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Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
San Diego FC edge Nashville FC in heavyweight matchup
Hirving "Chucky" Lozano scored the decisive goal early in the second half as host San Diego FC notched a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Friday night. Anders Dreyer set up the tally to raise his MLS-leading assist total to 16 while helping San Diego FC maintain its hold on first place in the Western Conference. San Diego FC (14-7-4, 46 points) halted a three-match home winless stretch (0-2-1). The offense never got untracked for Nashville (14-6-5, 47 points), which remains tied for second in the Eastern Conference with the Philadelphia Union. The two clubs are one point behind East leader FC Cincinnati. Lozano's goal in the 53rd minute was a backbreaker for a Nashville squad that lost for just the second time over its past 16 MLS matches (10-2-4). Joe Willis kept Nashville in the match with glove saves in the 80th and 83rd minutes. First, Willis used his hand to knock a close-range right-footer by San Diego's Luca Bombino over the net. Dreyer then had a penalty kick in the 83th minute, and the San Diego star attempted a left-footed shot on a slow approach. Willis anticipated correctly by diving to his left and easily making the save. Dreyer appeared to score an open-net goal in the ninth and final minute of second-half stoppage time. However, the referee ruled he called the match over after San Diego FC cleared a last-gasp corner kick in which Nashville had Willis stationed in the line of players in front of the San Diego net. San Diego's Pablo Sisniega had four stops for his first shutout of the season. San Diego outshot Nashville 10-9 and both teams placed four on target. San Diego FC's goal included a contribution from all three of its All-Stars. Jeppe Tverskov delivered a pass up ahead to Dreyer, who tapped the ball with his left toward Lozano. The wide-open Lozano then drilled a right-footed shot into the net that also marked San Diego's first shot on target. Four minutes later, one of Nashville's three All-Stars had a strong opportunity. Sam Surridge was in position for a close-range header, but Nashville's first shot on target was gobbled up by Sisniega. Hany Mukhtar, another Nashville All-Star, took a right-footed shot from just outside the box in the 61st minute that Sisniega stopped. Andy Najar was Nashville's other All-Star in the game played Wednesday night. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2025 - All Rights Reserved
Canada News.Net
4 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Yohei Takaoka, Whitecaps shut out Sporting Kansas City
(Photo credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-Imagn Images) Emmanuel Sabbi, J.C. Ngando and Mathias Laborda scored goals to help the Vancouver Whitecaps register a 3-0 victory over visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Yohei Takaoka made three saves while extending his MLS-leading shutout count to 11 for the Whitecaps. Vancouver (13-5-6, 45 points) is in second place in the Western Conference, one point behind leader San Diego FC. The victory came in the first MLS match at home for Vancouver since June 25. The Whitecaps went 2-2-1 on their stretch of five straight MLS road matches. Sporting Kansas City (6-12-6, 24 points) is winless in their past three matches (0-2-1). John Pulskamp made two saves for Sporting KC. Vancouver outshot Sporting Kansas City 22-11 and placed five shots on target to Sporting Kansas City's three. The Whitecaps took the lead in the 35th minute on the first shot on goal by either team. Jayden Nelson passed the ball to Sabbi, who sent a right-footed shot into the right corner of the net. Vancouver struck again eight minutes later on a rebound. Sebastian Berhalter's header was blocked by Sporting KC's Joaquin Fernandez and caromed out to Ngando, who placed a right-footed shot into the right corner to make it 2-0. The Whitecaps appeared to stretch the lead to three after Nelson made a stellar transition run in the 68th minute. Nelson delivered a pass to Edier Ocampo, who fed Brian White near the goal. White kicked the ball into the net, but the tally was negated as White was declared to be offside. Two minutes later, Sporting KC had two spirited opportunities. Logan Ndenbe took a left-footed blast that Takaoka got his hands on and the ball went up and hit the crossbar. Santiago Munoz got the rebound, but his left-footed shot was blocked by Berhalter. Vancouver got its third goal in the 87th minute as Berhalter sent a cross toward the net and Laborda leaped high to head it into the net.
