St. Louis CITY SC used two second half goals to earn a hard-fought 2-2 tie on the road against Austin FC on Saturday night. Austin FC took the lead through Matt Hedges in the 14th minute, giving the host the advantage heading into halftime. After the break, CITY SC midfielder Eduard Löwen converted a penalty in the 49th minute to level the score. Two minutes later Austin FC regained the lead through Julio Cascante before Célio Pompeu equalized late in the match to secure a point for CITY SC.
Late Equalizer
After scoring a goal and recording an assist in CITY SC’s win against New York City FC, Célio Pompeu added his name to the score sheet for the second straight match. Pompeu found the back of the net in stoppage time to secure a point for CITY SC. Pompeu has now scored four goals in his CITY SC career.
Postgame Notes
- Eduard Löwen scored his first goal of the season
- With the goal against Austin, the midfielder now has seven goals and 15 assists in league play
- In three games against Austin FC, Löwen has recorded one goal and five assists
- Löwen has now scored all four penalty kicks he’s taken in league play
- Célio Pompeu scored his second goal of the season
- Pompeu is the second CITY SC player to score in back-to-back games in MLS play this season
- Pompeu now has four goals and five assists for CITY SC across all competitions over the past two seasons
- Tomas Totland recorded his first assist of his CITY SC career
- St. Louis has come from behind twice so far this season to earn a point, the first was against Real Salt Lake in the opener and tonight against Austin.
- CITY SC has scored two goals in stoppage time across all competitions this season
- CITY SC remains unbeaten in league play (1-0-2 record)
- CITY SC remains unbeaten in the all-time series against Austin FC (2-0-1 record)
Goal-Scoring Plays
ATX – Matt Hedges (Zan Kolmanic), 14th minute: Matt Hedges scored with a header from the center of the box.
STL – Eduard Löwen (penalty), 49th minute: Eduard Löwen penalty shot in the center of the goal.
ATX – Julio Cascante (Alex Ring), 51st minute: Julio Cascante scored with a header from the center of the box.
STL – Célio Pompeu (Tomas Totland), 90’+3 minute: Célio Pompeu scored with right footed shot from the center of the box.
March 9, 2024 – Q2 Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Scoring Summary
ATX: Matt Hedges (Zan Kolmanic), 35
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty), 49
ATX: Julio Cascante (Alex Ring), 51
STL: Célio Pompeu (Tomas Totland), 90’+3
Misconduct Summary
STL: Célio Pompeu (caution), 31
STL: Tim Parker (caution), 61
STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 65
ATX: Julio Cascante (caution), 77
Lineups
ATX: GK Brad Stuver; D Matt Hedges, D Jon Gallagher (Brendan Hines-Ike 90’), D Julio Cascante, D Zan Kolmanic (Guilherme Biro 68’); M Jhojan Valencia, M Alex Ring ©, M Ethan Findlay, M Jader Obrian (Emiliano Rigoni 68’), M Diego Rubio (Dani Pereira 83’); F Gyasi Zardes (Owen Wolff 90’+1)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Stefan Cleveland, F Bryant Farkarlun, M Sebastian Driussi, D Hector Jimenez
TOTAL SHOTS: 3; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 6
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Joakim Nilsson, D Tim Parker, D Anthony Markanich; M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin (Nökkvi Thórisson 87’), M Indiana Vassilev (Tomáš Ostrák 74’), M Célio Pompeu, M Aziel Jackson (Rasmus Alm 87’); F Sam Adeniran (João Klauss 59’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Nikolas Dyhr, D Akil Watts, D Jake Nerwinski, D Kyle Hiebert
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 12; SAVES: 0
Referee: Guilherme Ceretta
Assistant Referees: Bruno Rizo, Regis Cardoso
Fourth Official: Rafael Bonilla
VAR: Sandro Ricci
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Weather: Clear, 57 degrees
