THOUSAND OAKS, CA (September 29, 2024) - St Louis CITY2 earned a 3-2 victory against Ventura County FC at William Rolland Stadium on Sunday night. Michael Wentzel opened the scoring for CITY2 with his second goal of the season following a corner kick. CITY2 led 1-0 at the half until VCFC tied the game in the 52nd minute. Rubén Ramos Jr scored in the 68th minute to give Ventura County the 2-1 lead until Brendan McSorley responded five minutes later with his first of two goals in the game. McSorley earned his second goal of the match to give CITY2 the 3-2 lead and earn three points. St Louis marked their eighth road win of the season. CITY2 will return home to CITYPARK for their final game of the regular season on Sunday, October 6 against Tacoma Defiance.
Postgame Notes
- Michael Wentzel scored his second goal of the season
- Wentzel is one of three St Louis defenders to score a goal this season which include Oscar Benitez and Kyle Hiebert
- Brendan McSorley scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season which marked his first professional brace
- The goal was McSorley’s sixth in his last five appearances
- Mykhi Joyner earned his fourth assist of the season
- Joyner has had 19 goals contributions (15 goals, four assists) in 2024
- Hosei Kijima earned his third assist of the season
- Tyson Pearce notched his second assist of the season
- CITY2 picked up their eighth road victory this season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Michael Wentzel (Mykhi Joyner), 41st minute – Michael Wentzel scored a header from the center of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
VCFC: Harbor Miller (Rubén Ramos Jr), 52nd minute – Harbor Miller scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
VCFC: Rubén Ramos Jr (Hope Avayevu), 68th minute – Rubén Ramos Jr scored a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Brendan McSorley (Hosei Kijima), 73rd minute – Brendan McSorley scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Brendan McSorley (Tyson Pearce), 82nd minute – Brendan McSorley scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the top right corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Michael Wentzel (Mykhi Joyner), 41’
VCFC: Harbor Miller (Rubén Ramos Jr), 52’
VCFC: Rubén Ramos Jr (Hope Avayevu), 68’
STL: Brendan McSorley (Hosei Kijima), 73’
STL: Brendan McSorley (Tyson Pearce), 82’
Misconduct Summary
VCFC: Harbor Miller (caution), 13’
STL: Michael Wentzel (caution), 59’
STL: Matteo Kidd (caution), 81’
STL: Ryan Becher (caution), 84’
VCFC: Riley Dalgado (caution), 84’
VCFC: Ilijiah Paul (ejection), 89’
VCFC: Tucker Lepley (caution), 90’
STL: Brendan McSorley (caution), 90’+6
VCFC: Ifunanyachi Achara (ejection), 90’+8
STL: Matteo Kidd (caution/ejection), 90’+8
STL: Christian Olivares (caution), 90’+9
Lineups
VCFC: GK Brady Scott ©; D Harbor Miller, D Jose Magana, D Ascel Essengue, D Riley Dalgado; M Isaiah Parente (Nicolas Schelotto, 65’), M Tucker Lepley; M Sean Karani (David Díaz, 80’), M Rubén Ramos Jr, M Hope Avayevu (Ifunanyachi Achara, 80’); F Ilijiah Paul
Substitutes Not Used: GK Owen Pratt, M Nicolas Schelotto, M Javier Corona Garcia, M Gabriel Arnold, M Enrique Martinez, F Erik Hernandez
TOTAL SHOTS: 29; SHOTS ON GOAL:87; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 5
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Dida Armstrong (Brendan McSorley, 46’), D Michael Wentzel, D Gabi Mikina ©, D Selmir Pidro (Eric Kinzner, 79’); M Ryan Becher, M Matteo Kidd, M Hosei Kijima, M Tyson Pearce, M Mykhi Joyner (Oscar Benitez, 90’+4); F Caden Glover (Ryan Dugan, 66’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sam Gomez, D Kai Jaeger, M Carson Locker, F Edin Clark
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 5
Referee: Mark Verso
Assistant Referees: Ryan Jung, Joshua Mills
Fourth Official: Adrian Gonzalez
Venue: William Rolland Stadium
Weather: Clear, 69 degrees
