St. Louis CITY SC fell 2-1 against Portland Timbers at CITYPARK on Saturday night. After a scoreless first half, Portland Timbers took the lead through Evander who converted a penalty kick in the 63rd minute. Célio Pompeu equalized in the 79th minute for CITY SC, but Portland found the winner three minutes later through Yimmi Chará.
Célio Pompeu Continues Form
Following a three-assists performance in the U.S. Open Cup against Union Omaha, Célio Pompeu followed up with a bang, scoring his first MLS goal tonight against Portland Timbers. The midfielder subbed on in the 67th minute and immediately prove to be a threat for the opposition.
Postgame Notes
- CITY SC recorded its sixth consecutive sellout in all competition.
- CITY SC fielded its 11th different lineup across all competitions this season.
- With the second assist tonight, Rasmus Alm has recorded a point (goal contribution) in four straight games.
- Célio Pompeu scored his first MLS goal in his career.
- CITY SC has seen 11 different goal scorers across all competitions this season.
- With Célio scoring his first MLS goal, he became the ninth player to score for CITY SC in league play.
Goal-Scoring Plays
POR – Evander (penalty),63rd minute:Evander converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
STL – Célio Pompeu (Tomáš Ostrák),79th minute:Célio Pompeu right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
POR – Yimmi Chará (Santiago Moreno),82nd minute:Yimmi Chará right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Next Game
St. Louis CITY SC will head south for a matchup against FC Dallas.
April 29, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, MO)
Goals by Half
STL First (0) Second (1) Final (1)
POR First (0) Second (2) Final (2)
Scoring Summary
POR: Evander (penalty), 63
STL: Célio Pompeu (Tomáš Ostrák), 79
POR:Yimmi Chará (Santiago Moreno), 82
Misconduct Summary
POR: Zac McGraw (caution), 8
STL: Kyle Siebert (caution), 71
POR: Juan Mosquera (caution), 90'+2
Lineups
STL:GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jake Nerwinski (Akil Watts 83'), D John Nelson, D Kyle Hiebert, D Tim Parker; M Jared Stroud (Célio Pompeu 67'), M Eduard Löwen, M Rasmus Alm (Isak Jensen 83'), M Miguel Perez (Tomáš Ostrák 55'); F Nicholas Gioacchini (Aziel Jackson 67'), F Indiana Vassilev
Substitutes Not Used:D Josh Yaro, D Selmir Pidro, D Lucas Bartlett, GK Ben Lundt
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 1; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5
POR:GK Aljaz Ivacic; D Dario Zuparic, D Eric Miller (Claudio Bravo 88'), D Zachery McGraw, D Juan Mosquera; M Evander M Diego Chara ©, M David Ayala (Cristhian Paredes 21'), M Marvin Loria (Yimmi Chara 64'); F Franck Boli (Jaroslaw Niezgoda 64'), F Santiago Moreno (Larrys Mabiala 88')
Substitutes Not Used:F Diego Gutierrez, GK Hunter Sulte, D Pablo Bonilla, F Nathan Fogaca
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Assistant Referees: Brian Poeschel, Kevin Lock
Fourth Official: Victor Rivas
VAR: Rosendo Mendoza
AVAR: Tyler Wyrostek
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 69 degrees
