ATLANTA (Sept. 14, 2024)– Nashville Soccer Club defeated Atlanta United FC 2-0 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday night for Head Coach B.J. Callaghan’s first win as manager. Midfielder Alex Muyl started the scoring early for the Boys in Gold when he tallied his second goal of the season off assists from Sam Surridge and Shaq Moore in the match’s fifth minute. The club’s leading scorer, Hany Mukhtar, scored in the 76th minute from Teal Bunbury to put Nashville up 2-0.
Teal two-fifty: Bunbury, who is seventh among active players with 391 career Major League Soccer regular season appearances, made his 250th regular season start Saturday night. The forward logged 77 minutes and notched his second assist of the season on a backheel pass to Mukhtar in the 76th minute.
Magnificent Mukhtar: With his tally, Mukhtar registered his 13th goal contribution (seven goals, six assists) in his 11th career match versus Atlanta United FC, his most goal contributions against any club in MLS play.
Next up: Nashville SC will host two matches at GEODIS Park next week on Wednesday, Sept. 18 versus Chicago Fire FC (Hispanic Heritage Night) and Saturday, Sept. 21 versus FC Cincinnati (Fan Appreciation Night). Tickets are available at NashvilleSC.com/tickets.
Source: Nashville SC
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