St Louis CITY2 (11-3-2, 36 points) heads to Lawrence, Kansas for the second meeting of the season against Sporting Kansas City II (6-7-4, 24 points) at Rock Chalk Park. The match will kick off at 6:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 21 and will be streamed on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
After having the bye week, CITY2 will return to action following their 4-3 victory against LAFC2 on July 6. During the match at CITYPARK, Mykhi Joyner earned his first professional brace and is now tied for second in the league in goals scored (9). Matteo Kidd made his CITY2 debut after signing with the club on July 3. Kidd started the match and scored his first goal as a CITY2 player. Additionally, Brendan McSorley scored his third goal of the season.
June was successful for CITY2 as they won four out of their five matches. The team picked up two shutouts and scored eight goals. Their exceptional performances in June were followed by a win in July, where the team scored the most goals in a match this season (4).
CITY2 and SKCII will face off once again after the first meeting saw CITY2 win 2-0. During the match, St Louis’ leading scorer Mykhi Joyner notched a goal and John Klein added to the scoresheet. In addition to the win, CITY2 earned their sixth shutout of the season. St Louis has had success on the road, winning five out of their seven games away from CITYPARK.
SKCII sits in eighth place in the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference standings and most recently lost 2-0 against The Town FC. This month, SKCII has played in two games on the road and lost both. Kansas City leads MLS NEXT Pro in total assists (38) and is second in goals scored (34). The offensive help has come from the forward duo of Beto Avila and Kamron Habibullah who scored 15 goals combined. Additionally, Sebastian Cruz is second in the league in assists (8).
