St. Louis CITY SC tied LAFC 2-2 on Sunday night at BMO Stadium. CITY SC opened the scoring in the 52nd minute with a goal from Cedric Teuchert, his second of the season. Defenders Jannes Horn and Timo Baumgartl both earned assists on the goal. Twelve minutes later, LAFC leveled the match with a goal from Denis Bouanga. St. Louis played the final seven minutes of the match a player down and managed to earn a free kick which resulted in an own goal off an LAFC player to make it 2-1. In stoppage time, Denis Bouanga scored his second goal of the match to tie it 2-2, splitting the points between CITY SC and LAFC. St. Louis will head to the Pacific Northwest to face Seattle Sounders FC for the second time this season on Saturday, May 3 at 9:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Cedric Teuchert scored his second goal of the season and sixth of his MLS career
- Teuchert’s goal marked the first time St. Louis CITY SC scored against LAFC
- Jannes Horn picked up his first assist of the season
- Additionally, Timo Baumgartl earned his first career MLS assist
- Ben Lundt made his first career penalty kick save
- Lundt finished the match with seven saves, his second-highest single match total this season
April 27, 2025 – BMO Stadium (Los Angeles, CA)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Jannes Horn, Timo Baumgartl), 52nd minute – Cedric Teuchert scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone.
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Cengiz Ünder), 70th minute – Denis Bouanga scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone.
STL: Nathan Ordaz (own goal), 89th minute – Nathan Ordaz scored an own goal.
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Cengiz Ünder), 90th+5 minute – Denis Bouanga scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the top right corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Jannes Horn, Timo Baumgartl), 52’
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Cengiz Ünder), 70’
STL: Nathan Ordaz (own goal), 89’
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Cengiz Ünder), 90’+5
Misconduct Summary
STL: Alfredo Morales (caution), 48’
LAFC: Timothy Tillman (caution), 78’
STL: Alfredo Morales (caution/ejection), 83’
Lineups
LAFC: GK Hugo Lloris; D Ryan Hollingshead, D Aaron Long © (Nkosi Tafari, 88’), D Marlon Santos (Eddie Segura, 82’), D Sergi Palencia; M Igor Jesus (Frankie Amaya, 88’), M Mark Delgado (Jeremy Ebobisse, 82’), M Timothy Tillman; F Denis Bouanga, F Olivier Giroud (Nathan Ordaz, 68’), F David Martinez (Cengiz Ünder, 68’)
Substitutes not used: GK David Ochoa, D Artem Smoliakov, M Yaw Yeboah
TOTAL SHOTS: 21; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 4
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Kyle Hiebert, D Timo Baumgartl, D Josh Yaro, D Jannes Horn (Mykhi Joyner, 71’), D Conrad Wallem (Akil Watts, 38’); M Alfredo Morales, M Marcel Hartel ©, M Tomáš Ostrák (Célio Pompeu, 46’); F Cedric Teuchert (Joakim Nilsson, 71’), F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 71’)
Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Joey Zalinsky, D Michael Wentzel, F Xande Silva
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 7
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant Referees: Corey Rockwell, Adam Garner, Joe Dickerson
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
Venue: BMO Stadium
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 61 degrees
