FENTON, Mo. – Saint Louis FC and Louisville City FC will decide the home of the Kings’ Cup on Saturday night at Toyota Park – Saint Louis when the rivals meet for the second and final time this regular season with the hosts looking to build on a big win a weekend ago. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT, and the Video Assistant Referee system will be in use.
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Saint Louis FC news and notes
Current record: 5-7-4, 19pts
Saint Louis broke a six-game winless streak last Saturday night as it defeated the Charleston Battery 1-0 in front of a sellout crowd of 5,342 at Toyota Stadium – Saint Louis.
Octavio Guzman scored the only goal of the game in the second half with a fine free kick, while Adam Grinwis recorded a four-save shutout.
The game was the first in which the Battery had been held scoreless in the 2017 regular season, and marked Saint Louis’ fifth shutout of the season.
Saint Louis’ victory marked the debut for the side of Daniel Jackson, who completed 23 of 24 passes and recorded two shots on goal.
Louisville City FC news and notes
Current record: 8-3-5, 29pts
Louisville fell 3-2 against FC Cincinnati last Saturday night at Slugger Field as the visitors scored three unanswered goals after Ilija Ilic had opened the scoring for the hosts.
The defeat brought a 13-game undefeated streak at Slugger Field to an end for Louisville, and was the first time FCC had claimed victory at the venue.
Louisville remains six points back in the Eastern Conference standings of the Charleston Battery entering this weekend’s action.
Series Notes
Squads
Saint Louis – GK: Devala Gorrick, Adam Grinwis, Jack Filla; D: Aedan Stanley, A.J. Cochran, Konrad Plewa, Austin Ledbetter, Matt Sheldon, Wes Charpie, Ryan Howe, Erick Cabalceta, Patrick Doody; M: Sebastian Dalgaard, Dragan Stojkov, Mats Bjurman, Tyler David, Nick Radosavljevic, Octavio Guzman, Ivan Mirkovic, Max Alvarez, Tony Walls; F: Seth Rudolph, Christian Volesky, Milan Petosevic, Daniel Jackson
Louisville – GK: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tim Dobrowolski, Micah Bledsoe; D: Sean Totsch, Paco Craig, Oscar Jimenez, Tarek Morad, Sean Reynolds; M: Guy Abend, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Niall McCabe, Brian Ownby, Devon Williams, George Davis IV, Richard Ballard; F: Ilija Ilic, Luke Spencer, Cameron Lancaster
Discipline
Saint Louis – Suspended: Emir Alihodzic; Accumulation warning: Dragan Stojkov, Konrad Plewa
Louisville – Suspended: Paolo DelPiccolo, Kyle Smith
Officials
REF: HENRIK KARLSSON
AR1: Ryan Cook
AR2: Brian Bauer
4TH: Ricardo Gutierrez
VAR: Victor Rivas
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