St. Louis CITY SC earned a point at home following their 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy. After a scoreless first half, forward Niko Gioacchini found the opener in the 68th minute of the match before LA Galaxy leveled the game through Daniel Aguirre in the 85th minute. CITY SC remains atop of the Western Conference standings with 29 points.
Four-Match Unbeaten Streak
Over the four-match home-stand, CITY SC has posted a 3-0-1 record. CITY SC earned victories against Sporting KC, Vancouver and Houston Dynamo, winning each game by at least three goals. With a goal in today’s draw, CITY SC have outscored their opponents 11-2 over the last four games.
Postgame Notes
- CITY SC has trailed in just 52 of 900 minutes at CITYPARK
- CITY SC is now 7-2-1 at CITYPARK across all competitions and 6-2-1 at home in MLS play
- With his goal, Niko Gioacchini now has a team-leading six (6) goals on the season
- Gioacchini recorded a goal for the second-consecutive match, becoming the first CITY SC player to have multiple instances of goals in back-to-back games
- With his assist, Indiana Vassilev now has five goal contributions on the season (2 goals, 3 assists)
- CITY SC remains undefeated (7-0-2) in MLS play when they score first
- With the draw, CITY SC now has a four-match home unbeaten streak
- CITY SC are 7-1-2 when Alm is on the field, outscoring their opponents by 26-8 in those games.
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Niko Gioacchini (Indiana Vassilev), 68th minute: Niko Gioacchini left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
LA – Daniel Aguirre (Douglas Costa), 85th minute: Daniel Aguirre right footed shot from very close range to the center of the goal.
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC hits the road for a bout with Eastern Conference opponent Nashville SC.
June 11, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Goals by Half
STL: First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
LA: First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
Scoring Summary
STL: Niko Gioacchini (Indiana Vassilev), 68
LA: Daniel Aguirre (Douglas Costa), 85
Misconduct Summary
STL: Eduard Löwen (caution), 8’
STL: Njabulo Blom (caution), 40’
STL: Rasmus Alm (caution), 45’+4’
LA: Gastón Brugman (caution), 52’
LA: Jalen Neal (caution), 54’
STL: Tomáš Ostrák (caution), 83’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski, D Lucas Bartlett, D Tim Parker, D Kyle Hiebert; M Eduard Löwen, M Njabulo Blom, M Indiana Vassilev (Tomáš Ostrák 78’), M Rasmus Alm (Célio Pompeu 56’), M Jared Stroud (Aziel Jackson 78’); F Niko Gioacchini
Substitutes Not Used: D John Nelson, D Josh Yaro, D Jon Bell, M Miguel Perez, M Isak Jensen, GK Ben Lundt
TOTAL SHOTS: 22; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 4
LA: GK Jonathan Bond; D Lucas Calegari (Kelvin Leerdam 78’), D Julian Aude, D Martin Caceres, D Jalen Neal (Chris Mavinga 78’); M Gaston Brugman ©, M Riqui Puig, M Mark Delgado, M Tyler Boyd (Daniel Aguirre 78’), F Dejan Joveljic (Preston Judd 78’), F Douglas Costa (Efrain Alvarez 90’+3’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Eriq Zavaleta, F Gino Vivi, GK Jonathan Klinsmann, D Raheem Edwards
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5
Referee: Victor Rivas
Assistant Referees: Diego Blas, Claudiu Badea
Fourth Official: Jeremy Scheer
VAR: Jair Marrufo
AVAR: Tom Supple
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Cloudy, 67 degrees
