St Louis CITY2 suffered their first loss of the season, falling 1-0 to Colorado Rapids 2 on Sunday night at Energizer Park. CITY2 and Rapids 2 went back and forth throughout the first half until Colorado opened the scoring right before halftime in the 45th minute. In second half play, both teams had players awarded red cards. Despite dominating Colorado with 68% ball possession and 21 shots, CITY2 fell 1-0 after 90 minutes. St Louis CITY2 will hit the road to face Ventura County FC on Sunday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- The loss was the first of the season for CITY2 after going undefeated through their first four games
- CITY2 held their previous four opponents scoreless for 405 minutes
Goal-Scoring Plays
COL: Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Colton Swan) 45th minute – Kimani Stewart-Baynes scored a right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
Scoring Summary
COL: Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Colton Swan), 45’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Brendan McSorley (caution), 6’
STL: Matteo Kidd (caution), 23’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 37’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 39’
STL: Brendan McSorley (ejection), 58’
STL: Joey Zalinsky (caution), 82’
COL: Rogelio Garcia (caution), 83’
COL: Adam Beaudry (ejection), 86’
COL: Stevie Flores (caution), 90’+3
Lineups
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Jaziel Orozco, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Cam Cilley; M Seth Antwi (Joey Zalinsky, 71’), M Matteo Kidd (Miguel Perez, 61’); M Mykhi Joyner (Wan Kuzain, 72’), M Caden Glover, M Brendan McSorley; F Emil Jääskeläinen (Ryan Dugan, 61’) (Ryan Becher, 87’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Colin Welsh, D Emiliano Chavez, M Larsen Hackworth, F Dida Armstrong
TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 19; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 0
COL: GK Adam Beaudry; D Anderson Rosa, D Charlie Harper, D Vincent Rinaldi, D Stevie Flores; M Ali Fadal (Malik Pinto, 46’), M Noah Strellnauer, M Daouda Amadou ©; F Colton Swan (James Cameron, 90’+4), F Alex Harris (Billo Diop, 66’), F Kimani Stewart-Baynes (Rogelio Garcia, 66’) (Zack Campagnolo, 89’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Grant Gilmore, M Max Simpson
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 21; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
Referee: Stearne Briem
Assistant Referees: Fernando Pina, Adam Saleh
Fourth Official: Tim Wagner
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Cloudy, 47 degrees
