Match Summary · Football · USA · MLS · Nashville SC · Toronto FC · Hany Mukhtar · Cristian Espinoza · Sam Surridge
Nashville SC broke through at 16', when Cristian Espinoza assisted Hany Mukhtar to make it 1-0. Mukhtar struck again at 43', with Sam Surridge providing the assist for 2-0. Toronto FC made a change at 45', Alonso Coello replacing Lewis Morgan, but Nashville reached half-time two goals ahead.
After the interval, Toronto sent on Kobe Franklin for Nickseon Gomis at 63'. Nashville brought on Shak Mohammed for Elias Saad at 71', then Toronto made a double change at 73': Emilio Aristizabal replaced Daniel Salloi, and Alejo Piedrahita came on for Jonathan Osorio. Alex Muyl replaced Cristian Espinoza at 78', before Sam Surridge was booked at 81'.
At 86', Nashville sent on Bryan Acosta for Edvard Tagseth and Josh Bauer for Andy Najar. Toronto's final change saw Derrick Etienne replace Theo Corbeanu at 87'. Nashville protected its 2-0 advantage to full-time; Mukhtar's first-half finishing had made the difference.
| Metric | Nashville SC | Toronto FC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 62% | 38% |
| Shots | 18 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 1 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 3 |
| Corners | 9 | 3 |
| Fouls | 12 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 1 | 6 |
Our exact score call landed: 2-0. The pre-match prediction matched the final score at 2-0.