September 29, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
St. Louis City SC News Release
ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis CITY SC earned their second straight win, beating Sporting Kansas City at CITYPARK on Saturday night. Cedric Teuchert opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, which marked his fifth goal of the season. St. Louis led 1-0 at the half and added another goal in the 54th minute through Rasmus Alm, which was his second of the season. Sporting Kansas City responded with a goal from Stephen Afrifa, but Eduard Löwen secured the 3-1 victory for CITY SC with a strike in the 75th minute. The win was St. Louis’ ninth win at CITYPARK across all competitions in 2024. CITY SC will head to the west coast to face LAFC for a midweek clash on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
CITY SC finished the season unbeaten against Sporting Kansas City (1-0-2 record)
CITY SC is a perfect 3-0-0 across its three all-time regular season matches at CITYPARK, outscoring SKC 11-2 in those matches
Seven different players scored for CITY SC against Sporting Kansas City this season (Klauss, Célio Pompeu, Tomas Totland, Nökvvi Thórisson, Cedric Teuchert, Rasmus Alm, and Eduard Löwen)
Cedric Teuchert scored his fifth goal of the regular season
Eduard Löwen earned his fifth goal of the MLS season
St. Louis has an 18-3-3 record all-time when Löwen scores or assists across all competitions
Teuchert, Klauss, and Löwen are now tied for the team lead in goals
Teuchert has now scored in three consecutive matches and in five of the last six matches in MLS play
Rasmus Alm scored his second goal of the season
Akil Watts earned his second assist of the season
CITY SC moved to 8-0-1 in home matches across all competitions this season when scoring two or more goals
Teuchert notched his second and third assists of the regular season
Teuchert’s three goal contributions matched Marcel Hartel (three assists against Portland Timbers on August 24) for the single-game team high this season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Cedric Teuchert (Akil Watts), 33rd minute – Cedric Teuchert scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the middle right zone.
STL: Rasmus Alm (Cedric Teuchert), 54th minute – Rasmus Alm scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
SKC: Stephen Afrifa (Jake Davis), 63rd minute – Stephen Afrifa scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the top right corner.
STL: Eduard Löwen (Cedric Teuchert), 75th…
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