Fox Sports
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Sam Surridge scores MLS-leading 17th goal, adds assist as Nashville beats Crew 3-0
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge had a goal and an assists, Hany Mukhtar also scored a goal and Nashville SC beat Columbus 3-0 on Wednesday night to snap the Crew's five-game unbeaten streak, which included four wins. Joe Willis had four saves and his eighth shutouts this season — tied for third most in MLS — for Nashville (13-5-5). Nashville took a 1-0 lead in the second minute on an own goal by Sean Zawadzki. Edvard Tagseth, on the counter-attack, tapped a first-touch pass from the top of the area to the left side, where Alex Muyl played a chest-high entry that was redirected into the net by Zawdzki. Mukhtar scored in the 30th make it 2-0. Surridge, on the counter-attack, played a low cross from the left side of the area to a charging Mukhtar for a sliding finish the deflected off the hands of goalkeeper Patrick Schulte into the net. Surridge made it 3-0 with MLS-leading 17th goal of the season in the 82nd. Andy Najar played a low ball-ahead that led Ahmed Qasem toward the right end line and, as Schulte darted to the near post, Qasem tapped a back-pass to Surridge for a first-touch finish into a wide-open net. Schulte finished with two saves. Columbus (11-4-8) had 58% possession and outshot Nashville 23-10, though each team had just four on target. Nashville lost 2-1 to Lionel Messi — who scored two goals for his MLS-record fifth consecutive game — Miami last time out to snap a four-game win streak and a club-record 12-match unbeaten streak. The teams played to a 2-2 tie on May 28. ___ AP soccer: recommended Item 1 of 1
Winnipeg Free Press
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Sam Surridge scores MLS-leading 17th goal, adds assist as Nashville beats Crew 3-0
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Surridge had a goal and an assists, Hany Mukhtar also scored a goal and Nashville SC beat Columbus 3-0 on Wednesday night to snap the Crew's five-game unbeaten streak, which included four wins. Joe Willis had four saves and his eighth shutouts this season — tied for third most in MLS — for Nashville (13-5-5). Nashville took a 1-0 lead in the second minute on an own goal by Sean Zawadzki. Edvard Tagseth, on the counter-attack, tapped a first-touch pass from the top of the area to the left side, where Alex Muyl played a chest-high entry that was redirected into the net by Zawdzki. Mukhtar scored in the 30th make it 2-0. Surridge, on the counter-attack, played a low cross from the left side of the area to a charging Mukhtar for a sliding finish the deflected off the hands of goalkeeper Patrick Schulte into the net. Surridge made it 3-0 with MLS-leading 17th goal of the season in the 82nd. Andy Nájar played a low ball-ahead that led Ahmed Qasem toward the right end line and, as Schulte darted to the near post, Qasem tapped a back-pass to Surridge for a first-touch finish into a wide-open net. Schulte finished with two saves. Columbus (11-4-8) had 58% possession and outshot Nashville 23-10, though each team had just four on target. Nashville lost 2-1 to Lionel Messi — who scored two goals for his MLS-record fifth consecutive game — Miami last time out to snap a four-game win streak and a club-record 12-match unbeaten streak. The teams played to a 2-2 tie on May 28. ___ AP soccer:
Winnipeg Free Press
28-06-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Russell-Rowe and the Columbus Crew host the Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union (12-3-4, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Columbus Crew (9-3-7, third in the Eastern Conference) Columbus, Ohio; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Columbus -123, Philadelphia +307, Draw +272; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: Jacen Russell-Rowe leads the Columbus Crew into a matchup with the Philadelphia Union fresh off of a two-goal showing against Atlanta United. The Crew are 6-3-4 in conference play. The Crew are sixth in the Eastern Conference with 85 shots on goal, averaging 4.5 per game. The Union are 10-2-3 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Union have an MLS-leading +16 goal differential, scoring 35 goals while giving up 19. The matchup Sunday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The last meeting ended tied 2-2. TOP PERFORMERS: Diego Rossi has scored nine goals and added three assists for the Crew. Dylan Chambost has one goal and two assists over the past 10 games. Thai Baribo has 13 goals and one assist for the Union. Nathan Harriel has scored two goals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Crew: 4-2-4, averaging 2.0 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 6.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game. Union: 7-0-3, averaging 1.9 goals, 5.4 shots on goal and 6.6 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.0 goal per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Crew: Maximilian Arfsten (injured), Malte Amundsen (injured), Nicholas Hagen Godoy (injured), Rudy Camacho (injured). Union: Francis Westfield (injured), Ivan Glavinovich (injured), Quinn Sullivan (injured), Nathan Harriel (injured), Oliver Mbaizo (injured), Thai Baribo (injured), Andre Blake (injured), Mikael Uhre (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
