St. Louis CITY SC fell 3-1 to Minnesota United at CITYPARK. Cedric Teuchert netted his third goal of the season to put CITY SC ahead in the 4th minute. Minnesota equalized later in the half through a goal from Bongokuhle Hlongwane, and then Hlongwane scored again a few minutes into the second half to give the visitors the lead. Kelvin Yeboah padded Minnesota’s advantage by converting a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, securing the win for the away side. St. Louis CITY SC will travel to the west coast to face San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, September 21 at 9:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Cedric Teuchert scored his third goal of the season
- Through his first five games in MLS play for CITY SC, Teuchert has scored three goals and earned one assist
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Cedric Teuchert, 4th minute – Cedric Teuchert scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
MIN: Bongokuhle Hlongwane, 23rd minute – Bongokuhle Hlongwane scored a left footed shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal.
MIN: Jay Reid (own goal), 52nd minute – Jay Reid scored an own goal.
MIN: Kelvin Yeboah (penalty kick), 62nd minute – Kelvin Yeboah converted a penalty kick with a right footed shot.
September 14, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Scoring Summary
STL: Cedric Teuchert, 4’
MIN: Bongokuhle Hlongwane, 23’
MIN: Jay Reid (own goal), 52’
MIN: Kelvin Yeboah (penalty kick), 62’
Misconduct Summary
MIN: Michael Boxall (caution), 20’
STL: Eduard Löwen (caution), 90’
MIN: Sang Bin Jeong (caution), 90’+3
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski (Rasmus Alm, 62’), D Henry Kessler (Jay Reid, 46’), D Kyle Hiebert, D Jannes Horn; M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 46’); M Marcel Hartel, M Cedric Teuchert, M Simon Becher (Nökkvi Thórisson, 77’); F João Klauss
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Tomas Totland, D Josh Yaro, M Akil Watts, M Indiana Vassilev
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 8
MIN: GK Dayne St. Clair; D Devin Padelford (Joseph Rosales 46’), D Miguel Tapias, D Michael Boxall ©, D Jefferson Diaz; M Robin Lod (Samuel Shashoua 90’+6), M Wil Trapp, M Joaquin Pereyra (Carlos Harvey, 67’), M Hassani Dotson; F Kelvin Yeboah (Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi, 77’), F Bogokuhle Hlongwane (Sang Bin Jeong, 67’)
Substitutes not used: GK Alec Smir, M Franco Fragapane, M DJ Taylor, F Teemu Pukki
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 10; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 7
Referee: Marcus DeOliveira
Assistant Referees: Eric Weisbrod, Kevin Lock, Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Ismail Elfath
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Cloudy, 76 degrees
