St. Louis CITY SC fought from behind to earn a point on the road against Houston Dynamo FC. Houston’s Corey Baird scored for the home team in the 42nd minute to give them the lead at halftime. In the dying moments of the match, João Klauss finished off brilliant team-buildup play to rescue a point for CITY SC.
*Klauss Back Among the Goals
*João Klauss found a late equalizer against Houston to earn a point for CITY SC. The forward has scored for the second-straight game following his goal against LA Galaxy. Klauss joins Sam Adeniran for second on the team in goalscoring with seven goals, three behind Niko Gioacchini. CITY SC forwards are responsible for 24 of the team’s 56 goals.
Postgame Notes
- With the draw, St. Louis remains at the top of the Western Conference with 48 points
- In scoring a goal against Houston, CITY SC ended a 540-minute-long shutout streak for Houston, which was the second-longest in their club history.
- João Klauss has found the back of the net for the second straight game
- Klauss scored his seventh MLS goal of the season
- Klauss now has 11 goal contributions (six goals and four assists)
Goal-Scoring Plays
HOU – Corey Baird, 42nd minute: Corey Baird header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
STL – João Klauss, 87th minute: João Klauss header from the left side of the six-yard box to the bottom left corner.
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC returns to CITYPARK for a midweek matchup versus last year’s MLS Cup Defending Champions LAFC at 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, September 20.
September 16, 2023 – Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Goals by Half
HOU First (1) Second (0) Final (1)
STL First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
Scoring Summary
HOU: Corey Baird, 42
STL: João Klauss, 87
Misconduct Summary
HOU: Erik Sviatchenko (caution), 8
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution), 22
HOU: Hector Herrera (caution), 25
STL: Njabulo Blom (caution), 34
HOU: Coco Carrasquilla; (caution), 62
STL: Tim Parker (caution), 90+5’
Lineups
HOU: GK Steve Clark, D Franco Escobar, D Griffin Dorsey, D Erik Sviatchenko, D Michael dos Santos; M Hector Herrera ©, M Artur, M Coco Carrasquilla (Sebastian Kowalczyk 89’); F Amine Bassi, F Corey Baird (Ibrahim Aliyu 81’), F Nelson Quinones (Brad Smith 74’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Ethan Bartlow, GK Andrew Tarbell, D Daniel Steres, D Teenage Hadebe, M Luis Caicedo, F Thor Ulfarsson
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 6
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski, D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson (Josh Yaro, 82’), D Anthony Markanich (Indiana Vassilev 80’); M Njabulo Blom, M Eduard Löwen, M Jared Stroud (Niko Gioacchini 59’), M Aziel Jackson (Nökkvi Thórisson 59’), M Célio Pompeu (Tomáš Ostrák 80’); F João Klauss
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Akil Watts, D Kyle Hiebert, D Jon Bell
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 19; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Chris Elliot
Fourth Official: Ted Unkel
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR: Rene Parra
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Weather: Sunny, 75 degrees
