St. Louis CITY SC came from behind twice to earn a point on the road against LA Galaxy. The match finished 3-3 with goals from Tomáš Ostrák, Joakim Nilsson and an own goal from John McCarthy, extending CITY SC’s unbeaten streak to four games.
St. Louis CITY SC Against LA Galaxy
The match marked the third meeting between the two sides with both teams still searching for the first win of the series. At CITYPARK last season, the match ended in a 1-1 stalemate and 2-2 at Dignity Health Sports Park in the second fixture. Sam Adeniran leads the team with two goal contributions (one goal and one assist) in two matches against LA Galaxy.
Postgame Notes
- Through four MLS matches this season, St. Louis CITY SC remains undefeated with a 1-0-3 record
- The match marked the third meeting of the two teams, with each match finishing in a draw (0-0-3 record)
- St. Louis have earned at least a point from a losing position in three of their four MLS matches this season (Real Salt Lake, Austin FC and LA Galaxy)
- Tomáš Ostrák scored his first goal of the season, his fourth goal for St. Louis CITY SC and the 10th professional goal of his career
- Joakim Nilsson scored his first career MLS goal
- Sam Adeniran picked up his first assist of the season and recorded his third goal contribution through CITY SC’s first four MLS matches
- Adeniran has two goal contributions (one goal and one assist) in two matches against LA Galaxy
- MLS SuperDraft pick Hosei Kijima made his MLS debut
- Chris Durkin played in his 100th career MLS match
- Durkin finished with game-highs in duels won (10) and tackles won (3).
- Roman Bürki made a season-high six (6) saves
Goal-Scoring Plays
LAG – Dejan Jovelic (Julián Aude) – Dejan Joveljic scored with left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner of the goal.
STL – Tomáš Ostrák – Tomáš Ostrák scored with a right–footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner of the goal.
LAG – Joseph Painstil (Mark Delgado) – Joseph Paintsil scored with right-footed shot from the center of the box
STL – Joakim Nilsson (Sam Adeniran) - Joakim Nilsson scored with left-footed shot from the center of the box
STL – John McCarthy (own goal) - Own goal by John McCarthy
LAG – Maya Yoshida (Gastón Brugman) - Maya Yoshida scored with header from the center of the box
March 16, 2024 – Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson, California)
Scoring Summary
LAG: Dejan Jovelic(Julián Aude), 3
STL: Tomáš Ostrák, 27
LAG: Joseph Paintsil (Mark Delgado), 52
STL: Joakim Nilsson (Sam Adeniran), 61
LAG: John McCarthy (own goal), 88
LAG: Maya Yoshida (Gastón Brugman), 90+5
Misconduct Summary
STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 25
LAG: Martín Cáceres (caution), 35
LAG: Joseph Paintsil (caution), 45+1
STL: Aziel Jackson (caution), 51
LAG: Riqui Puig (caution), 65
STL: Joakim Nilsson (caution), 70
STL: Sam Adeniran (caution), 83
LAG: Martín Cáceres (ejection), 90+9
Lineups
LAG: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Julián Aude, D Maya Yoshida ©, D Martín Cáceres; M Diego Fagúndez (Gabriel Pec 61’), M Mark Delgado, M Riqui Puig (Eriq Zavaleta 90’+11), M Edwin Cerrillo (Gastón Brugman 69’); F Dejan Jovelic (Miguel Berry 69’), F Joseph Paintsil
Substitutes Not Used: GK Novak Micovic, D John Nelson, M Jonathan Perez, D Mauricio Cuevas, M Daniel Aguirre
TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Joakim Nilsson, D Josh Yaro, D Anthony Markanich (Nikolas Dyhr 60’); M Tomáš Ostrák (Sam Adeniran 60’), M Chris Durkin, M Célio Pompeu, M Aziel Jackson (Hosei Kijima 69’), M Indiana Vassilev (Rasmus Alm 71’); F João Klauss (Kyle Hiebert 81’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Christian Olivares, D Akil Watts, F Nökkvi Thórisson, D Jake Nerwinski
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 21; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 6
Referee: Atahan Yaya
Assistant Referees: Ryan Jung, CJ Koll
Fourth Official: Viviana Diaz Rodriguez
VAR: Mark Geiger
Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park
Weather: Clear, 60 degrees
