Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew Highlights - August 22, 2026

Nashville SC vs Columbus Crew Full Match Highlights, Stats & Lineups

Major League Soccer
August 22, 2026 • GEODIS Park
Nashville SC

Nashville SC

3:2
Full Time
Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew

Match Report

Nashville SC beat Columbus Crew 3-2 in Major League Soccer on August 22, 2026. The match was played at GEODIS Park.

Hany Mukhtar (27'), Reed Baker-Whiting (90'+3'), Andy Nájar (90'+5') scored for Nashville SC.

Mohamed Farsi (58'), André Gomes (68') scored for Columbus Crew.

Nashville SC went into the game in position 1, on 49 points. They had won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 in their previous five.

At kick-off Columbus Crew stood in position 13 with 20 points. Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Columbus Crew arrived unbeaten in 2.

Patrick Yazbek saw a shot blocked (18'). Daniel Lovitz picked out Hany Mukhtar, who scored for Nashville SC (27').

Soon after, a block denied Chase Adams on 32 minutes. Daniel Lovitz was booked for Nashville SC (39').

Hany Mukhtar saw a shot blocked (45'+1'). The keeper had to be alert to keep out Cristian Espinoza’s effort (45'+5').

Matthew Corcoran tested the goalkeeper for Nashville SC (45'+6').

After the break, the referee cautioned Cesar Ruvalcaba of Columbus Crew on 49 minutes.

Jeisson Palacios forced a save for Nashville SC on 49 minutes.

Mohamed Farsi scored for Columbus Crew on 58 minutes after a pass from Malte Amundsen.

André Gomes found the net for Columbus Crew (68'). Shortly afterwards, a block denied Matthew Corcoran on 72 minutes.

Elias Saad shot wide for Nashville SC on 87 minutes. Hany Mukhtar picked out Reed Baker-Whiting, who scored for Nashville SC (90'+3').

Jeisson Palacios picked out Andy Nájar, who scored for Nashville SC (90'+5'). Substitutions: Nashville SC 5, Columbus Crew 5.

Nashville SC controlled 57.8% of possession. Nashville SC had 13 shots with 6 on target, while Columbus Crew had 3 and 2.

Goalkeeper saves: Nashville SC 0, Columbus Crew 3. Corners: Nashville SC 8, Columbus Crew 1.

Nashville SC completed the most passes, 571 in total at 88.4% accuracy. The referee produced 2 yellow cards.

Form Going Into This Match

Nashville SCWWWLW
Pos: 1Played: 21W-D-L: 15-4-2GD: +26Pts: 49
Columbus CrewLLLWW
Pos: 13Played: 21W-D-L: 5-5-11GD: -6Pts: 20

Match Stats

Nashville SCColumbus Crew
57.8Possession (%)42.2
13Shots3
6Shots on Target2
8Corners1
0Saves3
8Fouls7
1Offsides2
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
571Total Passes422
88.4Pass Accuracy (%)84.1

Lineups

Nashville SC

Starting XI
  • 99Brian Schwake
  • 3Maxwell Woledzi
  • 4Jeisson Palacios
  • 2Daniel Lovitz
  • 31Andy Nájar
  • 16Matthew Corcoran
  • 8Patrick Yazbek
  • 19Alex Muyl
  • 7Cristian Espinoza
  • 9Sam Surridge
  • 10Hany Mukhtar
Substitutes
  • 11Elias Saad
  • 14Shakur Mohammed
  • 37Ahmed Qasim
  • 27Reed Baker-Whiting
  • 20Edvard Tagseth
  • 6Bryan Acosta
  • 22Josh Bauer
  • 1Joe Willis
  • 5Jack Maher

Columbus Crew

Starting XI
  • 28Patrick Schulte
  • 25Sean Zawadzki
  • 12Cesar Ruvalcaba
  • 18Malte Amundsen
  • 31Steven Moreira
  • 50Tarun Karumanchi
  • 20André Gomes
  • 16Taha Habroune
  • 23Mohamed Farsi
  • 46Chase Adams
  • 10Brais Méndez
Substitutes
  • 8Dániel Gazdag
  • 11Brooks Lennon
  • 55Christopher Rogers
  • 7Dylan Chambost
  • 14Amar Sejdic
  • 77Josef Martínez
  • 26Laurtaro Giaccone
  • 1Nicholas Hagen
  • 2Andrés Herrera