St. Louis CITY SC earned a 3-1 win after a strong performance against New England Revolution on Saturday night at Energizer Park. New England opened the scoring in the 14th minute, but Simon Becher equalized in the 29th minute, netting his first goal of the season. In first half stoppage time, Chris Durkin gave CITY SC a 2-1 lead, finishing off a corner kick from Rafael Santos. While second half play was back and forth, Marcel Hartel sealed the win in the 83rd minute, catching New England’s goalkeeper off his line and scoring his second goal of the season
Tonight’s win was CITY SC’s first of the season and their seventh all-time home victory against an Eastern Conference opponent. St. Louis will return to action after the international break with a first-ever visit to NYCFC on Saturday, April 4 at 6:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Simon Becher scored his first goal of the season and 13th in his MLS career
- Becher has now scored in both of CITY SC’s matches against New England
- Chris Durkin recorded his first goal of the season and his second with CITY SC
- Marcel Hartel notched his second goal of the season
- Daniel Edelman earned his second assist of the season
- Rafael Santos earned his first assist of 2026, marking his first goal contribution with CITY SC
- Mbacke Fall makes his St. Louis CITY SC debut
- Célio Pompeu made his first start of the season
- Yoann Damet earned his first MLS win as head coach with CITY SC
- CITY SC remains undefeated against New England Revolution
- St. Louis improved their home record against Eastern Conference teams to 7-2-3 with a plus 14 goal difference
March 22, 2026 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
NE: Ilay Feingold (Luca Langoni, Carles Gil), 14th minute – Ilay Feingold scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right central zone.
STL: Simon Becher (Daniel Edelman), 29th minute – Simon Becher scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right central zone.
STL: Chris Durkin (Rafael Santos), 48th minute + 3 – Chris Durkin scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left central zone.
STL: Marcel Hartel, 83rd minute – Marcel Hartel scored with a right footed shot from the left half-space outside the box to the lower right central zone.
Scoring Summary
NE: Ilay Feingold (Luca Langoni, Carles Gil), 14’
STL: Simon Becher (Daniel Edelman), 29’
STL: Chris Durkin (Rafael Santos), 45’+3
STL: Marcel Hartel, 83’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Rafael Santos (caution), 38’
NE: Brayan Cellabos (caution), 52’
NE: Mamadou Fofana (caution), 66’
STL: Jaziel Orozco (caution), 88’
STL: Roman Bürki (caution), 90’ +10
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jaziel Orozco (Mbacke Fall, 90’ + 8), D Timo Baumgartl, D Dante Polvara (Lukas MacNaughton, 89’); M Conrad Wallem, M Chris Durkin, M Daniel Edelman, M Célio Pompeu (Sergio Córdova, 73’), M Marcel Hartel, M Rafael Santos; F Simon Becher
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Tomas Totland, M Miguel Perez, M Sangbin Jeong, F Mykhi Joyner, F Brendan McSorley
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 1
NE: GK Matt Turner ©; D Will Sands (Diego Fagundez, 74’), D Brayan Cellabos, D Mamadou Fofana, D Ilay Feingold; M Matt Polster, M Carles Gil ©, M Brooklyn Raines (Peyton Miller, 73’); F Alhassan Yusuf, F Dor Turgeman (Leo Campana, 59’, Jackson Yueill, 78’), F Luca Langoni (Griffin Yow, 59’)
Substitutes not used: GK JD Gunn, D Tanner Beason, D Keegan Hughes, M Ethan Kohler
TOTAL SHOTS: 8; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 3 CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 3
Referee: Sergii Boiko
Assistant Referees: Nick Uranga, Jeffrey Greeson, Muhammad Hassan
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Clear, 77 degrees
