St. Louis CITY SC defeated New York City FC 2-0 in their second MLS match of the season. CITY SC took the lead through Célio Pompeu who dribbled past two defenders before slotting home his first goal of the season in 35th minute. Pompeu got in on the action again in the second half providing the assist to Sam Adeniran’s goal in the 72nd minute.
Man of the Match
Célio Pompeu put in a man of the match performance against New York City FC en route to CITY SC’s 2-0 win. Pompeu who hit the post early in the first half, opened his scoring account for the season int he 35th minute to give CITY SC the lead. Pompeu followed the goal with a second half assist on Sam Adeniran’s goal in the 72nd minute.
Ten MLS Goals for Adeniran
Sam Adeniran found his second goal in his second MLS match of the season to seal the win for CITY SC against New York City FC. Adeniran opened his 2024 account against Real Salt Lake, after coming off the bench to secure a point in Matchday 1. With his goal tonight, Adeniran notched the 10th MLS goal of his career.
Postgame Notes
- Célio Pompeu recorded his first goal of the season, becoming the fourth different player to score for CITY SC across all competitions this season
- Pompeu now has three (3) goals and five (5) assists for CITY SC across all competitions over the past two seasons
- Sam Adeniran scored his second goal in MLS play this season
- Adeniran has scored 10 goals in his last 16 MLS games
- Nikolas Dyhr made his first appearance for St. Louis CITY SC
- Roman Bürki recorded his first clean sheet of the season
- CITY SC are 11-0-1 when scoring the first goal at CITYPARK in regular season play
- CITY SC moved to 2-0-1 at CITYPARK across all competitions in 2024
- CITY SC is now 14-5-3 as the home team across all competitions over the past two years
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Célio Pompeu, 35th minute: Célio Pompeu scored with right footed shot from the center of the box with
STL – Sam Adeniran (Célio Pompeu), 72nd minute: Samuel Adeniran scored with left footed shot from the left side of the box
March 2, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)
Scoring Summary
STL: Célio Pompeu, 35*
STL*: Sam Adeniran (Célio Pompeu), 72
Misconduct Summary
STL: Anthony Markanich (caution), 21*
NYC: Andres Perea (caution), 28
STL: Indiana Vassilev (caution), 41
STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 45+4
NYC: James Sands (caution), 52
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 82
NYC: James Sands (second caution/ejection), 82
NYC: Mitja Ilenic (caution), 88
STL*: Tomáš Ostrák (caution), 90
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Joakim Nilsson, D Tim Parker, D Anthony Markanich (Nikolas Dyhr 88’); M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin, M Indiana Vassilev (João Klauss 59’), M Célio Pompeu, M Aziel Jackson (Tomáš Ostrák 68’); F Sam Adeniran (Nökkvi Thórisson 88’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Michael Wentzel, D Akil Watts, M Hosei Kijima, D Jake Nerwinski
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 20; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 1
NYC: GK Matt Freese; D Birk Risa, D James Sands, D Thiago Martins ©, D Mitja Ilenic; M Andres Perea, M Santiago Rodriguez (Agustin Ojeda 73’), M Hannes Wolf (Julian Fernandez 67’), M Keaton Parks (Jovan Mijatovic 80’); F Monsef Bakrar, F Kevin O’Toole
Substitutes Not Used: GK Luis Barraza, F Alonso Martinez, M Christian McFarlane, M Andres Jasson, M Justin Haak, F Malachi Jones
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 1
Referee: Erick Lezama Pavon
Assistant Referees: Hayden Oscanao, Fermin Sanchez
Fourth Official: Jorge Luna
VAR: Sandro Ricci
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 56 degrees
