Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Extends Unbeaten Streak with 1-1 Draw Against Real Salt Lake at Energizer Park

St. Louis CITY SC picked up a point against Real Salt Lake after a 1-1 draw at Energizer Park on Saturday night. After scoreless action in the first half, Salt Lake struck in the 60th minute from Sergi Solans before Marcel Hartel equalized for CITY SC in the 72nd minute. The goal was Hartel’s team-leading ninth goal across all competitions. With the tie, St. Louis remains unbeaten in nine matches across all competitions. 

St. Louis will have a bye week before traveling to face San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park on Saturday, August 15, with kickoff set for 9:30 p.m. CT. 

Postgame Notes   

• Marcel Hartel scored his sixth goal of the season and ninth across all competitions 

• In his last five games for CITY SC, Hartel has registered five goal contributions (three goals, two assists) 

• Alex Mățan made his first appearance for St. Louis CITY SC coming on as a substitute in the second half 

• St. Louis extends its unbeaten streak to nine games, the longest unbeaten streak in club history 

 August 1, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO) 

Goal-Scoring Plays   

RSL: Sergi Solans (Saba Lobjanidze), 60th minute - Sergi Solans scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right zone. 

STL: Marcel Hartel, 72nd minute - Marcel Hartel scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right zone. 

Scoring Summary   

RSL: Sergi Solans (Saba Lobjanidze), 60’ 

STL: Marcel Hartel, 72' 

Misconduct Summary   

RSL: Zach Booth (caution), 5' 

STL: Eduard Löwen (caution), 28' 

RSL: Philip Quinton (caution), 29' 

RSL: DeAndre Yedlin (caution), 40' 

STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 43'  

STL: Sangbin Jeong (caution), 80' 

Lineups    

STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Lukas MacNaughton, D Dante Polvara, D Timo Baumgartl; M Conrad Wallem, M Chris Durkin (Alex Mățan, 64’), M Tomas Totland, M Daniel Edelman; F Sangbin Jeong (Tomáš Ostrák, 84’), F Eduard Löwen (Marcel Hartel, 64’), F Simon Becher (Palmer Ault, 90’+1) 

Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Fallou Fall, D Rafael Santos, M Rafael Santos, M Miguel Perez, F Mykhi Joyner 

TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 2 

RSL: GK Rafael Cabral ©; D DeAndre Yedlin, D Juan Sanabria, D Zach Booth (Dominik Marczuk, 90’+1), D Philip Quinton, D Sam Junqua; M Diego Luna (Victor Olantunji, 78’), M Griffin Dillon, M Lineker Rodrigues Dos Santos (Saba Lobjanidze, 46’), M Noel Caliskan; F Sergi Solans (Aiden Hezarkhani, 90’+1) 

Substitutes not used: GK Mason Stajduhar, D Alexandros Katranis, D Juan Arias, M Lukas Engel, M Stijn Spierings,  

TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4 

Referee: Chris Penso 

Assistant Referees: Meghan Mullen, Michael Nickerson, Laura Rodriguez 

VAR: Younes Marrakchi 

AVAR: Fabio Tovar 

Venue: Energizer Park 

Weather: Rainy, 71 degrees