Sporting Kansas City 2 – 3 St. Louis CITY SC

MLS · July 17, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

St. Louis CITY SC came into Children's Mercy Park and left with a three-two victory over Sporting Kansas City in MLS action on Thursday night, and it was a performance built on volume, pressure, and just enough quality when it mattered most.

St. Louis controlled the tempo for long stretches, finishing with twenty shots to Sporting's twelve and holding possession at fifty-three percent. They came at Kansas City in waves, and the home side simply couldn't sustain their answers. Sporting showed fight — they pulled level at least once and gave their crowd something to believe in — but St. Louis kept finding ways back in front, and that third goal proved to be the dagger.

Simon Becher led all players with five shots on the night, matching Dejan Joveljic shot for shot at five apiece, and those two were the engines driving the St. Louis attack. In the midfield, Lasse Berg Johnsen was a metronome with sixty-two accurate passes, edging out Timo Baumgartl's sixty-one in what was a quietly dominant battle for the middle of the park. Defensively, Lukas MacNaughton was everywhere for St. Louis, logging thirteen defensive interventions to help protect that lead down the stretch.

Kansas City's goalkeeper had to work — three saves on the night — but with only three shots on target, Sporting never generated quite enough to force the issue when it counted.

St. Louis came to town, took their chances, and took the three points. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City). 3'

Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 3'

Foul by Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City). 4'

Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing. 4'

Attempt blocked. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 8'

Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City). 10'

Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 10'

Delay in match (St. Louis City SC). 11'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 11'

Attempt missed. Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Hartel. 11'

Attempt blocked. Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukas MacNaughton with a headed pass. 15'

Attempt missed. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Hartel. 16'

Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 16'

Foul by Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC). 16'

Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City). 17'

Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 17'

Delay in match because of an injury Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC). 18'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 18'

Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 19'

Foul by Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC). 19'

Attempt blocked. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 20'

Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland. 21'

Attempt saved. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Simon Becher. 21'

Attempt blocked. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin. 22'

Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Jansen Miller. 22'

Attempt missed. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Eduard Löwen following a corner. 23'

Goal! St. Louis City SC 1, Sporting Kansas City 0. Jeong Sang-Bin (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. 28'

Attempt blocked. Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 31'

Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel Edelman. 31'

Delay in match because of an injury Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC). 32'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 32'

Attempt missed. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lasse Berg Johnsen with a cross. 33'

Attempt missed. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Hartel following a fast break. 35'

Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City 0. Marcel Hartel (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Simon Becher following a fast break. 36'

Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 39'

Foul by Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC). 39'

Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 39'

Foul by Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC). 39'

Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City). 40'

Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 40'

Or Blorian (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 41'

Foul by Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC). 41'

Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian James. 42'

Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. Capita (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. 42'

Capita (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Foul by Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC). 45'

Jayden Reid (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Foul by Conrad Wallem (St. Louis City SC). 45'

Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. 45'

Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Lukas MacNaughton. 45'+5'

First Half ends, St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. 45'+6'

Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jake Davis replaces Ian James. 45'

Second Half begins St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City 1. 45'

Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Emir Karic replaces Jayden Reid. 45'

Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Rafael Santos replaces Conrad Wallem. 45'

Foul by Or Blorian (Sporting Kansas City). 46'

Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing. 46'

Attempt missed. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeong Sang-Bin. 46'

Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 47'

Foul by Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC). 47'

Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García with a cross. 52'

Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Zorhan Bassong. 53'

Attempt missed. Tomas Totland (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner. 54'

Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Totland following a corner. 54'

Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu García with a cross. 55'

Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Dante Polvara. 55'

Attempt blocked. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emir Karic. 57'

Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Daniel Edelman. 57'

Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner. 58'

Attempt missed. Capita (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manu García following a corner. 58'

Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Stefan Cleveland. 61'

Foul by Manu García (Sporting Kansas City). 63'

Rafael Santos (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 63'

Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Miguel Perez replaces Jeong Sang-Bin. 64'

Attempt missed. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tomas Totland. 65'

Foul by Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City). 66'

Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the right wing. 66'

Corner, St. Louis City SC. Conceded by Or Blorian. 69'

Attempt saved. Lukas MacNaughton (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). Assisted by Daniel Edelman with a headed pass. 70'

Delay in match because of an injury Or Blorian (Sporting Kansas City). 74'

Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Ethan Bartlow replaces Or Blorian because of an injury. 75'

Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Kwaku Agyabeng replaces Zorhan Bassong because of an injury. 76'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 76'

Goal! St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City 2. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manu García. 76'

Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 78'

Foul by Miguel Perez (St. Louis City SC). 78'

Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City). 78'

Rafael Santos (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick on the left wing. 78'

Capita (Sporting Kansas City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 78'

Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stefan Cleveland (Sporting Kansas City). 79'

Foul by Capita (Sporting Kansas City). 80'

Dante Polvara (St. Louis City SC) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 80'

Attempt blocked. Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Edelman with a cross. 81'

Penalty conceded by Ethan Bartlow (Sporting Kansas City) with a handball in the penalty area. 81'

VAR Decision: Penalty St. Louis City SC. 82'

Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrifa replaces Capita. 85'

Goal! St. Louis City SC 3, Sporting Kansas City 2. Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City SC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. 85'

Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Tomás Ostrák replaces Eduard Löwen. 88'

Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Jaziel Orozco replaces Tomas Totland. 88'

Attempt missed. Jake Davis (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 89'

Ben Lundt (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card. 90'

Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time. 90'

Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the right wing. 90'+1'

Foul by Rafael Santos (St. Louis City SC). 90'+1'

Attempt saved. Dejan Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ben Lundt (St. Louis City SC). 90'+2'

Emir Karic (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+3'

Simon Becher (St. Louis City SC). 90'+3'

Offside, St. Louis City SC. Simon Becher is caught offside. 90'+4'

Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Jaziel Orozco. 90'+5'

Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 90'+5'

Foul by Tomás Ostrák (St. Louis City SC). 90'+5'

Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tomás Ostrák. 90'+5'

Substitution, St. Louis City SC. Palmer Ault replaces Simon Becher. 90'+6'

Kwaku Agyabeng (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+7'

Foul by Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC). 90'+7'

Daniel Edelman (St. Louis City SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 90'+7'

Attempt blocked. Palmer Ault (St. Louis City SC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 90'+7'

Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+8'

Foul by Jaziel Orozco (St. Louis City SC). 90'+8'

Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 90'+9'

Foul by Timo Baumgartl (St. Louis City SC). 90'+9'

Second Half ends, St. Louis City SC 3, Sporting Kansas City 2. 90'+9'

Match ends, St. Louis City SC 3, Sporting Kansas City 2.