St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC at CITYPARK. After the teams played to a scoreless first half, Seattle went ahead after St. Louis conceded an own goal in the 66th minute and then doubled their advantage three minutes later. CITY SC halved the deficit after Eduard Löwen delivered a fantastic ball to Tomas Totland in the 82nd minute, but the team could not find the equalizer in the remaining time.
Postgame Notes
Tomas Totland scored his second goal of the season
Totland’s goal marked the first time CITY SC scored against Seattle in three games played
With his assist, Eduard Löwen recorded his third assist of the season
The helper was his first goal contribution since March 9
With his assist, Löwen now has 18 goal contributions (12 assists and 6 goals) in 18 games at CITYPARK
It was the ninth time in fourteen MLS matches that CITY SC recorded more shots and shots on target than their opponent
It was the seventh time this season that CITY SC held their opponent to three or fewer shots on target
Goal-Scoring Plays
SEA: Kyle Hiebert (own goal), 66th minute – Kyle Hiebert scored an own goal from the right side of the box
SEA: Jordan Morris (Albert Rusnak), 69th minute – Jordan Morris scored with right footed shot from the center of the box.
STL: Tomas Totland (Eduard Löwen), 82nd minute – Tomas Totland scored with right footed shot from the center of the box.
May 25, 2024 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)
Scoring Summary
SEA: Kyle Hiebert (own goal), 66
SEA: Jordan Morris (Albert Rusnak), 69
STL: Tomas Totland (Eduard Löwen), 82
Misconduct Summary
STL: Indiana Vassilev (caution), 35
STL: Njabulo Blom (caution), 39
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 48
SEA: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (caution), 80
SEA: Yeimar Gomez Andrade (caution), 85
SEA: Paul Rothrock (caution), 90+1
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson, D Kyle Hiebert; M Chris Durkin, M Njabulo Blom (Aziel Jackson 70’), M Célio Pompeu, M Indiana Vassilev (Nökkvi Thórisson 57’), M Rasmus Alm (Eduard Löwen 70’); F Klauss
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, D Akil Watts, M Hosei Kijima, F Sam Adeniran, D Anthony Markanich, D Josh Yaro
TOTAL SHOTS: 25; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 0
SEA: GK Stefan Frei ©; D Jackson Ragen, D Yeimar Gomez Andrade, D Cody Baker (Reed Baker-Whiting); M Joao Paulo (Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 78’), M Cristian Roldan, M Albert Rusnak, M Alex Roldan (Paul Rothrock 87’), M Obed Vargas; F Raul Ruidiaz (Danny Musovski 78’), F Jordan Morris
Substitutes Not Used: GK Andrew Thomas, D Stuart Hawkins, M Danny Leyva, M Sota Kitahara, M Dylan Teves
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 4
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant Referees: Matthew Nelson, Ricardo Ocampo
Fourth Official: JC Griggs
VAR: Carol Anne Chenard
AVAR: Fabio Tovar
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees
