Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC and Atlanta United FC Draw 1-1

St. Louis CITY SC tied 1-1 with Atlanta United FC on Saturday night at CITYPARK. In the first half, Indiana Vassilev scored his third goal of the season with assists from João Klauss and Jay Reid. Atlanta equalized in the second half with a penalty kick scored by Daniel Rios. Reid started his first career MLS match and Michael Wentzel made his MLS debut. St. Louis returns to action next Saturday in Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps.

Postgame Notes

Indiana Vassilev scored his third goal of the season
Klauss picked up his third assist of the season
In total, Klauss has eight goals, three assists in 19 games at CITYPARK
Michael Wentzel made his MLS debut
The appearance was Wentzel’s second of the season, after he appeared in the Concacaf Champions Cup vs Houston Dynamo
Jay Reid started his first career MLS match and earned his first career MLS assist
Reid is the 20th different player in CITY SC history to record an assist in MLS regular season play
Caden Glover made his first appearance for CITY SC this season; it was also Glover’s first time playing at CITYPARK for St. Louis CITY SC
For the first time in CITY SC history, two players on loan from St Louis CITY2 started an MLS match
CITY SC moved to 2-1-3 on the season against Eastern Conference opponents, remaining unbeaten at home (2-0-2) in such matches

Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Indiana Vassilev (João Klauss, Jay Reid), 50th minute – Indiana Vassilev scored a left footed shot from the right side of the box
ATL: Daniel Rios (penalty), 71st minute – Daniel Rios scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot.

June 22, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)

Scoring Summary
STL: Indiana Vassilev (João Klauss, Jay Reid), 50’
ATL: Daniel Rios (penalty), 71’

Misconduct Summary
ATL: Stian Gregersen (caution), 46’
STL: Jay Reid (caution), 58’
STL: Indiana Vassilev (caution), 85’

Lineups

STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland (Akil Watts, 72’), D Michael Wentzel (Jake Nerwinski, 90+8’), D Tim Parker, D Jay Reid; M Chris Durkin, M Eduard Löwen; M Indiana Vassilev, M Nökkvi Thórisson (Njabulo Blom, 83’); F Hosei Kijima (John Klein, 72’), F João Klauss (Caden Glover, 72’)

Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, D Anthony Markanich, F Brendan McSorley

TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 7

ATL: GK Brad Guzan ©; D Derrick Williams, D Brooks Lennon, D Efrain Morales (Stian Gregersen, 46’), D Noah Cobb, D Caleb Wiley; M Tristan Muyumba, M Jay Fortune; F Xande Silva (Luke Brennan, 88’), F Daniel Rios (Nicolas Firmino, 90+9’), F Jamal Thiare (Dax McCarty, 61’)

Substitutes not used: GK Josh Cohen, D Ronald Hernandez, M Tyler Wolff, M Matthew Edwards, M Matias Gallardo

TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3

Referee: Filip Dujic
Assistant Referees: Adam Garner, Noah Kenyawani, Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Rene Parra
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 91 degrees

oal of the season with assists from João Klauss and Jay Reid. Atlanta tied the game in the second half with a penalty kick scored by Daniel Rios. Reid started his first career MLS match and Wentzel made his MLS debut. St. Louis returns to action next Saturday in Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps.