St Louis CITY2 picked up a 4-2 victory in overtime against The Town FC to advance to the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Final. CITY2 opened the scoring in the 7th minute with a goal from Brendan McSorley which was his second consecutive playoff goal. The Town FC responded in the 28th minute and the score remained 1-1 at halftime. Entering the second half, TTFC scored in the 67th minute but St Louis responded with a goal from Gabriel Mikina. The goal was Mikina’s first professional goal. After regulation, the match was tied at 2-2 and went into two 15-minute overtime periods.
In the 103rd minute, Mykhi Joyner scored from an assist by Caden Glover. Joyner sealed the win for CITY2 with a goal in overtime stoppage time to advance CITY2 to the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Final. St Louis CITY2 will face North Texas SC on Saturday, November 2 at Choctaw Stadium.
Postgame Notes
- Brendan McSorley scored his second career playoff goal and marked his eleventh goal of the season
- Additionally, McSorley earned his first and second playoff assists. McSorley has three assists overall this season
- McSorley’s goal was his second consecutive playoff goal
- Jay Reid picked up his first career playoff assist
- Gabriel Mikina scored his first professional goal
- Mykhi Joyner scored his second and third career playoff goals
- The goal was Joyner’s second consecutive playoff game winner
- Joyner has the most goals in the playoffs so far this season
- Caden Glover earned his third assist of the season and second of the playoffs
- This was the second playoff game in a row that Joyner and Glover combined to score the game winning goal
- CITY2’s playoff record improved to 4-2-0
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Brendan McSorley (Jay Reid), 7th minute – Brendan McSorley scored a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
TTFC: Jamar Ricketts (Will Richmond), 28th minute – Jamar Ricketts scored a left footed shot from a very close range to the bottom left corner.
TTFC: Riley Lynch (Edwyn Mendoza), 67th minute – Riley Lynch scored a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high center of the goal.
STL: Gabriel Mikina (Brendan McSorley), 73rd minute – Gabriel Mikina scored a header from a very close range to the high center of the goal.
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Caden Glover), 103rd minute – Mykhi Joyner scored a left footed shot from outside of the box to the center of the goal.
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Brendan McSorley), 120th minute + 3 – Mykhi Joyner scored a left footed shot from outside of the box to the high center of the goal.
Scoring Summary
STL: Brendan McSorley (Jay Reid), 7’
TTFC: Jamar Ricketts (Will Richmond), 28’
TTFC: Riley Lynch (Edwyn Mendoza), 67’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (Brendan McSorley), 73’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Caden Glover), 103’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Brendan McSorley), 120’ + 3
Misconduct Summary
TTFC: Wilson Eisner (caution), 22’
TTFC: Edwyn Mendoza (caution), 53’
TTFC: Casey Walls (caution), 56’
TTFC: Joel Garcia (caution), 96’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 112’
TTFC: Aaron Edwards (caution), 115’
TTFC: Joel Garcia (caution/ejection), 117’
STL: Christian Olivares (caution), 120’ + 2
Lineups
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Michael Wentzel, D Gabriel Mikina © (Eric Kinzner, 112’), D Jay Reid; M Seth Antwi (Cam Cilley, 91’), M Matteo Kidd; M Hosei Kijima (Ryan Becher, 85’), M Mykhi Joyner, M John Klein (Caden Glover, 71’); F Brendan McSorley
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sam Gomez, D Oscar Benitez, D Selmir Pidro, F Dida Armstrong, F Ryan Dugan
TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 2
TTFC: GK Emi Ochoa; D Wilson Eisner (Joel Garcia, 83’), D Alejandro Cano, D Casey Walls, D Ricardo Ibarra; M Beau Leroux (Aaron Edwards, 90’+3), M Edwyn Mendoza (Rohan Rajagopal, 83’); M Cruz Medina ©; F Will Richmond (Riley Lynch, 46’), F Eduardo Blancas, F Jamar Ricketts (Julian Donnery, 83’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK David Sweeney, D Sean Bilter, F Jermaine Spivey
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 19; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5
Referee: Brad Jensen
Assistant Referees: Tiffini Turpin, Amilcar Sicaju
Fourth Official: Adorae Monroy
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 67 degrees
