Nashville, Tenn. (August 6, 2022) — It's almost time for kickoff as Nashville SC takes on Toronto FC at GEODIS Park.
Toronto FC hung on to defeat Nashville SC 4-3 Saturday for its first road win of the MLS season.
Laryea was booked as Toronto players delayed the spot kick, which Mukhtar fired high into the goal in the 41st minute for his 13th of the season. Osorio put Toronto ahead in the 19th minute with a marvellous effort. Both teams had endured lean spells of late with each recording just one win in their seven previous league outings — Toronto at 1-4-2 and Nashville at 1-2-4. Laryea made 83 appearances across all competitions in his first go-round with Toronto, recording nine goals and 12 assists in three seasons. Mukhtar fed C.J. Sapong who went down after his trailing foot hit Alex Bono as he tried to accelerate past the goalkeeper. Nashville never led but never gave up with TFC having to survive six tense minutes of added time. “Obviously the love I have for this club is unconditional… Allen Chapman awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute when Laryea went down after contact with Daniel Lovitz. The Nashville fullback, a former TFC draft choice, waved his finger in disagreement with the call but it stood. A midfield giveaway by Bernardeschi led to a Nashville penalty late in the half. Facing three defenders, he shimmied right and left to make space for a shot and then, from the edge of the penalty box, fired a left-footed rocket into the corner of the goal with Willis rooted to the spot. Despite the loss, Nashville coach Gary Smith took solace in his team’s effort and fightback after a demanding week that saw his team play three times, including mid-week in Portland. NASHVILLE — Two goals from a local boy and another two made in Italy. Toronto FC put on a show Saturday.
Toronto FC remain winless on the road in MLS this season, and will want to pick up three points against a difficult side in Nashville on Saturday night.
On each occasion, the winning team has won the match by a one goal margin. Toronto and Nashville have battled three times in the regular season and once in the playoffs. In their last three contests, Nashville has scored the first goal and done so inside the first 20 minutes. In the regular season, each team has won once, and the clubs have played to a draw once. The Reds will be all too familiar with Nashville’s main goal threat, Hany Mukhtar. Mukhtar scored the winner that eliminated the Reds in the first round of the playoffs in 2020. Jimenez was pretty much the only source of offence for the Reds for the first half of the season and that might be taking a toll on him. The Reds will need to be wary of Nashville’s fast start. 7:05 pm EST - The Reds are looking to keep a third straight clean sheet tonight. Nashville will come into this match having picked up points in four of its last five matches (1-3-1), including draws in their last three. If the Canadian international is healthy, he should draw back into the midfield alongside fellow Canadian Jonathan Osorio and captain Michael Bradley. 2’ - Lorenzo Insigne is the centre of attention so far, being fouled twice. A work of art.— Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) @Lor_Insigne
Jonathan Osorio scored two goals and Federico Bernardeschi posted the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick as Toronto FC broke out of their scoring doldrums by ...
The opportunity was set up because of a foul on Nashville SC's Daniel Lovitz in the penalty area. Bunbury has scored in four consecutive games since returning from a knee injury. He has four goals in his last five games overall.
Nashville will invite Toronto to Geodis Park in a non-conference MLS clash on Saturday.
- The two teams have met four times across competitions thus far. After recording their first win since June against Charlotte last month, they shared the spoils with New England Revolution in a goalless draw. The hosts are winless in their last four league outings.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jonathan Osorio scored two first-half goals to help Toronto FC hold off Nashville SC 4-3 on Saturday. Osorio had goals in the 19th ...
Toronto regained the lead on Federico Bernardeschi’s PK score in the 54th minute and Lorenzo Insigne made it 4-2 with a goal in the 77th — his first of the season. Hany Mukhtar scored on a penalty kick in the 41st minute for Nashville (8-8-9) and Teal Bunbury found the net four minutes into stoppage time to knot the score at 2-2 at halftime. Osorio had goals in the 19th and 44th minutes for Toronto (7-12-5), giving him eight on the season.
On a hot summer night in Nashville, Toronto FC managed to stay cool despite the heat and some controversial calls to hang on for a 4-3 victory in a highly…
Nashville kept pushing and with one minute remaining, Mukhtar headed a chance just over the goal. Prior to the goal, Insigne appeared to be getting somewhat frustrated. Bernardeschi made the original pass to Laryea on the right side and also picked up an assist. Just before the penalty kick, Laryea was issued a yellow card. Toronto had failed to record a road goal in its last four games heading into Saturday’s match. Nashville pushed hard to the end and had a couple of chances to tie it.
While the streak of draws is over, Nashville SC is now winless in its last following the loss to Toronto FC and has struggled at home.
"We have an fabulous stadium and an immaculate surface for teams to come and play on and a great fan base," Smith said. Sean Davis later received a yellow following another hard tackle, and Laryea was given Toronto's first yellow in the buildup to Mukhtar's goal. "We set up to be aggressive with the way the game unfolded," Nashville SC coach Gary Smith said. Toronto was award a penalty kick that Federico Bernardeschi converted for the go-ahead goal. It was always the hope that we could maintain that sort of form but it's a very different dynamic we're dealing with and we're a different team as well." "It was lovely to see him get on the sheet again," Smith said.
Jonathan Osorio scored twice and Italians Federico Bernardeschi and Lorenzo Insigne added goals as Toronto FC hung on to defeat Nashville SC 4-3 Saturday ...
It took another deadly ball from Piette just before the 20th minute to open them up, finding Mason Toye's head at the back post. Montreal dominated possession in the opening minutes, probing at Miami's back line until a beautiful ball from Samuel Piette found Quioto at the back post, opening the scoring. Bernardeschi converted the 54th-minute penalty to put Toronto ahead 3-2 before Insigne opened his MLS account with a 77th-minute rocket, ghosting past a defender and then hammering a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty box past goalkeeper Joe Willis.