CITY SC beats Austin FC 3-1 in final away match of the season

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis CITY SC beat Austin FC 3-1 Saturday in their final home match of the season.

The match started at 7:30 p.m. at Austin’s Q2 stadium.

Marcel Hartel opened the scoring in minute 28. Alfredo Morales passed a simple ball to the feet of Hartel, who took a screaming shot from a couple of yards outside of Austin’s box, sending it to the top right corner of the goal out of reach of their keeper, Brad Stuver.

Austin responded less than 10 minutes later with a goal from Oleksandr Svatok with a header from a corner kick.

In minute 45, João Klauss, after carrying the ball down the field from the center circle, passed it to Célio Pompeu, who passed it towards the penalty spot. From there Hartel took a shot with the outside of his right foot, low and right to the right post and past Stuver.

Both teams were quiet on the scoring front during regular minutes of the second half.

Three minutes into second half stoppage time, Morales sent a long cross to an awaiting Simon Becher at the top of Austin’s box. Becher, not fully settling the ball after receiving it, had to race to not lose the ball to Stuver, who was coming off his line. Becher got one last touch, a chip over the Austin keeper, that met the goal’s net, securing CITY one last road win for the season.

CITY will be back in action on Oct. 18 for one last home game as they face Real Salt Lake.

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