St. Louis CITY SC earned a 2-1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday afternoon at Energizer Park, with the goals from João Klauss and Eduard Löwen. St. Louis broke the scoreless deadlock courtesy of a goal from Klauss, who pushed past the Earthquakes’ defense following a ball over the top from Löwen. It was the first victory for City SC in 12 matches and the first win under interim coach David Critchley.
The visitors evened the score late in the second half, but CITY SC returned the favor a few minutes later. Simon Becher won a penalty after getting fouled in the box, and then Löwen converted his attempt from the penalty spot to seal the victory. The win kept St. Louis perfect in its history against San Jose, moving to 5-0-0 in the team’s five all-time contests against the Earthquakes. CITY SC returns to the pitch on Sunday, June 8, for a showdown against Portland Timbers at Providence Park.
Postgame Notes
João Klauss scored his third goal of the season
Eduard Löwen notched his second goal of the season from the penalty spot. Löwen also tallied his first assist of the season
Joey Zalinsky made his first career MLS start
CITY SC remained perfect across its five all-time matchups with San Jose (5-0-0), outscoring the Earthquakes a combined 11 to 3 in those contests
St. Louis snapped San Jose’s six-match MLS unbeaten streak and eight-match unbeaten streak across all competitions
David Critchley earned his first win as CITY SC’s interim head coach