St. Louis CITY SC and Colorado played to a draw on Saturday night following an action-packed encounter at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. After a first half that saw goalkeeper Roman Bürki made eight saves, CITY SC took the lead in the 57th minute through Rasmus Alm. Colorado's Michael Barrios leveled the game in stoppage time.
A Tale of Two Halves
Colorado largely threatened CITY SC throughout the first half forcing goalkeeper Roman Bürki to make saves after saves in the first half to keep the score level going into halftime. CITY SC came out of halftime buzzing and found the opener through Alm who finished a brilliant cross from Jared Stroud. With the game dwindling Colorado found the equalizer in stoppage time.
Roman Bürki the Wall
Roman Bürki had an impressive performance between the posts against Colorado. Bürki made 12 saves throughout the game, three shy of the MLS regular season record. Bürki was denied his third clean sheet of the season in stoppage time.
Additional Notes
- St. Louis CITY SC remains atop the Western Conference, edging Seattle Sounders by goal difference (both teams are tied on 19 points)
- With Alm's goal, CITY SC's midfielders have now scored eight (8) goals, good for second in MLS behind Columbus Crew.
- Rasmus Alm has four goal contributions (2 goals, 2 assists) in seven matches
- With the tie, CITY SC's 10 points in their first five away matches is the most by an expansion team in MLS history (LAFC previously held the record with 9 points)
- With his assist in tonight's match, Jared Stroud has had a goal contribution in three of CITY SC's five road matches: Austin (goal), Portland (goal) and Colorado (assist).
- With his start against Colorado Rapids, defender Jake Nerwinski has made a total of 150 MLS regular season appearances.
- Roman Burki has had his two highest-save games in the altitude, stopping eight (8) shots against Real Salt Lake and saving twelve (12) against Colorado Rapids
- Akil Watts made his first MLS start against Colorado Rapids
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL – Rasmus Alm (Jared Stroud), 57th minute: Rasmus Alm right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
COL - Michael Barrios (Diego Rubio), 90'+2 minute: Michael Barrios right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC returns to CITYPARK to face Union Omaha on Tuesday, April 25 before resuming MLS action at home against Portland Timbers on Saturday, April 29.
Colorado Rapids (1-3-5, 8 pts) vs. St. Louis CITY SC (6-2-1, 19 pts)
April 22, 2023 – Dick's Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, CO)
Goals by Half
COL First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
STL First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
Scoring Summary
STL: Rasmus Alm (Jared Stroud), 57
COL: Michael Barrios (Diego Rubio), 90'+2
Misconduct Summary
STL: Jared Stroud (caution), 47
STL: Célio Pompeu (caution), 79
COL: Lalas Abubakar (caution), 89
STL: Tim Parker (caution), 90'+5
COL: Ralph Priso-Mbongue (caution), 90'+6
Lineups
COL: GK William Yarbrough ©; D Keegan Rosenberry, D Danny Wilson (Anthony Markanich 70'), D Andreas Maxso, D Lalas Abubakar D Steven Beitashour (Darren Yapi 70'); M Max (Jonathan Lewis 70'), M Connor Ronan, M Bryan Acosta (Ralph Priso 77'); F Diego Rubio, F Kevin Cabral (Michael Barrios 70')
Substitutes Not Used: GK Marko Ilic, D Alex Gersbach, D Sebastian Anderson, D Michael Edwards
TOTAL SHOTS: 21; SHOTS ON GOAL: 13; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski, D Tim Parker, D Kyle Hiebert, D John Nelson (Selmir Pidro 78'); M Jared Stroud (Célio Pompeu 61'), M Eduard Löwen, M Akil Watts (Indiana Vassilev 46'), M Rasmus Alm (Miguel Perez 78'); F João Klauss (Tomáš Ostrák 61'), F Nicholas Gioacchini
Substitutes Not Used: D Josh Yaro, D Jon Bell, GK Ben Lundt, M Isak Jensen
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 12
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Kieso, Ian McKay
Fourth Official: Timothy Ford
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Eric Weisbrod
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Weather: Cloudy, 39 degrees
