Late Saturday afternoon (15 March), I picked up Julie at her place and we headed downtown for soccer. St. Louis CITY SC was home at Energizer Park to host Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer action.
After parking in the reserved lost just south of Enterprise Center, Julie and I walked approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the Schlafly Tap Room, where the St. Louligans were holding their Street Party before the match. I bought a Schlafly White Lager and we each bought sliders from the Cluck Oink Moo Sliders food truck. Julie and I bought tickets for the St. Louligans' "Schlaffle" (raffle).
About 6:30 p.m., the St. Louligans and Fleur de Noise were joined by STL Santos and St. Louis City Punks for a rally at the corner of 21st and Lindell. After about 15 minutes of chanting, we began the march around Energizer Park before entering the stadium at the Northwest gate. After scanning our tickets, we each received a magnet 2025 CITY SC schedule.
After entering the stadium, Julie and I each filled our Yeti St. Louis CITY SC tumblers with soft drinks from one of the self-serve fountains, then we made our way to the Supporters Section in the North End of Energizer Park.
Before the match, University of Missouri head football coach Eli Drinkwitz brought out the match ball. He then walked to the supporter section to wave one of the flags and beat one of the large drums. Soon afterward, CITY SC and Sounders came out for the match. CITY SC had a free kick in the 16th minute from just outside the Sounders' penalty area. Eduard Lowen did not miss with the kick, finding the back of the net and putting CITY up 1-0.
That goal would hold up as CITY won the match, 1-0. This was their second win in a row and their fourth shutout of their opponents (the first two matches being scoreless draws). CITY SC became only the third MLS team to shutout their opponents for the first four matches of a season. This shutout was especially impressive as Seattle had the majority of possession during the match. Ben Lundt--the replacement for the injured Roman Burki--only had to make one save in posting his first MLS win and shutout in goal.
Julie and I stayed around after the final whistle to salute CITY SC on their win before we left Energizer Park and walked to my car. We were definitely happy as I drove Julie to her home and then drove myself home.
Later.
Websites of Entities Mentioned in this Post:
Energizer Park: Energizer Park | St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis CITY SC: St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louligans: Saint Louligans – Supporting Soccer in the St. Louis Area – St. Louligans – Supporting St. Louis Soccer
Major League Soccer: MLSsoccer.com - The Official Site of Major League Soccer
Schlafly Tap Room: Schlafly
Cluck Oink Moo Sliders: (10) Facebook
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