Following a nearly four-hour weather delay, St. Louis CITY SC dropped the opening match of their Leagues Cup campaign 2-1 to Columbus Crew. Lucas Zelarayán curled home a free kick in the 11th minute to open the scoring, and then Chuco Hernández converted from the penalty spot to push the home side’s advantage to two. CITY SC halved the deficit late in the second half, with a cross off a corner kick from midfielder Indiana Vassilev deflecting off Columbus’ Jacen Russell-Rowe and into goal, but the team could not find the equalizer afterward.
Goal-Scoring Plays
CLB – Lucas Zelarayán, 11th minute:Lucas Zelarayán from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
CLB – Cucho Hernández (penalty), 29th minute: Cucho Hernández from a penalty kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.STL – Jacen Russell-Rowe (own goal), 84th minute: Own goal by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
Next Game
CITY SC hosts Liga MX heavyweight Club América on July 27 to complete their Leagues Cup group stage action.
July 23, 2023 – Lower.com Field (Columbus, Ohio)
Goals by Half
CLB First (2) Second (0) Final (2)
STL First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
Scoring Summary
CLB: Lucas Zelarayán, 11
CLB: Cucho Hernández, 29
STL: Jacen Russell-Rowe (own goal), 85
Misconduct Summary
STL: Sam Adeniran (caution), 56
CLB: Yevhen Cheberko (caution), 88
CLB: Mohamed Farsi (caution), 90’+3’
STL: Célio Pompeu (caution), 90’+5’
Lineups
CLB: GK Evan Bush; D Gustavo Vallecilla, D Malte Amundsen, D Mohamed Farsi; M Darlington Nagbe ©, M Aidan Morris, M Sean Zawadzki, M Lucas Zelarayán (Jacen Russell-Rowe 70’); F Yaw Yeboah (Yevhen Cheberko 70’), F Christian Ramírez (Max Arfsten 81’), F Cucho Hernández
Substitutes Not Used: GK Patrick Schulte, D Philip Quinton, D Josh Williams, M Luis Díaz, F Kevin Molino, M Isaiah Parente, D Steven Moreira, D Jimmy Medranda
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 2
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Jake Nerwinski, D Lucas Bartlett, D Jon Bell, D John Nelson; M Miguel Perez (Indiana Vassilev 77’), M Eduard Löwen © (Aziel Jackson 61’), M Célio Pompeu, M Tomáš Ostrák (Njabulo Blom 46’), M Rasmus Alm (Jared Stroud 77’); F Sam Adeniran (Niko Gioacchini 61’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Michael Creek, D Josh Yaro, D Akil Watts, M Selmir Pidro, M Isak Jensen, D Kyle Hiebert
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 7
Referee: Reon Radix
Assistant Referees: Wasnah Shavan Barnarde, Chris Elliott
Fourth Official: Okeito Nicholson
VAR: Ricardo Montero
AVAR: Mario Terrazas Chávez
Venue: Lower.com Field
Weather: Cloudy, 66 degrees
