St. Louis CITY SC fell 3-1 to Real Salt Lake at CITYPARK on Wednesday night. The away side took the lead in the 15th minute off a goal from Diego Luna, but Niko Gioacchini netted the equalizer in the 21st minute. Real Salt Lake’s Damir Kreilach responded with a brace in the second half to secure all three points for the away team. St. Louis heads west to face San Jose Earthquakes for their Matchday 21 showdown on Saturday.
Postgame Notes
- Niko Gioacchini has scored in four consecutive matches dating back to June 3rd against Houston Dynamo. The forward’s goal tally is up eight.
- Gioacchini’s four-game goalscoring streak ties Alan Pulido, Cristian Espinoza, Amine Bassi, Denis Bouanga and Luciano Acosta for the second-longest streak by a player in MLS action this season
- In games that Gioacchini has scored this season, St. Louis CITY SC is 5-2-1
- Jake Nerwinski recorded his first assist for the club
- Njabulo Blom led the game with four interceptions
Goal-Scoring Plays
RSL – Diego Luna (Danny Musovski), 15th minute: Diego Luna right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner
STL – Niko Gioacchini (Jake Nerwinski), 21st minute: Niko Gioacchini header from the center of the box to the top right corner.
RSL – Damir Kreilach (Maikel Chang), 48th minute: Damir Kreilach left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
RSL – Damir Kreilach (Andrew Brody), 66th minute: Damir Kreilach left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC travels to the west coast for a meeting with San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday, June 24.
June 21, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Goals by Half
STL First (1) Second (0) Final (1)
RSL First (1) Second (2) Final (3)
Scoring Summary
RSL: Diego Luna (Danny Musovski, Pablo Ruiz), 15
STL: Niko Gioacchini (Jake Nerwinski, Célio Pompeu), 21
RSL: Damir Kreilach (Maikel Chang, Diego Luna), 48
RSL: Damir Kreilach (Andrew Brody, Diego Luna), 66
Misconduct Summary
STL: Jared Stroud (caution), 29
STL: Tomáš Ostrák, (caution), 30
STL: Jake Nerwinski (caution), 47
RSL: Brayan Vera (caution), 54
STL: Lucas Bartlett (caution), 55
RSL: Gavin Beavers (caution), 71
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski, D John Nelson, D Lucas Bartlett (Josh Yaro 80’), D Tim Parker; M Njabulo Blom, M Tomáš Ostrák (John Klein 80’), M Jared Stroud, M Indiana Vassilev (Aziel Jackson 69’), M Célio Pompeu (Rasmus Alm 64’); F Niko Gioacchini (Isak Jensen 80’)
Substitutes Not Used: D Selmir Pidro, D Akil Watts, M Miguel Perez, GK Ben Lundt
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5
RSL: GK Gavin Beavers, D Andrew Brody, D Brayan Vera, D Justen Glad, D Emeka Eneli, M Pablo Ruiz (Bode Hidalgo 75’), M Diego Luna (Illijah Paul 83’), M Bertin Jacquesson (Maikel Chang 46’), M Jasper Loffelsend (Moses Nyeman 83’); F Damir Kreilach © (Bryan Oviedo 83’), F Danny Musovski
Substitutes Not Used: M Scott Caldwell, GK Zac MacMath D Delentz Pierre
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 9; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 2
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Meghan Mullen
Fourth Official: Calin Radosav
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Jozef Batko
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 85 degrees
Attendance: 22,423
