St. Louis CITY SC fell 4-1 on the road against Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday night at Lumen Field. CITY SC opened the scoring in the 29th minute as Marcel Hartel notched his second goal of the season from the penalty spot. Four minutes later, Seattle’s Albert Rusnák scored a penalty kick to make it 1-1. In the second half, the Sounders scored three unanswered goals to earn the 4-1 victory and pick up three points.
St. Louis will begin a busy week of action at Energizer Park on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:00 p.m. CT as they begin their U.S. Open Cup journey with a Round of 32 matchup against USL League One side, Union Omaha. CITY SC will then take on San Diego FC for the second time this season on Saturday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Marcel Hartel scored his second goal of the season and fifth of his MLS career
- Hartel’s goal marked the first time St. Louis CITY SC scored at Lumen Field against Seattle
- Xande Silva made his CITY SC debut entering the game as a substitute
May 3, 2025 – Lumen Field (Seattle, WA)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Marcel Hartel (penalty kick), 29th minute – Marcel Hartel scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot to the center of the goal.
SEA: Albert Rusnák (penalty kick), 33rd minute – Albert Rusnák scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot to the center of the goal.
SEA: Obed Vargas (Ryan Kent), 61st minute – Obed Vargas scored a right footed shot from the left side of the box to the center of the goal.
SEA: Danny Musovski (Nouhou), 81st minute – Danny Musovski scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the top right corner.
SEA: Nouhou (Ryan Kent), 90th minute +1 – Nouhou scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the top left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Marcel Hartel (penalty kick), 29’
SEA: Albert Rusnák (penalty kick), 33’
SEA: Obed Vargas (Ryan Kent), 61’
SEA: Danny Musovski (Nouhou), 81’
SEA: Nouhou (Ryan Kent), 90’+1
Misconduct Summary
SEA: Alex Roldan (caution), 28’
SEA: Obed Vargas (caution), 35’
STL: Cedric Teuchert (caution), 41’
SEA: Paul Rothrock (caution), 43’
STL: Kyle Hiebert (caution), 66’
Lineups
SEA: GK Stefan Frei ©; D Nouhou, D Kim Kee-hee, D Yeimar (Jonathan Bell, 84’); M Alex Rodan, M Cristian Roldan, M Albert Rusnák, M Obed Vargas; F Paul Rothrock (Ryan Kent, 57’), F Danny Musovski (Osaze De Rosario, 83’), F Pedro de la Vega (Georgi Minoungou, 75’)
Substitutes not used: GK Andrew Thomas, D Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, M Reed Baker-Whiting, M Danny Levya, M João Paulo
TOTAL SHOTS: 31; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 3
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Kyle Hiebert (Xande Silva, 76’), D Timo Baumgartl, D Josh Yaro (Joakim Nilsson, 69’), D Jannes Horn, D Conrad Wallem; M Akil Watts, M Marcel Hartel ©, M Tomáš Ostrák (Mykhi Joyner, 60’); F Cedric Teuchert (Eduard Löwen, 69’), F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 69’)
Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Joey Zalinsky, D Michael Wentzel, M Célio Pompeu
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 0; SAVES: 5
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Hanson, Tyler Wyrostek, Lukasz Szpala
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Venue: Lumen Field
Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 53 degrees
