St Louis CITY2 picked up a 4-2 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Wednesday night in Burnaby, BC. The win extended CITY2’s unbeaten streak to eleven games. Mykhi Joyner opened the scoring for CITY2 from the penalty spot, notching his twelfth goal of the season. Vancouver equalized in first half stoppage time, but one minute later, Cam Cilley scored his second goal of the season to give CITY2 a 2-1 lead at halftime. Brendan McSorley added another goal just one minute into the second half, extending St Louis’ lead to 3-1. Whitecaps FC 2 pulled one back but Emil Jääskeläinen sealed the victory in the 86th minute, securing another three points for CITY2. St Louis returns home to Energizer Park for their third and final regular season meeting against Colorado Rapids 2 on Sunday, August 10, at 6 p.m. CT.
Postgame Notes
- Mykhi Joyner scored his team-leading twelfth goal of the season. Additionally, Joyner earned his third assist of the season
- Cam Cilley tallied his second consecutive goal after scoring his first professional goal on July 27 against MNUFC2
- Brendan McSorley notched his seventh goal of the season. McSorley has now scored in back-to-back matches for CITY2
- Emil Jääskeläinen found the back of the net for his sixth goal of the season
- CITY2 sits in first place in the league’s overall standings with 46 points
- St Louis extended their unbeaten streak to 11 consecutive matches with their 14th victory of the season. During this streak, St Louis CITY2 has picked up 32 points out of a possible 33
- The squad earned their seventh road win of 2025
- Tonight’s win marked CITY2’s fourth all-time win against Whitecaps FC 2
Goal-Scoring Plays
STL: Mykhi Joyner (penalty kick), 29th minute – Mykhi Joyner scored from the penalty spot with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
VAN: Mark O’Neill (Antoine Copeland), 45th minute + 2 – Mark O’Neill scored a header from the center of the box to the middle-left zone.
STL: Cam Cilley (Mykhi Joyner), 45th minute + 3 – Cam Cilley scored with a left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
STL: Brendan McSorley, 47th minute – Brendan McSorley scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone.
VAN: Rayan Elloumi (Mark O’Neill), 80th minute – Rayan Elloumi scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the upper left central zone.
STL: Emil Jääskeläinen, 86th minute – Emil Jääskeläinen scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone.
Scoring Summary
STL: Mykhi Joyner (penalty kick), 29’
VAN: Mark O’Neill (Antoine Coupland), 45’+2
STL: Cam Cilley (Mykhi Joyner), 45’+3
STL: Brendan McSorley, 47’
VAN: Rayan Elloumi (Mark O’Neill), 80’
STL: Emil Jääskeläinen, 86’
Misconduct Summary
STL: Colin Welsh (caution), 11’
STL: Tyson Pearce (caution), 12’
STL: Mykhi Joyner (caution), 22’
STL: Wan Kuzain (caution), 45’+1
STL: Caden Glover (caution), 48’
STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 71’
Lineups
VAN: GK Isaac Boehmer ©; D Adrian Pelayo, D Mark O’Neill, D Daniel Russo (Sahil Deo, 76’); M Nikola Djordjevic; M Yuma Tsuji (Mateo Clark, 89’), M Alpha Kabia, M Jackson Castro, M Antoine Coupland (Carson Rassak, 89’), F Giuseppe Bovalina (Rayan Elloumi, 70’), F Nelson Pierre (Cyprian Kachwele, 70’), F Johnny Selemani
Substitutes Not Used: GK Isaac Francoeur
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 3
STL: GK Colin Welsh; D Tyson Pearce (Emiliano Chavez, 90’+3), D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Cam Cilley, D Miguel Perez; M Seth Antwi, M Wan Kuzain (Alex Jundt, 90’+3); M Mykhi Joyner (Matteo Kidd, 69’), M Caden Glover (Lorenzo Cornelius, 78’), M Brendan McSorley; F Emil Jääskeläinen
Substitutes Not Used: GK Lucas McPartlin, M Stone Marion, F Lucas Demitra
TOTAL SHOTS: 17; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 16; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7; SAVES: 5
Referee: Mathieu Souare
Assistant Referees: Chris Harrop, Theo Diederichsen
Fourth Official: Mo Mohseni
Venue: Swangard Stadium
Weather: Cloudy, 68 degrees
