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Nashville SC cruised to a dominant 4-0 victory over Portland Timbers at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The home side controlled possession (60%) and delivered a convincing performance. The scoring opened in the 6th minute with a goal from Hany Mukhtar, albeit unconventionally, after missing a penalty. Sam Surridge extended the lead in the 18th minute, also following a missed penalty. Anibal Najar added a third before halftime with a well-taken goal. In the second half, A. Qasem added a fourth goal to seal the victory in the 68th minute. Portland Timbers struggled throughout, managing only 40% possession and limited offensive opportunities. Zarek McGraw and Diego Ayala received yellow cards for the visitors. The referee for the match was Filip Dujic (USA).
Substitutions portland timbers: at minute 46 E. Miller came in and Z. McGraw went out., at minute 46 D. Chara came in and J. Ortiz went out., at minute 46 S. Moreno came in and A. Lassiter went out., at minute 76 F. Mora came in and K. Kelsy went out.
Substitutions nashville sc: at minute 77 T. Bunbury came in and H. Mukhtar went out., at minute 77 J. Perez came in and A. Qasem went out., at minute 86 G. Brugman came in and P. Yazbek went out., at minute 90 J. Bauer came in and A. Najar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Nashville SC
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