- Brandon Vázquez - 48'
Vazquez propels Cincinnati to 1-0 victory over Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- — Brandon Vazquez scored three minutes into the second half and FC Cincinnati held on for a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night.
Cincinnati (3-0-2) notched its first victory over Nashville (2-2-1) in its fifth try and is unbeaten in its last nine regular-season road matches, posting a 3-0-6 mark.
Nashville entered play 5-1-1 in its previous seven home matches, outscoring opponents 17-4.
Nashville had a 17-15 advantage in shots, but Cincinnati had a 7-3 edge in shots on goal.
Roman Celentano made three saves to earn the clean sheet for Cincinnati. Joe Willis stopped six shots for Nashville.
Cincinnati rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire last week. Cincinnati was previously 0-49-0 when trailing by multiple goals.
No team has gone 10 matches on the road without a loss since a 10-match run by the Portland Timbers (2012-13).
Cincinnati returns home to host Inter Miami on Saturday. Nashville hits the road to play Orlando City on Saturday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ismir Pekmic
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Montréal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charlotte FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Fire FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Crew | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D.C. United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inter Miami CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nashville SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New England Revolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York City FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Red Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orlando City SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |