St. Louis CITY SC fell 4-0 to Club América in the team’s final Leagues Cup group stage match. Las Águilas drew first blood, with Henry Martin firing in a goal in the 5th minute. Coming out of the halftime break, Julián Quiñones and Kevin Álvarez each put home a goal in a three-minute span to push the away side’s advantage to three, and then Alejandro Zendejas increased the lead further with a goal in the 77th minute. CITY SC returns to action when they take on Austin FC on Sunday, July 20.
Goal-Scoring Plays
CFA – Henry Martin, 5th minute:Henry Martin with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner.
CFA -- Julián Quiñones, 51st minute: Julián Quiñones with a header to the middle of the goal off a cross.
CFA -- Kevin Álvarez, 54th minute: Kevin Álvarez with a right-footed shot to the left side of the goal.
CFA -- Alejandro Zendejas, 77th minute: Alejandro Zendejas with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Next Game
CITY SC resumes MLS action with a home match against Austin FC on Sunday, August 20 at 8:30 p.m.
July 27, 2023 – CITYPARK (St. Louis, Missouri)
Goals by Half
STL First (0) Second (0) Final (0)
CFA First (1) Second (3) Final (4)
Scoring Summary
CFA: Henry Martin (Julián Quiñones), 5
CFA: Julián Quiñones (Leonardo Suárez), 51
CFA: Kevin Álvarez, 54
CFA: Alejandro Zendejas (Leonardo Suárez), 77
Misconduct Summary
STL: Tim Parker (caution), 16
CFA André Jardine (caution), 40
CFA: Jonathan dos Santos (caution), 49
STL: Eduard Löwen (caution), 81
STL: Kyle Hiebert (caution), 84
STL: Aziel Jackson (caution), 85
Lineups
STL: GK Roman Bürki ©; D Akil Watts (Célio Pompeu 55’), D Josh Yaro (Lucas Bartlett 67’), D Tim Parker, D Kyle Hiebert; M Rasmus Alm (Tomáš Ostrák 80’), M Eduard Löwen, M Indiana Vassilev (Sam Adeniran 67’), M Aziel Jackson, M Jared Stroud (Jake Nerwinski 81’); F Niko Gioacchini
Substitutes Not Used: GK Ben Lundt, GK Michael Creek, M Miguel Perez, D John Nelson, M Isak Jensen, D Jon Bell, M Njabulo Blom
TOTAL SHOTS: 9; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES: 3
CFA: GK Luis Malagón; D Kevin Álvarez (Miguel Layún 79’), D Israel Reyes, D Sebastián Cáceres; M Jonathan dos Santos (Alejandro Zendejas 63’), M Álvaro Fidalgo, M Richard Sánchez, M Salvador Reyes (Luis Fuentes 79’), M Leonardo Suárez (Néstor Araujo 79’); F Henry Martín, F Julián Quiñones (Brian Rodríguez 68’)
Substitutes Not Used: M Santiago Naveda, D Emilio Lara, GK Óscar Jiménez, D Ramón Juárez
TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 4
Referee: Selvin Brown
Assistant Referees: Roney Salinas, Luis Paz
Fourth Official: Jaime Herrera
VAR: Diego Montaño Robles
AVAR: Jorge Abraham Camacho Peregrina
Venue: CITYPARK
Weather: Clear, 95 degrees
