ARLINGTON, TX (March 9, 2025) - St Louis CITY2 opened the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro season with a 3-0 shut out win over North Texas SC on Sunday night. CITY2 opened the scoring in the first half with an own goal from North Texas SC. Brendan McSorley put CITY2 up 2-0 in the 31st minute off an assist from Ryan Becher. Right before halftime, Miguel Perez earned his first career MLS NEXT Pro goal. St Louis kept the lead throughout the second half and earned its first three points of the season. CITY2 will be on the road again to face Sporting Kansas City II on Friday, March 14 at 6:00 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Brendan McSorley scored his first goal of the season. Ryan Becher earned his first assist of the season on the goal
- Miguel Perez notched his first goal of the season
- The goal was Perez’s first career MLS NEXT Pro goal
- With the clean sheet, Christian Olivares marked his tenth career MLS NEXT Pro shut out
- Jaziel Orozco made his CITY2 debut after signing with the team on January 21
- This was the second time CITY2 opened the season with a clean sheet, since the first ever match against RNY FC on March 25, 2022
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Ian Charles (own goal), 2nd minute – Ian Charles scored an own goal.
STL: Brendan McSorley (Ryan Becher), 31st minute – Brendan McSorley scored a right footed shot from the outside of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: Miguel Perez, 44th minute – Miguel Perez scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Ian Charles (own goal), 2’
STL: Brendan McSorley (Ryan Becher), 31’
STL: Miguel Perez, 44’
Misconduct Summary
NTX: Josh Torquato (caution), 22’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 29’
STL: Brendan McSorley (caution), 40’
STL: Cam Cilley (caution), 46’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 48’
NTX: Ian Charles (caution), 50’
Lineups
NTX: GK Michael Collodi; D Ian Charles, D Josh Torquato (Gavin Gall, 88’), D Mohamed Cisset; M Enzo Newman, M Caleb Swann (Jaidyn Contreras, 60’), M Diego García, M Anthony Ramírez (Isaiah Kaakoush, 89’), M Tarik Scott; F Sam Sarver © (Malachi Molina, 89’), F Gianluca Cangiano (Daniel Baran, 60’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Nicolás Arango Montoya, D James Bulkeley, M Landon Hickam, F Leonardo Orejarena
TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 4
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Jaziel Orozco, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Cam Cilley (Kai Jaeger, 77’); M Miguel Perez (Jack DiMaria, 85’), M Seth Antwi; M Mykhi Joyner (Ryan Dugan, 69’), M Mykhi Joyner, M Brendan McSorley (Dida Armstrong, 85’); F Caden Glover
Substitutes Not Used: GK Colin Welsh
TOTAL SHOTS: 26; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 6
Referee: Brad Jensen
Assistant Referees: Mateusz Dulski, Fritz Barberousse
Fourth Official: Muhammad Kaleia
Venue: Choctaw Stadium
Weather: Clear, 55 degrees
