SAN JOSE, Calif. – Earthquakes II drew St. Louis CITY2 1-1 in regulation and won 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Sunday night at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. Quakes II opened the scoring in the 26th minute when Oscar Verhoeven served Ousseni Bouda a pinpoint pass behind the CITY2 defensive line. CITY2 found the equalizer in the 64th minute to send the match into a penalty shootout. Earthquakes II won the shootout 4-2 to earn two points at home with two critical saves from Eric De La Cerda and a winning penalty from Cruz Medina.
Earthquakes II will now prepare to face MNUFC2 on the road on Saturday, July 29. The match will kick off from National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota at 5 p.m. PT and will be streamed globally on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Earthquakes II 1 (4) – 1 (2) St. Louis CITY2
Sunday, July 23, 2023 – PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif.
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Ousseni Bouda (Oscar Verhoeven) 26’
STL2 (1-1) – Wan Kuzain (Faysal Bettache) 64’
Misconduct Summary:
STL2 – John Klein (caution) 35’
STL2 – John Klein (caution) 63’
QII – Cruz Medina (caution) 66’
STL2 – Josh Maher (caution) 67’
QII – Will Richmond (caution) 71’
Penalty Shootout Summary:
STL2 – Max Schneider (goal)
QII – Rodolfo Castro Jr. (goal)
STL2 – Wan Kuzain (no goal)
QII – Jose David Serrano (goal)
STL2 – John Klein (no goal)
QII – Will Richmond (goal)
STL2 – Mykhi Joyner (goal)
QII – Cruz Medina (goal)
EARTHQUAKES II: Eric De La Cerda; Keegan Tingey, Casey Walls (C), Daniel Munie, Oscar Verhoeven; Cam Cilley (Rodolfo Castro Jr. 87’), Eduardo Blancas (Cruz Medina 54’), Michael Baldisimo (Edwyn Mendoza 54’); Will Richmond, Ousseni Bouda (Jose David Serrano 81’), Roberto Hategan (Jerry Ayon 54’).
Substitutes not used: John Nicolson (GK), Alejandro Cano, Israel Carrillo, Aaron Edwards.
SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 10; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3
ST. LOUIS CITY2: Eric Walker (GK); Ezra Armstrong, Josh Maher (Tyson Pearce 70’), Michael Wentzel (C), Sergio Rivas; Brandon Sellers (Dida Armstrong 46’), Faysal Bettache (Nolan McGuire 88’), Max Schneider, Wan Kuzain; John Klein, Caden Glover (Mykhi Joyner 73’).
Substitutes not used: Nick Bishop (GK), Brian Franco, Ryley Gibbs, Stanislav Koval, Zach Stanton.
SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 10; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 4
