St. Louis CITY SC punched its ticket to the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 with a shutout win against Union Omaha on Wednesday night at Energizer Park. After a scoreless first half, 2025 MLS SuperDraft selection Joey Zalinsky rocketed a strike in from distance to put St. Louis on top, scoring what finished as the game-winning goal in his debut with the team. With stoppage time approaching, João Klauss slotted home another goal off a feed from Cedric Teuchert to double CITY SC’s advantage and seal the victory. CITY SC returns to MLS action this weekend, facing off against San Diego FC on Saturday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Energizer Park.
Postgame Notes
- Joey Zalinsky made his first appearance for CITY SC
- Zalinsky scored the first professional goal of his career
- Xande Silva and Mykhi Joyner made their first starts for CITY SC
- João Klauss scored his second goal across all competitions this season
- Cedric Teuchert picked up his second assist across all competitions this season
- The clean sheet was the third for Ben Lundt and the sixth for CITY SC across all competitions this season
May 7, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Joey Zalinsky, 68th minute — Joey Zalinsky scored with a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal.
STL: João Klauss (Cedric Teuchert), 87th minute — João Klauss scored with a right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal.
Scoring Summary
STL: Joey Zalinsky, 68’
STL: João Klauss (Cedric Teuchert), 87’
Misconduct Summary
OMA: Marco Milanese (caution), 45’
OMA: Brandon Knapp (caution), 45+3’
OMA: Joe Gallardo (caution), 62’
OMA: Charlie Ostrem (caution), 90’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 90+3’
Lineups
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Joey Zalinsky (Jannes Horn 74’), Josh Yaro ©, D Timo Baumgartl, D Kyle Hiebert; M Tomáš Ostrák (Eduard Löwen 46’), M Célio Pompeu, M Alfredo Morales (Conrad Wallem 44’), M Mykhi Joyner; F Simon Becher (João Klauss 74’), F Xande Silva (Cedric Teuchert 63’)
Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, M Akil Watts
TOTAL SHOTS: 24; SHOTS ON GOAL: 10; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
OMA: GK Rashid Nuhu; D Brandon Knapp (Mark Bronnik 85’), D Brent Kallman, D Marco Milanese, D Samuel Owusu (Anderson Holt 46’), D Charlie Ostrem; M Joe Gallardo, M Laurence Wootton, M Max Schneider, M Kemy Amiche (Mehdi Ouamri 58’); F Aaron Gómez (Sergio Ors Navarro 58’)
Substitutes not used: D Ryen Jiba, GK Cole Jensen, D Josh Ramsey
TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 7
Referee: William Hale
Assistant Referees: Matthew Rodman, Bruno Salgado Rizo, Kyle Armstrong
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Cloudy, 70 degrees
