“St. Louis City head coach Yoann Damet was shown a yellow card in just the 13th minute for an argument on the touchline, setting an early fractious tone for a match that would accumulate ten cards in total.”
“Sang-bin Jeong broke the deadlock for St. Louis City, finishing clinically to give the visitors a lead they would never relinquish. It was against the early run of play in terms of Colorado's attacking intent, but St. Louis made their opportunity count.”
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Colorado Rapids
St. Louis City
Outstanding performance
St. Louis City•DefenderSt. Louis City arrived at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with a clear defensive game plan and executed it with grit, if not always with discipline. Sang-bin Jeong gave the visitors the lead in the 26th minute, and from that point St. Louis were content to absorb pressure and frustrate a Colorado side that, despite controlling 56% of possession and forcing 11 corners, created remarkably little of genuine danger — managing just two shots on target all evening. The match turned decisively when Rob Holding was shown a straight red card for a professional foul as the last man in the 50th minute, yet paradoxically it was Colorado who struggled to capitalise on the numerical advantage. Ten-man St. Louis actually won more tackles (19 to Colorado's 9), highlighting the defensive steel the visitors showed even a man down. For Colorado, this defeat stings given their territorial dominance — 60 dangerous attacks to St. Louis's 17 — but a lack of clinical finishing continues to undermine their season, while St. Louis bank a priceless three points on the road in what was a feisty, card-heavy affair that saw both sides finish with reduced options through suspension concerns heading into their next fixtures.
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Lucas Herrington attempted a header but missed the shot.
Keegan Rosenberry is substituted for Kosi Thompson.
Simon Becher takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Connor Ronan replaces Dante Sealy.
Jackson Travis replaces Darren Yapi.
Darren Yapi receives a yellow card.
Marcel Hartel's right-footed shot is blocked.
Marcel Hartel takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Brendan McSorley is substituted for Jeong Sang Bin.
The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Yellow card issued to Miguel Angel Navarro Zarate.
Georgi Minoungou takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Darren Yapi's left-footed shot is blocked.
Jeong Sang Bin scores with a left-footed shot.
Darren Yapi takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Daniel Edelman takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Hamzat OjediranYellow CardHamzat Ojediran receives a yellow card.
Chris Durkin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
