sam Surridge and midfielders Eddi Tagseth and Patrick Yazbek—did not dress Saturday night due to injury.  

Next up: Nashville SC will visit the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. CT for its second of three matches in eight days.

NEXT HOME MATCH

Notes:            

Nashville SC:        

• is in first place in the Eastern Conference at 7W-1L-3D and 24 points  
• extended its MLS unbeaten streak to five (3W-0L-2D) 
• is unbeaten in 16 of 19 matches this season across all competitions (MLS, Concacaf Champions Cup) 
• is 10W-3L-6D across all competitions this season 
• is 4W-0L-1D at GEODIS Park in MLS this season 
• is outscoring opponents 18-6 at home in MLS this season 
• is outscoring opponents 23-8 in MLS and 32-11 across all competitions this season 
• is 6W-2L-4D all-time vs. D.C. United  

Charles-Emile Brunet made his MLS debut as a substitute in the 62^nd minute  

Warren Madrigal 

• scored his first career MLS brace, his third and fourth goals of the season 
• earned Man of the Match honors 

Alex Muyl made his 300^th career MLS regular season appearance  

Andy Najar recorded his fifth assist of the season 

Brian Schwake made five saves  

Sam Surridge did not dress due to a back injury 

Eddi Tagseth did not dress due to a lower body injury 

Maxwell Woledzi recorded his first career MLS goal contribution and assist 

Patrick Yazbek did not dress due to a quad injury  

Box score:                   

Nashville SC (7W-1L-3D) vs. DC United (4W-4L-4D) 

May 9, 2026 – GEODIS Park 

Final score:                  

NSH: 2 

DC: 2 

Scoring Summary:  

DC: Louis Munteanu (A: Silvan Hefti, Brandon Servania) 25’ 

DC: Lucas Bartlett (A: Keisuke Kurokawa) 33’ 

NSH: Warren Madrigal 76’ 

NSH: Warren Madrigal (A: Andy Najar, Maxwell Woledzi) 89’ 

Discipline: 

NSH: Hany Mukhtar (Caution) 37’ 

DC: Silvan Hefti (Caution) 45’ + 3 

NSH: Bryan Acosta (Caution) 55’ 

NSH: Jeisson Palacios (Caution) 72’ 

DC: Silvan Hefti (Ejection) 75’ 

Lineups:  

        
NSH starters: Brian Schwake; Dan Lovitz (Reed Baker-Whiting 88’), Jeisson Palacios (Maxwell Woledzi 79’), Jack Maher, Andy Najar; Bryan Acosta (Charles-Emile Brunet 62’), Matthew Corcoran, Alex Muyl (Warren Madrigal 63’); Hany Mukhtar (C), Ahmed Qasem (Woobens Pacius 88’), Cristian Espinoza 

Substitutes: Joe Willis, Shak Mohammed, Josh Bauer, Jordan Knight 

DC starters: Sean Johnson; Keisuke Kurokawa, Lucas Bartlett (C), Kye Rowles, Silvan Hefti; Matti Peltola, Brandon Servania, Joao Peglow, Jared Stroud (Aaron Herrera 67’); Louis Munteanu (Tai Baribo 84’), Jackson Hopkins (Nikola Markovic 77’) 

Substitutes: Alex Bono, Conner Antley, Jacob Murrell, Caden Clark, Gavin Turner, Hosei Kijima 

Match officials:            

Referee: Joshua Encarnacion 

AR1:  Jeremy Hanson 

AR2: Ian McKay 

4TH: Rosendo Mendoza  

VAR: Lukasz Szpala  

AVAR: Robert Schaap  

Weather: 73 degrees and clear skies