Nashville SC 2-1 New York City FC · MLS
Nashville SC beat New York City FC 2-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Nashville SC and New York City FC met in the MLS at Geodis Park in Nashville on Sunday, 24 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Nashville SC: J. Palacios 16'; M. Woledzi 49'. New York City FC: N. Fernández 23'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Nashville SC had 12 shots with 6 on target, New York City FC 7 with 4 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Nashville SC and 3 to New York City FC. Nashville SC conceded 11 fouls, New York City FC 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Nashville SC, 1 for New York City FC).
Line-ups
Nashville SC started in a 4-2-3-1: Brian Schwake, Reed Baker-Whiting, Jeisson Palacios, Maxwell Woledzi, Daniel Lovitz, Bryan Acosta, Matthew Corcoran, Cristian Espinoza, Warren Madrigal, Ahmed Qasem, Hany Mukhtar.
New York City FC started in a 4-2-3-1: Matthew Freese, Tayvon Gray, Thiago Martins, Raul Gustavo, Nico Cavallo, Kai Trewin, Andrés Perea, Agustin Ojeda, Arnau Farnos, Malachi Jones, Nicolás Fernández.
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Minute by minute
- 16'Goal! Nashville SC 1-0 New York City FC. J. Palacios (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by C. Espinoza.
- 23'Goal! Nashville SC 1-1 New York City FC. N. Fernández (New York City FC) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Nashville SC 1-1 New York City FC.
- 49'Goal! Nashville SC 2-1 New York City FC. M. Woledzi (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by B. Acosta.
- 90'Full-time. Nashville SC 2-1 New York City FC.
Full commentary (38 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Nashville SC vs New York City FC.
- 7'Attempt missed. N. Fernández (New York City FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 12'Attempt saved. A. Ojeda (New York City FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 16'Goal! Nashville SC 1-0 New York City FC. J. Palacios (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by C. Espinoza.
- 23'Goal! Nashville SC 1-1 New York City FC. N. Fernández (New York City FC) converts the penalty.
- 25'Yellow card for K. Trewin (New York City FC).
- 28'Attempt missed. M. Corcoran (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 34'Attempt missed. N. Fernández (New York City FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 45'Attempt saved. A. Qasem (Nashville SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt blocked. C. Espinoza (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45+4'Attempt blocked. M. Jones (New York City FC), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Nashville SC 1-1 New York City FC.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Attempt blocked. W. Madrigal (Nashville SC), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 48'Attempt saved. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 49'Goal! Nashville SC 2-1 New York City FC. M. Woledzi (Nashville SC) scores, assisted by B. Acosta.
- 49'Attempt missed. D. Lovitz (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 55'Attempt missed. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 58'Attempt saved. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 62'Attempt blocked. D. Lovitz (Nashville SC), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 63'Attempt saved. H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 65'Yellow card for A. Qasem (Nashville SC).
- 66'Substitution, New York City FC: J. Shore comes on for A. Farnos.
- 66'Substitution, New York City FC: H. Wolf comes on for M. Jones.
- 72'Substitution, Nashville SC: S. Surridge comes on for A. Qasem.
- 78'Substitution, New York City FC: M. Carrizo comes on for A. Perea.
- 79'Substitution, Nashville SC: A. Muyl comes on for W. Madrigal.
- 79'Substitution, Nashville SC: C. Brunet comes on for B. Acosta.
- 85'Substitution, New York City FC: K. Pierre comes on for K. Trewin.
- 85'Substitution, New York City FC: S. Garfield-Reid comes on for N. Cavallo.
- 86'Yellow card for C. Espinoza (Nashville SC).
- 87'Attempt saved. N. Fernández (New York City FC), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 89'Substitution, Nashville SC: J. Bauer comes on for C. Espinoza.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. N. Fernández (New York City FC), left-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 90+5'Substitution, New York City FC: ? comes on for H. Wolf.
- 90'Full-time. Nashville SC 2-1 New York City FC.