St. Louis CITY SC fell 4-2 to Club América in the Leagues Cup Round of 16 in a thrilling matchup at Dignity Health Sports Park. América opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Brian Rodríguez before Indiana Vassilev and Eduard Löwen (penalty) found the net early in the second half to give CITY SC a 2-1 lead. Diego Valdés equalized in the 79th minute for Club América before Rodríguez scored his second of the match from the penalty spot to give them the lead late in the 86th minute. Rodrigo Aguirre scored in stoppage time to secure the Liga MX side’s progression to the next round. St. Louis will resume MLS play on August 24 when they travel to face Portland Timbers.
Postgame Notes
- Indiana Vassilev and Eduard Löwen scored their first career Leagues Cup goals
- Eduard Löwen marked his fourth consecutive Leagues Cup assist on Vassilev’s goal
- With his assist tonight, Löwen moves to second in assists in Leagues Cup
- Löwen recorded five goal contributions (one goal, four assists) in four Leagues Cup games
Goal-Scoring Plays
AMÉ: Brian Rodríguez (Diego Valdés), 15th minute – Bryan Rodríguez scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: Indiana Vassilev (Eduard Löwen), 49th minute – Indiana Vassilev scored a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty kick), 55th minute – Eduard Löwen scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot.
AMÉ: Diego Valdés (Richard Sánchez), 79th minute – Diego Valdés scored a header from the center of the box.
AMÉ: Brian Rodríguez (penalty kick), 86th minute – Brian Rodríguez scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot.
AMÉ: Rodrigo Aguirre (Luis Malagón), 90th minute + 8 – Rodrigo Aguirre scored a left footed shot from the center of the box.
August 13, 2024 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, CA)
Scoring Summary
AMÉ: Brian Rodríguez (Diego Valdés), 15’
STL: Indiana Vassilev (Eduard Löwen), 49’
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty kick), 55’
AMÉ: Diego Valdés (Richard Sánchez), 79’
AMÉ: Brian Rodríguez (penalty kick), 86’
AMÉ: Rodrigo Aguirre (Luis Malagón), 90’+8
Misconduct Summary
AMÉ: Diego Valdés (caution), 45’+3
AMÉ: Luis Malagón (caution), 90’+4
Lineups
AMÉ: GK Luis Malagón, D Israel Reyes, D Néstor Araújo, D Igor Lichnovsky, D Cristian Calderón (Cristian Borja, 71’); M Jonathan dos Santos (Richard Sánchez, 71’) M Álvaro Fidalgo; M Javairô Dilrosun (Érick Sánchez, 32’), M Diego Valdés (Ramón Juarez, 90’), M Brian Rodríguez; F Henry Martín © (Rodrigo Aguirre, 71’)
Substitutes not used: GK Roldofo Cota, GK Jonathan Estrada, D Emilio Lara, M Alan Cervantes, M Dagoberto Espinoza, M José Rodríguez, F Illian Hernández
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 5
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland (John Klein, 90’), D Josh Yaro, D Kyle Hiebert, D Jay Reid; M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin; M Marcel Hartel, M Cedric Teuchert (Indiana Vassilev, 35’), M Nökkvi Thórisson (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 82’); F Simon Becher
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, GK Christian Olivares, D Michael Wentzel, D Jannes Horn, D Anthony Markanich, M Akil Watts, M Hosei Kijima
TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5
Referee: Marco Ortiz
Assistant Referees: Christian Espinoza, Jorge Antonio Sánchez, Adonal Escobedo
VAR: Erick Yair Miranda
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Weather: Sunny, 73 degrees
