St. Louis CITY SC defeated San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday at PayPal Park. Sam Adeniran put CITY SC in the lead heading into halftime after heading home Rasmus Alm’s corner kick in the 41st minute. Jamiro Monteiro found the equalizer two minutes into the second half for the Earthquakes, but Adeniran converted the game winning penalty in the 58th minute to give CITY the three points.
Adeniran’s First MLS Goals
Adeniran featured in four matches this season for CITY SC before he was loaned to USL Championship side San Antonio FC. In his first match back for CITY SC, Adeniran found the back of the net in the 41st minute, scoring his first career MLS goal. The forward added to his tally after converting a penalty in the 58th minute.
Ten MLS Wins
CITY SC sits at the top of the MLS Western Conference with 32 points after 19 games. After a historic 5-0-0 start to the season, St. Louis CITY SC became the first Western Conference team this season and the second-fastest MLS expansion team ever to record 10 wins.
Postgame Notes
- Three players made their first start for CITY SC – Aziel Jackson, Sam Adeniran and Josh Yaro.
- Jackson made his first-ever career MLS start while Yaro made his first MLS start since 2017
- Adeniran scored his first-ever MLS goal
- Adeniran is the 12th player to score in MLS action and 14th player to score across all competitions for CITY SC this season
- With his brace, Adeniran joins João Klauss, Aziel Jackson and Indiana Vassilev as players who have at least one multi-goal game for CITY SC across all competitions
- With his assist, Rasmus Alm has six goal contributions (two goals, four assists) in MLS this season
- CITY SC are undefeated when scoring first (8-0-2 record)
- CITY SC is the first team Western Conference team to ten (10) wins
- CITY SC fielded their 18th different lineup in 19 MLS games this season
- St. Louis is first team to defeat San Jose at PayPal Park since September 24, 2022 (10 games)
- With the result, St. Louis has won twice against an opponent in the same season for the first time in their history
- CITY SC is the second expansion team to record a road win over the Earthquakes (17 games) along with LAFC in 2018
- Roman Bürki’s eight (8) saves on the night bring him to 76 saves on the season, the most in MLS
- This match marks the third game this season where Bürki has recorded eight saves or more (Real Salt Lake – 8, Colorado – 12, San Jose – 8)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Sam Adeniran (Rasmus Alm), 41st minute: Samuel Adeniran header from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
SJ – Jamiro Monteiro (Jackson Yueill), 47th minute: Jamiro Monteiro right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL – Sam Adeniran (penalty), 58th minute: Samuel Adeniran converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC returns home for a meeting with Colorado Rapids on Saturday, July 1.
June 24, 2023 – PayPal Park (San Jose, CA)
Goals by Half
SJE: First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
STL: First (1) Second (1) Final (2)
Scoring Summary
STL: Samuel Adeniran (Rasmus Alm), 41
SJ: Jamiro Monteiro (Jackson Yueill), 47
STL: Samuel Adeniran (penalty), 58
Misconduct Summary
SJ:Jamiro Monteiro (caution), 49
STL: Aziel Jackson (caution), 59
SJ:Jamiro Monteiro (caution), 49
SJ: Niko Tsakiris (caution), 84
STL: Célio Pompeu (caution), 90’+2’
STL: Tomáš Ostrák (caution), 90’+6’
Lineups
SJ: GK Daniel De Sousa Brito; D Jonathan Mensah, D Miguel Trauco (Tommy Thompson 83’), D Rodrigues, D Carlos Akapo (Paul Marie 78’); M Carlos Gruezo (Niko Tsakiris 83’), M Jackson Yuelli ©, M Jack Skahan (Benji Kikanovic 70’), M Jamiro Monteiro (Ousseni Bouda 71’); F Cristian Espinoza, F Jeremy Ebobisse
Substitutes Not Used: GK JT Marcinkowski, D Tanner Beason, M Cameron Ciley, D Daniel Munie
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 19; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Josh Yaro, D Akil Watts, D Kyle Hiebert, D Tim Parker; M Njabulo Blom, M Jared Stroud (Célio Pompeu 80’), M Rasmus Alm (Isak Jensen 90’+3’), M Miguel Perez (Indiana Vassilev 72’), M AZ Jackson (Niko Gioacchini 72’); F Sam Adeniran (Tomáš Ostrák 80’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Jake Nerwinski, D John Nelson, D Lucas BartlettM GK Ben Lundt
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 8
Referee: Marcos DeOliveira
Assistant Referees: Chris Wattam, Brooke Mayo
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fierro
VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR: Jeff Muschik
Venue: PayPal Park
Weather: Clear, 62 degrees
