Thanks to the 23 people that voted. Player of the Match goes to Baumgartl at 74%. Bonus is on who, of the players that have played less than 1000min this season showed up best.

This was a simple PotM-like choice. Given the heavy rotation this match, a handful of non-usual players saw significant minutes.

Fallou topped the choices with 43%. Next are Charles-Emile Brunet (also his debut for our first team), Lundt, and Downs at 22%, 17%, and 13%, respectively. Yes, Ostrák has 4%, in spite of his red card. Mbacke Fall and Joyner received no votes.

Given the overall dismal performance from the team following Ostrák's 41' red card, I believe the Ostrák vote is more likely a mis-click.

Are they gonna bring the trophy before the game tomorrow? Any other celebrations happening in the city that you guys know of?

CITY looks to get back on track (and hang a banner!) tomorrow as a Timbers side desperate to stay in the playoff hunt comes to town. Get the numbers on Portland with our Matchday Preview and check out Timbers content creators Outer Roses, Green is the Color, Stumptown Footy, Morrisonic, and more at We're St. Louis CITY... Who Are You? Portland Timbers Preview

My wife received one a while back and I just got one today. It's mass mailed with a QR code to refer more for for another fun surprise. I haven't seen anyone post in this sub about it so I figured I would ask.

I was at the game and didn’t get a chance to get a pic with the trophy. I want one and was wondering if it was on display or was going to be on display somewhere to snag a pic with it

It’s Monday morning and St. Louis CITYSC has won their first trophy and entry to next season’s CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Let’s hear your thoughts on all things CITY

As we get closer to the playoffs and the West standings keep getting tighter, I'm curious who people most want to face in the first round and whoever they least want to face in the first round? Of the most possible candidates it feels nuts to say but LAFC might be the best choice to play? Historically for us this is ridiculous but LAFC seems broken at the moment and can't figure it out. They have 3 wins in their last 15 games. Seattle only has 4 in their last 15 but I think they seem more dangerous at the moment. Honestly, it may be pessimism but I don't feel overly confident about playing anyone in the West. Even Colorado, a team we've beaten three times already this year, just makes me think of we played them they'd be due! I do really like this team and think of everyone is healthy there aren't many teams that should be expected to win against us. We just need to get that first ever playoff win!

More like Don't miss the second half

Not the ideal game... but we still have a top notch team.
This was a game with 6 rotated players (and large chunk of the team had 120 minutes on Wednesday). Sorry, chicken little, the sky ain't fallin'.

But, if I'm being honest, there really isn't too many good takeaways from this game. Brunet was suprising however. (And there's a few other good takeaways - our first game of the pod).

Youtube

https://youtu.be/1B5XGvpTiJM

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4pjiIlYD1jsX4AAvAoOUvZ?si=vWypN0PHSr68PwQp_0cpKw

Apple

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vs-rsl-dr-city-mr-hyde/id1737693118?i=1000798046871

I used to see posts for bike group rides to the stadium but it's been awhile. They would pick up at some bars along the way. If still active, I'd be appreciative if someone would point me in the right direction. I exit the stadium right where everyone seems to lock up but don't know if it's an organized thing. My wife and I plan to bike from home in south city to the October 31 match and it would be fun to be in a group. Thanks in advance.

RSL's third goal, a brace for Sergi Solans, is one I'm sure that won't be on the highlight reel for CITY's Jaziel Orozco. The CITY defender starts this sequence with an attempted long ball up the channel toward Simon Becher that RSL's Kobi Henry intercepts. As the ball pings around, Morgan Guilavogui finally controls it and plays it out to Saba Lobjanidze on the right.

Lobjanidze makes a nice pass across to a cutting Sergi Solans, who, much like his first goal, essentially has a wide-open tap-in past Lundt. Why was he so wide open? Because Orozco jogged the entire way back, never sprinting, never increasing his pace or positioning to get between Solans and Lobjanidze. It was a shocking defensive effort.

He's 9 feet behind Solans when the ball turns upfield, and he catches him as the RSL forward tries to stay onside, but as Solans begins his 49-foot sprint into the goal box, Orozco never reacts. The CITY defender was one of the bright spots in the early CITY season, but he hasn't matched that level of play since returning from injury. This was just a poor read and effort leading to the final RSL goal, and hopefully he can turn things around for the playoffs.

This sequence began with a ball played out to the wing from Morgan Guilavogui to RSL's Dominik Marczuk, who was defended in isolation by Rafael Santos. Santos' hips turn outside, but he's not positioned inside enough to force Marczuk wide; instead, the RSL forward cuts in and fires a left-footed shot that Ben Lundt punches away to the center of the pitch.

RSL's Luc de Fougerolles recovers it and slides it back to Marczuk. This time, Santos is square to him but farther away, and Marczuk takes advantage of that space to rip an absolute screamer into the upper right-hand corner past a helpless Lundt.

It was a beautiful strike, but the space given to him to take that shot was entirely too much - more than 16 feet separated the two when the RSL man hit the shot. Santos needed to step up and force a pass or dribble wide, but his failure to do so let Marczuk hammer home a second goal for the home side.

CITY predictably rotated heavily for this match after Wednesday's emotionally and physically draining US Open Cup Final. A desperate RSL side trying to stay in the playoff hunt came out and dominated a match marred by poor pitch conditions and an ugly fan incident directed at CITY's Fallou Fall late in the contest for a 3-0 RSL win—a forgettable night in an otherwise unforgettable week. Let's take a look at RSL's goals.

