St. Louis CITY SC came from behind to earn a 3-3 draw against LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon at Energizer Park, making the team unbeaten over its last three home contests. João Klauss opened the scoring in what ended as a historic performance for the forward. The Galaxy equalized shortly before halftime, but Klauss put St. Louis ahead once again through a rocketed strike in the 47th minute. Los Angeles responded with two goals of their own and seemed poised to leave with the win, but Roman Bürki and Timo Baumgartl connected in second half stoppage time to set up Klauss in the box, whose perfectly-placed goal notched the first-ever hat-trick in team history and earned CITY SC points in the match. The team will now have a short break before returning to action on June 25, hosting Orlando City SC at 7:30 p.m. at Energizer Park.
Postgame Notes
- João Klauss scored his third, fourth and fifth goals of the MLS season, giving him seven across all-competitions
- Klauss' hat-trick was the first by a CITY SC player in club history
- Klauss now has five goals over the team’s last five matches across all competitions
- CITY SC is 6-1-2 when Klauss scores in home regular season matches
- Marcel Hartel tallied his first assist of the 2025 MLS season
- Célio Pompeu and Timo Baumgartl each earned their second assist of the season
- Roman Bürki recorded his first-ever assist for CITY SC
- The contest marked the 100th official match across all competitions in CITY SC’s history
June 14, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: João Klauss (Marcel Hartel), 35th minute – João Klauss scored with left footed shot from the center of the box to the central bottom zone.
LA: Gabriel Pec (Marco Reus, Matheus Nascimento), 41st minute – Gabriel Pec scored from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
STL: João Klauss (Célio Pompeu), 47th minute – João Klauss scored from the right side of the box to the top right corner.
LA: Matheus Nascimento (Marco Reus, John Nelson), 51st minute – Matheus Nascimento scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
LA: Gabriel Pec, 87th minute – Gabriel Pec scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right zone.
STL: João Klauss (Timo Baumgartl, Roman Bürki), 90th+5 minute -- João Klauss scored right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: João Klauss (Marcel Hartel), 35’
LA: Gabriel Pec (Marco Reus, Matheus Nascimento), 41’
STL: João Klauss (Célio Pompeu), 47’
LA: Matheus Nascimento (Marco Reus, John Nelson), 51’
LA: Gabriel Pec, 87’
STL: João Klauss (Timo Baumgartl, Roman Bürki), 90+5’
Misconduct Summary
LA: Lucas Sanabria (caution), 59’
LA: Tucker Lepley (caution), 90’+4
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland (Joey Zalinsky, 61’), D Kyle Hiebert (Xande Silva, 90’+1), D Timo Baumgartl D Jay Reid; M Alfredo Morales (Conrad Wallem, 46’; Jake Girdwood-Reich, 66’), M Akil Watts; M Célio Pompeu, M Marcel Hartel, M Simon Becher (Cedric Teuchert, 61’); F João Klauss
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, D Jannes Horn, M Tomáš Ostrák
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
LA: GK Novak Micovic; D Miki Yamane, D Maya Yoshida ©, D Zanka, D John Nelson; M Lucas Sanabria (Emiro Garces, 77’), M Isaiah Parente, M Marco Reus (Tucker Lesley, 67’); F Gabriel Pec (Mauricio Cuevas, 90’+1), F Matheus Nascimento (Christian Ramirez, 77’), F Joseph Paintsil
Substitutes not used: GK John McCarthy, D Julian Aude, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Elijah Wynder, F Ruben Ramos Jr.
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
Assistant Referees: Jason White, Kevin Lock, Trevor Wiseman
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: TJ Zablocki
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Partly cloudy, 80 degrees
