Renasant Recap: Nashville SC shuts out Red Bulls 1-0 on road

Harrison, N.J. (Aug. 19, 2026) – First place Nashville Soccer Club won again Wednesday night, shutting out the New York Red Bulls 1-0 at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Defender Maxwell Woledzi scored his second goal of the season from Cristian Espinoza in second half added time to give the Boys in Gold the win in the final minutes. 

History makers: Nashville SC’s win over the Red Bulls was the first road victory vs. New York for the Boys in Gold in club history. NSC is now 1W-2L-2D all-time at Sports Illustrated Stadium (formerly Red Bull Arena). 

Schwak-star: With his shutout, Brian Schwake became the first goalkeeper in Nashville SC history to keep 14 clean sheets in a single season (all competitions).  

Legendary longevity: Nashville SC captain Hany Mukhtar became the club’s all-time leader in regular season starts (185) and minutes played (16,636) Wednesday night, passing goalkeeper Joe Willis in both categories. 

Next up: Nashville SC will play the first of two consecutive home matches when it hosts the Columbus Crew at GEODIS Park this Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. CT presented by C Spire. 

Notes:         

Nashville SC:       

• is in first place in MLS at 14W-2L-4D and 46 points

• is unbeaten in 13 of its last 14 MLS matches at 10W-1L-3D

• is unbeaten in 25 of 31 matches this season across all competitions (MLS, Concacaf Champions Cup, Leagues Cup)

• is 18W-6L-7D across all competitions this season 

• is 5W-2L-3D on the road in MLS play this season

• won at Sports Illustrated Stadium (formerly Red Bull Arena) for the first time in club history

• scored a goal at Sports Illustrated Stadium for the first time in club history

• is 2W-3L-4D all-time vs. the Red Bulls 

Cristian Espinoza 

• recorded his 10th MLS assist of the season and his fifth in his last four regular season matches

• became the sixth player in MLS history to record at least 10 assists in five straight seasons

Warren Madrigal did not dress due to a lower body injury 

Hany Mukhtar became Nashville SC’s all-time leader in regular season starts (185) and minutes played (16,636)

Brian Schwake

• set a club record for shutouts in a single season with 14 (all competitions)
• earned Man of the Match honors 
• Maxwell Woledzi scored his second MLS goal of the season 

Patrick Yazbek made his first appearance since suffering a lower body injury May 5 when he subbed in at the 70th minute 

Box score:                  

Nashville SC (14W-2L-4D) at New York Red Bulls (7W-9L-4D)

Aug. 19, 2026 – Sports Illustrated Stadium 

Final score:                 

NSH: 1

RBNY: 0

Scoring summary:

NSH: Maxwell Woledzi (A: Cristian Espinoza) 90’ +2

Discipline:

NSH: Dan Lovitz (Caution) 12’

NSH: Matthew Corcoran (Caution) 58’ 

RBNY: Julian Bazan (Caution) 90’ +1 

Lineups: 

        
NSH starters: Brian Schwake; Dan Lovitz (Andy Najar 61’), Maxwell Woledzi, Jack Maher, Reed Baker-Whiting (Josh Bauer 86’); Elias Saad (Ahmed Qasem 70’), Matthew Corcoran (Patrick Yazbek 70’), Eddi Tagseth; Sam Surridge, Hany Mukhtar (C), Shak Mohammed (Cristian Espinoza 62’)

Substitutes: Joe Willis, Jeisson Palacios, Bryan Acosta, Alex Muyl

RBNY starters: Ethan Horvath, Matthew Dos Santos, Julian Bazan, Dylan Nealis (Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty 80’), Justin Che (Tim Parker 88’); Emil Forsberg (C) (Mohammed Sofo 61’), Adri Mehmeti, Ronald Donkor; Jorge Ruvalcaba, Julian Hall, Cade Cowell (Mijahir Jimenez 61’)

Substitutes: John McCarthy, Omar Valencia, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Cameron Harper, Nehuen Benedetti

Match officials:           

Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez

AR1: Matthew Nelson

AR2: Brian Dunn

4TH: Jeremy Scheer

VAR: Kevin Terry, Jr. 

AVAR: John Krill 

Weather: 82 degrees and clear skies

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