Kreilach scores 2 goals, Real Salt Lake beats St. Louis 3-1
Real Salt Lake's Damir Kreilach (8) heads the ball past St. Louis City's Jake Nerwinski (2) and John Nelson (14) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in St. Louis. Credit: AP/Jeff Roberson
ST. LOUIS — Damir Kreilach scored two goals, teenager Gavin Beavers saved two shots and Real Salt Lake beat St. Louis City 3-1 on Wednesday night.
RSL (7-7-5) improved to 2-8-2 in 12 road matches against expansion teams — with the first victory knocking LAFC out of the 2018 playoffs. RSL lost to St. Louis 4-0 in March, tying its worst loss to an expansion team.
St. Louis (9-7-2) is winless in four straight matches, going 0-2-2. SLC won its first five matches but has since gone 4-7-2.
Diego Luna opened the scoring in the 15th minute for Real Salt Lake. Kreilach's first goal gave RSL a 2-1 lead in the 48th after sending home Maikel Chang's heel pass. Kreilach also scored in the 66th with a one-touch finish of Andrew Brody's cross.
Beavers, who turned 18 on April 29, was making his fourth start and fifth appearance for RSL. Roman Bürki finished with five saves for St. Louis.
Nicholas Gioacchini scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season for St. Louis in the 21st. Gioacchini has scored the last four goals for St. Louis.
Real Salt Lake returns home to host Minnesota United on Saturday. St. Louis travels to play the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
Real Salt Lake's Bertin Jacquesson, top, leaps over St. Louis City's Jake Nerwinski (2) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in St. Louis. Credit: AP/Jeff Roberson
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