St. Louis CITY SC shutout Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday night to earn their fourth consecutive shutout and second win in a row. St. Louis’ attack was quickly rolling as Eduard Löwen found the back of the net in the 16th minute off a free kick. The goal was Löwen’s first of the season and the first-ever goal at the newly renamed Energizer Park. CITY’s defense maintained the 1-0 lead throughout the match and helped Ben Lundt earn his first career MLS clean sheet and win. St. Louis CITY SC’s next match will be the team’s inaugural meeting against Philadelphia Union on Saturday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. CT from Subaru Park.
Another Game, Another Shutout
St. Louis recorded its fourth consecutive clean sheet to start the 2025 season. CITY SC is the third MLS team to start the season with four consecutive shutouts, joining the 2012 Vancouver Whitecaps and 2007 New York Red Bulls. It is also the first time in CITY SC’s history that the team has gone four straight games without conceding a goal. The result was also Ben Lundt’s first career MLS clean sheet and win. No MLS team has recorded five consecutive shutouts to start a season.
Postgame Notes
- Eduard Löwen scored his first goal of the season for CITY SC
- With the goal, Löwen has recorded 30 goal contributions (12 goals, 18 assists) in 56 regular season games for St. Louis
- St. Louis is 19-3-3 all-time when Löwen scores or assists in regular season matches
- Löwen is the first player to score a goal at the newly renamed home for CITY SC, Energizer Park
- He was also the first CITY SC player to score the first home goal for CITY SC in 2023 (March 5, 2023)
- Henry Kessler recorded his 100th career MLS start
- Alfredo Morales earned his 100th MLS appearance after entering the match as a sub
- Tomáš Ostrák and Joakim Nilsson made their first appearances of the 2025 season
March 15, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Eduard Löwen, 15th minute – Eduard Löwen scored from a free kick with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the middle-left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Eduard Löwen, 15’
Misconduct Summary
SEA: Jackson Ragen (caution), 14’
SEA: Jesús Ferreira (caution), 45’+ 1
SEA: Obed Vargas (caution), 64’
STL: Henry Kessler (caution), 71’
STL: Simon Becher (caution), 81’
SEA: Alex Roldan (caution), 83’
Lineups
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Tomas Totland (Tomás Ostrák, 67’), D Kyle Hiebert, D Henry Kessler, D Jannes Horn (Josh Yaro, 63’), D Conrad Wallem; M Eduard Löwen (Alfredo Morales, 63’), M Chris Durkin, M Akil Watts (Joakim Nilsson, 90’+1), M Marcel Hartel ©; F Cedric Teuchert (Simon Becher, 63’)
Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Timo Baumgartl, M Célio Pompeu, F João Klauss
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 1
SEA: GK Stefan Frei ©; D Nouhou, D Jonathan Bell, D Jackson Ragen; M Cristian Roldan (Danny Leyva, 79’), M Albert Rusnak, M Paul Rothrock (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, 80’), M Alex Roldan, M Obed Vargas, F Georgi Minoungou; F Jesús Ferreira (Daniel Musovski, 64’)
Substitutes not used: GK Andrew Thomas, GK Jacob Castro, D Stuart Hawkins, D Cody Baker, M Joao Paulo Mior, M Stuart Hawkins
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Swartzel, Diego Blas, John Matto
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr
AVAR: Craig Lowry
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Raining, 56 degrees
