St. Louis CITY SC earned a point on the road after a 4-4 tie at Portland Timbers. CITY SC took the lead within the first 11 minutes with Simon Becher scoring his first MLS goal for St. Louis from a corner kick from Marcel Hartel who notched his first MLS assist. In the 34th minute Eduard Löwen converted from the penalty spot to give CITY SC a two-goal advantage. Portland responded with a goal from Jonathan Rodríguez to cut the lead in half before Cedric Teuchert made it 3-1 to CITY SC heading into the halftime break. Portland’s Felipe Mora scored in the 57th minute but again St. Louis responded through Nökkvi Thórisson a minute later. Mora scored again in the 65th minute before Evander tied it up in stoppage time.
Postgame Notes
- Cedric Teuchert scored his first career MLS goal and his third goal in his last six matches across all competitions. Additionally, Teuchert earned his first career MLS assist
- Eduard Löwen scored his fourth MLS goal of the season and his second in the last two games across all competitions. Löwen’s goal was the tenth MLS goal of his career
- Simon Becher scored his first MLS goal for St. Louis
- Nökkvi Thórisson scored his fourth goal of the season
- The goal was Becher’s second against Portland Timbers this season (one goal against the Timbers in Leagues Cup)
- Becher also scored in his first MLS match for his former club Vancouver Whitecaps
- Marcel Hartel marked his first, second, and third career MLS assists
- With three assists, Hartel became the second player in MLS history to record three assists in their regular season debut. Hartel joins Carlos Hermosillo, who set up three goals in his debut for the LA Galaxy on June 7, 1998.
- Hartel is the second St. Louis CITY SC player to record three assists in one match in the MLs regular season - Eduard Löwen the other
- Becher, Hartel, and Teuchert have contributed to ten goals for CITY SC during the team’s four most recent matches
- Henry Kessler and Jannes Horn made their CITY SC’s debut
- Tonight’s match is just the second time St. Louis has scored three or more goals in the first half of an MLS game (last time was against FC Cincinnati last season)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Simon Becher (Marcel Hartel), 11th minute – Simon Becher scored a header from the center of the box off a corner kick.
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty), 36th minute – Eduard Löwen scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot to the upper left corner.
POR: Jonathan Rodríguez (Felipe Mora, Evander), 39th minute – Jonathan Rodríguez scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Marcel Hartel), 45th + 2 minute – Cedric Teuchert scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
POR: Felipe Mora (Evander, Claudio Bravo), 57th minute – Felipe Mora scored a header from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (Cedric Teuchert, Marcel Hartel), 58th minute – Nökkvi Thórisson scored a left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
POR: Felipe Mora, 64th minute – Felipe Mora scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
POR: Evander, 90th + 9 minute – Evander scored from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
August 24, 2024 – Providence Park (Portland, OR)
Scoring Summary
STL: Simon Becher (Marcel Hartel), 11’
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty), 36’
POR: Jonathan Rodríguez (Felipe Mora, Evander), 39’
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Marcel Hartel), 45’+2
POR: Felipe Mora (Evander, Claudio Bravo), 57’
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (Cedric Teuchert, Marcel Hartel), 58’
POR: Felipe Mora, 64’
POR: Evander, 90’+9
Misconduct Summary
POR: Miguel Araujo (caution), 34’
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (caution), 50’
STL: Marcel Hartel (caution), 60’
POR: Jonathan Rodríguez (caution), 73’
POR: Eryk Williamson (caution), 76’
STL: Jannes Horn (caution), 89’
POR: Felipe Mora (ejection), 90’+3
Lineups
POR: GK Maxime Crépeau; D Juan Mosquera (Antony, 72’), D Miguel Araujo, D Dario Zuparic, D Claudio Bravo; M David Ayala (Mason Toye, 86’), M Diego Chara © (Eryk Williamson, 72’); M Santiago Moreno, M Evander, M Jonathan Rodríguez; F Felipe Mora
Substitutes not used: GK James Pantemis, GK Trey Muse, D Eric Miller, D Zac McGraw, D Finn Surman, M Cristhian Paredes
TOTAL SHOTS: 32; SHOTS ON GOAL: 13; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 11; SAVES: 3
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland (Akil Watts, 86’), D Henry Kessler, D Kyle Hiebert, D Jay Reid (Jannes Horn, 69’); M Eduard Löwen, M Chris Durkin; M Marcel Hartel, M Cedric Teuchert (Indiana Vassilev, 62’), M Nökkvi Thórisson (Hosei Kijima, 69’); F Simon Becher (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 86’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Michael Wentzel, D Josh Yaro, M John Klein
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 22; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 7
Referee: Ramy Touchan
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Felisha Mariscal, Victor Rivas
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson
Venue: Providence Park
Weather: Cloudy, 64 degrees
