BLAINE, MN - St. Louis CITY2 earned a 3-2 win over Minnesota United FC 2 on Sunday afternoon at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota. Mykhi Joyner slotted home a penalty in the 23rd minute to give CITY2 the lead before scoring his second five minutes later off feeds from Emil Jääskeläinen and Miguel Perez. Minnesota responded with two goals of their own, but Perez scored the late winner to give CITY2 the three points on the day. CITY2 will be back in action at home next Friday, May 23 to take on Portland Timbers II.
Postgame Notes
- With two goals against MNUFC2, Mykhi Joyner now leads CITY2 with four goals
- Miguel Perez scored his third goal of the season
- With his assist, Emil Jääskeläinen leads the team with three assists
- The win was David Critchley's fifth win as head coach of CITY2
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Mykhi Joyner (penalty), 23rd minute – Mykhi Joyner converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Emil Jääskeläinen, Miguel Perez), 28th minute – Mykhi Joyner left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
MIN: Emil Jääskeläinen (own goal), 45th minute – Own goal scored by Emil Jääskeläinen.
MIN: Curt Calov, 71st minute – Curt Calov from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
STL: Miguel Perez (Matteo Kidd), 85th minute – Miguel Perez right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Mykhi Joyner (penalty), 23’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Emil Jääskeläinen), 28’
MIN: Emil Jääskeläinen (own goal), 45’
MIN: Curt Calov, 71’
STL: Miguel Perez (Matteo Kidd), 85’
Misconduct Summary
MIN: Babacar Niang (caution), 13’
MIN: Kisa Kiingi (caution), 37’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 59’
MIN: Dominic Mawing (caution), 74’
MIN: Luke Hille (ejection), 88’
Lineups
MIN: GK Wessel Speel; D John Farris, D Devin Padelford © (Dominic Mawing 61’), D Britton Fischer, D Kisa Kiingi (Muba Nour 46’); M Aidan Martinez (Issa Saidi 76’), M Curt Calov, M Babacar Niang (Alpha Kabia 61’); F Loïc Mesanvi, F Luke Hille, F Darius Randell (Troy Putt 61’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Kayne Rizvanovich, D Kieran Chandler, M William Schmidt, M Carlos Casillas-Lopez
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 10; FOULS: 20; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 0
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Jaziel Orozco, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Michael Wentzel (Ryan Becher 75’), D Cam Cilley (Matteo Kidd 75’); M Miguel Perez, M Seth Antwi; M Mykhi Joyner, M Brendan McSorley (Lorenzo Cornelius 67’); F Emil Jääskeläinen (Ryan Dugan 67’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Colin Welsh, M Wan Kuzain, D Emiliano Chavez, M Larsen Hackworth
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 8
Referee: Carlos Rodriguez
Assistant Referees: Fermin Sanchez, Jared Micheal Kuehl
Fourth Official: Eric Wood
Venue: National Sports Center
