Nashville SC seal first MLS Supporters’ Shield with 2-0 win over CF Montreal
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15-second readNashville SC sealed their first MLS Supporters' Shield with a 2-0 win over CF Montreal, according to The Guardian. The win stretched Nashville's unbeaten streak to seven games. Nashville scored twice in the second half, with Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar netting the goals. The team finished with 21 wins, 3 losses, and 7 draws.
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Nashville SC sealed their first MLS Supporters' Shield with a 2-0 win over CF Montreal, according to The Guardian. The win stretched Nashville's unbeaten streak to seven games. Nashville scored twice in the second half, with Sam Surridge and Hany Mukhtar netting the goals. The team finished with 21 wins, 3 losses, and 7 draws.
Sam Surridge scored in the 52nd minute after Nashville's Reed Baker-Whiting crossed the ball, and CF Montreal's goalkeeper Samsy Keita denied Surridge's initial header but couldn't stop the rebound. Hany Mukhtar made it 2-0 in the 76th minute by intercepting a clearing attempt by Brayan Vera and shooting past Keita. Mukhtar had another chance in the 80th minute but was denied by Keita.
The loss continued CF Montreal's poor form, leaving them with just one win in their past 11 games and officially eliminated from playoff contention. Montreal had some scoring chances, including a header by Brayan Vera that missed the far post in the 21st minute. The team's goalkeeper, Samsy Keita, made several saves, including one on Surridge in the second minute and another on Hany Mukhtar in the 80th minute.
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- CF Montreal, Nashville SC
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Shield as the top team in MLS with a 2-0 win at CF Montreal on Saturday. The win allowed Nashville (21-3-7, 70 points) to stretch their unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2). Montreal (6-18-7, 25 points) have just one win in their past 11 games (1-8-2) and have been officially eliminated from playoff contention. Sam Surridge buried his own rebound to give Nashville a 1-0 lead in the 52nd minute. Montreal goalkeeper Samsy Keita, the 17-year-old homegrown player making his MLS debut, denied Surridge’s header from the right side of the goal area off a cross from Reed Baker-Whiting.
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