St. Louis CITY SC opens play at Energizer Park with a 0-0 draw against Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. CITY SC outshot the Rapids 18 to 2 in the contest, preventing the visitors from tallying a shot on goal during the match. St. Louis kept the pressure on throughout the match, picking up six corner kicks to the Rapids’ one, but neither team could find the back of the net. St. Louis will head to San Diego to face MLS’s newest expansion team, San Diego FC at Snapdragon stadium on Saturday, March 1 at 9:30 pm C.T.
Postgame Notes
- Roman Bürki earned his sixteenth career MLS clean sheet and the first in a season opener for CITY SC
- Alfredo Morales made his St. Louis CITY SC debut coming off the bench after signing with the team on Friday
- Conrad Wallem earned his MLS debut coming on the field as a substitute
- CITY SC remains undefeated in home openers, moving to a 1-2-0 record in those contests
- CITY SC kept its opponent from registering a shot on target for the second time in club history (the other being a 1-0 victory over Austin FC on April 14, 2024)
- Dating back to last season, CITY SC is unbeaten over its last three home matches
February 22, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Misconduct Summary
STL: Akil Watts (caution), 80’
COL: Wayne Frederick (caution), 81’
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Tomas Totland, D Henry Kessler, D Josh Yaro, D Kyle Hiebert, D Jannes Horn (Conrad Wallem, 81’); M Eduard Löwen (Alfredo Morales, 69’), M Akil Watts, M Marcel Hartel; F João Klauss, F Simon Becher (Cedric Teuchert, 81’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Timo Baumgartl, D Joey Zalinksy, M Chris Durkin, M Tomas Ostrák, M Celio Pompeu
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 7; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 0
COL: GK Zack Steffen; D Keegan Rosenberry ©, D Ian Murphy, D Chidozie Awaziem, D Reggie Cannon; M Oliver Larraz, M Joshua Atencio (Wayne Frederick, 78’); M Djordje Mihailovic, M Cole Bassett (Kimani Stewart-Baynes, 88’), M Kevin Cabral (Omir Fernandez, 78’); F Rafael Navarro
Substitutes not used: GK Adam Beaudry, D Michael Edwards, D Anderson Oliveira Santos Rosa, M Sam Bassett, F Calvin Harris, M Alexander Harris
TOTAL SHOTS: 2; SHOTS ON GOAL: 0; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 5
Referee: Jon Freemon
Assistant Referees: Corey Parker, Kyle Atkins, Nabil Bensalah
VAR: Kevin Stott
AVAR: Jozef Batko
Venue: Energizer Park
Weather: Cloudy, 31 degrees
