St. Louis City beats the Earthquakes 2-1 for first win under interim head coach David Critchley

Eduard Löwen on the ball against San Jose.
Eduard Löwen on the ball against San Jose.(Lucas Sellem)
Published: May 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM CDT|Updated: Jun. 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM CDT
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eduard Löwen scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time and St. Louis City beat the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday for the first win under interim head coach David Critchley.

St. Louis (3-8-5) snapped an 11-game winless streak, including losses in its previous two contests.

San Jose (6-7-4) entered unbeaten in six straight dating to a 2-1 loss at Columbus on April 26.

João Klauss scored in first-half stoppage time to give St. Louis a 1-0 lead. He headed forward a lofted by Löwen and ran past the defense to slot it home under goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr., who was late coming out of his area.

Josef Martínez tied it at 1-all in the 83rd when he redirected Vítor Costa’s cross.

St. Louis midfielder Conrad Wallem received his second yellow card late in second half stoppage time.