Sporting Kansas City II (0-4-1, 2 points) suffered a 2-0 loss against Western Conference leaders St. Louis CITY2 on Saturday afternoon in a MLS NEXT Pro Frontier Division match-up between cross-state rivals at Victory Field in Swope Soccer Village.
Palmer Ault, the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, provided the game-winning goal for the visitors in the 27th minute with his fourth goal of the season, second most in MLS NEXT Pro.
Ault came close to bagging a brace in the 48th minute only to see his shot from the corner of the 18-yard box strike the woodwork moments before Riley Lynch's effort was denied by the same post.
Cooper Forcellini, a former member of the Sporting KC Academy, added the second goal for St. Louis in the 78th minute from the penalty spot after the 2026 MLS SuperDraft selection was brought down inside the area.
Sporting Kansas City II will conclude a three-game homestand at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday, April 4 at Victory Field in Swope Soccer Village with the first of back-to-back matches against North Texas SC. Tickets are available for only $10 online at SeatGeek.
Score |
1 |
2 |
F |
Sporting KC II (0-4-1, 2 points) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
St. Louis CITY2 (4-0-1, 11 points) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Sporting Kansas City II: Jacob Molinaro; Pierre Lurot (C), Nate Young, Mitch Ferguson (Jack Francka 42'), Zane Wantland; Gael Quintero, Carter Derksen, Johann Ortiz (Makhi Francis 69'); Shane Donovan, Tega Ikoba (Kashan Hines 46'), Missael Rodriguez (Tomiwa Adewumi 74')
Subs Not Used: Jack Kortkamp, Ty Haas, Troy Lor
St Louis CITY2: Colin Welsh; Jack Wagoner (C), Zack Liillington, Andrew De Gannes; Evan Carlock (Lorenzo Cornelius 73'), Patrick McDonald, Adeteye Gbadehan (Christopher Pearson 58'), Jemone Barclay; Riley Lynch, Palmer Ault, Cooper Forcellini (Alexander Jundt 85')
Subs Not Used: Lucas McPartlin, Chidube Nwankwo, Yuichiro Ota
Scoring Summary:
STL - Palmer Ault 4 (unassisted) 27'
STL - Cooper Forcellini 2 (penalty kick) 78'
Misconduct Summary:
SKC - Nate Young (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 23'
STL - Adeteye Gbadehan (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 44'
STL - Cooper Forcellini (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 49'
SKC - Zane Wantland (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 72'
SKC - Gael Quintero (yellow card; unsporting behavior) 79'
Stat |
SKC |
STL |
Shots
|
3 |
15 |
Shots on Goal
|
1 |
4 |
Saves
|
2 |
1 |
Fouls
|
18 |
15 |
Offsides
|
5 |
0 |
Corner Kicks
|
2 |
1 |
Referee: Robert Vincze
Assistant Referee: Mateusz Dulski
Assistant Referee: Jordan Price
Fourth Official: Matt Geringer
