St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-0 to Los Angeles FC at CITYPARK. After the teams entered halftime tied 0-0, Denis Bouanga scored two second-half goals to give LAFC the victory. CITY SC returns to action on Saturday on the road against FC Cincinnati.
Postgame Notes
- St. Louis outshot LAFC, the number one team for shots this season, in both shots (14-12) and shots on target (7-3)
- The loss was just CITY SC’s first MLS regular season home loss since October 21, 2023, against Seattle Sounders FC
Goal-Scoring Plays
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Mateusz Bogusz) -- Denis Bouanga scored with right footed shot from the center of the box
LAFC: Denis Bouanga -- Denis Bouanga scored with right footed shot from the center of the box
Scoring Summary
LAFC: Denis Bouanga (Mateusz Bogusz), 59
LAFC: Denis Bouanga, 90+5
Misconduct Summary
STL: Anthony Markanich (caution), 27
LAFC: Timothy Tillman (caution), 45+5
STL: Célio Pompeu (caution), 58
STL: Anthony Markanich (caution/ejection), 75
STL: Njabulo Blom (caution), 82
STL: Aziel Jackson (caution), 84
LAFC: Erik Duenas (caution), 86
STL: Indiana Vassilev (caution), 90+2
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Tim Parker, D Joakim Nilsson (Kyle Hiebert 46’), D Anthony Markanich; M Chris Durkin, M Tomáš Ostrák (Njabulo Blom 64’), M Ramus Alm (Nökkvi Thórisson 79’), M Indiana Vassilev, M Célio Pompeu (Aziel Jackson 63’); F Klauss (Sam Adeniran 63’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, M Akil Watts, M Hosei Kijima, D Nikolas Dyhr
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 1
LAFC: GK Hugo Lloris; D Omar Campos, D Jesus Murillo, D Sergi Palencia, D Aaron Long ©; M Timothy Tillman, M Mateusz Bogusz (Maxime Chanot 87’), M Eduard Atuesta (Erik Duenas 75’); F Cristian Olivera, F Kei Kamara (Ilie Sanchez 69’), F Denis Bouanga
Substitutes Not Used: GK Abraham Romero, D Eddie Segura, F Tomas Angel, F Nathan Ordaz, F Luis Müller
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 7
Referee: Joe Dickerson
Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Kevin Lock
Fourth Official: Jair Marrufo
VAR: Younes Marrakchi
AVAR: Mike Kampmeinert
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Partly cloudy, 74 degrees
