The following press release comes from St. Louis FC of the USL, giving the result of their long-awaited first ever regular season match. St. Louis FC faced fellow USL expansion club Louisville City, on the road this afternoon. Saint Louis FC are the official USL affiliate of the Chicago Fire of MLS, while Louisville City FC are the official USL affiliate of MLS expansion club Orlando City SC.
Saint Louis FC Fall In First Ever Match
Louisville City FC Knocks Off STL FC in USL Season Opener
LOUISVILLE, KY (March 28, 2015) – Louisville City FC scored a goal in each half as they defeated Saint Louis FC 2-0 in front of 6,067 fans at Slugger Field on Saturday afternoon.
The match was the regular season opener for both teams, as STL FC made its long-awaited debut in USL.
Magnus Rasmussen opened the scoring for the hosts midway through the first half when he took down a long ball and beat goalkeeper Mark Pais at the far post.
Charlie Adams doubled Louisville’s advantage in the 67th minute with a curled effort from 20 yards.
Mark Pais made two saves in goal for STL FC. Louisville goalkeeper Scott Goodwin made two saves of his own.
Saint Louis FC will be back in action on Thursday night when it travels to face Tulsa Roughnecks FC. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM at ONEOK Field.
The following press release comes from Louisville City FC
Louisville City FC Wins First Ever Game; 2-0
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (March 28, 2015) – Behind goals from Magnus Rasmussen and Charlie Adams Louisville City FC won their first ever USL match by defeating Saint Louis FC by a final score of 2-0 in front of 6,067 fans in attendance at Louisville Slugger Field.
After a back-and-forth opening twenty minutes, Rasmussen got behind the Saint Louis FC backline, stayed onside and slotted it past the keeper sending the home crowd into a frenzy. With the purple smoke bellowing from the supporters section, Rasmussen celebrated with his teammates as the first player in franchise history to score a goal.
Louisville’s lead seemed in jeopardy when a ball went bouncing into the box in stoppage time of the first half. LCFC goalkeeper, Scott Goodwin had to make a brilliant save to keep the visitors from equalizing. It was the last play of the first half and Louisville City FC went into the locker room with the momentum.
To start the second half, Charlie Adams was one of a handful of substitutes to make his way onto the pitch and the midfielder from England made an impact immediately. After serving up a couple of corners, Adams doubled the score for Louisville.
In the 67th minute, Guy Abend settled the ball in the box and laid it off for Charlie Adams who’s strike went top shelf into the back of the net.
Jermie Lynch was the hero for Saint Louis FC last week in a preseason match with Tulsa and nearly got his team on the board. Lynch sent one wide in the 73rd minute and forced Goodwin to make another save in stoppage.
The final whistle followed Lynch’s last chance and Louisville City FC took all three points in their home opener.
Louisville will be on the road next Saturday in Richmond and will have their next home game on Thursday, April 16th versus the Rochester Rhinos.
Main Photo: Saint Louis FC goalkeeper Mark Pais takes a goal kick at Louisville Slugger Stadium against Louisville City FC in the USL season opener for both clubs. (image courtesy Saintlouisfc.com)
