After each game, I provide a handy recap of all the content related to that outing so you can find everything you need to get knowledgable about what went down. As always, if I missed anything, hit the comments, or the inbox via Twitter, Facebook, or e-mail (and follow those social media outlets while you’re there).
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Ropapa Mensah put the visitors on the board first in the seventh minute, 20 minutes before Vincent Bezecourt would level the score after a beautiful through ball from midfielder Christopher Lema. At that point, you would have been safe to assume more goals were coming.
Mensah had five total shots, three of them on the frame, and came away with a justifiable man of the match honor.
“I think the team is on the right path now, and with the help of the manager, I am confident in scoring more,” the 20-year old Ghanaian said. “The offense is getting better because we have been working really hard at training building that chemistry.”
Still, a 27th-minute equalizer – combined with the inability to find a second goal – from the Red Bulls prevented Nashville from taking all three points on the road.
Don’t forget that you can contribute to community player ratings each week. Those get compiled into the breakdown and player ratings, in which I also named Mensah MOTM:
Mensah got the sole NSC goal through an individual effort, he had numerous dangerous moments other than that, and he actually worked back pretty impressively in a re-press posture.
The Graphical had a look at how Nashville SC can build through the offensive midfield a bit more effectively, and how the number (and quality) of shots is certain to pay off sooner or later.
Elsewhere – Blogdom
Golden Goal game story. Front Row Soccer covers the game.
Elsewhere – Newsy things
The USL’s official recap. USA Today Network Tennessee gamer. There’s a lot of Ghanaians abroad coverage out there.
Club and Country 