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St. Louis CITY SC finished their 2025 MLS regular season with a 2-2 draw against Real Salt Lake at Energizer Park on Saturday night. Real Salt Lake took an early lead with two goals from Victor Olatunji in the first half. Eduard Löwen narrowed the gap for St. Louis in the 42nd minute with a penalty kick.

In the second half, St. Louis increased their pressure and João Klauss scored the equalizer in the 88th minute, marking his tenth goal of the season. The goal was assisted by Fallou Fall and Devin Padelford.

After the match, the club highlighted several player achievements. Eduard Löwen ended the season with six goals, while Klauss became the team’s leading scorer with ten. Klauss also recorded four goal contributions in his last four matches. Fallou Fall earned his first career MLS assist during the game, and Devin Padelford registered his second assist of the season. Mykhi Joyner made his first career MLS start.

The match saw a total of five yellow cards issued by referee Armando Villarreal. Conrad Wallem, Fallou Fall, and Tomáš Ostrák received cautions for St. Louis, while Diego Luna and Justen Glad were booked for Real Salt Lake.

The final statistics showed St. Louis CITY SC with 27 total shots and eight on target, compared to Real Salt Lake’s eight shots and three on target. Both teams committed 13 fouls.

Lineups for St. Louis included Roman Bürki in goal, with Tomas Totland, Kyle Hiebert, Fallou Fall, and Conrad Wallem in defense. The midfield featured Chris Durkin, Eduard Löwen, Mykhi Joyner, Marcel Hartel, and Sangbin Jeong. João Klauss started up front.

Real Salt Lake’s lineup included Rafael Cabral as goalkeeper; defenders Sam Junqua, Justen Glad, Brayan Vera, and DeAndre Yedlin; midfielders Diogo Goncalves, Braian Ojeda, Noel Caliskan, Diego Luna, and Zavier Gozo; and Victor Olatunji as forward.

The match was officiated by Armando Villarreal with assistants Kyle Atkins, Eric Weisbrod, and Jair Marrufo. Daniel Radford served as VAR and Jonathan Johnson as AVAR. The game took place at Energizer Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

Breakdown of goals:

- Victor Olatunji scored in the 17th minute (assisted by Zavier Gozo and Braian Ojeda) and again in the 32nd minute (assisted by Diogo Goncalves).

- Eduard Löwen converted a penalty in the 42nd minute.

- João Klauss scored with a header in the 88th minute (assisted by Fallou Fall and Devin Padelford).

The draw concluded the regular season for both teams.