Nashville 6, FC Cincinnati

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CINCINNATI (AP) — C.J. Sapong and Randall Leal each scored two goals, and Nashville beat Cincinnati 6-3 to clinch a playoff spot.

Nashville scored four unanswered goals in the second half to hand Cincinnati its 10th straight loss.

Nashville scored three goals in nine minutes to take a 5-3 lead in the 80th minute.

Sapong tied it at 3 in the 71st by redirecting Walker Zimmerman’s header of a free kick.

Leal scored from distance in the 76th and Aké Arnaud Loba won a one-on-one battle with goalkeeper Kenneth Vermeer for his first MLS goal.

Sapong capped it in second-half stoppage time with a calm finish on a breakaway for his 12th goal of the season.

Leal’s first goal came in first-half stoppage time.