MLS · Oct 17, 2026
San Jose Earthquakes draw Nashville SC 1–1 after Preston Judd’s 70th-minute equalizer
By Row Seventeen ·
The Nashville SC vs. San Jose Earthquakes match finished 1–1 (MLS) on October 17, 2026.
San Jose Earthquakes drew 1–1 with Nashville SC in MLS on October 17, 2026, as Preston Judd’s 70th-minute equalizer canceled out Hany Mukhtar’s opener.
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Key moments
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San Jose had a chance to open the scoring in the 19th minute. Jamar Ricketts supplied Preston Judd inside the box, where Judd tried a backheel that struck the post, leaving the game scoreless.
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Angus Gunn saved his initial shot, but Mukhtar followed up and converted the rebound at the near post to put Nashville ahead in the 34th minute.
Read in context ↘ - Closing stages
Judd met the delivery with a kneeling header that beat Nashville goalkeeper Brian Schwake, bringing San Jose level.
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Judd’s early backheel hits the post
San Jose had a chance to open the scoring in the 19th minute. Jamar Ricketts supplied Preston Judd inside the box, where Judd tried a backheel that struck the post, leaving the game scoreless.
Nashville’s Shak Mohammed received a caution in the 28th minute, six minutes before the visitors took the lead through Hany Mukhtar.
Mukhtar converts the rebound
Mukhtar’s opener came from the right half-space near the edge of the six-yard box. Angus Gunn saved his initial shot, but Mukhtar followed up and converted the rebound at the near post to put Nashville ahead in the 34th minute.
Beau Leroux was cautioned in the 39th minute, and Judd followed in first-half stoppage time at 45+3. Mukhtar’s goal took him to 16 in league play, matching his career-best MLS streak of scoring in five consecutive games.
Löwen finds Judd for the equalizer
Nashville introduced Elias Saad for Mohammed in the 46th minute. San Jose later made a change of its own, replacing Timo Werner with Ousseni Bouda in the 67th minute, shortly before the equalizer.
Eduard Löwen curled a deep free kick from the right channel in the 70th minute. Judd met the delivery with a kneeling header that beat Nashville goalkeeper Brian Schwake, bringing San Jose level.
Gunn denies Saad late
Saad had a late chance inside the box in the 91st minute, but Gunn denied him to preserve the draw.
The result secured Nashville’s first Eastern Conference first-place finish and home-field advantage throughout the conference rounds of the playoffs. Nashville also extended its unbeaten league run to six matches, a sequence comprising four wins and two draws.
Based on the match coverage and records linked below. Core match facts were checked against the linked source pages. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.
- San Jose Earthquakes official match report
- Nashville SC official recap and box score
- MLS exact-event match summary
- Download the supporting facts and attribution
Published 2026-10-19. Game date shown above.
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