St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-0 to Seattle Sounders FC at Lumen Field on Wednesday night. Seattle opened the scoring in the first half with an own goal from Tim Parker. The Sounders added another goal early in the second half and closed out the match with the shutout. CITY SC will travel to Kansas to take on Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.
Postgame Notes
- Mykhi Joyner made his MLS debut coming off the bench
- John Klein made his fifth consecutive start with CITY SC since signing a first team contract on June 22
Goal-Scoring Plays
SEA: Tim Parker (own goal), 28th minute – Tim Parker scored an own goal from the center of the box.
SEA: Jonathan Bell (Albert Rusnák), 49th minute – Jonathan Bell scored a header from the center of the box.
July 17, 2024 – Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Scoring Summary
SEA: Tim Parker (own goal), 28’
SEA: Jonathan Bell (Albert Rusnák), 49’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 4’
STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 38’
SEA: Paul Rothrock (caution), 90’+2
Lineups
SEA: GK Stefan Frei ©, D Alex Roldan, D Jackson Ragen, D Jonathan Bell, D Nouhou (Reed Baker-Whiting, 64’); M Obed Vargas (Danny Leyva, 86’), M Cristian Roldan (João Paulo, 74’); M Paul Rothrock, M Albert Rusnák, M Léo Chú (Raúl Ruidíaz, 64’); F Jordan Morris (Danny Musovski, 87’)
Substitutes not used: GK Andrew Thomas, D Yeimar, D Cody Baker, F Pedro de la Vega
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 2
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©, D Tomas Totland, D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson (Josh Yaro, 85’), D Kyle Hiebert; M Eduard Löwen (Njabulo Blom, 85’), M Chris Durkin; M John Klein (Jay Reid, 77’), M Hosei Kijima (Akil Watts, 59’), M Indiana Vassilev (Mykhi Joyner, 46’); F Nökkvi Thórisson (Caden Glover, 76’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Michael Wentzel, D Jake Nerwinski
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 5
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
Assistant Referees: Cameron Blanchard, Mike Nickerson, Gerald Flores
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Tom Supple
Venue: Lumen Field
Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees
