- The Boys in Gold are unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 MLS matches at 8W-1L-3D
- Sam Surridge scores his 50th-career MLS goal on penalty kick
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 1, 2026) – MLS-leading Nashville Soccer Club is unbeaten in 11 of its last 12 MLS matches (8W-1L-3D) after earning a 2-2 draw with D.C. United Saturday night at Audi Field. All-Star forward Sam Surridge scored his 50th-career MLS goal and the 300th regular season tally in NSC history on a penalty kick and midfielder Shak Mohammed scored his third goal of the season.
Half-century club: Sam Surridge's PK tally was his 50th-career MLS goal (regular season + playoffs). Surridge joins Hany Mukhtar (93) as the only players in Nashville SC history to reach at least 50 goals.
Maximum efficiency: Midfielder Shak Mohammed’s third goal of 2026 came in just his fifth regular season start and eighth MLS appearance of the season.
First of many: Elias Saad, who was acquired on loan from FC Augsburg of the German Bundesliga on July 16, made his Nashville SC and MLS debut as a substitute in the 62nd minute.
Next up: The Boys in Gold will kick off their Leagues Cup 2026 campaign when they host LIGA MX’s Club Léon at GEODIS Park in their first Phase One match on Wednesday, August 5 at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Notes:
Nashville SC:
- is in first place in MLS at 12W-2L-4D and 40 points
- is unbeaten in 11 of its last 12 MLS matches at 8W-1L-3D
- scored its 300th MLS regular season goal courtesy of Sam Surridge’s penalty kick in the 32nd minute
- is 4W-2L-3D on the road in MLS play this season
- is 15W-4L-7D across all competitions this season
- is unbeaten in 22 of 26 matches this season across all competitions (MLS, Concacaf Champions Cup)
- is unbeaten in five-straight vs. D.C. United at 2W-0L-3D (MLS, U.S. Open Cup)
- is 6W-2L-5D all-time vs. D.C. (MLS, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
Reed Baker-Whiting returned to the lineup from a lower body injury for the first time since the World Cup break as a substitute in the 84th minute
Cristian Espinoza did not dress due to a lower body injury
Warren Madrigal returned to the lineup from a lower body injury for the first time since the World Cup break as a substitute in the 62nd minute
Shak Mohammed
- cored his third MLS goal of the season
- earned Man of the Match honors
Alex Muyl did not dress due to a lower body injury
Elias Saad made his Nashville SC and MLS debut as a substitute in the 62nd minute
Brian Schwake made five saves
Sam Surridge
- scored his 50th-career Nashville SC MLS goal (regular season + playoffs) and his 11th this season
- is one of two NSC players to reach 50 career MLS goals (Hany Mukhtar, 93)
Patrick Yazbek did not dress due to a lower body injury
Box score:
Nashville SC (12W-2L-4D) at D.C. United (5W-5L-8D)
Aug. 1, 2026 – Audi Field
Final score:
NSH: 2
DC: 2
Scoring Summary:
NSH: Sam Surridge (Penalty Kick) 32’
NSH: Shak Mohammed 40’
DC: Silvan Hefti 56’
DC: Tai Baribo (Louis Munteanu) 77’
Discipline:
DC: Tai Baribo (Caution) 45’ + 3
NSH: Shak Mohammed (Caution) 45’ + 3
DC: Lucas Bartlett (Caution) 72’
NSH: Elias Saad (Caution) 86’
NSH: Matthew Corcoran (Caution) 90’ + 11
Lineups:
NSH starters: Brian Schwake; Dan Lovitz, Maxwell Woledzi, Jeisson Palacios, Andy Najar (Reed Baker-Whiting 84’); Matthew Corcoran, Eddi Tagseth (Josh Bauer 84’), Ahmed Qasem (Elias Saad 62’); Sam Surridge, Hany Mukhtar (C) (Bryan Acosta 73’), Shak Mohammed (Warren Madrigal 62’)
Substitutes: Xavier Valdez, Jack Maher, Charles-Emile Brunet, Jordan Knight
DC starters: Sean Johnson; Lucas Bartlett (C), Silvan Hefti, Keisuke Kurokawa, Kye Rowles; Andre Dozzell, Brandon Servania (Matti Peltola 64’), Joao Peglow, Jackson Hopkins (Nathan Ordaz 64’); Tai Baribo, Louis Munteanu (Jared Stroud 90’ + 1)
Substitutes: Alex Bono, Sean Nealis, Nikola Markovic, Oscar Avilez, Kamil Castillo, Hosei Kijima
Match officials:
Referee: Ricardo Montero Araya
AR1: Nick Uranga
AR2: Ben Rigel
4TH: JC Griggs
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Weather: 83 degrees and cloudy
NEXT HOME MATCH
Nashville SC vs Club León
Wednesday, Aug. 5 at GEODIS Park | 7:30 p.m.
Leagues Cup 2026, Phase One
