St Louis CITY2 played to a 2-2 draw against Houston Dynamo 2 on Sunday night at SaberCats Stadium, before falling 4-3 in the penalty shootout following regulation. Houston got on the scoreboard first, as Tomás Romero found the back of the net in the 25th minute. Just four minutes later, off a corner kick, captain Gabriel Mikina scored to level the match at 1-1. In second half action, Caden Glover netted his third goal of the season to give CITY2 the 2-1 lead. The Dynamo equalized in the 70th minute, sending the match into a penalty shootout. Houston Dynamo 2 claimed the extra point in the shootout but CITY2’s 15-match unbeaten streak remains intact, as the team earned one point on the night. Following an upcoming bye week, St Louis CITY2 will resume play on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. CT as they face Minnesota United FC 2 at Energizer Park.
Postgame Notes
- Gabriel Mikina scored his third goal of the season and now leads all CITY2 defenders in goals scored
- Caden Glover also notched his third goal of the season
- Brendan McSorley recorded his eighth assist of the season
- With two goals scored tonight, CITY2 has surpassed their goal tally from the 2024 season (53) and have now posted 55 goals in 2025
- St Louis extended its unbeaten run to 15 consecutive matches
Goal-Scoring Plays
HOU: Tomás Romero, 25th minute – Tomás Romero scored with a header from the center of the box to the middle right zone.
STL: Gabriel Mikina (Brendan McSorley), 29th minute – Gabriel Mikina scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Caden Glover, 53rd minute – Caden Glover scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right central zone.
HOU: Joshua Bolma, 70th minute – Joshua Bolma scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
Scoring Summary
HOU: Tomás Romero, 25’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (Brendan McSorley), 29’
STL: Caden Glover, 53’
HOU: Joshua Bolma, 70’
Misconduct Summary
HOU: Tomás Romero (caution), 6’
STL: Cam Cilley (caution), 23’
HOU: Sebastián Rodriguez (caution), 43’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 45’
HOU: Juan Viveros (caution), 55’
HOU: Stephen Annor Gyamfi (caution), 64’
HOU: Isaac Mwakutuya (caution), 90’+7
Lineups
HOU: GK Pedro Cruz; D Juan Viveros (Jayden Puna, 90’+1), D Daniel Barrett, D Nico Ramos, D Isaac Mwakutuya; M Noah Betancourt, M Sebastián Rodriguez ©, M Erik Dueñas (Nelson Quiñónes, 75’), M Joshua Bolma, M Lionel Gitau (Mattheo Dimareli, 60’); F Tomás Romero (Stephen Annor Gyamfi, 60’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Roman Kerimov, D Gavin Wolff, D Omar Flores, M Omar Bolaños, M Matthew Arana
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3
STL: GK Colin Welsh; D Tyson Pearce, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Michael Wentzel (Emil Jääskeläinen, 46’), D Cam Cilley; M Seth Antwi, M Miguel Perez (Emiliano Chavez, 78’); M Brendan McSorley, M Wan Kuzain (Eddie Niles, 90’), M Matteo Kidd (Trip Clancy, 90’); F Caden Glover (Lucas Demitra, 78’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Lucas McPartlin, M Larsen Hackworth
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 4
Referee: Habeeb Hooshmand
Assistant Referees: James Norris, Jacob Herold
Fourth Official: Jacobo Zuniga
Venue: SaberCats Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy, 80 degrees
