St. Louis CITY SC played to a 0-0 draw against last year’s MLS Cup defending champions LAFC on Wednesday night at CITYPARK. With the draw, CITY SC earns its 50th point of the season, with a record of 15-10-5. St. Louis remains atop the Western Conference, with an away match against Minnesota United on the horizon.
Postgame Notes
- CITY SC extended its home unbeaten streak to five matches, its longest of the season
- CITY SC is the first Western Conference team and third team in MLS overall to 50 points this season
- CITY SC joins Atlanta United, Chicago Fire and LAFC as the only teams to record 50 or more points during their inaugural seasons
- CITY SC extended its current unbeaten streak to three games
- CITY SC is 10-3-2 at CITYPARK in MLS action
- Roman Bürki earned his eighth clean sheet of the season, tying him with Pedro Gallese, John McCarthy and Dayne St. Clair for the fifth most clean sheets in MLS this season
- The clean sheet was the team’s first in the last seven matches
Next Game
CITY SC travel north for an away clash with Minnesota United FC Saturday, September 23.
September 20, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)
Scoring Summary
N/A
Misconduct Summary
LAFC: Sergi Palencia (caution), 53
LAFC: Kellyn Acosta (caution), 84
STL: Anthony Markanich (caution), 90
STL: Jared Stroud (caution), 90+2’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Akil Watts (Jared Stroud 78’), D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson, D Anthony Markanich; M Njabulo Blom (Jake Nerwinski 59’), M Eduard Löwen, M Indiana Vassilev (Tomáš Ostrák 88’), M Aziel Jackson (Niko Gioacchini 59’); F Sam Adeniran (Nökkvi Thórisson 78’), F João Klauss
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, M Célio Pompeu, D Kyle Hiebert
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
LAFC: GK Maxime Crépeau; D Jesús Murillo, D Giorgio Chiellini, D Ryan Hollingshead, D Sergi Palencia (Denil Maldonado 89’); M Ilie Sánchez ©, M Timothy Tillman (Mateusz Bogusz 67’), M Kellyn Acosta; F Mario González (Carlos Vela 60’), F Cristian Olivera (Stipe Biuk 89’), F Denis Bouanga
Substitutes Not Used: D Érik Dueñas, F Nathan Ordaz, D Aaron Long, M Filip Krastev, GK John McCarthy
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
Assistant Referees: Kevin Lock, Matthew Nelson
Fourth Official: Joe Dickerson
VAR: Michael Radchuk
AVAR: Corey Rockwell
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees
