St. Louis CITY SC leaps to the top of the MLS Western Conference table after defeating Houston Dynamo FC 3-0. Eduard Löwen opened the scoring in the 9th minute followed by second half goals from Tomáš Ostrák and Niko Gioacchini. With the win, St. Louis CITY SC improves to 9-4-1 on the season.
Goals Galore at CITYPARK
CITY SC are 8-2-0 at CITYPARK across all competitions and 6-2-0 at home in MLS play. St. Louis has scored 22 goals at CITYPARK in eight games in MLS this season and has only trailed for 52 of 810 minutes across all competitions. St. Louis has scored at least three goals in each of their six home wins in MLS.
Postgame Notes
- Roman Bürki recorded his fourth clean sheet of the season
- CITY SC remains undefeated (7-0-1) in MLS action when they score first
- St. Louis’ three goals tonight marked their eight games with at least three goals in 14 games played this season. The LA Galaxy (1998) is the only other team to 3+ goals in as many games
- Löwen leads the team for most goal contributions with 11 (five goals, six assists)
- CITY SC has trailed just 52 of 810 minutes at CITYPARK.
- CITY SC has scored at least three (3) goals in each home win this season (3-1 vs Charlotte, 3-0 vs San Jose, 5-1 vs FC Cincinnati, 4-0 vs Sporting KC, 3-1 vs Vancouver Whitecaps, 3-0 Houston Dynamo)
- Löwen has now scored the most goals at CITYPARK this season across all competitions with five (5) goals
- St. Louis CITY SC has scored 27 goals at CITYPARK across all competitions (22 in MLS and 5 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup)
- CITY SC is now 8-2-0 at CITYPARK across all competitions and 6-2-0 at home in MLS play
- CITY SC’s six home wins are tied for second most in the league behind FC Cincinnati (9)
- Both Löwen and Gioacchini recorded their fifth MLS goal this season
- Löwen has now scored in three consecutive matches, the longest streak by any CITY SC player
- Löwen also opened the scoring with a set-piece goal for the third consecutive match – a penalty against Sporting KC, a free-kick against Vancouver and a penalty against Houston
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Eduard Löwen (penalty), 9th minute: Eduard Löwen converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
STL – Tomáš Ostrák (Lucas Bartlett, Eduard Löwen), 51st minute: Tomás Ostrák right footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box to the bottom right corner.
STL – Niko Gioacchini (penalty), 83rd minute: Niko Gioacchini converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC heads south to resume their match against FC Dallas on Wednesday, June 7.
June 3, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Goals by Half
STL: First (1) Second (2) Final (3)
HOU: First (0) Second (0) Final (0)
Scoring Summary
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty), 9
STL: Tomáš Ostrák (Lucas Bartlett), 51
STL: Niko Gioacchini (penalty), 83
Misconduct Summary
HOU: Luís Caicedo (caution), 45’+2’
STL: Njabulo Blom (caution), 45’+5’
HOU: Adalberto Carrasquilla (caution), 45’+5’
HOU: Iván Franco (caution), 45’+7’
STL: Aziel Jackson (caution), 69’
HOU: Ben Olsen (caution), 74’
HOU: Ethan Bartlow (caution), 78’
STL: Rasmus Alm (caution), 90’+1’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski (Josh Yaro 89’), D Lucas Bartlett, D Tim Parker, D Kyle Hiebert; M Eduard Löwen, M Njabulo Blom, M Indiana Vassilev (Aziel Jackson 65’), M Tomáš Ostrák (Rasmus Alm 65’), M Célio Pompeu (Isak Jensen 89’); F Niko Gioacchini (John Nelson 89’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Jon Bell, M Miguel Perez, M Akil Watts, GK Ben Lundt
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4
HOU: GK Steve Clark ©; D Ethan Bartlow, D Daniel Steres, D Erik Sviatchenko (Micael dos Santos 61’), D Chase Gasper (Franco Escobar 69’); M Artur (Hector Herrera 60’), M Coco Carrasquilla (Brooklyn Raines 84’), M Luis Caicedo, F Ivan Franco, F Corey Baird, F Ibrahim Aliyu (Thor Ulfarsson, 69’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Brad Smith, F Sebastian Ferreira, GK Andrew Tarbell, D Griffin Dorsey
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 2
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistant Referees: Ben Pilgrim, Kali Smith
Fourth Official: Walt Heatherly
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Gjovalin Bon
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 89 degrees
