St. Louis CITY SC vs FC Dallas, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Late goals power St. Louis City past FC Dallas
Anthony Markanich and Nokkvi Thorisson broke through with goals in the late stages to lift host St. Louis City to a 2-1 victory over 10-man FC Dallas on Wednesday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Facundo Quignon.
- 2': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
- 2': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, FC Dallas. Nkosi Tafari tries a through ball, but Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
- 6': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 8': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 10': Corner, FC Dallas. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jáder Obrian.
- 12': Hand ball by Maarten Paes (FC Dallas).
- 12': Maarten Paes (FC Dallas) is shown the red card.
- 16': Substitution, FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer replaces Jesús Jiménez.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC).
- 17': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC).
- 18': Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 21': Tim Parker (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Njabulo Blom.
- 23': Foul by Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC).
- 23': Sebastien Ibeagha (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 26': Attempt saved. Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Lletget.
- 27': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Akil Watts following a fast break.
- 28': Offside, FC Dallas. Ema Twumasi tries a through ball, but Jáder Obrian is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Njabulo Blom.
- 31': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Paxton Pomykal.
- 31': Foul by Kyle Hiebert (St. Louis City SC).
- 31': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Yaro.
- 33': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Alm.
- 34': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 36': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
- 36': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 36': Joshua Yaro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 40': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
- 42': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
- 42': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC).
- 43': Sebastian Lletget (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+1': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jared Stroud (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+2': Offside, St. Louis City SC. Jared Stroud tries a through ball, but Kyle Hiebert is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 0, FC Dallas 0.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Anthony Markanich replaces Kyle Hiebert.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Indiana Vassilev replaces Jared Stroud.
- 45': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Nökkvi Thórisson replaces Samuel Adeniran.
- 46': Attempt saved. Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jáder Obrian.
- 46': Foul by Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas).
- 46': Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Jáder Obrian (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Paxton Pomykal.
- 48': Attempt missed. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 49': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Nkosi Tafari.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Löwen.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC).
- 51': Offside, FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer tries a through ball, but Dante Sealy is caught offside.
- 53': Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 54': Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Indiana Vassilev.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Markanich.
- 58': Foul by Akil Watts (St. Louis City SC).
- 58': Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, FC Dallas. Jimmy Maurer tries a through ball, but Dante Sealy is caught offside.
- 60': Marco Farfan (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Attempt saved. Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
- 61': Substitution, FC Dallas. Asier Illarramendi replaces Sebastian Lletget.
- 61': Substitution, FC Dallas. Eugene Ansah replaces Jáder Obrian.
- 63': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas).
- 64': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Paxton Pomykal.
- 64': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Asier Illarramendi.
- 66': Foul by Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas).
- 66': Joshua Yaro (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Hand ball by Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas).
- 67': Asier Illarramendi (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt missed. Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 71': Foul by Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC).
- 71': Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. João Klauss replaces Akil Watts.
- 73': Foul by Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas).
- 73': Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': VAR Decision: Card Changed.
- 75': Facundo Quignon (FC Dallas) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 77': Attempt saved. Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paxton Pomykal.
- 77': Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Dante Sealy (FC Dallas).
- 78': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Marco Farfan.
- 80': Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 80': Hand ball by Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC).
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. José Martínez replaces Marco Farfan.
- 81': Substitution, FC Dallas. Liam Fraser replaces Paxton Pomykal.
- 82': Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, FC Dallas 0. Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 84': Hand ball by Dante Sealy (FC Dallas).
- 85': Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, FC Dallas 0. Nökkvi Thórisson (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eduard Löwen with a cross.
- 89': Ema Twumasi (FC Dallas) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC).
- 89': Attempt missed. Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Ema Twumasi.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Ostrák.
- 90'+3': Offside, FC Dallas. Asier Illarramendi tries a through ball, but Eugene Ansah is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Dante Sealy (FC Dallas) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Rasmus Alm (St. Louis City SC).
- 90'+4': Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, FC Dallas 1. Eugene Ansah (FC Dallas) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 2, FC Dallas 1.
- 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 2, FC Dallas 1.
- 0': Match ends, St. Louis City SC 2, FC Dallas 1.
Statistics
 DAL |
STL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 182 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 269 | Passes | 500 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 7 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 14 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 36 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
Venue: Energizer Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 22,423
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | +18 | 21 |
| 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | +14 | 21 |
| 3 | LAFC | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 7 | +7 | 16 |
Line-Ups
St. Louis CITY SC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Bürki (GK) |
| 26 | Tim Parker |
| 15 | Joshua Yaro |
| 22 | Kyle Hiebert |
| 20 | Akil Watts |
| 25 | Aziel Jackson |
| 10 | Eduard Löwen |
| 6 | Njabulo Blom |
| 16 | Samuel Adeniran |
| 8 | Jared Stroud  |
| 21 | Rasmus Alm |
FC Dallas (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Maarten Paes (GK)  |
| 17 | Nkosi Tafari |
| 25 | Sebastien Ibeagha |
| 4 | Marco Farfan |
| 22 | Ema Twumasi |
| 19 | Paxton Pomykal |
| 5 | Facundo Quignón |
| 11 | Dante Sealy |
| 12 | Sebastian Lletget |
| 9 | Jesús Jiménez |
| 8 | Jáder Obrian |
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