St. Louis CITY SC earned their second straight win, beating Sporting Kansas City at CITYPARK on Saturday night. Cedric Teuchert opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, which marked his fifth goal of the season. St. Louis led 1-0 at the half and added another goal in the 54th minute through Rasmus Alm, which was his second of the season. Sporting Kansas City responded with a goal from Stephen Afrifa, but Eduard Löwen secured the 3-1 victory for CITY SC with a strike in the 75th minute. The win was St. Louis’ ninth win at CITYPARK across all competitions in 2024. CITY SC will head to the west coast to face LAFC for a midweek clash on Wednesday, October 2 at 9:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- St. Louis CITY SC won its second straight match
- CITY SC finished the season unbeaten against Sporting Kansas City (1-0-2 record)
- CITY SC is a perfect 3-0-0 across its three all-time regular season matches at CITYPARK, outscoring SKC 11-2 in those matches
- Seven different players scored for CITY SC against Sporting Kansas City this season (Klauss, Célio Pompeu, Tomas Totland, Nökvvi Thórisson, Cedric Teuchert, Rasmus Alm, and Eduard Löwen)
- Cedric Teuchert scored his fifth goal of the regular season
- Eduard Löwen earned his fifth goal of the MLS season
- St. Louis has an 18-3-3 record all-time when Löwen scores or assists across all competitions
- Teuchert, Klauss, and Löwen are now tied for the team lead in goals
- Teuchert has now scored in three consecutive matches and in five of the last six matches in MLS play
- Rasmus Alm scored his second goal of the season
- Akil Watts earned his second assist of the season
- CITY SC moved to 8-0-1 in home matches across all competitions this season when scoring two or more goals
- Teuchert notched his second and third assists of the regular season
- Teuchert’s three goal contributions matched Marcel Hartel (three assists against Portland Timbers on August 24) for the single-game team high this season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Akil Watts), 33rd minute – Cedric Teuchert scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the middle right zone.
STL: Rasmus Alm (Cedric Teuchert), 54th minute – Rasmus Alm scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
SKC: Stephen Afrifa (Jake Davis), 63rd minute – Stephen Afrifa scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the top right corner.
STL: Eduard Löwen (Cedric Teuchert), 75th minute – Eduard Löwen scored a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom right corner.
September 28, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Scoring Summary
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Akil Watts), 33’
STL: Rasmus Alm (Cedric Teuchert), 54’
SKC: Stephen Afrifa (Jake Davis), 63’
STL: Eduard Löwen (Cedric Teuchert), 75’
Misconduct Summary
STL: João Klauss (caution), 39’
SKC: Dany Rosero (caution), 45’
SKC: John Pulskamp (caution), 45’
SKC: Robert Voloder (caution), 45’+5
STL: Cedric Teuchert (caution), 80’
STL: Jannes Horn (caution), 86’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Henry Kessler, D Kyle Hiebert (Joakim Nilsson, 84’), D Jannes Horn; M Eduard Löwen, M Akil Watts (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 85’), M Marcel Hartel, M Rasmus Alm (Nökkvi Thórisson 61’), M Cedric Teuchert (John Klein, 85’); F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 76’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, D Jay Reid, D Jake Nerwinski
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 5; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4
SKC: GK John Pulskamp; D Robert Voloder, D Dany Rosero, D Tim Leibold (Logan Ndenbe 59’), D Jake Davis ©, D Zorhan Bassong; M Memo Rodriguez, M Remi Walter (Khiry Shelton 59’); F Alenis Vargas (Johnny Russell 77’), F Willy Agada (Alan Pulido 78’), F Stephen Afrifa (Daniel Salloi 78’)
Substitutes not used: GK Tim Melia, D Chris Rindov, D Robert Castellanos, M Danny Flores, F Daniel Salloi
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 1
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant Referees: Brooke Mayo, Walt Heatherly, Filip Dujic
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
AVAR: Jozef Batko
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 70 degrees
