St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-1 to Sporting KC on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park. St. Louis took the lead through Sam Adeniran in the 22nd minute before Alan Pulido scored two goals in the first half to secure the win for the home side. Next up, CITY SC will head to the west coast for an away matchup with LA Galaxy on Sunday, September 10.
Postgame Notes
- Sam Adeniran scored his sixth MLS goal for CITY SC in his seventh start of the season
- Nökkvi Thorisson and Anthony Markanich made their first start for CITY SC
- After 27 games, St. Louis remains at the top of the MLS Western Conference with 47 points
- Indiana Vassilev recorded his fifth assist of the season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Sam Adeniran (Indiana Vassilev), 22nd minute: Samuel Adeniran left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.SKC – Alan Pulido (Dániel Sallói), 31st minute: Alan Pulido right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
SKC – Alan Pulido (Jake Davis), 44th minute: Alan Pulido right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
Next Game
CITY SC heads to the west coast for an away matchup with LA Galaxy on Sunday, September 10.
September 2, 2023 – Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, Kansas)
Goals by Half
Sporting KC First (2) Second (0) Final (2)
St. Louis CITY SC First (1) Second (0) Final (1)
Scoring Summary
STL: Sam Adeniran (Indiana Vassilev), 22
SKC: Alan Pulido (Dániel Sallói), 31
SKC: Alan Pulido (Jake Davis), 44
Misconduct Summary
SKC: Alan Pulido (caution), 71
STL: Rasmus Alm (caution), 81
SKC: Tim Melia (caution), 86
STL: João Klauss (caution), 89
SKC: Roger Espinoza (caution), 90+5
Lineups
SKC: GK Tim Melia; D Andreu Fontas, D Dany Rosero, D Jake Davis, D Logan Ndenbe; M Felipe Gutierrez (Nemanja Radoja, 46’), M Erik Thommy, M Remi Walter; F Johnny Russell © (Roger Espinoza 86’), F Alan Pulido, F Daniel Salloi (Khiry Shelton 79’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Robert Voloder, D Tim Leibold, M Felipe Hernandez, GK Kendall McIntosh, F Willy Agada, F Marinos Tzionis
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 1
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Kyle Hiebert, D Tim Parker (Josh Yaro 46’), D Joakim Nilsson, D Anthony Markanich (Rasmus Alm 62’); M Njabulo Blom, M Indiana Vassilev (Eduard Löwen 46’), M Jared Stroud, M Nökkvi Thórisson, M Tomáš Ostrák (João Klauss 46’); F Sam Adeniran (Aziel Jackson 75’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Lucas Bartlett, D Akil Watts, F Niko Gioacchini
TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant Referees: Jeffrey Swartzel, Brooke Mayo
Fourth Official: Jeremy Scheer
VAR: Geoff Gamble
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
Weather: Sunny, 90 degrees
