June 30, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
St. Louis City SC News Release
VANCOUVER, BC – St. Louis CITY SC fell 4-3 on the road at Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Njabulo Blom scored early in the first half, earning his first goal of the season. Chris Durkin marked his third assist of the season on the goal. Then, Eduard Löwen, who captained the team tonight, converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute. Vancouver then scored in the 37th minute to make the score 2-1. The Whitecaps scored three goals in the second half. In second half stoppage time, Nökkvi Thórisson scored his first goal of the season with an assist from Indiana Vassilev. St. Louis will return home to CITYPARK on Wednesday, July 3 to take on San Jose Earthquakes.
Postgame Notes
Eduard Löwen scored his second goal of the season
Löwen now has 25 goal contributions (8 goals, 17 assists) in 40 MLS regular season matches
Tonight was the first time Löwen wore the captain’s armband for CITY SC in an MLS match; the only other match he captained the team was in last season’s Leagues Cup match against Columbus Crew
Njabulo Blom scored his second career MLS goal and first goal of the season
Nökkvi Thórisson scored his first goal of the season
John Klein made his first ever MLS start and has now appeared in six games for CITY SC
Chris Durkin notched his third assist of the season and Indiana Vassilev earned his second assist as well during the match
With the start, Ben Lundt made his first appearance of the season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Njabulo Blom (Chris Durkin), 7th minute – Njabulo Blom scored with a right footed shot from outside the box.
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty), 12th minute – Eduard Löwen scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot.
VAN: Brian White, 37th minute – Brian White scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box.
VAN: Brian White, 54th minute – Brian White scored with a right footed shot from a central position outside the box.
VAN: Brian White (Ryan Raposo), 61st minute – Brian White scored a header from the center of the box.
VAN: Fafà Picault (Luís Martins), 90th minute – Fafà Picault scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box.
STL: Nökkvi Thórisson (Indiana Vassilev), 90th minute+3 – Nökkvi Thórisson scored a left footed shot from inside the box.
June 29, 2024 – BC Place (Vancouver, BC)
Goals by Half 1 2 F
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 3 4
St. Louis CITY SC 2 1 3
Scoring Summary
STL: Njabulo Blom (Chris Durkin), 7′
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty), 12′
VAN:…
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