St. Louis CITY SC came up just short in a 2-1 defeat to Columbus Crew on Saturday night at Energizer Park. St. Louis jumped ahead early on through a header from João Klauss, marking the first goal for the forward this season. Despite controlling play for much of the remaining half, CITY SC conceded the equalizer in first half stoppage time. Columbus netted the game-winning goal shortly after the halftime break. St. Louis CITY SC will return to action at Energizer Park next week, hosting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- João Klauss scored his first goal of the season. The goal was Klauss’ 16th career MLS goal
- Timo Baumgartl made his first career MLS start
- Homegrown player Mykhi Joyner made his first appearance of the season
April 13, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: João Klauss, 7th minute – João Klauss scored with a header from the center of the box to the middle right zone.
CLB: Steven Moreira (Max Arfsten, Diego Rossi), 45th + 2 minute – Steven Moreira scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left central zone.
CLB: Diego Rossi (Dylan Chambost), 45th + 2 minute – Diego Rossi scored with a right footed shot from the right half-space outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Scoring Summary
STL: João Klauss, 7’
CLB: Steven Moreira (Max Arfsten, Diego Rossi), (45’+2)
CLB: Diego Rossi (Dylan Chambost), 55’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Célio Pompeu (caution), 39’
CLB: Max Arfsten (caution), 76’
STL: Henry Kessler (caution), 90’+5
Lineups
STL: GK Ben Lundt; D Kyle Hiebert (Mykhi Joyner, 87’), D Timo Baumgartl, D Henry Kessler, D Josh Yaro (Akil Watts, 31’), D Conrad Wallem; M Alfredo Morales, M Marcel Hartel © (Tomáš Ostrák, 87’), M Célio Pompeu; F Cedric Teuchert (Simon Becher, 58’), F João Klauss
Substitutes not used: GK Christian Olivares, D Joey Zalinsky, D Michael Wentzel, M Jake Girdwood-Reich, F Emil Jääskeläinen, F Brendan McSorley
TOTAL SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 3
CLB: GK Patrick Schulte; D Malte Amundsen, D Sean Zawadzki, D Steven Moreira (Cesar Ruvalcaba, 90’+1), D Mohamed Farsi; M Darlington Nagbe ©, M Dylan Chambost, M Aziel Jackson (Daniel Gazdag, 45’); F Max Arfsten, F Jacen Russell-Rowe (Amar Sejdic, 90’), F Diego Rossi (Taha Habroune, 84’) (DeJuan Jones, 90’+6)
Substitutes not used: GK Evan Bush, D Yevhen Cherberko, M Cole Mrowka, M Derrick Jones
TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 13; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins, Matthew Rodman, Fotis Bazakos
VAR: Daniel Radford
AVAR: Jonathan Johnson
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 79 degrees
