St Louis CITY2 aims to make it 11 straight matches unbeaten when they travel to face Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Wednesday, August 6, at 8:00 p.m. CT at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, BC. The match will be streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.
CITY2 extended their red-hot run to 10 matches without a loss after a commanding 4-0 victory over Minnesota United FC 2 on Sunday, July 27. Brendan McSorley opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season before Miguel Perez doubled the lead minutes later. Cam Cilley added his first professional goal, and Caden Glover capped off the night with CITY2’s fourth. Goalkeeper Colin Welsh earned his fourth clean sheet of the year, and 14-year-old Eddie Niles made history as the youngest player to appear for CITY2.
McSorley has 12 goal contributions (six goals, six assists) for CITY2 while Emil Jääskeläinen, who earned his fifth assist of the season last Sunday, has 10 goal contributions (five goals, five assists).
Vancouver enters Wednesday’s contest sitting in sixth place in MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference standings with a 7-8-4 record and 28 points. The Whitecaps took on Sporting Kansas City on July 31 at Swangard Stadium, falling 3-2. In their last five games, Vancouver has picked up two wins, defeating Houston Dynamo 2 4-2 and Ventura County FC 2-1.
Forward Nelson Pierre leads the Whitecaps with 11 goals scored, tied with CITY2’s Mykhi Joyner for second place overall in goals scored in MLSNP. Two players for Vancouver, Rayan Elloumi and Jackson Castro, have earned six assists this season.
Similarly to CITY2, Vancouver have tallied 41 goals this season, but have allowed 36 goals, 11 more than St Louis. At Swangard Stadium, Vancouver holds a 4-5-2 record.
