AUSTIN, TX (April 12, 2024) - St Louis CITY2 knocked off Austin FC II 1-0 on the road to claim the team’s fourth straight result. The two sides played to a scoreless first half before forward Brendan McSorley scored for a second straight match, firing in the game-winning goal in the 66th minute. Austin made a late push, but goalkeeper Christian Olivares kept them off the board to earn his first clean sheet of the season.
Postgame NotesÂ
- Brendan McSorley scored for the second consecutive match
- McSorley now has two goals this season
- John Klein recorded his first assist of the season
- Dating back to last season, Klein now has 13 goal contributions over his last 14 regular season matches
- Christian Olivares picked up his first clean sheet of the season
- CITY2 extended its unbeaten streak to four consecutive matches
- CITY2 is unbeaten over its last seven away matches (4-0-3), dating back to a 1-1 draw against The Town FC on July 23, 2023
- CITY2 is a perfect 2-0-0 in its two road matches this season
Goal-Scoring PlaysÂ
STL: Brendan McSorley (John Klein) -- Brendan McSorley scored with right-footed shot from the center of the box
Scoring SummaryÂ
STL: Brendan McSorley (John Klein), 66
Misconduct SummaryÂ
STL: Seth Antwi (caution), 15
STL: Brendan McSorley (caution), 29
ATX: Anthony De Anda (caution), 30
ATX: Cheick Toure (caution), 50
STL: Eric Kinzner (caution), 58
STL: Wan Kuzain (caution), 69
ATX: Alonso Ramirez (caution), 79
ATX: Sebastien Pineau (caution), 86
STL: Caden Glover (caution), 90+5
LineupsÂ
ATX: GK Marcus Alstrup; D Cheick Toure (Rubén Bonachera 76’), D Antonio Gomez, D Salvatore Mazzaferro, D Anthony De Anda; M Alonso Ramirez ©, M Bobosi Byaruhanga (Bryan Arellano 76’), M Ervin Torres; F Bryant Fakarlun, F Micah Burton, F CJ Fodrey (Sebastien Pineau 76’)
Substitutes Not Used: M Steeve Louis Jean, GK Aaron Cervantes, D Gavin Wolff, D Mason Miller, M Luke Spadafora
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce (Nolan McGuire 81’), D Michael Wentzel ©, D Eric Kinzner, D Jay Reid; M Seth Antwi, M Cam Cilley (Carson Locker 86’), M Wan Kuzain (Dida Armstrong 80’), M John Klein; F Mykhi Joyner (Ryan Becher 71’), F Brendan McSorley (Caden Glover 72’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sam Gomez, D Kai Jaeger
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2
Referee: Elton Garcia
Assistant Referees: Mark Novosel, Emily Gomez
Fourth Official: Jesus Barrera
Venue: Parmer Field
Weather: Clear, 76 degrees
