St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-0 on the road to Austin FC on Sunday night at Q2 Stadium. It was neck and neck in the first half, with both St. Louis and Austin creating equal amounts of chances, posting four shots on target each, and nearly splitting the possession. Austin broke the deadlock in the second half with a goal from Christian Ramirez, followed by their second goal just 12 minutes later. St. Louis will hit the road again, traveling to Denver as they face Colorado Rapids on Saturday, May 9, with kickoff set for 8:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Roman Bürki made his 100th career MLS start
- Bürki is the first player in club history to earn this achievement
May 3, 2026 – Q2 Stadium (Austin, TX)
Goal-Scoring Plays
ATX: Christian Ramirez (Dani Pereira, Myrto Uzuni), 69th minute – Christian Ramirez scored with a header from the center of the box to the middle-left zone.
ATX: Myrto Uzuni (Christian Ramirez), 81st minute – Mytro Uzuni scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
Scoring Summary
ATX: Christian Ramirez (Dani Pereira, Mytro Uzuni), 69’
ATX: Myrto Uzuni (Christian Ramirez), 81’
Misconduct Summary
ATX: Guilherme Biro (caution), 36’
STL: Timo Baumgartl (caution), 51’
STL: Chris Durkin (caution), 68’
ATX: Brendan Hines-Ike (caution), 87'
STL: Brendan McSorley (caution), 90'+5
Lineups
ATX: GK Brad Stuver; D Mikkel Desler, D Brendan Hines-Ike, D Oleksandr Svatok, D Guilherme Biro (Jonathan Bell, 82’); M Ilie Sanchez © (Dani Pereira, 65’), M Joseph Rosales, M Jon Gallagher, M Facundo Torres (CJ Fodrey, 90’+1); F Myrto Uzuni (Brandon Vazquez, 89’), F Christian Ramirez (Owen Wolff, 82’)
Substitutes not used: GK Damian Las, M Besard Sabovic, M Nicolas Dubersarsky
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Lukas MacNaughton (Mbacke Fall, 59’), D Timo Baumgartl, D Dante Polvara; M Conrad Wallem, M Chris Durkin (Brendan McSorley, 87’), M Miguel Perez (Mykhi Joyner, 73’), M Eduard Löwen (Sergio Córdova, 59’), M Marcel Hartel, M Tomas Totland; F Simon Becher (Fallou Fall, 73’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Rafael Santos, D Jaziel Orozco, F Cedric Teuchert
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 20; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 4
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referees: Jeremy Kieso, Bennett Savage, Muhammad Hassan
VAR: Edvin Jurisevic
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Venue: Q2 Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy, 78 degrees
