St. Louis CITY SC advanced to the Leagues Cup Round of 16 with a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers at CITYPARK on Friday night. The teams played to a scoreless first half, but CITY SC took the lead with a goal from Cedric Teuchert in the opening minutes of the second half. Portland Timbers would later tie the match in the 54th minute. Then, in the 83rd minute, Marcel Hartel scored to help St. Louis move ahead 2-1. Simon Becher scored in the 87th minute to seal the victory and secure the team’s spot in the Leagues Cup Round of 16. Eduard Löwen assisted on both Hartel and Becher’s goals. CITY SC will go on the road to face Club América on Tuesday, August 13.
Postgame Notes
- Cedric Teuchert, Simon Becher and Marcel Hartel each scored their second career goal with St. Louis CITY SC
- Teuchert, Becher, and Hartel all scored their second goal in three games
- Hartel, Becher and Teuchert have scored all six of CITY SC’s goals in Leagues Cup play
- All three players joined the team during Major League Soccer’s Secondary Transfer Window this season
- Eduard Löwen notched two assists on the night, and the assists were Löwen’s fourth and fifth across all competitions this season, tying him with Indiana Vassilev for the team lead
- Löwen has recorded 23 goal contributions (eight goals and 15 assists) in 26 matches at CITYPARK
- St. Louis has a 17-2-3 record when Löwen scores or assists across all competitions
- Tonight’s match was the fourth time in his CITY SC career that Löwen has marked two more assists in a game
- St. Louis has scored six goals against Portland in all competitions. Additionally, tonight’s win marked the most goals St. Louis has scored all-time versus the Timbers
- St. Louis improved their record against Portland Timbers to 2-1-1 across all competitions
- Roman Bürki matched CITY SC’s season high in saves made with seven
- CITY SC has scored two or more goals in a win at CITYPARK for the sixth time this season
- St. Louis’ record at home is 17-8-7 all-time across all competitions
- CITY SC is 2-0-1 through Leagues Cup play this year
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Cedric Teuchert, 51st minute – Cedric Teuchert scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box.
POR: Claudio Bravo, 54th minute – Claudio Bravo scored with a left footed shot from the central position outside the box.
STL: Marcel Hartel (Eduard Löwen), 83rd minute – Marcel Hartel scored a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
STL: Simon Becher (Eduard Löwen), 87th minute – Simon Becher scored a right footed shot from the center of the box.
August 9, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Scoring Summary
STL: Cedric Teuchert, 51’
POR: Claudio Bravo, 54’
STL: Marcel Hartel (Eduard Löwen), 83’
STL: Simon Becher (Eduard Löwen), 87’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Josh Yaro, D Kyle Hieber (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 63’)3, D Jay Reid; M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin; M Marcel Hartel, M Cedric Teuchert (John Klein, 90’), M Nökkvi Thórisson (Indiana Vassilev, 72’) F Simon Becher
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, GK Christian Olivares, D Michael Wentzel, D Jake Nerwinski, D Anthony Markanich, M Akil Watts, M Hosei Kijima
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 10; SAVES: 7
POR: GK Maxime Crépeau; D Juan Mosquera, D Zac McGraw, D Dario Zuparic, D Claudio Bravo; M Diego Chara © (Cristhian Paredes, 86’), M Eryk Willamson (Antony, 59’); M Santiago Moreno, M Evander (David Ayala, 12’), M Jonathan Rodríguez; F Felipe Mora (Mason Toye, 59’)
Substitutes not used: GK James Pantemis, GK Trey Muse, D Kamal Miller, D Eric Miller, D Miguel Araujo, D Finn Surman, F Nathan Fogaça
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
Assistant Referees: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Jeremy Kieso, Christian Cruz Mejía
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 73 degrees
