BLAINE, MN (May 3, 2024) - St Louis CITY2 pushed two goals past Minnesota United FC 2 to earn the team’s third straight win and sixth straight result. Wan Kuzain broke the deadlock early by converting from distance in the 11th minute, tallying his first goal of the season. After CITY2 brought its one-goal advantage into the halftime break, Minnesota knocked in the equalizer in the 58th minute. The away side responded later in the half, though, as Mykhi Joyner tucked a strike into the upper left corner, recording his second game-winner in as many matches and sealing the 2-1 away win for CITY2.
Postgame Notes
- CITY2 won its third consecutive game
- CITY2 is unbeaten over its last six matches
- Wan Kuzain scored his first goal of the season
- With his goal, Wan Kuzain now has 11 all-time goals with CITY2
- Cam Cilley earned his first goal contribution of the season with his assist on Wan Kuzain’s goal
- Mykhi Joyner scored his second goal of the season
- Joyner netted the game-winning goal for a second straight match
- John Klein picked up his second assist of the season
- Nick Bishop recorded a season-high four saves
- CITY2 moved to a perfect 3-0-0 on the road this season, with the three away wins good for second most in MLS NEXT Pro
- CITY2 is now unbeaten over its last seven road contests dating back to last season, with the streak kicked off by a 1-1 draw versus The Town FC on July 23, 2023
- CITY2 maintained its unbeaten status in road matches against MNUFC2, moving to 2-0-1 across the teams’ three all-time meetings in Minnesota
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Wan Kuzain (Cam Cilley) – Wan Kuzain scored with left-footed shot from outside the box
MIN: Patrick Weah (Loïc Mesanvi) -- Patrick Weah scored with right-footed shot from the center of the box
STL: Mykhi Joyner (John Klein) – Mykhi Joyner scored with left-footed shot from the left side of the box
Scoring Summary
STL: Wan Kuzain (Cam Cilley), 11
MIN: Patrick Weah (Loïc Mesanvi), 58
STL: Mykhi Joyner (John Klein), 80
Misconduct Summary
STL: Eric Kinzner (caution), 24
STL: Seth Antwi (caution), 38
MIN: Molik Jesse Khan (caution), 49
MIN: Jonah Gasho (caution), 74
Lineups
MIN: GK Oliver Kelly; D Derek Dodson (Jonah Gasho 46’), D Victor Eriksson (Britton Fischer 77’), D Morris Duggan, D Finn McRobb; M Justin Arias (Rory O’Driscoll 81’), M Molik Jesse Kahn, M Kage Romanshyn; F Loïc Mesanvi, F Patrick Weah (Julian Banks 87’), F Darius Randell (Andrew Heckenlaible 77’)
Substitutes Not Used: M Moses Nyeman, D Tamer Ibsais, F Nathan Moua, GK Kai Zeruhn
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 5; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 1
STL: GK Nick Bishop; D Tyson Pearce, D Michael Wentzel © (Gabriel Mikina 17’), D Eric Kinzner, D Jay Reid; M Seth Antwi, M Cam Cilley, M Wan Kuzain (Ryan Becher 69’), M John Klein (Dida Armstrong 86’); F Mykhi Joyner (Carson Locker 86’), F Brendan McSorley (Caden Glover 69’)
Substitutes Not Used: GK Sam Gomez, D Oscar Benitez, D Nolan McGuire, M Larsen Hackworth
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 19; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 4
Referee: Anya Voigt
Assistant Referees: Eric Wood, Jared Kuehl
Fourth Official: Ryan Ferrell
Venue: National Sports Center Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy, 68 degrees
