Every week, the Pipeline Roundup recaps the weekend that was for the Nashville SC organization from the first team to Huntsville City FC, to the Nashville SC academy and the Nashville SC front office.
First Team: Seven. That’s how many goals Nashville SC put past the Chicago Fire at GEODIS Park on Saturday.
The first half of Saturday’s match was a whirlwind, with Sam Surridge opening the scoring through a penalty kick in the 14th minute. Colombian center back Jeisson Palacios scored his first goal in Gold in the 22nd minute before Hany Mukhtar extended the lead with two goals in the 25th and 31st minutes. Surridge tacked on the fifth goal during first half stoppage time.
It didn’t take long after the second half kicked off for the Boys in Gold to extend the lead. Andy Najar played a direct ball over the top to a surging Sam Surridge, who netted the 6th goal and his second hat trick in Nashville colors. Surridge and Najar combined again to make it seven goals and a historic night at GEODIS Park.
Najar’s two assists on Surridge’s goals in the second half and one of Mukhtar’s goals in the first half is a club record for a defender in a single MLS match.
Nashville’s performance on Saturday earned Surridge, Mukhtar, Najar and head coach BJ Callaghan on the MLS Team of the Matchday.
Homegrown Chris Applewhite also made his home debut, coming onto the field in the 86th minute for Jeisson Palacios. Applewhite made his Nashville and MLS debut the week prior against the Seattle Sounders and became the second Nashville Homegrown player to make his debut for the Boys in Gold.
Nashville SC travels to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face off against Atlanta United this Saturday before returning to GEODIS Park to host the Chattanooga Red Wolves in US Open Cup action.
U.S. Open Cup - Round of 32
Tuesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. CT | GEODIS Park
- Nashville SC faces Chattanooga Red Wolves SC.
- Nashville SC is back in the historic U.S. Open Cup tournament for the first time since 2023 and hosting a Round of 32 match on May 6.
Huntsville City FC: The Boys in Blue followed up their 5-0 win last weekend with another high scoring drubbing, this time against Inter Miami II.
Captain Blake Bowen set the tone early with a strong opener in the first half, quickly followed by Ethan O'Brien adding a composed finish to double the lead. Just minutes into the second half, Gunnar Studenhofft wasted no time finding the back of the net, energizing the crowd. To cap off the night, Jordan delivered the final blow to seal the emphatic win.
While Nashville SC is in Atlanta to take on the Five Stripes, Huntsville City FC hosts ATL UTD 2 at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Huntsville City FC vs Atlanta United 2
Saturday, May 3 at 7 p.m. CT at Wicks Family Field at Joe Davis Stadium
- Theme Night: Star Wars™ Night
Nashville SC Academy: The Nashville SC Academy continued the positive results this weekend, with the NSCU15s winning 5-3 and the NSCU14s drawing 1-1 against Inter Atlanta FC.
Next Matches
Saturday, May 3 @ Currey Ingram Academy
10:00 a.m. | U18 vs. Montreal CF
12:00 p.m. | U16 vs. CF Montreal
12:00 p.m. | U14 vs. NUSA
Sunday, May 4 @ Currey Ingram Academy
10:00 | U15 vs. LSA
12:00 | U14 vs. LSA
