St. Louis CITY SC split points with New England Revolution after a 2-2 draw on Saturday night. CITY SC took the lead in the first half with a goal from Henry Kessler. The goal was Kessler’s first for St. Louis and was against his former club in New England. The Revolution responded just five minutes later as Luca Langoni leveled the score at 1-1. New England took the lead right before halftime. St. Louis was trailing entering the second half until Simon Becher evened the score in the 73rd minute. St. Louis CITY SC returns home next Saturday, September 14 to face Minnesota United FC for the first time this season.
Postgame Notes
- Henry Kessler scored his first goal for St. Louis – the goal came against his former club New England
- Simon Becher scored his second MLS goal of the season
- Becher has scored four goals in his last seven appearances across all competitions
- Marcel Hartel earned his fourth assist of the season
- In the past three MLS matches for CITY SC, Hartel has marked five goal contributions (one goal, four assists)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Henry Kessler (Marcel Hartel), 23rd minute – Henry Kessler scored a header from the center of the box to the top left corner
NE: Luca Langoni (Will Sands), 28th minute – Luca Langoni scored with a right footed shot from the left side of the box to the lower left zone
NE: Carles Gil (Will Sands, Ian Sarkes), 40th minute – Carles Gil scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom left corner
STL: Simon Becher, 73rd minute – Simon Becher scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner
September 7, 2024 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA)
Scoring Summary
STL: Henry Kessler (Marcel Hartel), 23’
NE: Luca Langoni (Will Sands), 28’
NE: Carles Gil (Will Sands, Ian Harkes), 40’
STL: Simon Becher, 73’
Misconduct Summary
NE: Giacomo Vrioni (caution), 16’
STL: Jannes Horn (caution), 21’
STL: Henry Kessler (caution), 51’
STL: Eduard Löwen (caution), 56’
STL: Kyle Hiebert (caution), 59’
Lineups
NE: GK Aljaz Ivacic; D Peyton Miller, D Dave Romney, D Tim Parker, D Will Sands; M Matthew Polster, M Carles Gil ©, M Ian Harkes; F Giacomo Vrioni (Bobby Wood, 85’), F Dylan Borreo (Emmanuel Boateng, 84’), F Luca Lagoni (Nacho Gil, 72’)
Substitutes not used: GK Earl Edwards Jr., D Andrew Farrell, D Jonathan Mensah, D Nick Lima, M Thomas McNamara, M Mark-Anthony Kaye
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 9
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski, D Henry Kessler, D Kyle Hiebert, D Jannes Horn (João Klauss, 57’); M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin; M Marcel Hartel, M Cedric Teuchert (Rasmus Alm, 66’), M Indiana Vassilev (Nökkvi Thórisson, 46’); F Simon Becher (Jay Reid, 87’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Tomas Totland, D Josh Yaro, M Jake Girdwood-Reich, M Akil Watts
TOTAL SHOTS: 21; SHOTS ON GOAL: 11; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 2
Referee: Timothy Ford
Assistant Referees: Andrew Bigelow, Brian Dunn, Mark Allatin
VAR: Luis Guardia
AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Weather: Cloudy, 66 degrees
