St. Louis CITY SC defeated Eastern Conference opponents Nashville SC 3-1 on Saturday night at Energizer Park. Jaziel Orozco opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, tallying his first career MLS goal. João Klauss found the back of the net for St. Louis in the 39th minute off a feed from Eduard Löwen to put CITY SC 2-0 up going into halftime. In the second half, newcomer Sangbin Jeong scored his first goal with St. Louis, adding to CITY’s lead. Nashville’s Hany Mukhtar scored a penalty late in the match, but it wasn’t enough to alter the result on the night. Tonight’s win improved CITY SC’s home record against Eastern Conference opponents to 6-2-2. St. Louis CITY SC heads to SeatGeek Stadium as they face Chicago Fire FC on Saturday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Fallou Fall made his MLS debut after signing with CITY SC on July 15
- Jaziel Orozco scored his first career MLS goal
- Orozco joins John Klein as the second player to score an MLS goal after signing with the first team from CITY2
- João Klauss earned his eighth goal of the MLS season and tenth across all-competitions
- Sangbin Jeong recorded his first goal with CITY SC
- Devin Padelford earned his third career assist
- Eduard Löwen tallied his second assist of the season and 25th in all-competitions for CITY SC
- Löwen became the first player in club history to reach 20 career assists in regular season play
- With his assist in tonight’s game, Simon Becher picked up his first assist of the season and seventh of his career
- CITY SC improved their all-time regular season home record against Eastern Conference teams to 6-2-2. The team has a plus 12 goal difference in those matches.
August 9, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Jaziel Orozco (Devin Padelford), 23rd minute – Jaziel Orozco scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the lower right central zone.
STL: João Klauss (Eduard Löwen), 39th minute – João Klauss scored with a right footed shot from the right side of the box to the middle right zone.
STL: Sangbin Jeong (Simon Becher), 66th minute – Sangbin Jeong scored with a header from the center of the box to the top right coner.
NSH: Hany Mukhtar (penalty kick), 85th minute – Hany Mukhtar scored from the penalty spot with a right footed shot to the middle-left zone.
Scoring Summary
STL: Jaziel Orozco (Devin Padelford), 23’
STL: João Klauss (Eduard Löwen), 39’
STL: Sangbin Jeong (Simon Becher), 66’
NSH: Hany Mukhtar (penalty kick), 85’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Alfredo Morales (caution), 55’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 90’+4
NSH: Alex Muyl (caution), 90’+6
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Jaziel Orozco, D Timo Baumgartl, D Fallou Fall, D Devin Padelford; M Alfredo Morales (Akil Watts, 86’), M Eduard Löwen; M Sangbin Jeong (Célio Pompeu, 70’), M Marcel Hartel (Jake Girdwood-Reich, 86’), M Tomáš Ostrák (Mykhi Joyner, 70’); F João Klauss (Simon Becher, 62’)
Substitutes not used: GK Ben Lundt, D Tomas Totland, D Kyle Hiebert, D Henry Kessler
TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 5
NSH: GK Joe Willis; D Wyatt Meyer (Josh Bauer, 74’), D Jack Maher ©, D Jeisson Palacios, D Andy Najar; M Gaston Brugman, M Patrick Yazbek (Jacob Shaffelburg, 90’), M Gaston Brugman, M Edvard Tagseth (Alex Muyl, 62’); F Jonathan Perez (Ahmed Qasem, 61’), F Sam Surridge (Teal Bunbury, 74’), F Hany Mukhtar ©
Substitutes not used: GK Brian Schwake, D Tate Schmitt, D Josh Bauer, D Christopher Applewhite, M Bryan Acosta
TOTAL SHOTS: 18; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 3
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins, Eduardo Jeff, Joshua Encarnacion
VAR: Sorin Stoica
AVAR: Joshua Patlak
Venue: Energizer Park
