St. Louis CITY SC earned a 2-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday afternoon at Energizer Park, with the goals from João Klauss and Eduard Löwen. St. Louis broke the scoreless deadlock courtesy of a goal from Klauss, who pushed past the Earthquakes’ defense following a ball over the top from Löwen. The visitors evened the score late in the second half, but CITY SC returned the favor a few minutes later. Simon Becher won a penalty after getting fouled in the box, and then Löwen converted his attempt from the penalty spot to seal the victory. The win kept St. Louis perfect in its history against San Jose, moving to 5-0-0 in the team’s five all-time contests against the Earthquakes. CITY SC returns to the pitch on Sunday, June 8, for a showdown against Portland Timbers at Providence Park.
Postgame Notes
- João Klauss scored his third goal of the season
- Eduard Löwen notched his second goal of the season from the penalty spot. Löwen also tallied his first assist of the season
- Joey Zalinsky made his first career MLS start
- CITY SC remained perfect across its five all-time matchups with San Jose (5-0-0), outscoring the Earthquakes a combined 11 to 3 in those contests
- St. Louis snapped San Jose’s six-match MLS unbeaten streak and eight-match unbeaten streak across all competitions
- David Critchley earned his first win as CITY SC’s interim head coach
May 31, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: João Klauss (Eduard Löwen), 41st minute – João Klauss scored with right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
SJ: Josef Martinez (Vitor Costa, Beau Leroux), 83rd minute – Josef Martinez scored with right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty kick), 90th + 2 minute – Eduard Löwen scored a penalty kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: João Klauss (Eduard Löwen), 45+2’
SJ: Josef Martinez (Vitor Costa, Beau Leroux), 83’
STL: Eduard Löwen (penalty kick), 90th +2’
Misconduct Summary
STL: João Klauss (caution), 30’
SJ: Max Floriani (caution), 35’
STL: Xande Silva (caution), 43’
SJ: Earl Edwards Jr. (caution), 90’
STL: Conrad Wallem (caution), 90’+4
STL: Conrad Wallem (second caution/ejection), 90’+6
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Joey Zalinsky (Alfredo Morales, 72’), D Chris Durkin (Henry Kessler, 46’), D Timo Baumgartl D Jay Reid (Tomas Totland, 62’); M Conrad Wallem, M Eduard Löwen; M Cedric Teuchert (Xande Silva, 41’), M Marcel Hartel, M Célio Pompeu; F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 72’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, M Tomáš Ostrák, M Akil Watts
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
SJ: GK Earl Edwards Jr.; D Dave Romney ©, D Reid Roberts, D Max Floriani; M Jamar Ricketts (Vitor Costa, 66’), M Mark Anthony-Kaye, M Nick Fernandez (Beau Leroux, 61’), M Nick Lima (Amahl Pellegrino, 79’); F Ousseni Bouda (Josef Martinez, 61’), F Preston Judd, F Hernan (Cristian Espinoza, 61’)
Substitutes not used: GK Daniel, D Paul Marie, D Rodrigues, M Jack Skahan
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 2
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Assistant Referees: Andrew Bigelow, Stephen McGonagle, Matt Thompson
VAR: Ramy Touchan
AVAR: Tom Supple
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Sunny, 80 degrees
