ST. LOUIS, MO (August 6, 2010) – AC St. Louis, playing in the USSF Division-2 Professional League, tied the Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 Friday evening at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in front of 2,312 fans. St. Louis upped their record to 5-10-6, and remained undefeated on their current five-game home stand with a record of 1-0-2.

The best chance of the night for AC St. Louis was whistled dead for offsides. Jeff Cosgriff’s goal off a Chris Salvaggione shot that rebounded off Vancouver goalkeeper Jay Nolly was judged to have been offside’s back in the midfield. The linesman’s flag went up some 40 yards from goal as Salvaggione was played in on the left wing. St. Louis would have three other shots on goal, but none with the quality that Salvaggione’s rebounding shot provided.

“Of the three games we have played against Vancouver this was our best performance,” stated head coach Dale Schilly. “From a defending perspective we held them away from the goal more than we did in the other two matches. I thought our guys did well as a whole group, not just the back four, but the entire team. We were just missing that last pass, but overall it was a very good performance.

Alec Dufty made three saves, but was not tested seriously. Jay Nolly turned in three saves for Vancouver as well with both keepers having solid performances. Each team traded a few chances with most of the final ball going wanting.

“As a whole team we played real well defensively,” said team captain Jack Traynor. “To come away with a point against the top team in the league is always good. We still think we could have come away with a win tonight.”

AC St. Louis now is within three points of a playoff position with nine games remaining.

AC St. Louis’ next home match is on Saturday night, August 14 at 7:10 p.m. against the Portland Timbers. Tickets are still available and can be obtained by calling 1-888-STL-GOAL, or by visiting www.ac-stlouis.com.

AC St. Louis v. Vancouver Whitecaps – U.S.S.F Division II Pro League
August 6, 2010 – The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park, St. Louis, Missouri

SCORING SUMMARY:
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LINEUPS:
STL: Dufty; Traynor, Lesko. Bauer, Bloom; Kreamalmeyer, Cole, Gauchinho, Salvaggione; Ambersley, Cosgriff

VAN: Nolly; Knight, Janicki, Hirano, Bellisomo, Akwari; Wagner, Sements, Nash, Davies; Khalfan

SUBSTITUTES:
VAN 34th minute Williams for Knight
VAN 45th minute Stewart for Sements
VAN 57th minute Gage for Nash
STL 72nd minute Stisser for Cosgriff
STL 75th minute Velten for Cole
VAN 80th minute Tsiskaridze for Wagner
VAN 84th minute Elliot for Davies
STL 84th minute O’Garro for Kreamalmeyer

MISCONDUCT SUMMARY:
VAN 50th minute Yellowcard – Bellisomo
STL 60th minute Yellowcard – Cole
VAN 85th minute Yellowcard – Janicki

STATS SUMMARY:
STL VAN
Total Shots: 6 6
Shots on Goal: 3 3
Saves: 3 3
Fouls: 9 14
Corners: 3 7
Offsides: 4 1

Attendance: 2,312