St. Louis CITY SC fell 3-0 against Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field on Saturday night. The hosts scored in the 33rd minute and took the lead heading into halftime. After the break, Minnesota converted two more chances to finish with three goals on the night. The two teams will meet again next Wednesday at Allianz Field for a showdown in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16, with kickoff slated for 6:30 p.m. CT and the match streaming on Paramount+.
Postgame Notes
- Jake Girdwood-Reich made his first start for CITY SC this season
- Chris Durkin made his first appearance for CITY SC since March 30, returning from an MCL injury
- Rasmus Alm appeared for the first time for St. Louis this season
May 17, 2025 – Allianz Field (Saint Paul, MN)
Goal-Scoring Plays
MIN: Tani Oluwaseyi, 33rd minute – Tani Oluwaseyi scored with left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone
MIN: Joaquín Pereyra (Tani Oluwaseyi, Robin Lod), 62nd minute -- Joaquín Pereyra scored with left footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom left corner
MIN: Julian Gressel (Joaquín Pereyra, Wil Trapp), 78th minute – Julian Gressel scored with right footed shot from the center of the box to the top right corner
Scoring Summary
MIN: Tani Oluwaseyi, 33’
MIN: Joaquín Pereyra (Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi, Robin Lod), 62’
MIN: Julian Gressel (Joaquín Pereyra, Wil Trapp), 78’
Misconduct Summary
MIN: Joaquín Pereyra (caution), 3’
STL: Timo Baumgartl (caution), 11’
Lineups
MIN: GK Dayne St. Clair; D Anthony Markanich, D Nicolas Romero, D Jefferson Diaz, D Michael Boxall ©, D Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Julian Gressel, 76’); M Robin Lod (Owen Gene, 84’) M Wil Trapp (Hoyeon Jung, 84’), M Joaquín Pereyra (Sang Bin Jeong, 84’), M Carlos Harvey; F Tani Oluwaseyi (Kelvin Yeboah, 84’)
Substitutes not used: GK Alec Smir, M Samuel Shashoua, D Morris Duggan, M DJ Taylor
TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 4
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Kyle Hiebert, D Timo Baumgartl, D Josh Yaro; M Célio Pompeu (Chris Durkin, 71’), M Jake Girdwood-Reich, M Tomáš Ostrák (Simon Becher, 46’), M Marcel Hartel (Xande Silva, 71’), M Cedric Teuchert (João Klauss, 83’), M Akil Watts (Rasmus Alm, 83’), M Conrad Wallem
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Henry Kessler, M Cam Cilley, D Jayden Reid
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant Referees: Gerard-Kader Lebuis, Rhett Hammil, Luis Diego Arroyo
VAR: Sorin Stoica
AVAR: Craig Lowry
Venue: Allianz Field
Weather: Party Cloudy, 50 degrees
