St. Louis CITY SC fell 3-2 to Chicago Fire FC in a back-and-forth affair on Saturday night. Chicago’s Hugo Cuypers opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, putting the Fire up 1-0 at halftime. Tomáš Ostrák got CITY SC on the board two minutes into the second half, scoring his first goal of the season. Marcel Hartel followed up with his fifth goal of the season in the 59th minute, putting CITY SC ahead 2-1. Chicago responded with two unanswered goals to close out the match and secure all three points. St. Louis CITY SC will hit the road once again, traveling to Canada to face Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, August 23 at 8:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Tomáš Ostrák scored his first goal of the season and his fifth in his MLS career
- Ostrák also recorded his second assist of 2025
- Marcel Hartel tallied his fifth goal of the season
- Hartel’s goal was his third in five matches for CITY SC
- Conrad Wallem picked up his second assist of the season on Hartel’s goal
August 16, 2025 – SeatGeek Stadium (Chicago, IL)
Goal-Scoring Plays
CHI: Hugo Cuypers (Andrew Gutman, Brian Gutiérrez), 23rd minute – Hugo Cuypers scored with right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: Tomáš Ostrák, 47th minute – Tomáš Ostrák scored with left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
STL: Marcel Hartel (Tomáš Ostrák, Conrad Wallem), 59th minute – Marcel Hartel scored with right footed shot from the left side of the box to the upper left central zone.
CHI: Philip Zinckernagel (Dje D’Avilla), 67th minute – Philip Zinckernagel scored with left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
CHI: Brian Gutierrez (Philip Zinckernagel), 87th minute – Brian Gutierrez scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Scoring Summary
CHI: Hugo Cuypers (Andrew Gutman, Brian Gutiérrez), 23’
STL: Tomáš Ostrák, 47’
STL: Marcel Hartel (Tomáš Ostrák, Conrad Wallem), 59’
CHI: Philip Zinckernagel (Dje D’Avilla), 67’
CHI: Brian Gutierrez (Philip Zinckernagel), 87’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Marcel Hartel (caution), 36’
STL: Tomáš Ostrák (caution), 61’
STL: Eduard Löwen (caution), 90’+1
STL: Roman Bürki (caution), 90’+3
Lineups
CHI: GK Chris Brady; D Andrew Gutman, D Carlos Teran, D Jack Elliot ©, D Leonardo Barraso (Johnny Dean, 79’), M Brian Gutierrez, M Sergio Oregel Jr. (Kellyn Acosta, 70’), M Dje D’Avilla; F Jonathan Bamba (Maren Haile-Selassie, 78’), F Hugo Cuypers, F Philip Zinckernagel (Mauricio Pineda, 90’+1)
Substitutes not used: GK Jeffrey Gal, D Sam Rogers, D Johnny Dean, D Omar Gonzalez, M Sam Williams, F Tom Barlow
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 1
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jaziel Orozco (Conrad Wallem 57’), D Timo Baumgartl, D Henry Kessler (Fallou Fall 57’), D Devin Padelford; M Chris Durkin (Alfredo Morales, 69’), M Eduard Löwen; M Sangbin Jeong, M Marcel Hartel, M Tomáš Ostrák (Célio Pompeu, 69’); F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 85’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Tomas Totland, D Kyle Hiebert, M Jake Girdwood-Reich
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 2
Referee: Jair Marrufo
Assistant Referees: Gerard-Kader Lebuis, Tyler Wyrostek, Alexis DaSilva
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Eric Weisbrod
Venue: SeatGeek Stadium
