St. Louis CITY SC fell 3-2 in a tightly contested match to Minnesota United FC in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 at Allianz Field. Minnesota opened the scoring in the 10th minute with a goal from Kelvin Yeboah and maintained the 1-0 lead into halftime. CITY SC got on the board with a goal from Marcel Hartel and just 10 minutes later grabbed the 2-1 lead from a header by João Klauss. Anthony Markanich tied the match for the Loons in the 85th minute and eventually scored his second of the night and the game winner right before stoppage time, helping Minnesota advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Cup. St. Louis will resume MLS play this Saturday, May 24 traveling to Commerce City to face Colorado Rapids at 8:00 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Marcel Hartel scored his first career U.S. Open Cup goal and his third across all competitions in 2025
- Hartel also notched his first U.S. Open Cup assist
- Timo Baumgartl earned his first career assist in U.S. Open Cup play and second across all competitions in 2025
- João Klauss scored his third goal across all competitions this season and second in the U.S. Open Cup
May 21, 2025 – Allianz Field (Saint Paul, MN)
Goal-Scoring Plays
MIN: Kelvin Yeboah (Julian Gressel), 10th minute — Kelvin Yeboah scored a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Marcel Hartel (Timo Baumgartl), 55th minute — Marcel Hartel scored a header from a very close range to the center of the goal.
STL: João Klauss (Marcel Hartel), 65th minute — João Klauss scored a header from the right side of the six-yard box to the bottom right corner.
MIN: Anthony Markanich (Joaquín Pereyra), 85th minute — Anthony Markanich scored a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
MIN: Anthony Markanich (Joaquín Pereyra), 88th minute — Anthony Markanich scored a header from the center of the box to the top left corner.
Scoring Summary
MIN: Kelvin Yeboah (Julian Gressel), 10’
STL: Marcel Hartel (Timo Baumgartl), 55’
STL: João Klauss (Marcel Hartel), 65’
MIN: Anthony Markanich (Joaquín Pereyra), 85’
MIN: Anthony Markanich (Joaquín Pereyra), 88’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 24’
MIN: Nicolás Romero (caution), 26’
MIN: Anthony Markanich (caution), 42’
Lineups
MIN: GK Wessel Speel; D Anthony Markanich, D Nicolás Romero (D.J. Taylor, 46’), D Morris Duggan, D Carlos Harvey (Michael Boxall, 46’); M Julian Gressel (Joaquín Pereyra, 64’), M Hoyeon Jung (Tani Oluwaseyi, 79’), M Owen Gene; F Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Robin Lod, 64’), F Kelvin Yeboah, F Sang-Bin Jeong
Substitutes not used: GK Alec Smir, M Wil Trapp
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 11; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 2
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jannes Horn (Akil Watts, 46’), Josh Yaro, D Timo Baumgartl, D Kyle Hiebert; M Conrad Wallem (Joey Zalinsky, 67’), M Marcel Hartel, M Chris Durkin (Xande Silva, 79’), M Jake Girdwood-Reich (Tomáš Ostrák, 67’); F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 79’), F Cedric Teuchert
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, M Célio Pompeu
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 7
Referee: Brandon Stevis
Assistant Referees: John Krill, Artyom Arustamyan, Ryan Farrell
Venue: Allianz Field
Weather: Drizzle, 51 degrees
