St Louis CITY2 extended their win streak to five games with a 2-0 win over SKC II. After a scoreless first half, Mykhi Joyner scored his sixth goal of the season in the 63rd minute, which was the eventual game winner. Then, in the 88th minute, John Klein scored his fifth goal of the season which secured the win for CITY2.St Louis sits atop the MLS NEXT Pro standings with 33 points and has won nine of their last ten matches.
Postgame Notes
- Mykhi Joyner scored his sixth goal of the season which leads the team overall
- Joyner has scored all six of his goals in the last nine games
- John Klein scored his fifth goal of the season
- Ryan Becher earned his second assist of the season
- St Louis CITY2 is 5-1-2 at home this season
- St Louis CITY2 broke the MLS NEXT Pro attendance record with a crowd of 10,671 fans
- St Louis CITY2 extends win streak to five games
- Larsen Hackworth made his first appearance of the season
- St Louis is the only team with five home wins and five away wins on the season
- With the win, CITY 2 is 4-3-0 all time vs SKC II
- CITY2 maintains the top spot in the MLS NEXT Pro standings with 33 points
- CITY2 has won nine of their last ten matches
- With the shutout, CITY2 now has six clean sheets on the season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Ryan Becher), 63rd minute – Mykhi Joyner scored with a right footed shot from the left side of the box into the bottom right corner
STL: John Klein, 88th minute – John Klein scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box into the top left corner
Scoring Summary
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Ryan Becher), 63’
STL: John Klein, 88’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 20’
SKC: Jonathan Robinson (caution), 48’
STL: Gabi Mikina (caution), 61’
SKC: Haris Alisah (caution), 62’
Lineups
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Nolan McGuire, D Gabi Mikina, D Eric Kinzner, D Tyson Pearce (Oscar Benitez, 81’); M Cam Cilley, M Seth Antwi (Carson Locker, 87’), M Wan Kuzain ©; F Ryan Becher (Carson Locker, 87’), F Mykhi Joyner (John Klein, 65’) F Brendan McSorley
Substitutes Not Used: GK Nick Bishop, M Mikey Lay, F Caden Glover, F Anthony Faupel, F Jackson Delkus
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 22; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 1
SKC: GK Ryan Schewe; D Mason Visconti, D Haris Alisah, D Demarre Mantoute (Ian James, 46’), D Nati Clarke (Pau Vidal, 64’); M Kamron Habibullah ©, M Ciello Tschantret (Ethan Bryant, 81’), M Jonathan Robinson (Leo Christiano, 72’); F Maouloune Goumballe, F Sebastian Cruz, F Roberto Hategan (Beto Avila, 64’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Jacob Molinaro, F Medgy Alexandre
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 5
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
Assistant Referees: Fernando Pina, Logan Reeves
Fourth Official: Matt Geringer
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 89 degrees
