Match Report | St Louis CITY2 Extends Unbeaten Streak to Seven Matches with 2-1 Win Against Tacoma Defiance

St Louis CITY2 picked up their fifth win of the season with a 2-1 victory against Tacoma Defiance on Friday night at Starfire Sports Complex. Riley Lynch opened the scoring for CITY2 in the 35th minute, with an assist from Andrew De Gannes. St. Louis entered halftime leading 1-0. Tacoma equalized in the 57th minute with Yu Tsukanome finding the back of the net. Late in the second half, Jemone Barclay scored from the penalty spot to take the 2-1 lead and secure three points for CITY2. St. Louis is undefeated on the road through the early portion of the MLS NEXT Pro season with a 3-0-0 record. The squad will return home to Energizer Park next Sunday, April 26, to face Ventura County FC at 4:00 p.m. CT.  

Postgame Notes  

• Riley Lynch scored his second goal of the season and has scored in back-to-back matches for St. Louis. Lynch has registered three goal contributions (two goals, one assist) in the last two matches for CITY2  

• Jemone Barclay scored his second goal of the season 

• Andrew De Gannes registered his first professional assist 

• Lucas McPartlin earned his fourth win in his MLS NEXT Pro career 

• CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to seven matches with tonight’s win, maintaining first place in MLS NEXT Pro with 17 points  

Goal-Scoring Plays  

STL: Riley Lynch (Andrew De Gannes), 35th minute – Riley Lynch scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left central zone. 

TAC: Yu Tsukanome (Charlie Gaffney, Leonardo Flores Gonzalez), 57th minute – Yu Tsukanome scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. 

STL: Jemone Barclay (penalty kick), 82nd minute – Jemone Barclay scored from the penalty spot with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. 

Scoring Summary  

STL: Riley Lynch (Andrew De Gannes), 35’  

TAC: Yu Tsukanome (Charlie Gaffney, Leonardo Flores Gonzalez), 57’ 

STL: Jemone Barclay (penalty kick), 82’ 

Misconduct Summary  

STL: Chris Pearson (caution), 49’  

STL: Patrick McDonald (caution), 74’ 

Lineups  

TAC: GK Max Anchor, D Demian Alvarez (Mark Bronnik, 90’+1), D Gallatain Sandnes, D Jasper Winslow; M Edson Carli (Xavi Gnaulati, 58’), M Yu Tsukanome, M Mark Clan O’Neill ©, M Sebastian Gomez; F Mitchell Emert, F Leonardo Flores Gonzalez, F Charlie Gaffney (Rafael Jauregui, 82’) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Mohammed Shour, D Andrew Brown, F Danny Robles, F Saku Kitafuji 

TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 3 

STL: GK Lucas McPartlin; D Zack Lillington, D Chris Pearson © (Caden Glover, 79’), D Andrew De Gannes; M Patrick McDonald, M Jack Wagoner, M Riley Lynch, M Tyson Pearce; F Cooper Forcellini (Alex Jundt, 90’+2), F Sidney Paris (Jemone Barclay, 60’), F Palmer Ault (Adeteye Gbadehan, 90’+2) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Nate Martinez, D Emiliano Chavez, M Lorenzo Cornelius 

TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 18; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 15 

Referee: Brandon Stevis 

Assistant Referees: CJ Koll, Devon Dieckman 

Fourth Official: Dion Coxe-Trieger 

Venue: Starfire Sports Complex 

Weather: Cloudy, 55 degrees