ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Saturday, May 10, 2025) –San Diego FC (SDFC) earned a 2-1 road win against St. Louis CITY SC with second half goals by SDFC Forwards Milan Iloski and Anders Dreyer at Energizer Park on Saturday night. With the result, SDFC picked up their second consecutive win and snapped a three-match road losing streak, while handing St. Louis their eighth straight defeat. SDFC (6-4-2, 20 pts) remain in fourth place in the Western Conference and have now recorded their third road win of the 2025 MLS season.
Iloski broke a scoreless draw in the 79th minute and Dreyer added SDFC’s second goal of the night eight minutes later to extend the lead. It was the second meeting between SDFC and St. Louis, who played to a scoreless draw during SDFC’s home inaugural match on March 1.
Next up, SDFC will host back-to-back matches in a span of four days at Snapdragon Stadium against Colorado Rapids on Wednesday, May 14 and against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday May 17. Both matches will kick off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will air live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Tickets for both matches are available via
SanDiegoFC.com/Tickets.
Goal-Scoring Plays
0-1 – Milan Iloski (Ánibal Godoy, 79th minute:) Iloski broke the scoreless draw with a right-footed rolling shot into the lower left corner of the St. Louis CITY SC net off a pass by Godoy, who fed Iloski after taking a pass from Luca de la Torre.
0-2 – Anders Dreyer, 87th minute: Dreyer sealed the win for SDFC with a sharp left-footed strike from a tight angle near the end line on the left side of the pitch, threading the ball between goalkeeper Ben Lundt, the post, and the end line to find the back of the net.
1-2 – Kye Hiebert, 90+1: Hebert pulled one back for St. Louis with a close-range finish, slotting home a rebound after SDFC goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos blocked Marcel Hartel’s free kick near the goal line.
Postgame Notes:
· With tonight’s 2-1 win against St. Louis CITY SC, SDFC earned its sixth win in Club history and snapped a three-game road losing streak.
· SDFC is now 6-4-2 with 20 points through 12 games this season and currently sits in fourth place in the Western Conference standings.
· SDFC has won consecutive matches, outscoring its last two opponents 7-1.
· SDFC is now 3-3-0 on the road this season.
· SDFC is now 6-3-1 against Western Conference rivals this season.
· In its inaugural season, SDFC is tied with the Philadelphia Union for the second-most goals scored in MLS in 2025, with 23 through 12 matches.
· Forward Milan Iloski made his fifth-consecutive SDFC appearance, replacing Onni Vakakari in the 67th minute, marking his seventh career MLS appearance.
· Milan Iloski scored his second goal for SDFC and his second MLS goal tonight.
· Iloski, a San Diego native, has now scored in consecutive matches coming off the bench. He scored his first SDFC goal and first career MLS goal last week in the 5-0 win against FC Dallas.
· Anders Dreyer scored his fifth goal of the season in the 87th minute of the match.
· Dreyer is now tied with Hirving “Chucky” Lozano in goal contributions for SDFC this season with 10 (5 goals, 5 assists) in 12 starts and 12 appearances. Lozano has 4 goals and 6 assists in 9 appearances.
· Thanks to Anders Dreyer’s game-winning goal tonight, SDFC is currently the only team in MLS to have multiple players with at least 10 goal contributions (Dreyer and Lozano).
· Goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos and defender Chris McVey started tonight and played a full 90 minutes through the Club’s first 12 matches, each totaling 1080 minutes played.
· Defenders Luca Bombino and Willy made their fifth starts for SDFC tonight.
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Defender Oscar Verhoeven made his second-straight appearance since being acquired via loan from the San Jose Earthquakes on April 25. He made his official SDFC debut last week against FC Dallas.
Next Game
Next up, SDFC is set to host Colorado Rapids at Snapdragon Stadium on Wednesday, May 14. SDFC will then face Sporting Kansas City at home on Saturday, May 17. Both matches will kick off at 7:30 p.m. PT and air live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV
Match Information
2025 MLS Regular Season
San Diego FC (6-4-2, 20 pts) vs. ST. Louis CITY SC (2-6-4, 10 pts)
Saturday, May 10, 2025 – Energizer Park (St. Louis, MO)
Scoring Summary:
SD (0-1) Milan Iloski (Assisted by Ánibal Godoy) 79’
SD (0-2) Anders Dreyer (Assisted by Paddy McNair) 87’
STL (1-2) Kyle Hiebert, 90+1
Misconduct Summary:
SD – Onni Valakari (caution 39’)
STL – Tomas Ostrak (caution 59’)
SD – Oscar Verhoeven (caution 90+6’)
STL – Timo Baumgartl (caution 90+6’)
Lineups:
SAN DIEGO FC:GK CJ Dos Santos, D Willy Kumado (Oscar Verhoeven, 80’), D Luca Bombino, D Paddy McNair, D Christopher McVey, M Jeppe Tverskov -C-, M Aníbal Godoy, F Onni Valakari (Milan Iloski 66’), M Luca de la Torre, F Anders Dreyer, F Hirving “Chucky” Lozano.
Substitutes Not Used: GK Pablo Sisniega, M Emmanuel Boateng, D Hamady Diop, F Tomás Ángel, M Alejandro Alvarado Jr., D Franco Negri, F Anisse Saidi.
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 4; CORNER KICKS: 1; SAVES; 4
ST. LOUIS CITY SC: GK Ben Lundt, D Josh Yaro, D Aki Watts, D Kyle Herbert, D Timo Baumgarti (Celio Pompeu, 84’), M Conrad Wallem, M Tomas Ostrak (Xande Silva, 73’), M Joao Klauss (Simon Becher, 73’), M Cedric Teuchert, M Jannes Horn (Jayden Reid, 73’), F Marcel Hartel -C-.
Substitutes Not Used: GK Christian Olivares, F Mykhi Joyner, D Joseph Zalinsky, M Jake Girdwood-Reich.
TOTAL SHOTS: 15; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 9; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 1
Referee: Allen Chapman
Assistant Referees: Kali Smith, Justin Howard
Fourth Official: Abdou Ndiaye
VAR: Michael Radchuk
AVAR: Tom Supple
Weather: Cloudy, 74 Degrees
Attendance: 22,423
