Match Report | St. Louis CITY SC Earns a Point Against New England Revolution

St. Louis CITY SC and New England Revolution battled to a 2-2 draw, with CITY SC’s Henry Kessler scoring against his former club.

FOXBOROUGH, MA (September 7, 2024) – St. Louis CITY SC split points with New England Revolution after a 2-2 draw on Saturday night. CITY SC took the lead in the first half with a goal from Henry Kessler. The goal was Kessler’s first for St. Louis and was against his former club in New England. 

The Revolution responded just five minutes later as Luca Langoni leveled the score at 1-1. New England took the lead right before halftime. St. Louis was trailing entering the second half until Simon Becher evened the score in the 73rd minute. St. Louis CITY SC returns home next Saturday, September 14 to face Minnesota United FC for the first time this season.

Postgame Notes 

• Henry Kessler scored his first goal for St. Louis – the goal came against his former club New England 
• Simon Becher scored his second MLS goal of the season 
• Becher has scored four goals in his last seven appearances across all competitions 
• Marcel Hartel earned his fourth assist of the season 
• In the past three MLS matches for CITY SC, Hartel has marked five goal contributions (one goal, four assists) 

Goal-Scoring Plays 

STL: Henry Kessler (Marcel Hartel), 23rd minute – Henry Kessler scored a header from the center of the box to the top left corner 

NE: Luca Langoni (Will Sands), 28th minute – Luca Langoni scored with a right footed shot from the left side of the box to the lower left zone 

NE: Carles Gil (Will Sands, Ian Sarkes), 40th minute – Carles Gil scored with a right footed shot from the central position outside the box to the bottom left corner 

STL: Simon Becher, 73rd minute – Simon Becher scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner 

September 7, 2024 – Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, MA) 

Goals by Half                        1         2         F 

New England Revolution 2    1        2 

St. Louis CITY SC 1    1       2 

Scoring Summary 

STL: Henry Kessler (Marcel Hartel), 23’ 

NE: Luca Langoni (Will Sands), 28’ 

NE: Carles Gil (Will Sands, Ian Harkes), 40’ 

STL: Simon Becher, 73’ 

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