ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Earthquakes II fell to St. Louis CITY2 3-1 on Sunday night at CITYPARK in St. Louis, Mo. Eduardo Blancas opened the scoring in the 23rd minute after earning and then converting a penalty kick. St. Louis CITY2 went on to score three unanswered goals in the second half.
Earthquakes II will now prepare to face MNUFC2 at home on Sunday, September 3. The match will kick off from PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. at 7 p.m. PT and will be streamed live on MLSNEXTPro.com.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
St. Louis CITY2 3 – 1 Earthquakes II
Sunday, August 27, 2023 – CITYPARK in St. Louis, Mo.
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Eduardo Blancas (penalty) 23’
SLC (1-1) – Caden Glover (John Klein) 62’
SLC (2-1) – Caden Glover (Selmir Pidro) 70’
SLC (3-1) – Faysal Bettache (Max Schneider) 71’
Misconduct Summary:
SLC – Miguel Perez (caution) 7’
QII – Aaron Edwards (caution) 15’
QII – Eduardo Blancas (caution) 69’
QII – Casey Walls (caution) 90+3’
ST. LOUIS CITY2: Michael Creek; Selmir Pidro, Ezra Armstrong, Michael Wentzel (C), Nolan McGuire; Celio Pompeu (Dida Armstrong 88’), Miguel Perez (Alex Palazzolo 68’), Max Schneider, John Klein (Aaron Heard 73’); Caden Glover (Mykhi Joyner 88’), Faysal Bettache (Wan Kuzain 73’).
Substitutes not used: Christian Olivares (GK), John Hackworth, Joshua Maher, Sergio Rivas.
SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 12; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5
EARTHQUAKES II: Eric De La Cerda; Keegan Tingey, Casey Walls (C), Israel Carrillo, Oscar Verhoeven (Kevin Oseguera 87’); Edwyn Mendoza, Jerry Ayon (Sebastian Carbajal 81’), Eduardo Blancas (Jermaine Spivey 87’); Will Richmond, Jose David Serrano (Cruz Medina 63’), Aaron Edwards (Alex Chow 63’).
Substitutes not used: Christopher Nguyen (GK), Rohan Rajagopal.
SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; CORNER KICKS: 4; SAVES: 0
