BURNABY, BC (June 30, 2024) - St Louis CITY2 loses on the road at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. The Whitecaps opened the scoring in the first half. St Louis would respond in the second half with a goal from Mykhi Joyner in the 74th minute. The goal was Joyner’s seventh of the season. Ryan Becher would earn his third assist of the season on the goal. Vancouver would then go on to score two late goals in the second half to win the game. CITY2 will return home to CITYPARK next Saturday for the first meeting of the season with LAFC2.
Postgame Notes
- Mykhi Joyner scored his seventh goal of the season which leads the team overall
- Joyner has scored all seven of his goals in the last ten games for CITY2
- Ryan Becher notched his third assist of the season
- Carson Locker earned his first start of the 2024 season
- Forward Jackson Delkus made his CITY2 debut coming off the bench
Goal-Scoring Plays
VAN: Eliot Goldthorp (Myles Morgan), 17th minute – Eliot Goldthorp scored with a right footed shot from inside the box into the bottom right corner.
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Ryan Becher), 74th minute – Mykhi Joyner scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box into the center of the goal.
VAN: Eliot Goldthorp (Malcolm Simmons), 84th minute – Eliot Goldthorp scored a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
VAN: Malek Mehri, 90th minute + 1 – Malek Mehri scored a header from the center of the box following a fast break.
Scoring Summary
VAN: Eliot Goldthorp (Myles Morgan), 17’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (Ryan Becher), 74’
VAN: Eliot Goldthorp (Malcolm Simmons), 84’
VAN: Malek Mehri, 90+1’
Misconduct Summary
VAN: Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau (caution), 33’
VAN: Myles Morgan (caution), 39’
STL: Oscar Benitez (caution), 42’
VAN: Mihail Gherasimencov (caution), 58’
VAN: Cyprian Kachwele (caution), 60’
Lineups
VAN: GK Isaac Boehmer; D Immanuel Mathe, D Buster Sjoberg, D Finn Linder; M Eliot Goldthorp M Jeevan Badwal, M Jay Herdman © (Valter Sedin, 90+1’), M Liam Mackenzie (Malcolm Simmons, 65’), M Mihail Gherasimencov; F Myles Morgan (Malek Mehri, 80’), F Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau (Cyprian Kachwele, 46’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Max Anchor, D Joshue Ndakala, D Darko Ilic, D Dembo Saidykhan
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 4; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5
STL: GK Nick Bishop; D Oscar Benitez (Brendan McSorley, 46’), D Gabi Mikina, D Michael Wentzel ©, D Eric Kinzner (Cam Cilley, 60’), D Nolan McGuire; M Carson Locker, M Seth Antwi, M Tyson Pearce (Larsen Hackworth, 90+1’), M Mykhi Joyner (Jackson Delkus, 79’); F Ryan Becher
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sam Gomez, M Mikey Lay
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
Referee: Thomas Noël
Assistant Referees: Michael Hood, Eray Demirtas
Fourth Official: Amer Ramic
Venue: Swangard Stadium
Weather: Sunny, 74 degrees
