THOUSAND OAKS, CA - St Louis CITY2 fell 3-1 on the road to Ventura County FC on Sunday night at William Rolland Stadium. CITY2 scored the opening goal in the first half with a strong link-up play between Ryan Becher and Miguel Perez. The goal was Becher’s first of the season. Ventura County scored three second half goals to earn the three points on the night. St Louis CITY2 will have a bye week and will resume play on Saturday, April 26 against Tacoma Defiance at 9:00 p.m. CT at Starfire Sports Complex.
Postgame Notes
- Ryan Becher scored his first goal of the season. The goal was Becher’s third career MLS NEXT Pro goal
- Miguel Perez earned his first assist of the season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Ryan Becher (Miguel Perez), 16th minute – Ryan Becher scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the middle right zone.
VCFC: Rubén Ramos Jr. (Sean Karani), 48th minute – Rubén Ramos Jr. scored with a left footed shot from the central position outside the box to the top left corner.
VCFC: Luis Müller (penalty kick), 62nd minute – Luis Müller scored from the penalty spot with a left footed shot to the middle-left zone.
VCFC: Harbor Miller (Elijah Wynder), 84th minute – Harbor Miller scored with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Ryan Becher (Miguel Perez), 16’
VCFC: Rubén Ramos Jr. (Sean Karani), 48’
VCFC: Luis Müller (penalty kick), 62’
VCFC: Harbor Miller (Elijah Wynder), 84’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Seth Antwi (caution), 24’
STL: Cam Cilley (caution), 33’
VCFC: Thomas Musto (caution), 52’
VCFC: Ascel Essengue (caution), 77’
STL: Jaziel Orozco (caution), 90’+3
VCFC: Elijah Wynder (ejection), 90’+4
STL: Miguel Perez (ejection) 90’+5
Lineups
VCFC: GK Brady Scott ©, D Jason Bucknor, D Ascel Essengue, D Chris Rindov, D Harbor Miller; M Thomas Musto (Gabriel Arnold, 90’+3), M Jeorgio Kocevski, M Elijah Wynder; F Rubén Ramos Jr, F Sean Karani (Nader El-Jindaoui, 75’), F Luis Müller (Riley Dalgado, 90’+2)
Substitutes Not Used: D Jose Luis Magana Jr, D Ethan Loomis, D Darian Johnstone, M Max Middleby, F Levon Saribekyan
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
STL: GK Colin Welsh; D Tyson Pearce, D Jaziel Orozco, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Cam Cilley (Larsen Hackworth, 85’); M Seth Antwi (Kai Jaeger, 82’), M Miguel Perez; M Wan Kuzain, M Ryan Becher, M Matteo Kidd (Dida Armstrong, 82’); F Emil Jääskeläinen
Substitutes Not Used: GK Nick Bishop, M Nicholas Schramm, F Caden Glover
TOTAL SHOTS: 5; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 21; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 4
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
Assistant Referees: Salvador Reyes, Brendan Lucas
Fourth Official: Jose Landa
Venue: William Rolland Stadium
Weather: Cloudy, 65 degrees
