August 9, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
St. Louis City SC News Release
St. Louis CITY SC advanced to the Leagues Cup Round of 16 with a 3-1 win over Portland Timbers at CITYPARK on Friday night. The teams played to a scoreless first half, but CITY SC took the lead with a goal from Cedric Teuchert in the opening minutes of the second half. Portland Timbers would later tie the match in the 54th minute. Then, in the 83rd minute, Marcel Hartel scored to help St. Louis move ahead 2-1. Simon Becher scored in the 87th minute to seal the victory and secure the team’s spot in the Leagues Cup Round of 16. Eduard Löwen assisted on both Hartel and Becher’s goals. CITY SC will face Club América on the road on Tuesday, August 13.
Postgame Notes
Cedric Teuchert, Simon Becher and Marcel Hartel each scored their second career goal with St. Louis CITY SC
Teuchert, Becher, and Hartel all scored their second goal in three games
Hartel, Becher and Teuchert have scored all six of CITY SC’s goals in Leagues Cup play
All three players joined the team during Major League Soccer’s Secondary Transfer Window this season
Eduard Löwen notched two assists on the night, and the assists were Löwen’s fourth and fifth across all competitions this season, tying him with Indiana Vassilev for the team lead
Löwen has recorded 23 goal contributions (eight goals and 15 assists) in 26 matches at CITYPARK
St. Louis has a 17-2-3 record when Löwen scores or assists across all competitions
Tonight’s match was the fourth time in his CITY SC career that Löwen has marked two more assists in a game
St. Louis has scored six goals against Portland in all competitions. Additionally, tonight’s win marked the most goals St. Louis has scored all-time versus the Timbers
St. Louis improved their record against Portland Timbers to 2-1-1 across all competitions
Roman Bürki matched CITY SC’s season high in saves made with seven
CITY SC has scored two or more goals in a win at CITYPARK for the sixth time this season
St. Louis’ record at home is 17-8-7 all-time across all competitions
CITY SC is 2-0-1 through Leagues Cup play this year
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Cedric Teuchert, 51st minute – Cedric Teuchert scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box.
POR: Claudio Bravo, 54th minute – Claudio Bravo scored with a left footed shot from the central position outside the box.
STL: Marcel Hartel (Eduard Löwen), 83rd minute – Marcel Hartel scored a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
STL: Simon Becher…
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