ST. LOUIS, MO (May 26, 2024) - St Louis CITY2 earned its third straight home win with a 1-0 victory over The Town FC. Neither team broke through in the first half, but CITY2 took the lead in the 72nd minute after Akil Watts was taken down in the box. Mykhi Joyner subsequently stepped up to the penalty spot and converted the attempt, scoring in a third straight home match and giving CITY2 its fifth consecutive home result.
Postgame Notes
- CITY2 extended its home winning streak to three matches and is now unbeaten over its last five home contests
- Mykhi Joyner scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season
- Joyner has now scored in each of CITY2’s last three home matches
- Nick Bishop earned his first professional clean sheet
- CITY2 picked up its third shutout of the season
- The team has now allowed just nine goals this season, tying the team with TTFC for the second-fewest goals against in MLS NEXT Pro
- CITY2 prevented The Town FC from registering a single shot on target, marking the eighth time this season that they have held their opponent to three or fewer shots on target
- Jake Nerwinski made his first appearance of the season for CITY2
- Nerwinski and Hosei Kijima tied for the most key passes (2) in the match
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Mykhi Joyner, 72nd minute – Mykhi Joyner scored with left footed shot from the penalty spot
Scoring Summary
STL: Mykhi Joyner, 72
Misconduct Summary
TTFC: Riley Lynch (caution), 58
TTFC: Casey Walls (caution), 65
TTFC: Ricardo Ibarra (caution), 68
STL: Wan Kuzain (caution), 78
TTFC: Joel Garcia (caution), 79
TTFC: Eduardo Blancas Maravilla (caution), 90
Lineups
STL: GK Nick Bishop; D Jake Nerwinski, D Michael Wentzel ©, D Gabriel Mikina, D Jay Reid; M Akil Watts (Oscar Benitez 87’), M Cam Cilley (Seth Antwi 84’), M Wan Kuzain, M Hosei Kijima (Mykhi Joyner 66’), M John Klein; F Brendan McSorley (Ryan Becher 87’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sam Gomez, F Dida Armstrong, D Eric Kinzner, D Tyson Pearce, M Larsen Hackworth
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 0
TTFC: GK Emmanuel Ochoa; D Oscar Verhoeven, D Sean Bilter, D Casey Walls, D Ricardo Ibarra (Joel Garcia 73’), D Aaron Edwards (Jermaine Spivey 84’); M Edwin Mendoza (Alejandro Cano 84’), M Cruz Medina ©, M Beau Leroux (Alexander Chow 18’), M Riley Lynch (Julian Donnery 73’); F Eduardo Blancas Maravilla
Substitutes Not Used: M Daniel Fregoso Bautista, GK John Nicolson
TOTAL SHOTS: 2; SHOTS ON GOAL: 0; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 3
Referee: JC Griggs
Assistant Referees: CJ Koll, Justin Mack
Fourth Official: Drew Klemp
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Cloudy, 63 degrees
