St. Louis CITY SC earned a point on the road at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. CITY SC opened the scoring in the first half with a strike from Nökkvi Thórisson which was his third of the season. John Klein and Akil Watts both registered assists on the goal. In the second half, Willy Agada tied the match for Sporting Kansas City in the 73rd minute. Cedric Teuchert and Jake Girdwood-Reich both made their MLS debuts during the match. CITY SC will begin Leagues Cup play next Saturday at CITYPARK against FC Dallas.
Postgame Notes
- STL’s 1-1 draw snapped a three-game losing streak. The two goals scored in the match was the lowest total of the seven total matches across all competitions between the two rivals.
- St. Louis has scored at least one goal in all seven matches against Sporting Kansas City.
- City SC has scored in 19 of their 25 MLS matches this season.
- With the start, Cedric Teuchert made his MLS debut
- Additionally, Jake Girdwood-Reich made his MLS debut coming off the bench
- Nökkvi Thórisson earned his third goal of the season. Thórisson has tallied three goals in the last six matches.
- Thórisson became the ninth different CITY SC player to score against Sporting Kansas City.
- John Klein picked up his first career MLS assist. Klein is the 13th different St. Louis player to record at least one assist this season.
- Klein has tallied his first MLS goal and first MLS assist in the last three matches.
- Akil Watts registered his first assist of the season
- Klein and Watts became the eighth and ninth different St. Louis players to record an assist against Sporting KC
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (John Klein, Akil Watts), 42nd minute – Nökkvi Thórisson scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box.
SKC: Willy Agada (Alan Pulido), 73rd minute – Willy Agada scored a header from the center of the box.
July 20, 2024 – Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS)
Scoring Summary
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (John Klein, Akil Watts), 42’
SKC: Willy Agada (Alan Pulido), 73’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (caution), 34’
STL: Akil Watts (caution), 45’+1
SKC: Tim Leibold (caution), 84’
SKC: Khiry Shelton (caution), 89’
STL: Hosei Kijima (caution), 90’+4
Lineups
SKC: GK Tim Melia, D Khiry Shelton, D Robert Castellanos, D Robert Voloder, D Tim Leibold; M Rémi Walter, M Nemanja Radoja, M Erik Thommy (Stephen Afrifa, 90’+2); F Johnny Russell © (Alan Pulido, 64’), F Willy Agada, F Dániel Sallói
Substitutes not used: GK Ryan Schewe, D Andreu Fontàs, D Kayden Pierre, D Christopher Rindov, M Danny Flores, F Alenis Vargas
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 1
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©, D Kyle Hiebert, D Tim Parker, D Jay Reid; M Tomas Totland (Josh Yaro, 70’), M Njabulo Blom, M Akil Watts (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 84’), M John Klein (Anthony Markanich, 63’); M Eduard Löwen, M Cedric Teuchert (Hosei Kijima, 63’); F Nökkvi Thórisson (Caden Glover, 84’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Michael Wentzel, D Jake Nerwinski, M Indiana Vassilev
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 5
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Jeffrey Greeson, Matthew Corrigan
VAR: Ricardo Montero Araya
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
Weather: Cloudy, 76 degrees
