St. Louis CITY SC fell 1-0 to Houston Dynamo on Tuesday night in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One fixture. The teams finished the round tied 2-2 on aggregate, but Houston Dynamo’s away goal at CITYPARK in the first leg proved to be the difference in the tie. Erik Sviatchenko’s goal in the 60th minute gave Houston the lead and ultimately the win. CITY SC returns to MLS action on Saturday where they will host New York City FC.
Postgame Notes
- After signing a short-term loan agreement with CITY SC, St Louis CITY2’s Michael Wentzel made his first start
- After scoring the winner in the first leg, MLS SuperDraft pick Hosei Kijima made his first start for CITY SC
Goal-Scoring Plays
HOU – Erik Sviatchenko, 60th minute: Erik Sviatchenko left-footed shot to the upper right corner.
February 27, 2024 – Shell Energy Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Scoring Summary
HOU: Erik Sviatchenko, 60
Misconduct Summary
STL: Jake Nerwinski (caution), 42
STL: Michael Wentzel (caution), 90
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution), 90+3
Lineups
HOU: GK Steve Clark ©; D Daniel Steres (Franco Escobar 61’), D Micael (Erik Sviatchenko 46’), D Ethan Bartlow, D Griffin Dorsey (Tate Schmitt 81’); M Brad Smith (Aliyu Ibrahim 75’), M Jan Gregus, M Artur, M Coco Carrasquilla (Amine Bassi 61’); F Gabriel Segal, F Sebastian Kowalczyk
Substitutes Not Used: GK Andrew Tarbell, GK Xavier Valdez, D Kieran Sargeant, M Ousmane Sylla, M Brooklyn Raines, M Diego Gonzalez, F Stephen Annor
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 1
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski, D Michael Wentzel, D Joakim Nilsson (Anthony Markanich 44’), D Akil Watts; M Chris Durkin, M Hosei Kijima (Eduard Löwen 72’), M Tomáš Ostrák (Aziel Jackson 58’), M Indiana Vassilev (Célio Pompeu 58’); F Sam Adeniran (Nökkvi Thórisson 72’), F João Klauss
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Tomas Totland, D Tim Parker, GK Christian Olivares, D Nikolas Dyhr, M Njabulo Blom
TOTAL SHOTS: 5; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4
Referee: Marco Ortiz
Assistant Referees: Enrique Bustos, Jorge Sanchez
Fourth Official: Juan Gabriel Calderon
VAR: Erick Miranda
AVAR: Guillermo Pacheco
Venue: Shell Energy Stadium
Weather: Clear, 73 degrees
