Ventura County FC Closes Gap After Thrilling Win Over STL CITY 2

St. Louis, Missouri (August 2, 2024) – Ventura County FC overcome goal deficits in each half to take all three points back home to California.

Friday night’s result proved to be the perfect opportunity to gain confidence and get back to winning ways. VCFC converted their chances in front of goal after quick combinations and individual brilliance in the final third. Standout performances from everyone across the pitch demonstrated just how determined the squad was to leave with a positive result. The team is now level on points with St. Louis in second place.

Goal-Scoring Summary

STL CITY 2 – Matteo Kidd, 6th minute

VCFC – Javier Corona, 33rd minute

STL CITY 2 – Oscar Benitez, 70th minute

VCFC – Sean Karani, 78th minute

VCFC – Aaron Bibout, 84th minute

Lineups

Ventura County FC – GK Brady Scott; D Harbor Miller, D Jose “Pepe” Magana, D Ascel Essengue, D Riley Dalgado; M Gabriel Arnold, M Nicolas Barros Schelotto, M Sean Karani, M Javier “Corona” Garcia, M David Diaz; F Aaron Bibout

Subs – Owen Pratt; Victor Casillas, Christian Tchouante, Diego Lopez; Dylan Vanney, Erik Hernandez, Sergio Villalpando

St. Louis City 2 – GK Christian Olivares; D Tyson Pearce, D Gabriel Mikina, D Oscar Benitez, D Anthony Markanich; M Matteo Kidd, M Ryan Becher, M Mykhi Joyner, M Carson Locker; F Brendan McSorely, F Caden Glover

Subs – Lucas Demitra, Nicholas Ryan Bishop, Jesus Castillo Diaz, John Larsen Hackworth, Braden Benyr, Ryan Dugan, Eric Kinzner, Dida Armstrong

Next Game

Ventura County FC returns home on Sunday, August 11th for the SoCal Clasico against LAFC II. The match kicks off at 7 PM PST with a live stream available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Tickets are available for purchase here.