Nashville SC have stunned heavy favourites Toronto FC to seal a place in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of the MLS Cup playoffs as far as MLS football is concerned. Major League Soccer (MLS) football is at the semi-final stage and Nashville SC are one of the four teams from the Eastern Conference. There are four teams left bothin the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.
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Nashville SC will now face Columbus Crew SC in the Eastern Conference semi-finals of MLS football for the right to secure a place in the final. Columbus Crew SC had earlier edged New York Red Bulls at home in a five-goal thriller. American international Gyasi Zardes scored what later proved to be the winning goal of the game midway into the second half as his team ran out 3-2 winners in the first-round clash played at the Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Nashville SC had to go through the play-in round of MLS football to qualify for the playoffs. They thrashed David Beckham-owned Inter Miami CF 3-0 at home to make the playoffs. Randall Leal and Hany Mukthar penalty gave them a two-goal advantage at the end of the first half before Dax McCarthy scored the third and final goal in the second half of the game in Nashville, Tennessee.