St. Louis CITY SC fell 4-2 to Orlando City SC on Wednesday night at Energizer Park. Orlando got on the scoresheet in the seventh minute through Ramiro Enrique before scoring two more goals in the first 25 minutes of the match until Simon Becher notched a goal right before halftime. João Klauss gave CITY SC their second goal and put them within reach of a draw in first half stoppage time. Entering the second half, St. Louis were knocking on the door, but Orlando scored their fourth goal of the night and earn the three points on the day. St. Louis CITY SC will travel down south to Houston, Texas to face Houston Dynamo on Saturday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Simon Becher found the back of the net for his second goal of the season
- Tomas Totland earned his first assist of the season
- Roman Bürki tallied his second consecutive MLS assist in 2025
- João Klauss scored his sixth goal of the season and fourth in back-to-back matches
- Klauss now has six goals over the team’s last six matches across all competitions
- Roman Bürki made his 500th appearance in his club career
- Michael Wentzel made his first appearance of the 2025 MLS season
June 25, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
ORL: Ramiro Enrique (Martin Ojeda), 7th minute – Ramiro Enrique scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the central bottom zone.
ORL: Marco Pasalic (Eduard Atuesta), 9th minute – Marco Pasalic scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the middle right zone.
ORL: Ramiro Enrique (Eduard Atuesta), 22nd minute – Ramiro Enrique scored with a right footed shot from the right side of the box to the lower right central zone.
STL: Simon Becher (Tomas Totland), 40th minute – Simon Becher scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: João Klauss, 45th minute + 3 – João Klauss scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
ORL: Marco Pasalic (Eduard Atuesta), 82nd minute – Marco Pasalic scored with a left footed shot from the right half-space outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Scoring Summary
ORL: Ramiro Enrique (Martin Ojeda), 7’
ORL: Marco Pasalic (Eduard Atuesta), 9’
ORL: Ramiro Enrique, 22’
STL: Simon Becher (Tomas Totland), 40’
STL: João Klauss, 45’+3
ORL: Marco Pasalic (Eduard Atuesta), 82’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Jay Reid (caution), 67’
STL: Michael Wentzel (caution), 90’+1
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland (Joey Zalinsky, 68’), D Kyle Hiebert, D Timo Baumgartl (Michael Wentzel, 83’), D Jay Reid; M Marcel Hartel, M Akil Watts (Alfredo Morales, 46’); M Célio Pompeu, M Cedric Teuchert (Conrad Wallem, 69’), M Simon Becher (Brendan McSorley, 76’); F João Klauss
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, M Alfredo Morales, M Xande Silva, M Jake Girdwood-Reich
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 8
ORL: GK Pedro Gallese; D Kyle Smith, D Robin Jansson ©, D David Brekalo, D Dagur Thorhallsson; M Cesar Araujo, M Eduard Atuesta, M Ivan Angulo (Luis Muriel, 68’), M Marco Pasalic (Zakaria Taifi, 84’), F Ramiro Enrique (Nicolas Rdoriguez, 90’+1), F Martin Ojeda (Rafael Santos, 90’+1)
Substitutes not used: GK Javier Otero, D Thomas Williams, M Gustavo Caraballo, M Colin Guske, F Justin Ellis
TOTAL SHOTS: 24; SHOTS ON GOAL: 12; FOULS: 1; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
Assistant Referees: Ryan Graves, Walt Heatherly, Matt Thompson
VAR: Kevin Terry Jr
AVAR: Jeffrey Greeson
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Mostly sunny, 88 degrees
