St. Louis CITY SC defeated Houston Dynamo FC with a 3-0 shut out in their final home game of the season on Saturday night. Simon Becher scored his first goal in the 14th minute. CITY SC held the 1-0 lead into halftime and added another goal to make it 2-0 through Becher, marking his third career brace. In second half stoppage time, Jake Nerwinski scored his first goal of the season to help CITY secure three points. With five saves, Roman Bürki earned his 15th career MLS shutout. St. Louis CITY SC will play their final game of the season on Saturday, October 19 at 8 p.m. CT against Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field.
Postgame Notes
- CITY SC became the first club in MLS history to have 20 different goal scorers in a single MLS regular season
- Simon Becher scored his third and fourth MLS goals of the season
- For Becher, this was the third time in his professional career that he notched a brace
- Jake Nerwinski scored his first MLS goal since 2021
- Cedric Teuchert earned his fourth assist in MLS action
- In 13 games across all competitions, Teuchert has registered 11 goal contributions (7 goals, 4 assists)
- Teuchert has assisted on three goals in his last three games
- Marcel Hartel marked his team leading seventh MLS assist
- Hartel has racked up 11 goal contributions (four goals, seven assists) in 12 games across all competitions
- Jannes Horn earned his second assist of the season
- Roman Bürki earned his 15th career MLS shutout for St. Louis CITY SC
- CITY SC remains undefeated against Houston Dynamo at CITYPARK (3-0-0 record)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Simon Becher (Cedric Teuchert, Jannes Horn), 14th minute – Simon Becher scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the top right corner.
STL: Simon Becher (Marcel Hartel), 47th minute – Simon Becher scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the middle-left zone.
STL: Jake Nerwinski (Marcel Hartel), 92nd minute – Jake Nerwinski scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
October 5, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Scoring Summary
STL: Simon Becher (Cedric Teuchert, Jannes Horn) 14’
STL: Simon Becher (Marcel Hartel), 47’
STL: Jake Nerwinski (Marcel Hartel), 90’+2
Misconduct Summary
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution), 19’
STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 39’
HOU: Franco Escobar (caution/ejection), 79’
STL: Joakim Nilsson (caution), 85’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Henry Kessler, D Joakim Nilsson (Kyle Hiebert, 87’), D Jannes Horn (Jake Nerwinski, 84’); M Eduard Löwen (Indiana Vassilev, 87’), M Akil Watts, M Marcel Hartel, M Cedric Teuchert (Rasmus Alm, 70’); F Simon Becher, F João Klauss (Nökkvi Thórisson, 70’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, D Jay Reid, M Jake Girdwood-Reich
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 5
HOU: GK Steve Clark ©; D Franco Escobar, D Ethan Bartlow, D Griffin Dorsey, D Erik Sviatchenko; M Artur (Junior Moreno, 83’), M Ibrahim Aliyu (McKinzie Gaines, 62’), M Coco Carrasquilla (Latif Blessing, 70’), M Sebastian Kowalczyk (Tate Schmitt, 83’), M Brooklyn Raines, F Ezequiel Ponce (Sebastian Ferreira, 70’)
Substitutes not used: GK Andrew Tarbell, D Brad Smith, D Micael dos Santos, M Jan Gregus
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 6; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 0
Referee: Tori Penso
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Jason White, Nabil Bensalah
VAR: Sorin Stoica
AVAR: Robert Schaap
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 80 degrees
