St. Louis CITY SC picked up its second consecutive result with a 0-0 draw against Portland Timbers at CITYPARK. CITY SC outshot Portland 15 to eight on the night but could not find the back of the net. The Timbers, though, were also held scoreless in the match, with Roman Bürki stopping three shots en route to his fifth clean sheet of the season.
Postgame Notes
- CITY SC played its 50th all-time MLS regular season match
- Indiana Vassilev is the only player to have appeared in all 50 matches
- With the draw, CITY SC earned its 74th all-time point, good for the fifth-most regular season points in MLS history (trailing LAFC, 94; Atlanta United, 88; Houston Dynamo, 79; Seattle Sounders, 75)
- CITY SC’s 20 all-time wins are tied with Seattle Sounders FC for the fifth-most wins through 50 games in MLS history
- Roman Bürki picked up his fifth clean sheet of the season
- He earned his fifth clean sheet in CITY SC’s 16th MLS regular season match; four matches earlier than it took him to reach the same mark last season
- CITY SC earned its first-ever home point against Portland Timbers
- St. Louis held Portland, the league’s third-highest scoring team, scoreless for just the third time in 18 matches.
- It was the tenth time in sixteen MLS matches that CITY SC recorded more shots and shots on target than their opponent
- It was the eighth time this season that CITY SC held their opponent to three or fewer shots on target
- With the start, Anthony Markanich hit a career-high of games played in a single season (14)
Misconduct Summary
STL: Anthony Markanich (caution), 45+2
STL: Joakim Nilsson (caution), 45+4
STL: Hosei Kijima (caution), 51
POR: Dario Zuparic (caution), 53
STL: Celio Pompeu (caution), 67
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 81
POR: Felipe Mora (caution), 82
STL: Tomas Totland (caution), 82
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson (Josh Yaro, 50’), D Anthony Markanich (Akil Watts, 70’); M Chris Durkin, M Eduard Löwen, M Célio Pompeu, M Indiana Vassilev (Aziel Jackson, 70’), M Hosei Kijima (Sam Adeniran, 80’); F Klauss
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Jake Nerwinski, D Nikolas Dyhr, M Njabulo Blom, M Nökkvi Thórisson
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 21; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
POR: GK James Pantemis; D Claudio Bravo, D Dario Zuparic, D Zachery McGraw, D Juan Mosquera; M Evander ©, M Antony (Cristhian Paredes, 60’), M Jonathan Rodriguez, M David Ayala (Eryk Williamson, 79’), M Santiago Moreno (Eric Miller, 79’); F Nathan Fogaca (Felipe Mora 60’)
Substitutes not used: GK Trey Muse, D Larrys Mabiala, D Sawyer Jura, F Kyle Linhares
TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Kali Smith, Mark Allatin
VAR: Rosendo Mendoza
AVAR: Rene Parra
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 82 degrees
