St Louis CITY2 earned a 3-1 win against Houston Dynamo 2 on Sunday night at Energizer Park. Emil Jääskeläinen opened the scoring in the 14th minute with his first professional goal. Brendan McSorley earned his second assist of the season on the goal. In second half play, Houston scored in the 48th minute to tie the match at 1-1 but St Louis responded with a goal from Brendan McSorley three minutes later to make it 2-1. Emil Jääskeläinen earned his first professional assist on the goal. Miguel Perez added to the scoresheet in the 75th minute to secure the 3-1 win for CITY2 and earn three points on the night. Additionally, St Louis CITY2 set a new MLS NEXT Pro attendance record of 12,263. St Louis will head to The Town FC next Sunday, May 11, at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Emil Jääskeläinen scored his first professional goal. Additionally, Jääskeläinen picked up his first two professional assists
- Brendan McSorley scored his second goal of the season and picked up his second assist of the season
- Miguel Perez notched his second goal of the season
- McSorley and Perez join Mykhi Joyner with a team leading two goals each
- Sunday’s win marked CITY2’s fourth win of the season
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Emil Jääskeläinen (Brendan McSorley), 14th minute – Emil Jääskeläinen scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
HOU: Sebastián Rodriguez (Daniel Barrett), 48th minute – Sebastián Rodriguez scored with a right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: Brendan McSorley (Emil Jääskeläinen), 51st minute – Brendan McSorley scored with a header from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: Miguel Perez (Emil Jääskeläinen), 75th minute – Miguel Perez scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: Emil Jääskeläinen (Brendan McSorley), 14’
HOU: Sebastián Rodriguez (Daniel Barrett), 48’
STL: Brendan McSorley (Emil Jääskeläinen), 51’
STL: Miguel Perez (Emil Jääskeläinen), 75’
Misconduct Summary
HOU: Enrique Correa (caution), 22’
HOU: Noah Betancourt (caution), 32’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 52’
HOU: Exon Arzu (caution), 71’
Lineups
STL: GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Jaziel Orozco, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Jay Reid (Seth Antwi, 46’); M Cam Cilley, M Jake Girdwood-Reich (Caden Glover, 76’); M Ryan Dugan (Lorenzo Cornelius, 63’), M Miguel Perez, M Brendan McSorley (Ryan Becher, 83’); F Emil Jääskeläinen (Rasmus Alm, 76’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Colin Welsh, M Wan Kuzain, M Matteo Kidd, F Dida Armstrong
TOTAL SHOTS: 19; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 5; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
HOU: GK Pedro Cruz, D Micah Harris, D Isaac Mwakatuya, D Daniel Barrett, D Enrique Correa (Mattheo Dimareli, 68’); M Josh Bolma (David Garcia, 87’), M Sebastián Rodriguez ©, M Noah Betancourt; F Andy Batioja, F Stephen Annor Gyamfi (Jordy Burbano, 73’), F Exon Arzu
Substitutes Not Used: GK Roman Kerimov, M Lukas Bruegmann, M David Ndong Nguema, M Jayden Puna
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 2
Referee: Russell Miller
Assistant Referees: Donald Williams, William Aten
Fourth Official: Kyle Armstrong
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Cloudy, 60 degrees
