St. Louis CITY SC Draws 1-1 Against FC Juárez, Falls in Penalty Shootout

August 5, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
St. Louis City SC News Release

ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis CITY SC earned a point in their second Leagues Cup group stage match, finishing regulation tied 1-1 against FC Juárez before falling 4-1 in penalty kicks. The teams entered halftime in a scoreless deadlock, but St. Louis opened the scoring in the second half with a goal from Simon Becher in the 58th minute.

The goal was Becher’s first as a CITY SC player. Eduard Löwen marked his first career Leagues Cup assist on the goal. FC Juárez would later tie the match in the 62nd minute. After 90 minutes, the score was leveled 1-1 and FC Juárez won 4-1 in the penalty shootout to earn an additional point. Both teams will advance to the next round of Leagues Cup with St. Louis CITY SC facing the Portland Timbers in the Round of 32 on Friday, August 9 at CITYPARK.

Postgame Notes

Simon Becher scored his first career goal in his second match with St. Louis CITY SC since joining the team on July 23

Eduard Löwen marked his first Leagues Cup assist

Ben Lundt made a game-high seven saves

Lundt’s seven saves was his highest save total in a single match for CITY SC

Goal-Scoring Plays

STL: Simon Becher (Eduard Löwen), 58th minute – Simon Becher scored a right footed shot from the center of the box.

JUA: Dieter Villalpando, 62nd minute – Dieter Villalpando scored a right footed shot from the right half-space outside the box.

August 4, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)

Goals by Half 1 2 F

St. Louis CITY SC 0 1 1 (1)

FC Juárez 0 1 1 (4)

Scoring Summary

STL: Simon Becher (Eduard Löwen), 58′

JUA: Dieter Villalpando, 62′

Misconduct Summary

JUA: Dieter Villalpando, 79′

Lineups

STL: GK Ben Lundt, D Jake Nerwinski, D Josh Yaro, D Kyle Hiebert, D Akil Watts (Jay Reid, 86′); M Chris Durkin, M Eduard Löwen © (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 80′); M Indiana Vassilev (Nökkvi Thórisson, 79′), M Cedric Teuchert, M Marcel Hartel; F Simon Becher (John Klein, 86′)

Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Michael Wentzel, D Tomas Totland, D Anthony Markanich, M Hosei Kijima, M Njabulo Blom

TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 6

JUA: GK Sebastián Jurado, D José Abella, D Moisés Mosquera (Oscar Ortega 90’+2), D Francisco Calvo ©, D Ralph Orquin; M Jonathan González (Jesús Venegas, 68′), M Diego Campillo (Avilés Hurtado, 77′); M Jairo Torres, M Dieter Villalpando, M Aitor García (Diego Valoyes, 78′); F Ángel Zaldívar

Substitutes not used: GK César López, GK Benny…