- Jhonder Cádiz - 54'
- Hany Mukhtar - 77'
- Mason Toye - 13'
- Zachary Brault-Guillard - 42'
Nashville rallies for 2-2 draw with Montreal
Hany Mukhtar scored the equalizer in the 77th minute and host Nashville SC once again rallied from two goals down to post a 2-2 draw, this time over CF Montreal on Saturday.
Down 2-0 for the second consecutive week, Nashville (0-0-2, 2 points) stepped up the pressure and cut that deficit in half when Jhonder Cadiz took a perfect corner from Randall Leal and bounced a header past Montreal keeper Clement Diop at the 54-minute mark. It was 23 minutes later that Mukhtar leveled the match while placing the ball through traffic and into the low-left corner of the net.
While Nashville continued to pepper Diop and the Montreal net, outshooting the visitors 18-9, it could not complete the comeback with a victory. Nashville overcame the same two-goal deficit last weekend in a 2-2 home draw against FC Cincinnati to open the 2021 campaign.
For the second straight week, Montreal's Mason Toye opened the match scoring. Much like his goal in the 4-2 victory over rival Toronto FC last weekend, Toye curled the ball in from just outside the top of the box in the 13th minute. With that score, Montreal (1-0-1, 4 points) has recorded a goal in a league-record 22 consecutive road contests, according to MLS.
Nashville nearly scored through Mukhtar around the 20-minute mark, but it was Montreal that would extend its advantage. On the pursuit, Zachary Brault-Guillard's attempt sailed over the head of Nashville keeper Joe Willis, but went off the crossbar and in to make it 2-0 in the 42nd minute.
Romell Quioto, who assisted on Toye's goal, nearly made it 3-0 early in the second half, but missed wide right after evading a sliding Willis. Shortly after, Nashville made its way on to the scoresheet and toward a comeback.
Nashville has already conceded four goals through two home games this season after yielding just nine total there in 2020.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Fotis Bazakos
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inter Miami CF | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | +30 | 74 |
Columbus Crew | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | +32 | 66 |
FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | +10 | 59 |
Orlando City SC | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | +9 | 52 |
Charlotte FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +9 | 51 |
New York City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | +5 | 50 |
New York Red Bulls | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 47 |
CF Montréal | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -16 | 43 |
Atlanta United FC | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 40 |
D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -18 | 40 |
Toronto FC | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -21 | 37 |
Philadelphia Union | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | +7 | 37 |
Nashville SC | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -16 | 36 |
New England Revolution | 34 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -37 | 31 |
Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 30 |