The play starts with Ben Lundt throwing the ball to Rafa Navarro, who makes a backheeled pass toward Tomáš Ostrák. Unfortunately, the pass is a little off the mark for a flat-footed Ostrák, who is slow to react and can't prevent a turnover to RSL's Luc de Fougerolles. The RSL defender heads upfield, slipping past Chris Durkin with a slick give-and-go to Morgan Guilavogui.

As de Fougerolles receives the return pass, Guilavogui is on his left, and both Sergi Solans (#22) and Saba Lobjanidze (#12) are on his right. CITY's defense shifts over to the right side, with Timo Baumgartl moving to play the ball, sliding in front of de Fougerolles, and Fallou Fall trailing and defending Lobjanidze. Solans reads this, and angles a run away from Fall into space as the CITY defender gets dragged out of position by a cutting Lobjanidze.

We saw this last week against Minnesota, where Fallou can lose field awareness and get pulled away from where he should be - here, he cuts all the way across to defend Guilavogui with the ball, leaving both Lobjanidze and Solans uncovered, with just Durkin attempting to fill space.

Fall's positioning would have been fine had he blocked the pass; instead, he overran Guilavogui, who slips a cross back behind Fall to the waiting Solans, who buries it for a 1-0 RSL lead. This unnecessary turnover was compounded by poor defensive discipline.

FT: Real Salt Lake 3-0 St. Louis CITY SC

⚽ RSL: Sergi Solans (41', 59'), Dominik Marczuk (52')

Lineups

Real Salt Lake: Philip Quinton (🔄 Justen Glad 60'), Noel Caliskan (🔄 Colin Guske 67'), Juan Manuel Sanabria, Saba Lobjanidze (🔄 Aiden Hezarkhani 80'), Luc de Fougerolles, Dominik Marczuk, Sergi Solans (🔄 Ariath Piol 68'), Kobi Henry, Rafael Cabral, Stijn Spierings, Morgan Guilavogui (🔄 Zach Booth 67')

Subs: Sam Junqua, DeAndre Yedlin, Mason Stajduhar, Justen Glad, Alexandros Katranis, Aiden Hezarkhani, Colin Guske, Ariath Piol, Zach Booth

St. Louis CITY SC: Chris Durkin (🔄 Dante Polvara 46'), Jaziel Orozco, Simon Becher (🔄 Damion Downs 71'), Rafael Santos, Ben Lundt, Tomas Ostrak, Rafael Navarro (🔄 Mbacke Fall 84'), Timo Baumgartl, Conrad Wallem (🔄 Mykhi Joyner 46'), Fallou Fall, Charles-Emile Brunet (🔄 Daniel Edelman 71')

Subs: Daniel Edelman, Lukas MacNaughton, Mykhi Joyner, Christian Olivares, Jeong Sang-bin, Mbacke Fall, Damion Downs, Dante Polvara, Carlo Holse

Match Stats:

^{Last Updated: Oct 24, 10:36PM. All data via mlssoccer.com. Match ID: MLS-MAT-0009NY}

I am going to my first St Louis SC game on Wednesday. If I’m coming from St Charles, which are the best/safest stations to park and ride to the stadium?

FT: Real Salt Lake 3-0 St. Louis CITY SC

⚽ RSL: Sergi Solans (41', 59'), Dominik Marczuk (52')

Lineups

Real Salt Lake: Philip Quinton (🔄 Justen Glad 60'), Noel Caliskan (🔄 Colin Guske 67'), Juan Manuel Sanabria, Saba Lobjanidze (🔄 Aiden Hezarkhani 80'), Luc de Fougerolles, Dominik Marczuk, Sergi Solans (🔄 Ariath Piol 68'), Kobi Henry, Rafael Cabral, Stijn Spierings, Morgan Guilavogui (🔄 Zach Booth 67')

Subs: Sam Junqua, DeAndre Yedlin, Mason Stajduhar, Justen Glad, Alexandros Katranis, Aiden Hezarkhani, Colin Guske, Ariath Piol, Zach Booth

St. Louis CITY SC: Chris Durkin (🔄 Dante Polvara 46'), Jaziel Orozco, Simon Becher (🔄 Damion Downs 71'), Rafael Santos, Ben Lundt, Tomas Ostrak, Rafael Navarro (🔄 Mbacke Fall 84'), Timo Baumgartl, Conrad Wallem (🔄 Mykhi Joyner 46'), Fallou Fall, Charles-Emile Brunet (🔄 Daniel Edelman 71')

Subs: Daniel Edelman, Lukas MacNaughton, Mykhi Joyner, Christian Olivares, Jeong Sang-bin, Mbacke Fall, Damion Downs, Dante Polvara, Carlo Holse

Match Stats:

^{Last Updated: Oct 24, 10:35PM. All data via mlssoccer.com. Match ID: MLS-MAT-0009NY}

Here is the properly credited version on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/reels/De3AWfUA2_i/

They finally updated Rafa's goal total and now he shows up on the leaderboard!

Thanks to the 36 people that voted. Player of the Match goes to Lundt at 42%. "Goal" of the Match goes to Lundt's PK save with 41%. Player of the Tournament goes to Lundt at 56%.

I've included the previous ratings graphics from each match of our U.S. Open Cup run.