Nashville gets 1st win of season downing New England 2-0

<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. &mdash; C.J. Sapong scored a first-half goal and Alex Muyl added one in the second and Nashville upended Eastern Conference leader New England 2-0 on Saturday.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/NashvilleSC/status/1391092151866601474?s=20">Sapong scored on a sliding left-footed tap-in</a> off a header from Walker Zimmerman at the 25th minute. The 1-0 lead marked Nashville’s (1-0-3) first lead of the season.</p>
<p>New England appeared to have tied it at the 48th minute on an apparent goal by Adam Buksa but officials ruled ArnĂ³r Ingvi Traustason to be offside. Later, Buksa’s leaping header at the the 63rd minute hit the post.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/NashvilleSC/status/1391109854413078530?s=20">Muyl scored at the 75th minute</a> when he took a Revs (2-1-1) giveaway and fired a low shot that outstretched keeper Matt Turner couldn’t catch up with.</p>
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