St. Louis CITY SC advanced to its first-ever U.S. Open Cup Semifinal after defeating Houston Dynamo in a penalty shootout following a 2-2 draw in regulation on Wednesday night at Energizer Park. Marcel Hartel opened the scoring for CITY SC in the 10th minute before Houston answered one minute later. The Dynamo took a 2-1 lead in the 42nd minute to carry the one goal advantage into halftime. Following the break, Hartel converted a penalty in the 52nd minute for his second goal of the match and the third brace of his CITY SC career. After two scoreless overtime periods, CITY SC secured a 4-2 victory in the penalty shootout after conversions from Eduard Löwen, Hartel, Timo Baumgartl, and Chris Durkin. Goalkeeper Ben Lundt recorded two saves in the shootout, including the match-clinching stop against Héctor Herrera.
St. Louis returns to MLS play this Saturday, May 23, facing Austin FC at Energizer Park with kickoff set for 1:45 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Marcel Hartel scored his third and fourth career U.S. Open Cup goals
- Tonight’s brace was Hartel’s third of his career with CITY SC
- Hartel leads the team in goals this season in goals (6) across all competitions
- With tonight’s win, CITY SC advanced to the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal for the first time in club history. The date, time, and opponent will be announced at a later date
- The penalty shootout win was the first-ever in CITY SC’s young history
May 19, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Marcel Hartel, 10th minute – Marcel Hartel scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high center of the goal.
HOU: Mateusz Bogusz, 11th minute – Mateusz Bogusz scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal.
HOU: Artur, 42nd minute – Artur scored with a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom corner.
STL: Marcel Hartel, (penalty kick), 52nd minute – Marcel Hartel with a right footed shot from the penalty spot to the bottom left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Marcel Hartel, 10’
HOU: Mateusz Bogusz, 11’
HOU: Artur, 42’
STL: Marcel Hartel, 52’
Misconduct Summary
HOU: Lawrence Ennali (caution), 29’
STL: Daniel Edelman (caution), 57’
HOU: Guilherme Augusto (caution), 59’
HOU: Agustín Bouzat (caution), 90’+4
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 90’+7
HOU: Lawrence Ennali (ejection), 109’
HOU: Artur (caution), 110’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 118’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki © (Ben Lundt, 26’); D Lukas MacNaughton (Fallou Fall, 120’+3), D Timo Baumgartl, D Dante Polvara; M Conrad Wallem, M Chris Durkin, M Daniel Edelman (Eduard Löwen, 63’), M Tomas Totland (Mykhi Joyner 106’); F Marcel Hartel, F Sangbin Jeong (Brendan McSorley, 91’), F Sergio Córdova (Simon Becher, 63’)
Substitutes not used: D Mbacke Fall,
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 8
HOU: GK Jonathan Bond; D Antônio Carlos, D Agustin Resch, D Felipe Andrade (Duane Holmes, 120’+1); M Artur ©, M Agustín Bouzat, M Jack McGlynn (Héctor Herrera, 87’); F Mateusz Bogusz, F Lawrence Ennali, F Ezequiel Ponce (Ondrej Lingr, 76’), F Guilherme Augusto
Substitutes not used: GK Blake Gillingham, D Franco Negri, D Erik Sviatchenko, F Aliyu Ibrahim
TOTAL SHOTS: 22; SHOTS ON GOAL: 11; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees
