Five Goals Lift Nashville SC Past Austin FC, 4-1

Five-goal result

Five goals shaped the result Saturday as Nashville SC defeated Austin FC 4-1 at Q2 Stadium. Nashville, the visiting team, scored four times, while Austin FC scored once at home. The result moved Nashville SC to 19-6-3 and Austin FC to 7-10-11.

Nashville strikes first

Reed Baker-Whiting opened the scoring for Nashville SC in the 30th minute, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead. That remained the margin until Elias Saad scored in the 67th minute, extending Nashville’s advantage to two goals.

Austin FC answered in the 76th minute. Brandon Vázquez scored to bring the home team within one at 2-1, but Nashville restored its two-goal lead in the 88th minute when Shak Mohammed found the net.

Late goal seals the margin

Hany Mukhtar added Nashville SC’s fourth goal in the first minute of stoppage time, listed as 90'+1'. The goal completed the match’s total of five goals and produced the final 4-1 score.

Vázquez finished with five total shots for Austin FC. Brad Stuver made seven saves for Austin FC. Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge recorded five total shots, while Brian Schwake made four saves for Nashville.

The match ended with Nashville SC holding a three-goal margin after the visitors scored twice in the closing 14 minutes, including Mukhtar’s stoppage-time goal. Austin FC’s lone goal came from Vázquez in the 76th minute, between Nashville’s goals by Mohammed and Mukhtar.

Sources

ESPN