Hani Mukhtar changed a fine for 10-Man Nashville SC during the second-half stop time of the 11th minute, which defeated Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Saturday evening.
Nashville (12–4–5, 41 points) played about half an hour-plus stop time with 10 men, but found a dramatic winner through Mukhtar, who scored after a video review, determined that he was taken down in the box by Union’s Olvethu Makhanya.
Jeet Nashville’s victory for four matches and his unbeaten line in 12 matches in League Play (8-0-4).
Philadelphia (12–5–4, 40 digits) has dropped back-to-back matches since seeing the end of the 11-match unbeaten line with a 1-0 defeat to the Columbus Crew on 29 June.
In search of a scorer draw in the second half with both teams, Jonathan Perez of Nashville caught Tai Barribo of Union with a high boot in the 63rd minute. Referee Rubil Vazakwez immediately showed a red card as Nashville’s rank was reduced to 10 men.
After winning the free kick, in the 88th minute, the Sangh came close to taking advantage of it, but Kai Wagner got woodwork in a long distance attempt.
Finally, the stoppage in Nashville Deep opened a chance, as Mukhtar drilled the previous penalty of union goalkeeper Andre Blake to prove to be confidently. This was the ninth goal of Mukhtar’s season.
This improved Nashville’s domestic record than 7–1-3 and drawn a point to the club behind FC Cincinnati for the head of the Eastern Conference. The Sangh saw its distant record 6-4–1.
Joe Wilis finished the night at night with two savings for Nashville for his seventh clean sheet of the season. Blake finished the night with two savings for the union.
Fifteen -year -old Kavan Sulivan started his first career for the union, making him the second youngest player in MLS history to make his first debut in the league match. Only Freddy Adu, who was 14 years old, when he started a game for DC United in 2004, was under his first early Sulivan.
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