- Jáder Rafael Obrian (25')
- Nolan Norris (9' OG)
- Hany Mukhtar (77')
Nashville SC edge FC Dallas on Hany Mukhtar’s 10th goal
Hany Mukhtar's goal in the 77th minute lifted visiting Nashville SC to a 2-1 win over host FC Dallas on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.
Nashville (9-3-4, 31 points), which took a 1-0 lead early in the first half on an own goal, extended its unbeaten run to eight games by dealing FC Dallas (6-5-5, 23 points) their second straight loss.
Nashville is 6-0-2 in its past eight league games dating to a 2-1 setback at the New York City Football Club on April 15. Nashville, however, lost to host Inter Miami CF 2-1 in the U.S. Open Cup's round of 16 on May 23.
Jader Obrian scored for Dallas, which has dropped two straight after a 2-1 setback to host Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday ended its five-game undefeated streak (2-0-3) in MLS play.
Mukhtar scored the game-winning goal when he corralled a long pass from defender Daniel Lovitz with his chest before splitting two defenders and finishing a breakaway with a low shot past goalie Maarten Paes.
It was Mukhtar's 10th goal of the season, tying the league's reigning MVP with LAFC's Denis Bouanga.
Nashville took a 1-0 lead on an own goal in the ninth minute.
After receiving a pass from Alex Muyl along the outside of the penalty box, Shaq Moore delivered a cross into the box. Defender Nolan Norris tried to head it away, but instead deflected it into the lower corner of the goal past a diving Paes.
Dallas equalized in the 25th minute.
Jesus Ferreira delivered a pass to Facundo Quignon near the top of the penalty box, where Quignon flicked it to a cutting Marco Farfan. Farfan slid a pass into the goalmouth to a wide-open Obrian, who easily one-timed it past goalie Joe Willis from just a few feet away.
Dallas outshot Nashville 14-7, but the hosts put just three of its shots on net, while Nashville also put three of its shots on target.
--Field Level Media
Game Information
- Referees:
- Pierre-Luc Lauziere
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Inter Miami CF | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +10 | 21 |
FC Cincinnati | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 18 |
New York Red Bulls | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 17 |
Toronto FC | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
Columbus Crew | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +3 | 15 |
New York City FC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 14 |
Philadelphia Union | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 13 |
D.C. United | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
Atlanta United FC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
CF Montréal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
Charlotte FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
Chicago Fire FC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -7 | 10 |
Orlando City SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
Nashville SC | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -7 | 8 |
New England Revolution | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Real Salt Lake | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +8 | 18 |
LA Galaxy | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 18 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 17 |
Minnesota United FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 17 |
LAFC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 15 |
Colorado Rapids | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
Austin FC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 15 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 12 |
Sporting Kansas City | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Portland Timbers | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
FC Dallas | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 4 |