Nashville v Philadelphia
Nashville earns 1-1 draw with Philadelphia in grand opening
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- — Randall Leal scored on a penalty kick in the 85th minute and Nashville SC opened GEODIS Park and gained a 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union in MLS action on Sunday.
The tie extended Nashville's home unbeaten streak to 20 — the seventh longest run in league history. Nashville (3-3-3) was unbeaten in its last 19 matches at Nissan Stadium. The new park — with a seating capacity of 30,000 — is the largest soccer-only venue in this country and Canada. Nashville opened the season with eight straight matches on the road.
The Union (5-1-3), who entered play atop the Eastern Conference standings, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 66th minute on a goal by Mikael Uhre.
Leal scored the equalizer after Philadelphia's Jose Martinez was called for a handball in the box on Nashville's 12th corner kick of the match.
Nashville outshot the Union 13-9 with a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.
Joe Willis saved four of the five shots he faced for Nashville. Andre Blake had five saves for the Union.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Chris Penso
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville SC | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | +19 | 30 |
| Inter Miami CF | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | +9 | 28 |
| New England Revolution | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 25 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +10 | 23 |
| New York City FC | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 19 |
| Red Bull New York | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -8 | 19 |
| Charlotte FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| D.C. United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 17 |
| FC Cincinnati | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 17 |
| Orlando City SC | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -17 | 14 |
| Toronto FC | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -6 | 14 |
| CF Montréal | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| Columbus Crew | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| Atlanta United FC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| Philadelphia Union | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
MLS Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +20 | 29 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | +17 | 29 |
| Real Salt Lake | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 26 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 24 |
| FC Dallas | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 22 |
| Minnesota United FC | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 22 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 21 |
| LAFC | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 21 |
| LA Galaxy | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| San Diego FC | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | +5 | 17 |
| Colorado Rapids | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | +2 | 16 |
| St. Louis CITY SC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| Portland Timbers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| Austin FC | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -12 | 14 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -21 | 11 |
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