St Louis CITY2 earned a 2-1 comeback win against LAFC2 in MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Quarterfinal on Sunday afternoon at CITYPARK. LAFC2 opened the scoring in the first half and held the lead until the 63rd minute when Brendan McSorley scored his first career playoff goal. McSorley’s goal was assisted Gabriel Mikina, who recorded his first professional assist. In second half stoppage time, Caden Glover’s individual effort to Mykhi Joyner helped CITY2 earn the 2-1 comeback victory and advance to the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference Semifinal. CITY2 will pick their opponent on Tuesday, October 22 at 2 p.m. CT. The date and time of the semifinal, which will be played at CITYPARK, will be announced at a later date.
Postgame Notes
- Brendan McSorley scored his first career playoff goal and marked his tenth goal of the season
- McSorley has recorded a goal in each of his last five starts
- Gabriel Mikina recorded his first professional assist
- Mykhi Joyner scored his first career playoff goal and his seventeenth goal of the season
- Caden Glover earned his second assist of the season
- CITY2’s playoff record improved to 3-2-0
Goal-Scoring Plays
LAFC: Nick Sullivan (Erik Dueñas), 18th minute – Nick Sullivan scored a left footed shot from the center of the box to the top left corner.
STL: Brendan McSorley (Gabriel Mikina), 63rd minute – Brendan McSorley scored a header from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Caden Glover), 90’ + 3 minute – Mykhi Joyner scored a left footed shot from a very close range to the bottom left corner.
Scoring Summary
LAFC: Nick Sullivan (Erik Dueñas), 18’
STL: Brendan McSorley (Gabriel Mikina), 63’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Caden Glover), 90’+3
Misconduct Summary
STL: Hosei Kijima (caution), 48’
STL: Jay Reid (caution), 71’
LAFC: Matt Evans (caution), 74’
LAFC: Decarlo Guerra (caution), 78’
LAFC: David Ochoa (caution), 86’
LAFC: Christopher Jaime (caution), 89’
STL: Brendan McSorley (caution), 90’+6
LAFC: Kenny Nielsen (caution), 90’+6
Lineups
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Michael Wentzel, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Selmir Pidro (Jay Reid, 46’); M Seth Antwi, M Matteo Kidd (Ryan Becher, 59’); M Hosei Kijima (Caden Glover, 59’), M Mykhi Joyner, M John Klein (Oscar Benitez, 90’+5); F Brendan McSorley
Substitutes Not Used: GK Nick Bishop, D Eric Kinzner, M Cam Cilley, F Dida Armstrong
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 5
LAFC: GK David Ochoa; D Edward Berumen, D Diego Rosales ©, D Kenny Nielson, D Christopher Jaime; M Jude Terry (Matt Evans, 69’), M Decarlo Guerra; M Erik Dueñas; F Nick Sullivan (Charlie Rosenthal, 70’), F Javier Hernandez, F Luis Müller
Substitutes Not Used: GK Auffret, D Christian Alejandro Diaz, M Bajung Darboe, M Bryan Moyado, M Thomas Musto, M Adrian Sanders
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 19; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
Assistant Referees: Noah Kenyawani, Ben Rigel
Fourth Official: Shawn Tehini
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 76 degrees
