Njabulo Blom’s numbers as St Louis City pick first home win
Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Njabulo Blom was involved in St Louis City’s first win at home in Major League Soccer [MLS] on Sunday morning.
Blom played 90 minutes for the MLS side as they won 3-1 against Charlotte in a league encounter. The game took place at CityPark.
This was the first MLS home match for St Louis City, a sold-out affair of 22,423.
St Louis City’s opposition Charlotte came into this game on the back of a defeat. They fell 1-0 in their first game of the season against New England Revolution.
Charlotte are playing their second season. They finished ninth in the Eastern Conference – six points shy of a playoff spot in the last term.
NJABULO BLOM’S GAME IN NUMBERS
The Bafana Bafana international had a great game, three interceptions, one clearance, eight recoveries, and 79% pass accuracy.
This was his first start of the season at St Louis City. The midfield maestro made his dream debut for the outfit when they defeated Austin FC 3-2 a week ago.
Blom was introduced in the 17th minute when they played against Austin last weekend. He came in for midfielder Indiana Vassilev.
Bradley Carnell’s side became the fourth expansion team in MLS history to win its first two games.
The other three teams to have achieved that feat are Chicago Fire [1998], Seattle Sounders [2009], and LAFC [2018].
As things stand, St Louis City are currently sit fourth in the MLS log standings with six points from two outings.
They are equal on points with Seattle, Inter Miami, and New England, who are above them respectively.
St Louis City’s next assignment will be Portland away from home on Sunday, 12 March 2023.
The game will start at 05:30am [South African time].
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