SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cedric Teuchert had a goal and Marcel Hartel scored on a penalty kick in the first 13 minutes and St. Louis City held on for a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Teuchert bet St. Louis City (6-11-13, 31 points) to the lead in the 4th minute, helped by assists from defenseman Jannes Horn – the first of his career – and Hartel, who scored his fourth goal in his sixth game. starts.
Horn sent a low cross from the left side to the goalmouth and Rasmus Alm let it run past him, taking on two Quakes defenders and leaving Teuchert alone to score.
Hartel’s PK goal came after he fouled San Jose’s Rodrigues right at the edge of the penalty area on a bouncing ball. Rodrigues’ cleat cut easily to Hartel as he pulled his foot back during a snap, and it was confirmed after video review. It was Hartel’s second goal in his fifth career appearance, all starts.
Jeremy Ebobisse pulled San Jose (5-22-3, 18 points) within a goal in the 40th minute with his fifth goal of the season. Defender Carlos Akapo got his first assist of the season and the fifth of his career when he and Ebobisse exchanged passes in front of the goal.
“The first 10 minutes of the game we were just poor, didn’t start well, but came into the game, had some big chances,” Quakes interim head coach Ian Russell said in the postgame press conference. – The boys showed that they have not given up. I know we can’t make the playoffs, but they’ve shown a lot of fight.
Roman Bürki made four saves in goal for St. Louis City, who picked up their first road win of the season albeit against the league’s worst team.
William Yarbrough had no save for the Earthquakes, who have four points from five games since the League Cup ended.
St. Louis City returns home to host Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. The Earthquakes travel to Montreal CF on Saturday.
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