Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC and D.C. United Play to 1-1 Draw at Audi Field on Saturday Night

St. Louis CITY SC grabbed a point on the road, tying D.C. United 1-1 at Audi Field on Saturday night. Chris Durkin, who made his first appearance against his former club D.C United, scored the first goal for CITY SC, finishing off a team play with Sangbin and Simon Becher picking up assists. D.C. United equalized in the 90th minute through João Peglow, who fired home a volley to share the points on the night. St. Louis returns to Energizer Park to face Houston Dynamo in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 19. Kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. CT. 

Postgame Notes  

• Chris Durkin scored his second goal of the season and eighth overall in MLS play 

• Durkin who started his professional career with D.C. United returned to his boyhood club for the first time since being traded to St. Louis 

• Sanbgin Jeong recorded his first assist of the season 

• Simon Becher tallied his team-leading fourth assist of the season 

• The result means the CITY SC and D.C. United series remain without a win (0-0-2 record) 

May 16, 2026 – Audi Field (Washington, D.C.) 

Goal-Scoring Plays  

STL: Chris Durkin (Sangbin Jeong, Simon Becher), 50th minute – Chris Durkin scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom left corner. 

DC: João Peglow, 90th minute – João Peglow scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom left corner. 

Scoring Summary  

STL: Chris Durkin (Sangbin Jeong, Simon Becher), 50’ 

DC: João Peglow, 90’ 

Misconduct Summary  

STL: Fallou Fall (caution), 28’ 

STL: Conrad Wallem (caution), 41’ 

STL: Miguel Perez (caution), 59’ 

DC: Jackson Hopkins (caution), 60’ 

DC: Silvan Hefti (caution), 70’ 

STL: Conrad Wallem (second caution/rejection) 

DC: Kye Rowes (caution), 90+4’ 

STL: Mbacke Fall (caution), 90+6’ 

Lineups   

DC:  GK Sean Johnston; D Keisuke Kurokawa (Conner Antley 78’), D Kye Rowles, D Lucas Bartlett ©, D Silvan Hefti; M Matti Peltola (Jared Stroud, 62’), M Brandon Servania, M Joao Peglow, M Jackson Hopkins (Nikola Markovic 78’); F Tai Baribo, F Louis Munteanu 

Substitutes not used:  GK Jordan Farr, GK Alex Bono, M Caden Clark, M Hosei Kijima, F Jacob Murell, F Gavin Turner 

TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2 

STL:  GK Roman Bürki ©; D Fallou Fall, D Timo Baumgartl, D Dante Polvara; M  Rafael Santos (Tomas Totland 78’), M Conrad Wallem, M Miguel Perez (Daniel Edelman, 63’), M Chris Durkin, M Sangbin Jeong (Sergio Córdova, 63’), M Cedric Teuchert (Eduard Löwen, 63’ ; F Simon Becher ( Mbacke Fall 90’+1) 

Substitutes not used:  GK Ben Lundt, D Kyle Hiebert, F Brendan McSorley, F Mykhi Joyner 

TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 4  

Referee:  Rodrigo Albuquerque 

Assistant Referees:  Nick Uranga, Cory Richardson, Pierre-Luc Lauziere 

VAR:  Kevin Stott 

AVAR:  Jeff Muschik 

Venue:  Audi Field 

Weather:  Cloudy, 79 degrees