St. Louis 1-1 Charlotte (Feb 21, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW Olympics Olympics NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search St. Louis v Charlotte 2026 MLS, Regular Season St. Louis CITY SC St. Louis STL 0-1-0 , 1 PTS 1 0-1-0 , 1 PTS FT Charlotte FC Charlotte CLT 0-1-0 , 1 PTS 1 0-1-0 , 1 PTS Marcel Hartel – 60' Pep Biel – 73' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups St. Louis and Charlotte share points in MLS season opener By Associated Press Feb 21, 2026, 05:38 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Marcel Hartel scored in the 60th minute and Pep Biel equalized in the 73rd as St. Louis City SC and Charlotte FC opened the MLS season with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. St. Louis controlled much of the match, finishing with a 22-9 advantage in shots and an 11-3 edge in shots on goal. Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina made 10 saves. The teams played to a scoreless first half, with Charlotte generating limited attacking pressure while St. Louis created the better chances. CITY SC made its first substitution of the season early in the second half, bringing on Brendan McSorley . St. Louis broke through in the 60th minute when Hartel finished from the left side of the box after a well-timed pass from Simon Becher opened space in front of the goal. Charlotte answered 13 minutes later as Wilfried Zaha delivered a through ball that found Biel making a run into the box, and the midfielder finished to level the match. St. Louis pushed for a winner late, generating several chances in stoppage time, but Kahlina preserved the draw with multiple close-range saves. CITY SC finished with a 1.9-0.6 advantage in expected goals and a 6-1 edge in corner kicks, but settled for a point. St. Louis remains unbeaten in its four MLS season-opening matches. Game Information Energizer Park 2:30 PM , February 21, 2026 Coverage : Apple TV St. Louis, Missouri , USA MLS Standings Team GP W D L GD P FC Cincinnati 1 1 0 0 +2 3 Charlotte FC 1 0 1 0 0 1 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 New England Revolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York City FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orlando City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 1 -2 0 Full Table MLS Standings Team GP W D L GD P St. Louis CITY SC 1 0 1 0 0 1 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0 0 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Diego FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 0 0 0 Full Table MLS News St. Louis and Charlotte share points in MLS season opener Marcel Hartel scored in the 60th minute and Pep Biel equalized in the 73rd as St. Louis City SC and Charlotte FC opened the MLS season with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. Son doesn't want to speak about Messi ahead of LAFC vs. Inter Miami Son Heung-Min speaks ahead of LAFC's season opener against Inter Miami in MLS. Lionel Messi set to play in Miami's season opener in Los Angeles Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi will be available to face LAFC on Saturday in the MLS season opener, the team's coach Javier Mascherano confirmed. All MLS News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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