Feb. 25, 2024 00:22 AM EST

St Louis City, Real Salt Lake Play To 1-1 Draw

St. Louis City SC midfielder Eduard Löwen, second from front left, kicks the ball past Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (8) during first-half MLS soccer match action Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) Laurie Skrivan, ASSOCIATED PRESS
St. Louis City SC midfielder Eduard Löwen, second from front left, kicks the ball past Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna (8) during first-half MLS soccer match action Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
St. Louis City SC midfielder Célio Pompeu, right, and Real Salt Lake midfielder Diego Luna, front left, chase the ball during first-half MLS soccer match action Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Real Salt Lake midfielder Bode Hidalgo (19) heads the ball away from St. Louis City SC forward Klauss (9) during first-half MLS soccer match action Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
St. Louis City SC forward Samuel Adeniran, right, shoots past Real Salt Lake defender Justen Glad (15) to score in the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Real Salt Lake forward Cristian Arango, right, looks skyward after scoring in the second half of an MLS soccer match against St. Louis City SC, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, St. Louis. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — Samuel Adeniran scored late in the second half to rally St. Louis City to a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

Adeniran's goal in St. Louis City's opener came in the 79th minute, five minutes after Cristian Arango's netter had given Real Salt Lake a 1-0 lead.

Roman Bürki had two saves for St. Louis City. Zac MacMath saved two shots for Real Salt Lake.

Real Salt Lake improves to 0-1-1 after losing its opener 2-0 to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on Wednesday.

St. Louis City won the Western Conference regular-season title in last year's expansion season, leading the West with 62 goals.

Real Salt Lake will play MLS Cup runners-up Los Angeles FC in its home opener on March 2. St. Louis City will host New York City FC on March 2.

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