CITY SC takes loss to Orlando City SC after extra time penalty kick

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) - St. Louis CITY SC and Orlando City SC faced off on Saturday night for a heated match at Exploria Stadium. Orlando took the win with two goals to CITY’s one.

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CITY SC and Orlando City SC were both scoreless in the first half of their match.

Just two minutes into the second half, Orlando scored the first goal of the match to lead CITY.

CITY evened the score with a goal in minute 78 by Rasmus Alm from a cross on the line by Anthony Markanich.

Orlando gained the lead back in extra minutes from a penalty kicked caused by a handball in the box by Markanich.

The extra minutes goal by Orlando was the last of the match, leaving the score 2-1 for Orlando.

Pregame:

CITY is coming into today’s match off the heels of a wonderful post-break performance last Sunday with a 6-3 against Austin FC at home at CITYPARK.

CITY continues to sit at the top of the Western Conference with 44 points.

A notable sub listed for CITY is João Klauss, who hasn’t played since suffering an injury in April. Klauss was a standout and fan favorite, starting the first nine games of the season with five goals and four assists.

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