SDFC begins 2026 with back-to-back MLS wins, topping St. Louis Metropolis SC 2–0

[ad_1] Sports activities Evening at Snapdragon Stadium noticed SDFC cruise to the 2-0 Sunday evening victory over St. Louis Metropolis SC, recording back-to-back shutouts to start out the 2026 MLS season.

The Chrome & Azul had been coming off their electrical and historic 2026 MLS opening day win at dwelling final Saturday, rolling over visiting CF Montréal 5-0 for the membership's largest margin of victory.

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SDFC, again at dwelling for his or her second matchday within the MLS this season, hosted St. Louis Metropolis SC, having began the season with a degree from an opening-day 1-1 dwelling draw towards Charlotte FC.

Via their first two conferences, SDFC went unbeaten towards St. Louis final season, securing 4 complete factors off a scoreless dwelling draw and a 2-1 highway victory in 2025.

Sunday’s match additionally debuted SDFC’s 2026 Unprecedented Unity Package, also called the Group Package, that includes ties and detailed designs for the San Diego and Tijuana space.

There have been no adjustments from their earlier beginning XI final Saturday, with 19-year-old San Diego native goalkeeper Duran Ferree maintaining his spot between the sticks for SDFC after a formidable MLS debut clear sheet towards CF Montréal.

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To start out the match, St. Louis regarded to set the tone with sturdy strain to battle SDFCs construct up playstyle because the Chrome & Azul had been being denied passing lanes ahead and time on the ball.

Nevertheless it solely took the primary beating of that press for SDFC to showcase their harmful countering play, as star ahead Anders Dreyer put his squad up inside three minutes of the opening whistle.

After getting previous the early press, Onni Valakari drove into the attacking half with the participant benefit, and a setup contained in the penalty field cross by ahead Marcus Ingvartsen noticed Dreyer volley his left-footed shot into the left facet of the web for the 1-0 SDFC lead.

A primary purpose of the 2026 season for the 2025 MLS Newcomer of the Yr winner, Anders Dreyer, as Ingvartsen recorded his second help in two video games.

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Dreyer's purpose on Sunday made him the second quickest participant in MLS historical past to achieve the 20 purpose & 20 help mark, solely behind Inter Miami's Lionel Messi.

SDFC took that slender 1-0 lead into the halftime break, with St. Louis not exhibiting many indicators of getting on the scoresheet via the primary 45-minutes because the SDFC backline managed to go their third straight half with out conceding a purpose.

Within the 54-minute, Anders Dreyer returned the favour for Marcus Ingvartsen, helping him for the second SDFC purpose of the evening to double up their benefit.

The purpose got here off a scrappy dribbling run by Dreyer, getting previous a number of St. Louis defenders as he slipped in a through-ball cross close to the purpose space for Ingvartsen, as he did the remainder by placing his shot between veteran goalkeeper Roman Burki’s legs and into the purpose for the rating.

An incredible begin to the 2026 season for Ingvartsen, with back-to-back matches recording a purpose and an help. In addition to Dreyer beginning to stack these assists early within the 12 months, along with his third within the first two video games.

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St. Louis was inches away from flipping the ultimate minutes of the match the other way up, with subbed on ahead Cedric Teuchert getting his try on purpose denied off the purpose line by a left-footed stabbing clearance from defender Kieran Sargeant within the 83-minute.

The ultimate whistle blew at Snapdragon Stadium with SDFC taking all three factors on Sunday evening from their totally managed 2-0 victory over St. Louis, having held the lead for the reason that 3-minute of the kickoff whistle.

One other spectacular efficiency from the SDFC backline and goalkeeper Duran Ferree, incomes back-to-back clear sheets, having not allowed an opposition purpose to start out the MLS season.

On the postgame press convention following the 2-0 Sunday evening victory over St. Louis Metropolis SC, SDFC head coach Mikey Varas spoke on his squads’ mentally and the early transformed probabilities within the first two matches.

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“We present up every single day, when it comes to ensuring we have now a no remorse mentality. From the second we get out of the automobile, to the second we get again in our automobile, we be sure that we do every little thing doable in order that we're as ready as doable to present ourselves an opportunity to win the sport.”

"Eager to play with initiative and all the time going after the sport to attain targets and having that mentality that we wish to impression the movement of the sport instantly, and we wish to get after it early and sometimes”.

After back-to-back dwelling matches to start out their MLS marketing campaign, SDFC heads on the highway for matchday three as they go to Sporting Park subsequent Saturday, March 7, to face off towards Sporting Kansas Metropolis, kicking off at 5:30 p.m.