St. Louis CITY SC picked up their fourth consecutive home MLS victory with a 2-1 victory over FC Dallas. Following a scoreless first half, midfielder Rasmus Alm connected with defender Anthony Markanich, who netted his first MLS goal to give CITY SC the lead. Forward Nökkvi Thorisson doubled the advantage in the 85th minute, sending one into goal off a cross from midfielder Eduard Löwen. FC Dallas’ Eugene Ansah cut the lead by one in second-half stoppage time, but CITY SC held on to seal the victory.
Summer Signings Shining
St. Louis CITY SC’s acquired two new faces in the summer window with Nökkvi Thorisson joining from Belgian side Beerschot and Anthony Markanich from Colorado Rapids. Both players found the back of the net late in the game against FC Dallas to give CITY SC their 15th win of the season.
Postgame Notes
- Anthony Markanich scored his first MLS goal
- In two matches played for CITY SC, Markanich has recorded two goal contributions
- Nökkvi Thorisson scored his first MLS goal
- Thorisson and Markanich are the 15th and 16th player to score this season for CITY SC across all competitions.
- CITY SC has trailed just 100 of 1280 minutes at CITYPARK in MLS play
- Excluding the shootout era, CITY SC’s 15 wins ties with Atlanta United for the second most wins by an expansion team.
- CITY SC is 13-0-2 in MLS play when scoring first this season
- CITY SC is 10-3-1 at CITYPARK in MLS action
- CITY SC’s ten (10) home wins brings the team into a tie with Charlotte FC and CF Montréal for the second-most home wins by an expansion team in MLS history (excluding the shootout era), trailing Atlanta United’s mark (11) in 2017
- Eduard Löwen picked up his tenth assist in MLS play this season, tying him with Philadelphia Union’s Dániel Gazdag, Seattle Sounders’ Nicolás Lodeiro and Columbus Crew’s Cucho for fifth in MLS
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Anthony Markanich, 82nd minute: Anthony Markanich left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
STL – Nökkvi Thorisson (Eduard Löwen), 85th minute: Nökkvi Thórisson left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
DAL –Eugene Ansah, 90+5 minute: Eugene Ansah right footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box to the bottom left corner.
Next Game
CITY SC heads east for a bout with cross-state rival Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, September 2.
August 30, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)
Goals by Half
STL First (0) Second (2) Final (2)
DAL First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
Scoring Summary
STL: Anthony Markanich, 82
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (Eduard Löwen), 85
DAL: Eugene Ansah, 90+5
Misconduct Summary
DAL: Maarten Paes (ejection), 12
STL: Jared Stroud (caution), 44
DAL: Jader Obrian (caution), 46
DAL: Marco Farfan (caution), 60
DAL: Asier Illarramendi (caution), 67
DAL: Facundo Quignon (caution), 75
STL: Indiana Vassilev (caution), 90+4
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Akil Watts (João Klauss 71’), D Josh Yaro, D Tim Parker, D Kyle Hiebert (Anthony Markanich 46’); M Njabulo Blom, M Eduard Löwen, M Jared Stroud (Indiana Vassilev 46’), M Rasmus Alm, M Aziel Jackson (Tomáš Ostrák 80’); F Sam Adeniran (Nökkvi Thórisson 46’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Joakim Nilsson, D Jon Bell, D Lucas Bartlett
TOTAL SHOTS: 22; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 10; SAVES: 3
DAL: GK Marten Paes; D Marco Farfan (Jose Martinez 81’), D Nkosi Tafari, D Ema Twumasi, D Sebastien Ibeagha; M Facundo Quignon, M Dante Sealy, M Sebastian Lletget (Asier Illarramendi 61’), M Paxton Pomykal © (Liam Fraser 81’); F Jader Obrian (Eugene Ansah 61’), F Jesus Jimenez (Jimmy Maurer 16’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Geovane de Jesus Rocha, F Paul Arriola, F Alan Velasco, F Bernard Kamungo
TOTAL SHOTS: 5; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 5; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 4
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Adam Wienckowski
Fourth Official: Kevin Broadley
VAR: Jorge Gonzalez
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 77 degrees
