ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - St. Louis CITY SC beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 in a late Saturday match at PayPal Park.

CITY’s Brendan McSorley, in his first start for the first team, scored two goals, earned an assist and had a goal-line clearance, which earned him the Man of the Matchday title.

In minute 10, CITY’s Chris Durkin crossed the ball into the box towards forward João Klauss. Klauss headed the ball to McSorley, who took a shot on the volley into the top middle of San Jose’s net, giving CITY the lead early.

In minute 19, Durkin settled an attempted clear by San Jose and again sent a high ball into San Jose’s box, this time to McSorley. McSorley, holding back a San Jose defender, headed the ball to Marcel Hartel, who took a second touch shot, doubling CITY’s lead.

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