Match Report | St Louis CITY2 Extends Unbeaten Streak to Four Matches With 2-0 Shutout Win at San Jose Earthquakes II

St Louis CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to four matches with a 2-0 shutout win away at San Jose Earthquakes II on Sunday night. Nighte Pickering scored the first of his two goals for the club in the 25th minute off assists from Riley Lynch and Zach Zengue. CITY2 carried the 1-0 lead into halftime, holding San Jose to zero shots on goal. Pickering found the back of the net again in the 54th minute, recording his second professional brace. St. Louis held the 2-0 lead through full time, earning their ninth win of the season and maintaining fifth place in the Western Conference standings. 

CITY2 returns home to Energizer Park next Sunday, August 23, to face Houston Dynamo 2 for the final time this season. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. CT.  

Postgame Notes  

• Nighte Pickering scored his first two goals with CITY2. The brace was Pickering’s second of his career, with his first occurring in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup in April 2024 against Miami United 

• Riley Lynch recorded his eighth assist of the year 

• Zach Zengue picked up his fourth assist of the season 

• Andrew De Gannes earned his second assist of the season 

• CITY2 extended their unbeaten streak to four matches. Three of those four matches have featured clean sheets, bringing the team’s total to seven this year 

• Colin Welsh recorded his ninth career MLS NEXT Pro clean sheet 

• Tonight’s win marked the first time in club history that CITY2 has won at San Jose Earthquakes II since joining the league in 2022 

Goal-Scoring Plays  

STL: Nighte Pickering (Riley Lynch, Zach Zengue), 25th minute – Nighte Pickering scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the central zone. 

STL: Nighte Pickering (Andrew De Gannes), 54th minute – Nighte Pickering scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the upper right central zone. 

Scoring Summary  

STL: Nighte Pickering (Riley Lynch, Zach Zengue), 25’ 

STL: Nighte Pickering (Andrew De Gannes), 54’ 

Misconduct Summary  

STL: Zach Zengue (caution), 57’ 

Lineups  

SJ: GK Nathan Crockford; D Martin Mukah Kwende Jr., D Alejandro Cano ©, D Niklas Dossmann, D Jacob Heisner (Dominic Lorenti, 70’); M Edwyn Mendoza (Jorge Torres, 85’), M Noel Buck, M Gabriel Bracken Serra (Kaedren Spivey, 70’); F Shane De Flores (Julian Donnery, 46’), F Jermaine Spivey (Warren Boyce, 70’), F Zachary Bohane 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Connor Lambe, M Rohan Rajagopal 

TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 6; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 1 

STL: GK Colin Welsh; D Owen Jorgensen, D Zack Lillington ©, D Andrew De Gannes; M Trip Clancy (Adeteye Gbadehan, 84’), M Patrick McDonald (Jack Wagoner, 59’), M Tyson Pearce (Sidney Paris, 75’), M Riley Lynch; F Zach Zengue, F Nighte Pickering (Alex Jundt, 84’), F Yu Ota (Lorenzo Cornelius, 46’) 

Substitutes Not Used: GK Nate Martinez, D Chris Pearson, D Jemone Barclay, D Emiliano Chavez 

TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 15; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 3 

Referee: Robert Vincze 

Assistant Referees: Seth Martin, Conrado Garcia 

Fourth Official: Aaron Stein 

Venue: CEFCU Stadium 

Weather: Cloudy, 72 degrees