Match Report | St Louis CITY2 Extends Unbeaten Streak to Seven Matches With 2-1 Comeback Win at Sporting Kansas City II

St Louis CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches with a 2-1 comeback win at Sporting KC II. Kansas City got on the board early in the fifth minute with a goal from Tega Ikoba. CITY2 found the equalizer through Zach Zengue, who scored the first of his two goals on the night in the 24th minute off assists from Tyson Pearce and Patrick McDonald. The match remained tied at 1-1 through halftime. Zengue scored his second goal in the 58th minute off assists from Nighte Pickering and McDonald, giving St. Louis the 2-1 lead. CITY2 maintained the lead through the final whistle to earn their tenth win of the season and move into fifth place in the Western Conference standings with 43 points. 

CITY2 will travel to face Portland Timbers2, next Monday, September 14, for their final away match of the season. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m. CT at Providence Park. 

Postgame Notes  

• Zach Zengue scored his third and fourth goals of the season 

• With his two goals tonight, Zengue recorded his third professional brace of his career, with all three coming in his first professional season 

• Nighte Pickering registered his second assist of the season 

• Pickering has five goal contributions (three goals, two assists) in his last four matches 

• Tyson Pearce recorded his first assist of 2026 

• Patrick McDonald earned his first two assists of the season 

• CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches 

September 5, 2026 – Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village (Kansas City, MO) 

Goal-Scoring Plays  

SKC: Tega Ikoba (Ty Haas), 5th minute – Tega Ikoba scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right zone. 

STL: Zach Zengue (Patrick McDonald, Tyson Pearce), 24th minute – Zach Zengue scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom left corner. 

STL: Zach Zengue (Nighte Pickering, Patrick McDonald), 58th minute – Zach Zengue scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the lower left zone. 

Scoring Summary  

SKC: Tega Ikoba (Ty Haas), 5’ 

STL: Zach Zengue (Patrick McDonald, Tyson Pearce), 24’ 

STL: Zach Zengue (Nighte Pickering, Patrick McDonald), 58’ 

Lineups  

SKC: GK Jack Kortkamp; D Daniel Russo (Sam Worcester, 78’), D Pierre Lurot, D Luca Antongirolami (Mitch Ferguson, 66’), D Alex Cunningham; M Trevor Burns (Jack Francka, 46’), M Blaine Mabie ©, M Shane Donovan; F Missael Rodriguez, F Tega Ikoba, F Ty Haas (Edson Brooks, 89’) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Brady Krysiewicz, D Zane Wantland, M Finn Dean, M Brixton Welsh, M Johann Ortiz 

TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 0 

STL: GK Nate Martinez; D Chris Pearson ©, D Zack Lillington, D Tahir Reid-Brown; M Riley Lynch (Andrew De Gannes, 86’), D Tyson Pearce (Sidney Paris, 63’), M Alex Jundt (Trip Clancy, 63’), M Jack Wagoner, M Zach Zengue, M Patrick McDonald (Lorenzo Cornelius, 87’); F Nighte Pickering (Brendan McSorley, 72’) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK William Burckhardt, D Emiliano Chavez, D Owen Jorgensen, M Samuel Goldstein 

TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3 

Referee: Nicholas Strednak 

Assistant Referees: Ethan Buege, Braxton Williams 

Fourth Official: Jose Lara 

Venue: Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village