MLS

FT Saturday, September 23, 2023
St. Louis CITY SC LDDDW 2
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Minnesota United FC DDLLL 1
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Allianz Field · 19,197 att.

Match Report

St. Louis City edge Loons, expand Western Conference lead

Njabulo Blom scored the go-ahead goal in the 73rd minute as expansion St. Louis City took another big step toward a Western Conference regular-season championship with a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night in soggy Saint Paul, Minn.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
43.7
Possession
56.3
16
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
261
Accurate Passes
341
336
Passes
429
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
15
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
51
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
10
15
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
8
41
Effective Clearances
11
41
Clearances
11

Head to Head

MIN leads series 1-0

Lineups

MIN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 97Dayne St. ClairG
  2. 4Miguel TapiasCD-L
  3. 15Michael BoxallCD-R
  4. 3Zarek ValentinLB
  5. 27D.J. TaylorRB
  6. 11Jeong Sang-BinAM
  7. 24Jan GregusLM
  8. 20Wil TrappRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 31Hassani DotsonAM-L
  11. 21Bongokuhle HlongwaneAM-R

STL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Roman BürkiG
  2. 23Jon BellCD-L
  3. 15Joshua YaroCD-R
  4. 22Kyle HiebertLB
  5. 2Jakob NerwinskiRB
  6. 7Tomas OstrakAM
  7. 19Indiana VassilevLM
  8. 6Njabulo BlomRM
  9. 11Nicholas GioacchiniF
  10. 12Célio PompeuAM-L
  11. 8Jared StroudAM-R

Timeline

  1. 20' Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 29' Joshua Yaro (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Ján Gregus (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Roman Bürki (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 48' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, St. Louis City SC 0. Teemu Pukki (Minnesota United FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 58' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Eduard Löwen replaces Indiana Vassilev.
  7. 58' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. João Klauss replaces Jared Stroud.
  8. 59' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Aziel Jackson replaces Tomás Ostrák.
  9. 59' Jonathan Bell (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 64' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, St. Louis City SC 1. João Klauss (St. Louis City SC) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jake Nerwinski with a cross.
  11. 71' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Franco Fragapane replaces Jeong Sang-Bin.
  12. 73' Goal! Minnesota United FC 1, St. Louis City SC 2. Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Aziel Jackson.
  13. 74' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Anthony Markanich replaces Jonathan Bell because of an injury.
  14. 77' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Ménder García replaces Wil Trapp.
  15. 77' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Devin Padelford replaces Zarek Valentin.
  16. 79' Michael Boxall (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 83' Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Akil Watts replaces Nicholas Gioacchini.
  18. 84' Substitution, Minnesota United FC. Kervin Arriaga replaces Ján Gregus.
  19. 85' DJ Taylor (Minnesota United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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