St Louis CITY2 Draws 2-2 against Houston Dynamo 2 at SaberCats Stadium
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St Louis CITY2 Draws 2-2 against Houston Dynamo 2 at SaberCats Stadium

Published on August 31, 2025 under MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
St. Louis City SC 2 News Release


St Louis CITY2 played to a 2-2 draw against Houston Dynamo 2 on Sunday night at SaberCats Stadium, before falling 4-3 in the penalty shootout following regulation. Houston got on the scoreboard first, as Tomás Romero found the back of the net in the 25th minute. Just four minutes later, off a corner kick, captain Gabriel Mikina scored to level the match at 1-1. In second half action, Caden Glover netted his third goal of the season to give CITY2 the 2-1 lead. The Dynamo equalized in the 70th minute, sending the match into a penalty shootout. Houston Dynamo 2 claimed the extra point in the shootout but CITY2's 15-match unbeaten streak remains intact, as the team earned one point on the night. Following an upcoming bye week, St Louis CITY2 will resume play on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. CT as they face Minnesota United FC 2 at Energizer Park.

Postgame Notes

Gabriel Mikina scored his third goal of the season and now leads all CITY2 defenders in goals scored

Caden Glover also notched his third goal of the season

Brendan McSorley recorded his eighth assist of the season

With two goals scored tonight, CITY2 has surpassed their goal tally from the 2024 season (53) and have now posted 55 goals in 2025

St Louis extended its unbeaten run to 15 consecutive matches

Goal-Scoring Plays

HOU: Tomás Romero, 25th minute - Tomás Romero scored with a header from the center of the box to the middle right zone.

STL: Gabriel Mikina (Brendan McSorley), 29th minute - Gabriel Mikina scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.

STL: Caden Glover, 53rd minute - Caden Glover scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the lower right central zone.

HOU: Joshua Bolma, 70th minute - Joshua Bolma scored with a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom right corner.

Scoring Summary

HOU: Tomás Romero, 25'

STL: Gabriel Mikina (Brendan McSorley), 29'

STL: Caden Glover, 53'

HOU: Joshua Bolma, 70'

Misconduct Summary

HOU: Tomás Romero (caution), 6'

STL: Cam Cilley (caution), 23'

HOU: Sebastián Rodriguez (caution), 43'

STL: Gabriel Mikina (caution), 45'

HOU: Juan Viveros (caution), 55'

HOU: Stephen Annor Gyamfi (caution), 64'

HOU: Isaac Mwakutuya (caution), 90'+7

Lineups

HOU: GK Pedro Cruz; D Juan Viveros (Jayden Puna, 90'+1), D Daniel Barrett, D Nico Ramos, D Isaac Mwakutuya; M Noah Betancourt, M Sebastián Rodriguez ©, M Erik Dueñas (Nelson Quiñónes, 75'), M Joshua Bolma, M Lionel Gitau (Mattheo Dimareli, 60'); F Tomás Romero (Stephen Annor Gyamfi, 60')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Roman Kerimov, D Gavin Wolff, D Omar Flores, M Omar Bolaños, M Matthew Arana

TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3

STL: GK Colin Welsh; D Tyson Pearce, D Gabriel Mikina ©, D Michael Wentzel (Emil Jääskeläinen, 46'), D Cam Cilley; M Seth Antwi, M Miguel Perez (Emiliano Chavez, 78'); M Brendan McSorley, M Wan Kuzain (Eddie Niles, 90'), M Matteo Kidd (Trip Clancy, 90'); F Caden Glover (Lucas Demitra, 78')

Substitutes Not Used: GK Lucas McPartlin, M Larsen Hackworth

TOTAL SHOTS: 16; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 11; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 8; SAVES: 4

Referee: Habeeb Hooshmand

Assistant Referees: James Norris, Jacob Herold

Fourth Official: Jacobo Zuniga

Venue: SaberCats Stadium

Weather: Partly cloudy, 80 degrees

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